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Finance, startups, productivity

  • futurepresent emerges from stealth with $300M Fund I to back AI across infrastructure and industry

    After more than a year of quietly investing, German-US VC firm futurepresent is emerging from stealth with Fund I totalling $300 million. The firm is being built as a deliberately small partnership with a flexible mandate, arguing that founder relationships matter more than platform scale. The firm has already invested in 14 portfolio companies with read more

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  • Granola raises $125M at $1.5BN valuation

    Granola, the AI note-taking app, has bagged a $125m funding round, elevating its valuation to $1.5bn, hitting unicorn status, it announced today. The funding round was led by Index Ventures, withparticipation from Kleiner Perkins withexisting investors Lightspeed, Spark and Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross also contributing to the Series C round. The latest funding round read more

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    Granola raises 5M at .5BN valuation

  • German fintech Solaris to axe 20 per cent of 400-strong workforce, as becomes “AI-native bank"

    One of Germany’s most high-profile fintechs inrecent years is cutting 20 per cent of its workforce, as it looks to become an “AI-nativebank”, marking the latest restructure at Solaris. Solaris,which offers white-label banking services and is known as a BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) provider, is axing around 80 roles across its approximately 400-strong workforce, as it undertakes read more

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  • Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises $3.9M to automate global supply chains

    Mandel AI has raised $3.9 million Seed funding to build coordination for global supply chains. The startup has developed an AI supply chain coordinator that helps manufacturers manage supplier coordination, detect disruptions, and automate procurement, replacing the spreadsheets and email chains that still run most industrial supply chains today. The platform sits on top of read more

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    Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises .9M to automate global supply chains

  • Entrix raises €43M as contracted battery storage portfolio reaches 3GW

    Battery optimisation company Entrix today announced two critical milestones. It has raised €43 million in funding and reached 3 GW / 8.5 GWh of contracted battery storage capacity. Of the contracted portfolio, 2 GW will be live and operational during 2026. Entrix operates a large and growing portfolio of battery storage systems across Europe, with read more

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    Entrix raises €43M as contracted battery storage portfolio reaches 3GW

  • With $8M, Eunice brings institutional-grade AI to due diligence

    Eunice, a London-based company building due diligence infrastructure for regulated markets, has raised $8 million in a combined seed and pre-seed funding round led by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest, with participation from Openspace Ventures and several industry founders. The company develops institutional-grade infrastructure designed to standardise how complex investment decisions are assessed, documented and defended, read more

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    With M, Eunice brings institutional-grade AI to due diligence

  • With €30M Series A, Subbyx scales its subscription model across Europe

    Italian-based Subbyx, a technology scaleup focused on infrastructure for the subscription economy, has closed a €30 million Series A financing round, bringing its total funding to €50 million across equity and debt. The round was led by Systemiq Capital, with participation fromexisting investor Azimut, while Flashpoint has provided venture debt to support the expansion of read more

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    With €30M Series A, Subbyx scales its subscription model across Europe

  • The European IoT surge: How Czech tech won Vilnius

    Every day in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, consumption data is automatically collected from hundreds of thousands of residential utility meters. There are no technicians in the field, no paper forms, and no manual labour involved. For most residents, this system is invisible, yet it is fundamental to the city’s modern infrastructure. While many “smart read more

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    The European IoT surge: How Czech tech won Vilnius

  • PAVE Space secures $40M to fast-track satellite deployment

    PAVE Space, a Swiss space infrastructure company, has raised $40 million in seed funding to develop a new generation of spacecraft designed to move satellites rapidly between orbits. The round was led by Visionaries Club and Creandum, with participation from Lombard Odier Investment Managers, Atlantic Labs, Sistafund, b2venture, ACE Investment Partners, Ilavaska Vuillermoz Capital, and read more

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    PAVE Space secures M to fast-track satellite deployment

  • Deeptech startup Renasens lands €10M to scale textile recycling in Europe

    Renasens, a Stockholm-based deeptech company developing textile recycling technology, has raised €10 million in a seed funding round led by Extantia, with participation from Course Corrected VC and continued backing from Norrsken Launcher. Renasens is addressing a structural challenge in the textile industry, where more than 12 million tonnes of waste are generated annually in read more

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    Deeptech startup Renasens lands €10M to scale textile recycling in Europe

  • Origin raises $30M Series A+ to improve global benefits efficiency

    Origin, an AI-native platform focused on managing global employee benefits, has raised $30 million in a Series A+ funding round, bringing its total funding to over $50 million within the past year. The round was led by Notion Capital, with participation from Felix Capital, Acadian Ventures and existing investors, alongside additional growth financing from HSBC read more

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  • Galtea lands $3.2M to cut costly AI testing delays

    Galtea, a provider of AI evaluation infrastructure, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding to further develop its platform for generating high-quality, use case-specific test scenarios for generative AI agents. The round was led by 42CAP, with participation from Mozilla Ventures and existing investors including JME Ventures, Masia and ABAC Nest Ventures, bringing total funding read more

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    Galtea lands .2M to cut costly AI testing delays

  • German INCIRT secures €4.8M to power next-gen chip architecture in Europe

    INCIRT, an Aachen-based deeptech company, has closed a €4.8 million funding round led by Lifeline Ventures, with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds. INCIRT is developing a new generation of data converters capable of delivering up to 100 times faster data conversion than conventional approaches. Instead of relying on increasingly smaller and more costly manufacturing nodes, the read more

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    German INCIRT secures €4.8M to power next-gen chip architecture in Europe

  • NanoZymeX secures €160K to advance lipid nanoparticle enzyme therapies for rare diseases

    Biotech startup NanoZymeX has obtained €160,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance a new platform for enzyme replacement therapy using lipid nanoparticles. Spun out of research at the University of Basel, the technology aims to improve therapies for rare genetic conditions such as Pompe disease (a rare genetic disorder that affects how the body read more

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    NanoZymeX secures €160K to advance lipid nanoparticle enzyme therapies for rare diseases

  • Stateful Robotics secures $4.8M to advance long-term robot intelligence

    Stateful Robotics, an embodied AI company spun out of the University of Oxford, has raised $4.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners and Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), with additional participation from angel investor Stan Boland. While advances in large language and other foundation models have significantly improved robots’ perception and read more

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    Stateful Robotics secures .8M to advance long-term robot intelligence

  • Climatetech platform Zevero raises $7M amid growing global demand for carbon data

    Zevero, a carbon management platform, has secured $7 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $14 million. The round includes participation from Spiral Capital, Gazelle Capital, and Deep 30, and follows a period of rapid growth. The company provides an AI-driven platform that helps businesses measure, manage, and derive value from emissions read more

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  • The 2026 European Deeptech Report: Sector reaches $690B as VC share hits record

    The 2026 European Deeptech Report, published by Lakestar, Walden Catalyst, and Dealroom, highlights a record surge in Europe’s deeptech ecosystem. VC-backed deeptech companies are now valued at $690 billion, with investment in the sector continuing to outperform the broader technology market. Deeptech is playing an increasingly important role in addressing global challenges, including climate, energy, read more

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    The 2026 European Deeptech Report: Sector reaches 0B as VC share hits record

  • Agents for finance startup Zalos raises $3.6M to transform finance departments

    A startup looking to ease the manual workload of finance teams through deploying AI agentshas raised $3.6m in a seed funding round. The funding round in the London and San Francisco-basedZalos was led by Swiss VC 14Peaks Capital. Other investors include Cohen Circle, Harry Stebbings’ 20VC and several angels, including Ian Sutherland, the CTO of read more

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    Agents for finance startup Zalos raises .6M to transform finance departments

  • Team Scaleup launches to close Europe’s post-Seed funding gap

    Today sees the launch of a new venture targeting Europe’s scaleup gap. Europe is losing too many of its most promising companies in the critical growth phase after seed funding; only one in four ever graduates to a Series A round. In response,Team Scaleup, a newly launched platform, is building a bespoke accelerator that tailors read more

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    Team Scaleup launches to close Europe’s post-Seed funding gap

  • Foreverland lands €6M to tackle cocoa supply with alternatives

    Foreverland, a Milan-based foodtech company developing cocoa-free chocolate alternatives, has secured €6 million in a new funding round, bringing its total capital raised to €9.4 million. The round includes follow-on investment from Kost Capital and Maia Ventures, alongside new investors, including CDP Venture Capital, Linfa agrifoodtech fund (managed by Riello Investimenti SGR), and Newtree Impact. read more

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