Bloq.it, a Portuguese smart locker company providing end-to-end services for out-of-home delivery and e-commerce businesses, has closed a €28 million Series B round to expand the team and launch in new European markets. According to the company this is one of the biggest Series B ever raised by a Portugal-based company, capping off three consecutive ... Read more ›
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British FinTech startup Velocity, a financial infrastructure platform, today exits stealth and announces an €8.8 million pre-Seed funding round to launch “the operating system for digital finance“. The round was led by Activant Capital, with participation from Fuel Ventures, Triton Capital, Fabric Ventures, Commerce Ventures, and Preface Ventures. Strategic shareholders include current or former executives ... Read more ›
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Helsinki-based Inven, a technology company building an AI-native deal sourcing platform to uncover the full global private market, today announced the closing of a €11.2 million Series A round to grow their headcount and expand into the US. The round was led by Ventech, a pan-European early-stage VC firm, and Vendep Capital, a B2B SaaS ... Read more ›
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When we talk about startups in Europe, the conversation often revolves around major tech hubs like Berlin, Paris, London or Barcelona. While these cities certainly deserve attention, focusing only on them risks overlooking the innovation happening in smaller, often underestimated regions. Some of the most interesting, purpose-driven ventures are emerging far from the spotlight—places where ... Read more ›
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London-based Hormona, a HealthTech company using AI and at-home testing to help women track, understand and optimise their hormones, has raised a €7.8 million Seed round to fuel their expansion and help launch its hormone tests. The round was led by Voima Ventures (Helsinki) and co-led by SuperNode Global VC (London). The round also received ... Read more ›
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Helsinki-based CurifyLabs, a HealthTech company, has raised €6.7 million to moderniwe and automate the manufacturing of compounded medications, aiming to make them safer and better suited for the specific, individual needs of patients. The funding round was led by Springvest, a Finland-based growth funding initiative with private investors, and includes a €1 million DeepTech loan ... Read more ›
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Surgify Medical, an Espoo-based MedTech company focused on improving the safety and precision of bone surgery with its Surgify Halo technology, has successfully raised €7 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by ZEISS Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the Carl Zeiss Group, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund ... Read more ›
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London-based SpAItial, a startup focused on how AI understands and generates 3D environments, has emerged from stealth mode with a €11.4 million Seed round in order to scale the development of the company’s first Spatial Foundation Model (SFM). The round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital, joined by Speedinvest and several angels including: Robin Rombach ... Read more ›
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Lausanne-based Hedera Dx, a BioTech company, today announced the closing of a €15 million Series A financing round to drive advanced cancer care and overcome structural barriers that prevent cancer patients from accessing targeted cancer therapies. The round was led by Vsquared Ventures, with Tesi also joining as a new investor alongside participation from existing ... Read more ›
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Pori-based BioTech company Volare today announced the closing of a €26 million funding round to build Volare 01 – a facility aiming to become the most efficient protein production plant in the world, and to advance its technology. The round includes a mix of equity, mezzanine and senior loans, and public funding, with support from Maki.vc, ... Read more ›
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Investment in artificial intelligence is experiencing unprecedented growth across the globe. European AI startups have secured up to 55% year-on-year investment in Q1 2025, according to data from Dealroom. Additionally, the European Commission also increased its investment efforts towards AI. This sharp rise comes even as overall tech investment has slowed elsewhere, highlighting Europe’s growing momentum in ... Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based Salvia BioElectronics, a clinical-stage medical device company innovating neuromodulation therapy for patients with chronic migraine, today announced the successful completion of their €53 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Innovation Industries, a European DeepTech VC firm, with participation from Invest-NL and EIC Fund. Existing investors Inkef, Panakès Partners, SHS Capital, ... Read more ›
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Hasselt-based ResultX has secured over €400k in innovation grants from the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) to make ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting accessible to millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. “We’re incredibly proud to share that ResultX has secured over €400K in innovation grants from VLAIO – Flanders Innovation ... Read more ›
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Gothenburg-based ClimateTech company Plagazi has officially secured a €29.5 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund for its flagship project, Gävle Circular Park (GCP), which aims to revolutionise hydrogen production through advanced waste gasification. “The grant signature is very rewarding following a very collaborative grant preparation process with the European Climate Agency [CINEA]. This non-dilutive ... Read more ›
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In 2025, AI is everywhere. It writes, designs, predicts, and automates. But true innovation isn’t about launching a flashy new tool—it’s about trust. Without integrity, even the most impressive AI can crumble under the weight of its own hype. Take ChatGPT, for example. It can produce astonishingly human-like answers, yet it sometimes fabricates citations—offering up ... Read more ›
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Limerick-based VIOTAS, an innovator in smart grid demand response services that pay large energy users to support grid stability, today announced it has secured a €10 million growth finance facility from Claret Capital Partners. The new funding will enhance VIOTAS’ capacity to fuel international growth and develop new services to improve revenue certainty for its ... Read more ›
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2025 marks the year when sustainability became a non-negotiable business imperative. The catastrophic flooding in Libya, the record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, the tragic earthquake in Morocco, and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have demonstrated climate change’s profound and destructive impact. These disasters are no isolated tragedies but economic shockwaves that ripple through industries globally. ... Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based Salvia BioElectronics, a clinical-stage medical device company innovating neuromodulation therapy for patients with chronic migraine, today announced the successful completion €53 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Innovation Industries, a European DeepTech VC firm, with participation from Invest-NL and EIC Fund. Existing investors Inkef, Panakès Partners, SHS Capital, Dolby Family ... Read more ›
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Oslo-based Norwegian Mycelium AS (NoMy), an innovator in sustainable fermentation technologies, announced today its latest funding round with a €1.25 million equity investment to scale the deployment of its mycoprotein technologies. The funding round was led by strategic investor Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Nitten), listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. With follow-on investments ... Read more ›
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The Barcelona-based angel fund Masia launches today, dedicated to capitalising on what the Co-founders describe as a “tipping point” for Barcelona-based frontier tech talent. The team intends to deploy €20 million across sixty investments at the pre-Seed and Seed stages, specifically in local and international Founders who are building global technology companies in Barcelona. Co-founder ... Read more ›
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