Aachen-based TechVision Fund (TVF) II announced its closing with a fund volume exceeding €50 million to invest from the pre-Seed and Seed stages in promising tech startups, specifically those based in the Rhineland/NRW region as well as the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (Netherlands/Belgium). TVF II will run until 2035 and is the fourth generation of venture capital ... Read more ›
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Germany’s largest heat pump installer, thermondo, has secured €50 million in initial loan volume from an unnamed international partner bank to support its new installment purchase offering, thermondo flex. The financing will enable approximately 1,600 households across the country to install heat pumps without facing steep upfront costs, a move aimed at accelerating Germany’s residential ... Read more ›
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Edinburgh-based startup SWURF has secured a six-figure investment and welcomed three additional industry leaders to its board to connect underutilised venues with remote/hybrid workers. The latest investment round includes follow-on funding from Gareth Williams, Co-founder of Skyscanner, who has backed SWURF since 2022. The round was also supported by the Scottish Government’s Techscaler programme, Scottish ... Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Recharge, a leading prepaid payments platform, has been acquired by Singaporian company Coda, a leader in digital content monetisation to collectively serve the full digital content economy across both B2B and B2C. The transaction brings together two profitable regional innovators with scaled businesses, complementary strengths and a shared ambition to lead the future of ... Read more ›
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If you’re a European startup founder eyeing deep tech innovation, the European Innovation Council (EIC) is a name you should know. With a €10.1 billion budget under Horizon Europe (the EU’s flagship research and innovation funding programme) the EIC has become a powerhouse in supporting startups and SMEs, completing over 150 investment rounds, including 60 ... Read more ›
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TRIFFT Loyalty, a UK tech startup helping brands cultivate “meaningful emotional connections” with customers, has raised €550k in a pre-Seed funding round to grow their team, embed AI functionality, and expand to the US. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures, with participation from BD Partners, Gi21 Capital and Koopeo. The company has also confirmed ... Read more ›
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TRIFFT Loyalty, a UK tech startup helping brands cultivate “meaningful emotional connections” with customers, has raised €474k in a pre-Seed funding round to grow their team, embed AI functionality, and expand to the US. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures, with participation from BD Partners, Gi21 Capital and Koopeo. The company has also confirmed ... Read more ›
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Milan-based Weebora, the first international marketplace entirely dedicated to sports tourism in the world of padel, announced the closing of its first pre-Seed investment round, reaching its fundraising goal of €1.3 million. “The closing of this first round lays the groundwork for structured and sustainable growth. The goal is to reach a transaction volume of ... Read more ›
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In 2025, mobile growth marketing is no longer about volume; it is about precision. With user acquisition costs up over 40 per cent since 2023 and attention spans shorter than ever, growth teams are under pressure to deliver more value with less waste. Fortunately, the fast maturity of AI has unlocked new ways to personalise, ... Read more ›
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UK payments FinTech startup yetipay today announced that it has raised €4 million to continue the expansion of its all-in-one payments platform and introduce new products. yetipay has agreed a debt facility up to €2 million with re:cap, the Berlin-based FinTech  – becoming the first UK business to benefit from re:cap’s €125 million credit facility, ... Read more ›
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Odense-based Quadsat, a provider of precise spectrum intelligence and RF geolocation solutions for satcoms and defense, today announced a €5 million extension to its Series A round to enhance capabilities critical for modern battlefield intelligence and electronic warfare. This extension was led by Join Capital and North Ventures, alongside existing investors Seraphim Space Capital, Export ... Read more ›
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Spiko, a French FinTech platform aiming to transform the European cash management market through tokenised infrastructure, has today announced €18.9 million in Series A funding to accelerate their go-to-market strategy, with investments in sales, marketing, product development, and new partnership acquisitions. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, ... Read more ›
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In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we’re joined by Trevor Neff, Partner at Headline Growth, a global VC firm with offices in San Francisco, Berlin, and Paris. Headline has raised over $865 million for its fourth growth fund, with half of it dedicated to Europe. Its portfolio includes powerhouses such as Sonos, Farfetch, goPuff, ... Read more ›
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Europe is entering a pivotal phase in its innovation journey. Geopolitical tensions, technological dependencies and increasing global competition for talent and capital are reshaping the landscape for entrepreneurial growth. Rather than seeing this as a barrier, the founders of Bits & Pretzels view these challenges as an opportunity for Europe to take the lead in ... Read more ›
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Stuttgart-based Q.ANT, an innovator in photonic processing, today announced a €62 million Series A financing round to accelerate the commercialisation of its energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The round is co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.xpand with participation from additional DeepTech investors, including L-Bank, Verve Ventures, Grazia Equity, EXF ... Read more ›
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London-based System7, an AI automation and development platform for marketing and sales teams, has been acquired by London-based emerging technology company Vault PLC in a seven-figure deal just eight months after it launched. The news was shared by cocreatd, a British venture studio who counted System7 as its first incubation. cocreatd believes that this new acquisition ... Read more ›
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Paypercut, a Sofia-based FinTech that lets small and mid-sized merchants offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) through a single integration, has raised €2 million in pre-Seed funding – among the region’s largest pre-Seed rounds for a payments-focused company. Concentric led the investment, joined by Passion Capital, RTP Global, Tuesday Capital, Robin Capital, Angel Invest Ventures ... Read more ›
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German energy startup ALVA Energie has successfully concluded its first funding round of over €5 million to scale decentralised energy solutions and its vertically integrated 360° business model. Investors include Triodos Bank, Württembergische Energie GmbH, Brandenburg Kapital GmbH, a subsidiary of Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB), better ventures, and the European Social Innovation and Impact ... Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Jälle Technologies has secured a €2 million pre-Seed round to advance its mission of recovering value from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and converting typically discarded graphite waste into high-value, next-generation carbon-based materials. The round combines competitive grant support from Enterprise Estonia (EIS) and the Environmental Investment Centre (KIK) with early-stage equity investment from Nordic and ... Read more ›
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Internxt, a Valencia-based tech company specialising in digital privacy, has closed a new €3.3 million funding round provides a suite of products including encrypted cloud storage, antivirus, VPN, and soon, private email and video call services. The round saw participation from Prosegur Tech Ventures, Angels Capital, Andorra Telecom, Extension Fund, Kevlar Fund, and other existing ... Read more ›
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