Stockholm-based Tzafon today announced the final close of its âŹ8.3 million pre-Seed funding round, to scale its computational capabilities, advance its autonomous AI agent technology, and launch âLightcone,â an agent that can act on your behalf across any app or platform. The extension was led by HV Capital, joining investors such as Streamlined VC, Kakao ... Read more âș
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Barcelona-based clean energy startup Tether has raised âŹ1.3 million pre-Seed investment to accelerate its technology designed to maximise grid resilience and energy efficiency and expand partnerships. The round was led by Draper B1 and K Fund, with backing from Enzo Ventures, Inclimo Climate Tech Fund, Zero4Climate, and COREangels Climate. Founder and CEO Luis Medina Rivas ... Read more âș
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Ghent-based Bizzy, an AI-powered sales platform for sales and marketing teams, has raised âŹ4 million in fresh funding to roll out its new AI Sales Agent across the rest of Europe. The round is led by Fortino Capital, with several prominent figures from the Ghent Tech ecosystem joining in, including the Founders of Silverfin, Lighthouse, ... Read more âș
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Manchester-based investment company Northern Gritstone has partnered with London-based Parkwalk Advisors to launch the Northern Universities Venture Fund, an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund designed to offer investors early-stage access to science and DeepTech spinouts from the Universities of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Sheffield. This new initiative aims to channel investment into commercialising IP-rich innovation ... Read more âș
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Luxembourg-based Tadaweb has secured âŹ17.3 million to scale its Small Data Operating System for publicly available information (PAI) and open-source intelligence (OSINT), supporting product development and recruiting top talent. Arsenal Growth and Forgepoint Capital International led the investment, with participation from existing investor Wendel. Both Jason Rottenberg, General Partner at Arsenal Growth, and Damien Henault, ... Read more âș
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Europeâs music streaming market generated a significant âŹ11.13 billion in 2024. And thatâs just the surface. Beneath the commercial growth, a deeper transformation is underway, pushed by the AI acceleration but also by a new generation of tech-savvy European founders who are reshaping music, media, and the creative industries. This shift was on full display ... Read more âș
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Bordeaux-based DESKi, a HealthTech company developing AI-powered diagnostic tools, today announced the close of a âŹ5.2 million Seed round to support the U.S. and global market launch of its FDA-approved cardiac imaging software, HeartFocus. The Seed round was led by Racine2, an impact-focused fund managed by Serena and Makesense, with participation from BNP Paribas DĂ©veloppement, ... Read more âș
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Stockholm-based Polar has announced a âŹ8.6 million Seed funding round to expand its remote-first team across Europe and invest in growth, developer relations, and strategic partnerships throughout the payments ecosystem. The round was led by Accel, with continued backing from Abstract and Mischief, including Angel invetors Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Paul Copplestone (Supabase), Tobi LĂŒtke and ... Read more âș
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Pelico, a French Supply Chain Orchestration platform innovating complex manufacturing operations, announced today a âŹ34.7 million strategic financing round to accelerate its North American footprint. Led by General Catalyst with participation from existing investors 83North and Serena, the round brings Pelicoâs total funding to âŹ62.6 million. As part of this round, Larry Bohn of General ... Read more âș
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Edinburgh-based Par Equity and Manchester-based Praetura Ventures, two prominent British investors, will be merging to create PXN Group â a new venture capital and investment firm with over âŹ783 million in assets under management. As a combined entity, PXN Group will reportedly be the fastest-growing venture and investment firm outside of the âGolden Triangleâ of ... Read more âș
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Cologne-based NaroIQ, a FinTech Startup developing a platform that enables companies to launch and manage ETFs and funds with lower cost and effort, has raised more than âŹ5.85 million in a Seed financing round in order to expand its digital fund infrastructure. The round is led by VC investor Magnetic and FinTech VC Redstone. Existing ... Read more âș
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Helsinki-based Swarmia, an SaaS company building a software engineering intelligence platform, has raised âŹ10 million in new funding to provide real-time insights into product development. The round was led by DIG Ventures and Karma Ventures, with participation from notable angel investors, including Open AIâs Head of Developer Experience Romain HuĂ«t and Cal Henderson, Co-founder and ... Read more âș
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Deadlines are tighter, expectations are higher, and most teams are juggling more than ever. What used to require big budgets, specialised staff and months of work can now be handled in a fraction of the time. Thanks to AI, building something polished and professional is no longer out of reach for small businesses, solo founders ... Read more âș
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Orange Quantum Systems, a Delft-based startup innovating the field of quantum chip testing, has closed an oversubscribed âŹ12 million Seed round â allegedly the largest Seed investment round so far in the Netherlandsâ quantum computing sector. The round was led by Icecat Capital, supported by Cottonwood Technology Fund, QBeat Ventures, QDNL Participations, and InnovationQuarter Capital. Cottonwood and QDNL Participations backed the ... Read more âș
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In its latest Series A round, Mercanis, a Berlin-based startup for Agentic-AI procurement solutions, has raised over âŹ17.3 million to strengthen their position in Agentic-AI and accelerate its international expansion, including entry into the U.S. market. The round was led by new investors Partech and AVP, with additional funding from existing investors, including Signals.VC, Capmont ... Read more âș
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Porto-based Sword Health, a HealthTech AI Care company, today announced a âŹ34.6 million funding round at a âŹ3.4 billion valuation to accelerate their M&A momentum, global expansion, and the development of foundational AI models. The round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Khosla Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Lince Capital, Oxy Capital, Armilar, Indico ... Read more âș
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Rotterdam-based Booking platform umob, which combines local and international mobility providers in one single app, announced today they raised âŹ3.5 million in a new funding round to accelerate the growth of sustainable mobility in Europe. This latest âŹ3.5 million funding round follows a previous round of âŹ6 million at the end of 2023. Shortly after, ... Read more âș
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Cologne-based Realyze Ventures, a VC platform driving sustainable transformation in the real estate, construction, and skilled trades sectors, has successfully completed the first closing of its fund â AUM totalling approximately âŹ50 million. This includes investments from partners such as Art-Invest Real Estate, Cordes & Graefe, Goldbeck, MOMENI, and ZECH â complemented by an institutional ... Read more âș
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Across its 2024 and 2025 editions, the EU-Startups Summit has continued to evolve into a fertile meeting ground for European innovation, where spontaneous conversations can often translate into investment cheques, new hires, and strategic collaborations. Beyond insightful keynotes and panel discussions, our big pitch competition and a buzzing exhibition hall, our annual summit in Malta ... Read more âș
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Dijon-based Funguâit , a FoodTech startup specialising in the production of natural flavorings through solid-state fungi fermentation, announced a âŹ4 million funding round to build an industrial pilot plant and accelerate the commercialisation of its first flavorings. This investment was led by Asterion Ventures, with participation from Evolem and UI Investissement via Oser BFC. âWe want ... Read more âș
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Prague-based Orbit Capital announced this morning that their Growth Debt II fund has made its first close of âŹ70 million, with the aim of holding âŹ100 million, to support Central and Eastern European tech companies overlooked by banks. Among the investors who have already signed up are the European Investment Fund (EIF), ÄeskĂĄ SpoĆitelna, and ... Read more âș
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