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  • Noru raises €560K to develop an agentic compliance platform

    Stockholm-based Noru, a startup building an AI-native platform for regulatory compliance, has raised €560,000 (SEK6 million) in a pre-seed round led by Ampli Ventures. The round also included participation from Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund, SSE Business Lab, the angel network DHS, and several Nordic entrepreneurs and investors, as well as Mark Strande, CISO at Miro, read more

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    Noru raises €560K to develop an agentic compliance platform

  • Rhonexum secures $1M to scale cryogenic electronics for quantum computing

    Swiss quantum technology startup Rhonexum has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding, led by QDNL Participations, with participation from Venture Kick and additional grant support. Based in Lausanne and spun out of EPFL’s AQUA Lab, Rhonexum develops electronics capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures close to absolute zero, conditions required for quantum computing, where conventional read more

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    Rhonexum secures M to scale cryogenic electronics for quantum computing

  • Elea & Lili raises €2.5M to scale fossil-free absorbent materials

    Elea & Lili, a deeptech startup spun out of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has raised €2.5 million in seed funding to industrialise its cellulose-based superabsorbent material, a fossil-free and biodegradable alternative to conventional polymers. The round was led by Lifeline Ventures, with participation from Ikorni Invest Oy Ab and Baltiska Handels Sverige AB. read more

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    Elea & Lili raises €2.5M to scale fossil-free absorbent materials

  • Spigen’s New AirPods Pro 3 Case Is Modeled After the Original Macintosh Mouse

    Accessory maker Spigen this week expanded its lineup of case options that are designed to look like vintage Apple Macs. The clever new Classic LS AirPods Pro 3 Case resembles a the iconic Apple Macintosh mouse, so it goes well with Spigen’s Mac-style iPhone cases. Priced at $25 from Amazon, the case features the stone read more

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    Spigen’s New AirPods Pro 3 Case Is Modeled After the Original Macintosh Mouse

  • MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab seed to signal: Amplifying early-career faculty impact

    The early years of faculty members’ careers are a formative and exciting time in which to establish a firm footing that helps determine the trajectory of researchers’ studies. This includes building a research team, which demands innovative ideas and direction, creative collaborators, and reliable resources. For a group of MIT faculty working with and on read more

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    MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab seed to signal: Amplifying early-career faculty impact

  • WorkFlex secures €37M to automate cross-border workforce compliance

    WorkFlex, a platform whose compliance risk engine automates compliance for cross-border business travel and workforce mobility, today announced it has raised €37 million in investment led by Spectrum Equity. As global business travel continues to grow and cross-border work becomes more common, companies face increasing complexity in managing tax, social security, immigration, and labour law read more

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    WorkFlex secures €37M to automate cross-border workforce compliance

  • Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

    Mythology, landscapes, and technology converge in the meticulous, Afrofuturistic sculptures of Ekow Nimako. Using thousands of black LEGO bricks, the Ghanaian-Canadian artist explores legends and folklore of the African diaspora, creating figurative embodiments of allegorical creatures and spiritual beings. Through a single, modular medium, he highlights a wide range of cultural phenomena, from graffiti writing read more

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    Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

  • OakNorth reports nudge up in profits, delays net zero target by 10 years

    OakNorth, the UK challenger lending bank, has reported anudge up in year-on-yearpre-tax profits in 2025 from £215m to £223m, helped by US growth. The SoftBank-backed bank, however, delayed its net zero target by ten years. OakNorth said itnow hopes to reach its net zero target in 2045, not 2035, as it set out in 2022. read more

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    OakNorth reports nudge up in profits, delays net zero target by 10 years

  • Agent debugging startup Laminar raises $3M seed to tackle the observability gap in AI agents

    Laminar today announces a $3 million seed round led by Atlantic.vc, with participation from Y-Combinator, AAL.vc, and notable angels including Ben Sigelman, co-creator of OpenTelemetry and Ant Wilson, CTO of Supabase. Founders Robert Kim (CEO) and Dinmukhamed Mailibay (CTO) grew up together in Kazakhstan, studied at KAIST, and worked side by side in London before read more

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    Agent debugging startup Laminar raises M seed to tackle the observability gap in AI agents

  • Young "bug bounty hunter" bags $6M pre-seed round for security startup

    A French cybersecurity startup founded by a 23-year-old who made a name for himself as a professional “bug bounty hunter”, earning hundreds of thousands of pounds from Facebook and Google in rewards,has raised a $5.9m pre-seed round. Lupin & Holmes, named afterArsèneLupin (the fictional master thief, created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc, which read more

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    Young "bug bounty hunter" bags M pre-seed round for security startup

  • CiaoDott raises €1.5M pre-seed to bring vertical voice AI to Italy’s medical sector

    CiaoDott a vertical voice AI for the Italian medical sector, has raised €1.5 million Pre-Seed. The Techshop led the funding round, with Vento, Club degli Investitori, Growth Engine, and Alpha Venture. Founded in 2025, CiaoDott aims to solve the telephone overload of medical centres, ensuring uniform, timely and consistent responses to patients. In Italy, the read more

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    CiaoDott raises €1.5M pre-seed to bring vertical voice AI to Italy’s medical sector

  • Albion Venture Capital Trusts close £90M top-up offer as demand for UK innovation investments grows

    The three Albion Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) have today announced the completion of their £90 million top-up offer, which is now fully subscribed. The capital raised will be deployed into high-growth companies across Albion Capital’s core conviction sectors, including deeptech, healthcare, and B2B software. They provide investors with access to a diversified portfolio of innovative read more

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    Albion Venture Capital Trusts close £90M top-up offer as demand for UK innovation investments grows

  • UK government pledges £1BN quantum computing investment

    TheUK government has pledged a £1bn investment to buy large-scale quantum computers from British startups and companies, as it looks to stay in the race in innovating in the technology which some believe could rival AI. Technology secretary Liz Kendall said: ”I am determined this country grasps the benefits quantum computing will bring. It is only read more

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    UK government pledges £1BN quantum computing investment

  • Level Nine raises €4M to unlock local feedstocks for chemicals

    Berlin-based Level Nine, a deeptech company developing next-generation catalysts for more sustainable chemical production, has raised €4 million in a seed round led by Visionaries Tomorrow, bringing its total funding to €6.5 million. Founded in 2023, the company combines bio-nanotechnology, quantum chemistry, and computational science to design synthetic catalysts, or nanozymes, that aim to overcome read more

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    Level Nine raises €4M to unlock local feedstocks for chemicals

  • Wikifarmer raises $7.7M to develop AI tools for the agricultural supply chain

    Wikifarmer, a B2B marketplace that uses artificial intelligence to connect food businesses with producers, has raised $7.7 million in funding. The round was co-led by Brighteye Ventures and Piraeus Bank, with participation from existing investors Point Nine Capital and Metavallon VC, bringing the company’s total funding to approximately $18 million. The company is expanding beyond read more

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    Wikifarmer raises .7M to develop AI tools for the agricultural supply chain

  • Blify secures $2.1M pre-seed to develop AI training platform

    Paris-based startup Blify, which turns workplace communication tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams into learning platforms, has announced a $2.1 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native Learning Operating System. The round was led by AFI Ventures (Ventech’s impact fund), with participation from Kima Ventures, Better Angle, and Fair Equity. read more

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    Blify secures .1M pre-seed to develop AI training platform

  • Upvest raises $125M to strengthen its API-based investment platform

    Upvest, a European investment infrastructure provider, has announced a $125 million financing round to support the modernisation of legacy banking systems across Europe and the UK. The $90 million equity round was led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with participation from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock, while the company is also finalising read more

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    Upvest raises 5M to strengthen its API-based investment platform

  • Webel closes €4.3M funding round for its home services platform

    Spanish startup Webel, a digital marketplace for home services, has closed a €4.3 million pre-Series A funding round to support its growth, strengthen its technology, and expand its presence across the European market. The round was led by existing investor Trind Ventures, with participation from Decelera Ventures, Tiburon, and other investors. Mantas Mikuckas, co-founder and read more

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    Webel closes €4.3M funding round for its home services platform

  • Steward, an AI-driven compliance platform managing $100B, raises $5M

    Steward, an AI-first AML platform purpose-built for complex investor onboarding and ongoing monitoring, has raised $5 million to advance automation in compliance operations. The round was led by Motive Partners, with participation from Outward VC, Cooley, and a group of founders and operators. The oversubscribed round also included angel investors such as Shai Wininger, Mark read more

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    Steward, an AI-driven compliance platform managing 0B, raises M

  • Partech’s €300M Impact Fund targets Europe’s next generation of industrial and climate tech leaders

    Global investment firm Partech announces the final closing of its inaugural Partech Impact Fund, securing €300 million in total commitments to scale European B2B tech transforming global value chains. Partech Impact Fund was created to fill a structural gap in the European market: providing scale‑up capital and operational expertise to commercially mature companies, often exceeding read more

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    Partech’s €300M Impact Fund targets Europe’s next generation of industrial and climate tech leaders