Category: business
Finance, startups, productivity
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Kime raises €2M to turn AI search into a transparent analytics dashboard
Copenhagen-based AI SaaS company Kime has raised €2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by PSV Tech, with participation from Nordic Makers and a group of angel investors based in Copenhagen and Stockholm. As user behaviour shifts away from traditional search engines toward AI assistants that provide a limited number of direct answers, brand read more
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Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI
Orbital, an AI platform for real estate law, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round to support continued growth in the US and UK. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital and included participation from investors across the legal and real estate sectors, including REV, The LegalTech Fund, Moderne Ventures, and read more
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CyberAlloy launches to unite Europe’s cyber defenders in a single trusted network
This week saw the official launch of Cyber Alloy, an independent connecting network organisation designed to bring together companies, governments, knowledge institutions, venture capitalists, and security specialists in a unified effort to build a cyber-resilient ecosystem. It aims to transform the cybersecurity landscape by harnessing collective intelligence, shared insights, and collaborative innovation. In a world read more
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Building a European digital stack: The alternatives to US big tech you should know
For more than a decade, Europe has relied on US Big Tech for the core layers of its digital economy — from cloud infrastructure and productivity software to search, social platforms, and, more recently, foundation models. But as regulation tightens, geopolitics hardens, trade tensions and tariffs reshape global supply chains, and AI becomes strategic infrastructure, read more
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Agileday raises €6.4M to scale AI solutions for professional services
Agileday, a Finland-based technology company developing an operating platform for professional services, has closed a €6.4 million Series A funding round led by Newion, with participation from Specialist VC, Vendep Capital, and Business Finland. Founded in 2022, Agileday was established by Jaakko Hartikainen, Mikko Virtanen, Jaakko Hallavo, and Hannu Kärkkäinen. Drawing on their experience working read more
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Mews raises $300M to accelerate AI-powered hospitality operations
A hospitality management software provider, Mews, has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth, with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners, and participation from existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Tiger Global. The round values the company at $2.5 billion. The investment follows Mews’ fourteenth acquisition, DataChat, a generative read more
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Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts
Shield Space, a defence technology startup developing systems to protect satellites from signal jamming and other threats, has raised £2 million to support its first orbital test flight. The round was led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II via Mercia Ventures, with participation from Twin Path Ventures, ROI Ventures, and P3A Ventures. Space assets read more
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Vi Partners marks 25 years with first close of €161M new venture fund
Vi Partners this week announced the first close of its latest venture capital fund, targeting €161 million (CHF 150 million). It coincides with Vi Partners’ 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of continuous venture capital activity. Since its founding in 2001, Vi Partners has supported successive generations of entrepreneurs and contributed to Switzerland’s development as a read more
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Google alums raise $5M for Sparkli, an AI-based learning platform for children
Zurich-based Sparkli, an AI-based learning platform for children, has raised a $5 million pre-seed round to bring its multimodal learning engine to families and schools globally. While children today have broad access to information, many digital learning tools offer limited ways to explore complex ideas in engaging and age-appropriate formats. Sparkli aims to address this read more
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Optalysys raises £23M to support photonic computing development
Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the UK government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). Optalysys is developing a photonic computing approach that integrates data movement and processing on a single chip, combining silicon photonics read more
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ABZ Innovation lands €7M to scale autonomous heavy-lift drones
Drone manufacturer ABZ Innovation has closed a €7 million funding round led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital and Assembly Ventures. The Europe-based company develops heavy-duty drones for agricultural and industrial applications, including spraying, spreading, cleaning, and other specialised tasks. ABZ focuses on robust hardware, high payload capacity, and long-term partner support. read more
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Ukrainian-founded language learning edtech Preply hits $1.2B valuation with $150M Series D
Ukrainian-founded languagelearning marketplace Preply has raised $150 million Series D funding led by WestCap with support from Índico Capital Partners. This latest round brings Preply’s total funding to approximately $299 million to-date and values the company at $1.2 billion, marking a significant milestone in Preply’s mission to make transformative learning experiences accessible to people around read more
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Cloover secures over $1.2B to develop an AI operating system for energy independence
Berlin-based Cloover has completed a $22 million Series A equity round and secured a $1.2 billion debt facility, bringing total capital commitments to $1.222 billion. The equity round was led by MMC Ventures and QED Investors, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, BNVT Capital, Bosch Ventures, Centrotec, and Earthshot Ventures. The debt facility, provided by a read more
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SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform
Aerospace company SWISSto12 has announced securing €73 million in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project. SWISSto12 is a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, enabling a transformational shift in the global satellite communications industry, away from legacy large, purpose-built, expensive and slow-to-deploy read more
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Fracttal raises $35M to expand AI-driven maintenance for asset-intensive industries
Madrid-based Fracttal, a provider of AI-powered maintenance solutions, has closed a $35 million funding round led by Riverwood Capital, with participation from existing investors. The investment is intended to support the company’s continued growth, product development, and global expansion. Fracttal provides AI-powered maintenance management and physical asset software to more than 1,500 customers worldwide. Its read more
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Antidote completes $5M seed round for billing compliance automation
Antidote, a provider of AI-based billing compliance software for global law firms, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Lakestar, with participation from Concept Ventures, The LegalTech Fund, and industry angel investors. The round follows a $2 million pre-seed raise in 2025, bringing total funding to $7 million. Law firms face read more
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Allocation Strategy secured £1.6M to advance asset allocation technology
London-based Allocation Strategy, a company developing analytics tools to support asset allocation and investment decisions, has raised £1.6 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from angel investors and industry experts. Periods of market volatility have exposed limitations in many institutional allocation tools, particularly in linking portfolio decisions with underlying macroeconomic read more
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Soldera’s 70x growth story: building the Stripe for renewable energy
As Europe’s energy transition accelerates, the financial infrastructure underpinning it remains stuck in the analogue era, with fragmented registries, manual processes, and opaque markets slowing capital flows into renewables and limiting price discovery, liquidity, and scale. In response, Soldera has successfully built the “Stripe for Renewable Energy,” unifying Europe’s 30+ certificate registries into a single read more
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Tech “trailblazers” to get visa reimbursement fees, as government says Britain is "haven of stability" for startups
Selected overseas tech“trailblazers”working atpromising UK startups will be able to claim reimbursement of visa fees as part of a package of measures announced by the UK government today, as it looks to ramp up its appeal as a destination for startups amid simmering tensions between Europe and the US over Greenland. Chancellor Rachel Reeves today read more
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Straight2Market: Your route from foodtech pilot to European retail shelf
European food retail is undergoing a structural reset — and it’s creating real pull for startups. AI is moving from experimentation to infrastructure, reshaping everything from demand forecasting and inventory optimisation to personalised offers and pricing, and giving young companies clear entry points into core retail operations. At the same time, sustainability and health have read more
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