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Health Lean Analytics secures over €2.1M to automate hospital data and optimise surgical workflows
Barcelona-based startup Health Lean Analytics (HLA) has raised €2.1 million funding, encompassing a €1.4 million seed financing round by several family offices— including Inderhabs, Namarel and Braincats — as well as a loan granted by the Spanish National Innovation Company (ENISA), a public entity under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. HLA specialises in read more
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Homaio lands €3.6M to extend access to energy transition assets
Paris-based Homaio has raised €3.6 million in a funding round led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Groupe Eren, business angels, and existing investors XAnge and Redstone, bringing its total funding to over €5 million. Founded in 2023, Homaio is an investment platform that provides retail investors with access to emissions allowance markets, which have read more
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EU Inc. marks major win for startups as Commission unveils 28th regime proposal
It’s great news for the European startup ecosystem, as today the European Commission presented its proposal forEU Inc., a new single set of corporate rules that will serve as the cornerstone and starting point for the EU’s 28th regime. The announcement represents a major milestone for EU–INC, a policy movement backed by over 22,000 signatories, read more
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Rivia raises $15M to fix the broken data infrastructure behind clinical trials
Rivia, the Zurich-based data engine for clinical trial intelligence, today announced a $15 million Series A led by Earlybird, with participation from Defiant and existing investors Speedinvest, Amino Collective, and Nina Capital. Over the past three years, the company built what it calls the first reusable intelligence layer for clinical trials. Its data engine integrates read more
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Pi Labs leads $7M round in VerbaFlo for AI real estate platform
VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform for real estate, has raised $7 million in a seed round led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture arm, and a group of family offices. The round brings the company’s total funding to approximately $9 million. Founded in 2024, read more
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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