Porvoo-headquartered SEATOM has been selected for NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) 2026 programme, joining the Operations in Extreme Environments challenge track. The Porvoo-based company, which is developing dual-use nuclear-powered maritime systems, will receive €100,000 in initial contractual funding and take part in DIANA’s six-month accelerator, working with defence stakeholders and test […] Read more ›
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Oslo-based proptech startup Speiz has secured €1.3M in a seed funding round led by F-LOG Ventures, under the wider FIEGE Logistik investment wing. Iron Wolf Capital and Lithuanian VC firm Angel Fund also participated the round. To date, the Norwegian proptech has raised approximately €1.8M including investments from Antler, Startup Lab and TRK Group (Managed […] Read more ›
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Riga-based startup Giraffe360 has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by pan-European VC firm Founders Fund which has invested in many major companies including Airbnb, Spotify and SpaceX. The round also saw participation from its existing investors LAUNCHub Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, HCVC (Hardware Club) and Change Ventures. Giraffe360 gets is launching […] Read more ›
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Scania, truck maker driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system, has launched Scania Growth Capital II which will also be managed by East Hill Equity. This new €183.6 million (SEK 2 billion) venture capital fund will feed companies and entrepreneurs in the tech-enabled B2B space with an ambition to be become market leaders. With […] Read more ›
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Reykjavik-born HorseDay has collected $700K in a funding round led by New Business Venture Fund (Nýsköpunarsjóður) with the participation of investors including angels. The startup helps trainers of Icelandic horses track training session, plan training ahead, register shoeing, register medical activity or note down whatever is relevant for caretaking of horses. HorseDay intends to use […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based startup Volta Trucks has raised €60 million in its Series C extension which brings the company’s total investment to over €360 million to date. This additional support was from all its current investors. Volta Trucks builds a full electric truck specifically to be used in and around cities and urban areas. Earlier this month, […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based startup Iconfinder has been acquired by Spanish digital visual content database platform Freepik Company which is also a parent brand of Flaticon and other well-known projects. Although it was a strategic decision since the Danish startup was a competitor of Flaticon, Iconfinder’s reputation and position in the market was also a powerful motivation. This […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based startup Synergi has collected €800K in a pre-seed round from Lifeline Ventures, APX, Wave Ventures, TK Ventures, Cape Capital, and Kenneth Blomqvist. The startup connects households to energy markets to make electricity usage more cost effective and climate-friendly. The software works well with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the team aims to make […] Read more ›
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Peak, the venture capital firm operating from its offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, and Stockholm, has launched its fifth fund. With this new seed fund, the VC firm is intending to invest €150 million in around 50 early-stage SaaS, marketplace, and platform founders across Europe. Peak has already completed its first 3 investments from this new […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based creator partnership platform Modash has raised $2 million in a seed round co-led by the pan-Baltic fund Change Ventures and Icebreak.vc which previously invested $200K in the startup’s pre-seed round. The round also saw participation from angel investors Tomas Slimas (Ex-Shopify Marketing Director), Kristjan Vilosius (CEO of Katana MRP), and Akim Arhipov (Founding CEO […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based private chefs platform ChefMe has announced its closing of €700,000 pre-seed funding round led by angel investor Bjørn Bruun and HumanAct VC. Rockstart and Moonraker Ventures also participated the round. ChefMe is an online network and marketplace where chefs and customers meet. The startup intends to use the funding for expanding into new markets, […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-headquartered real estate platform Rive has collected over €23 million in a Series A funding round led by IDC Ventures. The startup’s existing investors also joined the round. Rive provides an integrated real estate service platform powered by artificial intelligence to make buying and selling homes simpler. The latest capital injection will pave the way […] Read more ›
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Oslo-based preclinical pharmaceutical startup Hemispherian AS closes $2.9 million in the first tranche of its series A1 financing round led by the Dutch investment firm, Meneldor with the participation of Norwegian investors Kistefos AS and Kvantia AS, most of the earlier investors followed their seed investment. The board chaired by Steven Powell remains unchanged. The […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based startup Cactos has raised a total of €2.5M in equity and debt. The equity portion was led by Superhero Capital with the participation of Cactos’s founders. The startup develops distributed energy storage systems based on recycled EV batteries. Cactos intends to invest the funding into its energy storage unit production, production facility expansion, and international projects. […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based startup Holm Security has raised €4 million in a funding round led by Subvenio Invest, Swedish venture capital firm investing in rapidly growing B2B software companies. The startup delivers unparalleled 360-degree coverage and comprehensive insight to enable users to detect vulnerabilities, assess risk, and prioritize remediation for every asset across their entire organization. With […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based venture capital firm Wave Ventures has announced its secound fund at €2 million. Thanks to this fund’s backers a.k.a unicorn founders including Ilkka Paananen (Supercell), Kristo Ovaska (Smartly) and Miki Kuusi (Wolt) with many others. Wave Ventures is targeting 25 to 30 promising GenZ teams at the early stage emerging from Nordic startup ecosystem […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based startup Female Invest acquires Danish fintech Gaia Investments, a sustainable investment platform with a mission to create a new financial system that aligns people, planet, and profit. This was triggered by the demand for trading from the startup’s users. They believe the demand speaks for itself in terms of engaging more women in the […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based no-code API Portals-as-a-Service platform Apiable secures $500K in a pre-seed round led by Icebreaker.vc. Apiable enables organisations to join the API economy and open new revenue streams by creating digital connections quickly and without huge development costs. The funding will help the startup scale its operations to meet latent demand for its platform as […] Read more ›
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The venture fund BackingMinds has outperformed their peers with a simple investment idea – to see opportunities in the “blind spots” of traditional venture capital that emerge due to industry homogeneity and herd behaviour. Now they are expanding their fund across the Nordics with a capital of €50 million (half a billion SEK) and aim […] Read more ›
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Malmö-based startup Occtoo collects €4.6 million in a seed round led by Newion with the participation of existing investors 42CAP and Industrifonden. The startup was founded in 2019 by Niclas Mollin, Jimmy Ekbäck and Daniel Brdarski to help digital teams create relevant customer experiences with speed. Occtoo will use the funding to accelerate expansion, grow […] Read more ›
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Gothenburg-based HRtech startup Adway has secured €10 million in a Series A round from Octopus Ventures and existing investors. The startup’s platform helps its customers by automating the process for talent acquisition. With the latest round, they are planning to further with the development of the platform and expand into new markets across the globe. […] Read more ›
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