London’s Fyxer AI, the creator of the AI-powered executive assistant designed for everyday professionals, today announced a €25.5 million Series B funding round to deliver AI tools that professionals can easily adopt, freeing them from routine admin to focus on high value work. The round was led by Madrona, with participation from Lakestar Capital. Previous ... Read more ›
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In an era defined by resource scarcity and fragile supply chains, Vireo Ventures, a German early-stage VC firm, is betting on an electric world with the final closing of its Electrification Fund I at €50 million. The fund will invest in solutions that accelerate an all-electrified future that will secure Europe’s energy independence and competitiveness. ... Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s Factris, a FinTech specialising in financing solutions for SMEs using invoices as collateral, announced a €100 million funding facility from Brand New Day Bank. The funding is dedicated to financing SME factoring across Europe, enabling Factris to support sellers in nine countries and manage receivables from debtors in 27 – primarily EU markets. Brian ... Read more ›
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Munich’s Proxima Fusion today announced a €15 million extension to its Series A round, bringing total funding to €200 million and working to strengthen Europe’s own sovereign fusion offering. The fresh funding came from CDP Venture Capital (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group), the European Innovation Council Fund (EICF), and Brevan Howard. CDP invested through both ... Read more ›
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Paris-based Mistral AI, one of Europe’s most competitive AI startups, has raised €1.7 billion in a Series C funding round led by Dutch chip equipment giant ASML. The round gives ASML an 11% stake, making it Mistral’s largest shareholder, and values the French startup at €11.7 billion, nearly doubling its valuation since June 2024. The ... Read more ›
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When Eoin Bara began exporting his craft spirit brand, Mór Irish Gin, he was stunned by how outdated the global alcohol trade was. Despite being a €1.3 trillion industry, it still relies heavily on emails, spreadsheets, and phone calls to function. That realisation led him to found Tipple, a Dublin-based startup building digital infrastructure for ... Read more ›
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Wayla, a Milan-based mobility startup and Italy’s first urban van pooling service, has smashed through its €1 million crowdfunding goal on Mamacrowd in less than 30 hours after going public. Backers include travel company Carrani Tours, known for over a century of experience in tourism, which lends further credibility to Wayla’s growth trajectory. The fresh ... Read more ›
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Renewcast, an Italian AI-powered renewable energy forecasting company, has secured a €1 million SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investment from 2C Ventures Fund I, marking a strategic extension of its 2024 SAFE round. This new funding will accelerate Renewcast’s global commercial rollout and reinforce its position among the world’s top renewable forecasting technology providers. ... Read more ›
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Bari-based SpaceTech company Astradyne has closed a €2 million Seed investment round to accelerate the development of Solar-Z, its ultralight solar panel designed for space applications. The round was led by Primo Capital through the Primo Space fund, the first VC vehicle entirely dedicated to the Space Economy in the European Union. The round also ... Read more ›
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Lausanne-based Flybotix, a robotics company specialising in drone-based solutions for the inspection of confined-space of industrial and civilian assets, announced that it has raised almost €8.5 million in a Series A extension round. The financing was led by a family office with a strong focus on technology investments, with the participation of existing investors led ... Read more ›
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Calling all EU-funded AI, hardware & robotics, and climate tech startups! Lisbon is calling – and so are Europe’s most influential investors, corporates, and policymakers. The Innovation Radar Prize 2025 is your chance to step into the spotlight, showcase your EU-backed innovation, and ignite partnerships that could change your trajectory. And it’s not just for ... Read more ›
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Aarhus-based startup Understory has raised €12 million to accelerate its growth in the global experience market, which McKinsey & Company estimates is worth more than $3 trillion, growing around six percent each year. This Series A investment is led by London-based Smedvig Ventures, with participation from new investors People Ventures and Sequel. Existing investors Seed ... Read more ›
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EU-Startups has learned that Athens-based BOATSCRIBE, a metasearch platform for yacht rentals, has raised over €250k in pre-Seed to make yachting a mainstream and accessible part of global travel experiences and services. The round was led by Sylke Hizli and Osman Hizli from EOS Yacht Charter, with participation from Andrew Tsarenko from Stark Shipping. “Within ... Read more ›
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What a journey for Europe: long and complex. Since the launch of the Capital Markets Union in 2015, the focus has shifted. What began as a response to the financial crisis, aimed at stabilising the banking system, has evolved into a broader ambition: creating a true single market. This change is not just about words. ... Read more ›
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Helsinki’s DataCrunch, a provider of high-performance AI infrastructure, has raised a total of €55 million in a Series A round to scale its compute platform and further its ambition to become Europe’s first AI cloud hyperscaler. This round was led by byFounders, Skaala, Varma pension fund, and Tesi, with additional participation from J12 Ventures and ... Read more ›
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BoobyBiome, a London-based BioTech company advancing the science of breast milk and the microbiome, has raised €2.8 million in Seed funding for its infant feeding solutions in order to scale internationally. The funding round was led by DeepTech investor Empirical Ventures, alongside The Helm, XFactor Ventures, Lavender Ventures, Kayan Ventures, and Evenlode Investment, with angels ... Read more ›
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The Next Web, the Amsterdam-based company behind one of Europe’s most recognisable tech events, has confirmed it will be winding down its events and media operations by the end of September following a strategic review. The Financial Times (FT), which took a majority stake in TNW in 2019, confirmed today a decision first shared with ... Read more ›
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ViCentra, an Utrecht-based medical device company innovating insulin delivery for people with diabetes, announced the successful close of a €72.4 million Series D financing to accelerate manufacturing and launch the Kaleido 2 patch pump in Europe while preparing for US market entry. The round was led by new investor Innovation Industries, a DeepTech VC firm, ... Read more ›
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As an educator in the VC space, I’m regularly asked, “Do I have to be an investor to work in VC?” It’s a perfectly reasonable question, and one that highlights something that’s so often overlooked and misunderstood – breaking into VC doesn’t have to mean becoming an investor. From firm operations to roles across talent, ... Read more ›
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