Podcast personality and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett today announced his company Steven.com has closed a major eight-figure investment, at a €365 million valuation to build what he calls the “Disney of the creator economy” and take his growing media empire to a global stage. The investment was led by investors Slow Ventures and Apeiron Investment Group. ... Read more ›
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Valence-based Dracula Technologies, a pioneer in enabling battery-free IoT through energy harvesting from ambient indoor light, announced the completion of its Series A extension round, bringing the total Series A funding to €30 million. The extension round includes participation from existing investor Banque des Territoires, acting on behalf of the French State under the “France 2030” programme, ... Read more ›
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Adaptam Therapeutics, a San Sebastian-based company pioneering cancer immunotherapies specifically targeting immunosuppressive myeloid cells, today announces the successful completion of a €3 million pre-Seed financing round The round was led by Criteria Bio Ventures and will enable Adaptam to further develop its programmes and enter the preclinical phase in multiple oncology indications. As part of ... Read more ›
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Cellcolabs, a Stockholm-based BioTech startup focused on industrial-scale production of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), has secured €10.3 million in new funding to support further technical development, production scaling, and global market expansion. The investment was led by Titian Capital through its life sciences platform, Titian Life Sciences, and brings Cellcolabs’ total funding to €31 million. Dr ... Read more ›
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Lithea, a Lund-based company working on new ways to treat cancer by delivering medicine directly into tumours, has successfully raised €851k from its current investors to continue developing their drug delivery system and prepare its lead product, LIT1001, for clinical trials. This follows last week’s announcement of Lithea securing a €27k planning grant from Vinnova ... Read more ›
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Energy-tech is probably one of the most exciting investment opportunities of our time, but at the same time, one of the toughest arenas for founders. Why is that? Few other sectors bring together so many global megatrends: the decarbonization of economies and societies, the growing importance of energy security and resilience, the digitalisation of infrastructures, ... Read more ›
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Cytely, a Lund-based DeepTech startup, has secured €3 million in a new funding round to power the expansion of Cytely’s smart microscopy platform, which transforms standard laboratory microscopes into real-time data engines, drastically reducing the time scientists spend on manual analysis. The round was led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, with continued support from existing investor ... Read more ›
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Immaterial, a Cambridge-based advanced materials company developing monolithic metal–organic frameworks (m-MOFs), has announced today the successful closure of its Series A2 funding round successfully raising €15.4 million. The investment round was led by SLB with participation from other existing investors including AP Ventures, Moeve and long-term investor and Chairman of Immaterial Ltd, Jogchum Brinksma, as well ... Read more ›
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Oxford-based QFX, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has raised €2.2 million in a Seed funding round to develop modular hardware for quantum technologies, with applications spanning computing, sensing, and secure communications. The round was led by Silicon Valley heavyweight and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham. “With strong investor backing and a leadership team ... Read more ›
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Astut, an AI startup spun out of Oxford University mathematics research, today announces €1.8 million in Seed funding to commercialise its breakthrough technology that helps organisations navigate unprecedented crises where traditional AI systems fail due to lack of historical data. The funding round was co-led by technology VC East X Ventures and specialist AI VC ... Read more ›
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A new trend is taking shape in the startup world: AI roll-ups. The playbook is straightforward: acquire companies in a fragmented vertical, integrate them into one platform, and use AI to boost efficiency and accelerate growth. For tech founders, it’s a way to scale by applying better tech and sharper processes to existing assets: client ... Read more ›
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Paris-based startup Kotcha, co-founded with marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge and the NN Running Team, has raised €3.5 million in pre-seed funding to make professional running coaching available to runners worldwide. The round was led by Racine2, operated by Serena and makesense, with participation from True Global, Motier Ventures and other investors from the consumer, health ... Read more ›
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Mondra, a London-based climate tech platform using AI to deliver product-level intelligence for supply chain resilience, has raised €11.8 million (£10 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by AlbionVC and Planet A Ventures, with participation from Swisscom, PeakBridge, Ponderosa Ventures and Green Circle Foodtech Ventures. The investment will accelerate Mondra’s ... Read more ›
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Oslo-based Riff, the vibe coding platform designed for enterprise-grade applications, has raised €14 million in a Series A funding round led by Northzone, with participation from Skyfall Ventures, Maki.vc, Sondo Capital, Global Founders Capital and new investor Illusian, led by Supercell founder Ilkka Paananen. The round brings Riff’s total funding to €18.4 million. Founded in ... Read more ›
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PropTech, short for property technology, is transforming how we buy, rent, and manage places to live, work and use. It covers a broad range of innovations across Property Search, Management, Smart Buildings, Fintech and Real Estate, Construction, Marketing, and Tenant Experience. From smart sensors in buildings to digital mortgage tools and data-driven marketing, PropTech is ... Read more ›
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London-based Rightcharge has secured €1.8 million (£1.6 million) in a seed funding round to expand its fleet EV charging payment solution across Europe. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from Blackwood Ventures, Unruly Capital and Purple Ventures. Rightcharge has experienced over 10x ARR growth in 2025 and already counts major UK fleets ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Vidya Peters, CEO of DataSnipper, the Dutch unicorn automating document-heavy audit and finance processes with enterprise-grade, traceable AI! DataSnipper is used by over 600,000 professionals across more than 2,000 customers in 175 countries, including the Big Four (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC) and enterprises such as ... Read more ›
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SheMed, London’s female-founded HealthTech company changing how women access personalised healthcare, today announced it has raised €43 million to further develop its innovative health platform and advance new breakthroughs for preemptive healthcare. The new funding will be used to expand SheMed’s UK operations, scaling its medical and technology teams, strengthening clinical infrastructure and enhancing its ... Read more ›
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Zparq, a DeepTech company developing next-generation electric drivetrains out of Stockholm, has been awarded €5.5 million in EU funding to complete the development and scaling of its Z10 platform and to drive the marine industry’s transition towards sustainable, zero-emission propulsion. This funding is a combination of an EIC grant and an equity investment through Zparq’s ... Read more ›
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