Brussels-based Dripl, the developer of smart water dispensers, has raised €4 million in a funding round to expand its smart dispenser beyond the 500 companies already converted in the Benelux, ramp up their production facility in Leuven and launch in more regions in Europe. The round was led by Abacus Investments, with continued support from ... Read more ›
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Vanagon Ventures, a German DeepTech VC firm, has announced the final closing of its €20 million Fund I to back B2B startups from pre-Seed tackling fundamental system-level challenges and creating entirely new categories enabled by AI and DeepTech. The fund is backed by Allocator One. Further LPs include family offices and HNWIs, senior tech executives ... Read more ›
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Munich-based VC Ananda Impact Ventures has secured €73 million in the first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, well above its €50 million target and securing the largest first close in the firm’s 16-year history in order to invest in frontier tech from the next-generation of European impact unicorns. Returning and new investors include ... Read more ›
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Over the past few years, Germany has continued to strengthen its position as one of Europe’s most important startup ecosystems, building on its industrial heritage while embracing new technologies across AI, energy, defence and advanced manufacturing. Strong research institutions, a skilled engineering workforce and close links between industry and innovation continue to support the country’s ... Read more ›
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Elyos AI, a London-based startup building AI agents for the trades and field services industry, today announced it has raised €11.1 million ($13 million) in Series A funding to accelerate product development and international expansion. The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator and Pi Labs. Elyos AI has raised a ... Read more ›
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one.five, a Hamburg-based company building AI-powered solutions for packaging product development, has raised €14 million in Series A funding to scale its proprietary AI platform and data foundation. The round was led by Dr Hans Riegel Holding (shareholder HARIBO), with participation from 212 NexT, Symbia VC (Family Office), Btomorrow Ventures, KIMPA Impact (multi-family office), Zubi ... Read more ›
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BRUM, an Italian EdTech startup innovating the driver’s license process and disrupting a model unchanged since the 1980s – has announced the closing of a new €5 million round to accelerate its national expansion plan. The round was led Italian Founders Fund. “This new round allows us to make a decisive leap in scale,” comments ... Read more ›
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In this special episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we kick off a five-part interview series recorded during Leonard Launch Day in Paris, in partnership with Leonard, the innovation and foresight platform of the VINCI Group that supports startups and internal projects shaping the future of construction, infrastructure, energy, and mobility! During the event, we sat ... Read more ›
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A former radio presenter who launched a gut-friendly toothpaste after suffering health problems, has raised €2 million (£1.8 million) to expand international sales of the Alcester-based Gutology and its Oral Biome+ toothpaste. Ollie Gallant, who also runs the Gutology Podcast, has secured funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through fund manager Mercia Ventures, ... Read more ›
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Oxfordshire-based Ionech, a clean-energy tech company developing a process to harness thermal energy from ambient air to generate electricity, has received a €2.3 million (£2 million) Seed investment ClimateTech investor Elbow Beach. This investment is combined with a €807k (£700k) Innovate UK Grant, will enable the company to advance its Air Voltaic Cell technology from ... Read more ›
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Hamburg-based DTCP, a global investment management platform with more than €3 billion in AUM, today announced the launch of the €500 million fund ‘Project Liberty’, its eighth fund and its first dedicated exclusively to defense, security, and resilience technologies. The fund is independently managed by DTCP and targets institutional investors, family offices and corporate investors. ... Read more ›
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We are pleased to announce that Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder and CEO of Freepik, will take the stage at the upcoming EU-Startups Summit, which will take place for the third time in sunny Malta on May 7 to 8, 2026. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Málaga, Spain, Freepik has evolved into a global all-in-one ... Read more ›
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Exactly one month, after its founding, Kortrijk-based Tinrate – a platform that enables users to seek and share advice and expertise – has raised a €1.6 million Seed round to roll out the company. The round saw participation from Steve Rousseau (House of Talents), Helena Brutsaert (Get Driven) and Arne Vandendriessche (Signpost). Other notable names ... Read more ›
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Malta has long been associated with tourism and leisure, but in recent years, the country has increasingly aligned itself with Europe’s growing tech and startup scene. Rather than lagging, Malta has steadily developed the infrastructure needed to support innovation, laying the groundwork for a more diversified and competitive economy. This evolution has been driven by ... Read more ›
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with Amsterdam-based Optics11, a DeepTech scale-up that builds advanced fibre optic sensing solutions. The Dutch company plans to use this capital for research and development on its technologies for civilian and defence applications. It aims to accelerate the productisation and Europe-wide ... Read more ›
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PureTerra Ventures, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm backing disruptive WaterTech startups, has launched its second fund with €10 million investment from Invest-NL, the Dutch national financing and development institution. The firm has set a €150 million target for its second fund and plans to mobilise the capital from public, private, and institutional investors. Job van ... Read more ›
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Midnite, a UK sportsbook and casino operator, today announced that it has raised €30 million ($35 million) in a Series C funding round to scale operations, accelerate development of their products and support international expansion. The round was led by Raine Partners IV, The Raine Group’s flagship growth equity fund. Existing investors Play Ventures, Discerning ... Read more ›
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Just seven months after its Series C, Berlin’s Parloa – a developer of enterprise customer AI agent – has raised €310 million ($350 million) in Series D funding to continue its expansion focused on the U.S. and Europe, enhance its AI Agent Management Platform (AMP), and launch the Parloa Promise, a commitment to preeminent agent ... Read more ›
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Luxembourg and US-based Hydrosat, a provider of thermal infrared satellite data and AI-powered analytics, today announced the close of €51 million ($60 million) in Series B to accelerate growth across commercial, civil government, and defense markets. The round was led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, and Space 4 Earth, with new investment from Truffle ... Read more ›
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Over the past few years, France has significantly strengthened its position as one of the most dynamic technology hubs worldwide, with artificial intelligence emerging as a particular area of momentum. The country has seen a wave of large-scale AI funding rounds, including landmark raises by companies such as Mistral AI, which have helped position France ... Read more ›
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Dublin-based Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company, today announced it has raised €51 million ($60 million) to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of its datacenter-ready Bell-1 quantum server. The round was led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), with participation from Atlantic Bridge, the European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise ... Read more ›
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Lausanne-based AlphaLum today announced the close of its €3.6 million (CHF 3.4 million) Seed financing round to scale its optics and sensing platform for smart glasses. The round was led by Vsquared Ventures. With this funding, the Swiss startup aims to accelerate its transition from R&D to becoming a technology supplier for smart glasses and ... Read more ›
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London-based cybersecurity startup Cyb3r Operations has today announced that it has raised €4.6 million ($5.4 million) to help organisations tackle third-party cyber risk. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs. With this funding, Cyb3r Operations has raised a total of €5.8 million ($6.75 million) in funding. “We invested in ... Read more ›
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incentifi, a well-being-focused workplace rewards startup based in London, has secured €174k (£150k) in phase one pre-seed funding as it prepares to pilot its platform with businesses across the UK. Alongside the investment, the company has appointed James Hardy as an investor and strategic advisor. Founded to tackle the growing cost of poor health and ... Read more ›
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Goparity, a Lisbon-based impact investment platform, has acquired Bolsa Social, Spain’s first impact crowdfunding platform authorised by the country’s regulator, the CNMV. The acquisition marks a strategic step for Goparity as it strengthens its presence in the Iberian market and accelerates its broader European expansion. Founded in 2017, Goparity has built its business around lending-based ... Read more ›
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Mannheim-based osapiens, provider of enterprise software for sustainable growth, today announced that it has entered into an agreement for Decarbonization Partners to lead a €85.8 million ($100 million) Series C fundraising round. With this round, osapiens has hit unicorn status. Decarbonization Partners, which is a joint venture (JV) between BlackRock and Temasek, will join existing ... Read more ›
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London-based maritime tech startup Spot Ship has raised €1.15 million (£1 million) in a fresh funding round to modernise global ship chartering. The round was led by the Lisbon-based venture capital fund Ventures.eu, with participation from Improbable’s CEO, Herman Narula, industry-specialist investors Tradeworks.vc and Marcel Kind. This deal marks Ventures.eu’s inaugural investment from its Fund ... Read more ›
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