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SolveAI raises $50M to help employees build their own enterprise software
London-based SolveAI, a platform that enables employees to build compliant enterprise software without writing code, has raised a $45 million Series A led by GV alongside a previously undisclosed $5 million pre-seed round led by Accel. Northzone, Mantis VC, and NeverLift also participated, along with angel investors including Mike LoSapio, CISO of Palantir, Pushmeet Kohli, read more
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€100K, 100 startups, 3 years: The Baltics double down on early talent
Get ready to feel old. According to a recent report, the average age of AI unicorn founders dropped from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024. And the trend continues. It’s been called a “youthquake,” shaking up the Silicon Valleys of the world. An ambitious Gen Z, coming of age in the AI-era, is not read more
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Born in Ukraine, ready for the world, 7 Ukrainian-founded startups you should know about
Ukraine’s startup scene has long punched above its weight, and the companies emerging from it today are proof that innovation doesn’t pause for adversity. Ukraine has quietly become a dynamic source of startup innovation, producing companiestackling challenges in energy storage, compliance technology, sustainable food, and more. Here’s some to have on your radar Crosscheck Crosscheck read more
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Thema secures $6.2M to support mapping of market expansion opportunities for private equity
London-based Thema has secured $6.2 million to address gaps in how private equity firms assess portfolio risk and plan expansion strategy amid shifting software market valuations. The total includes $4.5 million in pre-seed funding from a round led by Stride.vc, with participation from KDX, Capital Allocators, and angel investors with backgrounds in private equity, investment read more
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Clee Medical secures seed funding to advance real-time brain imaging for neurosurgery
Clee Medical, a Swiss neurotechnology startup developing ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging for brain surgery, has closed its seed financing round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Kickfund, FONGIT, and Venture Kick, alongside continued support from existing partner Wyss Geneva. Many neurosurgical procedures require navigating delicate brain structures with read more
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Grodi raises €2.5M led by Swanlaab to advance greenhouse automation
Grodi, a company focused on autonomous robotics and computer vision for intensive agriculture, has secured a €2.5 million investment round led by Swanlaab Innvierte Agri FoodTech, with participation from Axon Desarrollo Andalucía and Innvierte, SICC del CDTI. Founded in 2022 in Almería by Samuel Ruíz, Natalia Gálvez, and Ana Molina, Grodi has built a multidisciplinary read more
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BeyondMath secures $18.5M to expand its foundational physics AI model
London-based BeyondMath, a deeptech company that has developed a novel generative physics model, has raised a $10 million seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures. This brings total seed funding to $18.5 million. Engineering and industrial companies are under increasing pressure to design read more
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Wayve raises $1.2B at $8.6B valuation to scale embodied AI for autonomous driving
Ai for autonomous driving company Wayve today announced it has raised $1.2 billion in a Series D investment round, bringing its post-money valuation to $8.6 billion. The funding accelerates the company’s shift from AI research leadership to scaled commercial deployment of its end-to-end AI platform. The round was led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank Vision read more
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Secfix raises $12M Series A to build end-to-end security compliance platform
Munich-based Secfix, an end-to-end security compliance platform, has closed an oversubscribed $12 million Series A round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Bayern Kapital and existing investor neosfer, an early-stage investor of the Commerzbank Group. The funding will support the company’s expansion across Europe and the further development of its AI-native capabilities and CISO-as-a-Service read more
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Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report
UK challenger business bank Allica Bank is to become the latest UK fintech unicorn, following a$155m (£111m) Series D funding round, according to a report. Allica is expected to announce tomorrow that its new valuation will hit$1.2bn (£890m), following the Series D round, Sky News says. It will mean that Allica will join the likes read more
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Verley closes €32M Series A to advance next-generation functional whey ingredients
French foodtech startup Verley has raised €32 million in a Series A financing round, only four years after its inception. Verley develops functional whey protein ingredients, more precisely beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), designed to deliver the nutritional and functional performance expected by food and nutrition manufacturers. Verley has built its approach to integrate seamlessly into existing food read more
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Dutch AI inference chipmaker Axelera AI raises $250M
A Dutch chipmaker which designs and manufactures chips for AI inference use has raised more than $250m, with backing from new investor BlackRock. Innovation Industries, the European VC fund, is the lead investor in the round inAxelera AI. The round also features new investors BlackRock and SiteGround Capital as well as existing investors, including Bitfury, read more
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Power Protocol reaches $15.4M total funding to expand gaming ecosystem
London-based Power Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure platform for gaming and digital entertainment, has secured a $3 million investment from BITKRAFT Ventures, bringing total ecosystem funding to $15.4 million. Power Protocol is a Web3 gaming ecosystem designed to connect games, studios, players, and digital assets through shared infrastructure. Powered by the $POWER token and developed by read more
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Quantcore raises £2.5M to build UK's sovereign manufacturing capability
Glasgow-based Quantcore has secured £2.5 million in seed funding to develop a sovereign supply chain for quantum hardware, as the UK seeks to strengthen domestic capacity in technologies linked to national security and economic competitiveness. The round was co-led by PXN Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures, and Scottish Enterprise, with additional backing from Quantum Exponential and STAC. read more
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Estonian missile defence startup Frankenburg Technologies raises €30M
An Estonian defence startup building what it says are “affordable, mass manufacturable” missile defence systems hasraised €30min Series A funding. Frankenburg Technologies, founded in 2024, is headed up by CEO Kusti Salm, the former permanent secretary of Estonia’s defence ministry. The startup, which touts its sovereign credentials,says it was founded in response toa structural shift read more
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From ‘prompt-and-pray’ to production: Straion raises €1.1M to govern AI coding at scale
Today, Marathon VC is leading a €1.1 million Seed round for Straion, the rules layer built to turn the current chaos of AI coding into governed, production-grade engineering. We have entered the “Prompt-and-Pray” era of software development. Tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor have turned every developer into a high-speed generator, but for engineering leaders read more
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Checkout.com says 2025 full-year profitable, ups headcount
London-headquartered payments fintech Checkout.com today said it upped headcount by double digits last year to 2,000 staff, and pointed to the diversity of its merchant partners to indicate the robustness of its business, as it released selected financial figures. In Checkout.com’s 2025 annual letter, penned by Guillaume Pousaz,founder and CEO,the fintech disclosed some financial figures read more
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Celebratix closes €2.2M round to scale European ticketing
Celebratix, an Amsterdam-based ticketing startup, has raised €2.2 million in growth capital from Airbridge Equity Partners, following a €1.1 million investment round at the end of 2024. Founded in 2022, Celebratix develops a blockchain-powered ticketing platform for events, clubs, and festivals. The platform provides organisers with tools to manage ticket sales, resale, guest lists, loyalty read more
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Tewke secures £1.5M to scale AI-powered home energy platform
London-based Tewke, a company focused on energy optimisation and home automation, has closed its second funding round of £1.5 million. The round included participation from JamJar Investments, Cur8 Capital, Energy Mix Ventures and Project Ventures, as well as angel investor Vlad Yatsenko, co-founder and CTO of Revolut. Read our earlier interview with Tewke co-founders Piers read more
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VoiceLine raises €10M to expand enterprise voice AI for frontline teams
Munich-based VoiceLine, a voice AI platform for enterprise frontline teams, has closed a €10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Alstin Capital and Peak, with participation from existing investors Scalehouse Capital, Venture Stars, and NAP. Field sales and service teams spend much of their time with customers, travelling between appointments, conducting read more
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