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  • Tallinn AI startup Flashka raises €1M pre-seed and hits 1M users in a year

    Tallinn-founded startup Flashka, an AI-driven study app for university students, has closed a €1 millionPre-Seed round led by Outlast Fund, a Nordic-Baltic early-stage VC. Additional investors in the round include UCP and Vento Ventures. The app helps university students master complex subjects through automated flashcards, quizzes, and personalised learning tools. It has also reached 1 read more

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    Tallinn AI startup Flashka raises €1M pre-seed and hits 1M users in a year

  • Nuclera extends Series C funding to $87M to accelerate antibody engineering work

    Biotech company Nuclera has secured an additional $12 million in financing, bringing its total Series C funding to $87 million. The extension was led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Jonathan Milner, with participation from existing investors British Business Bank and GK Goh. Nuclera is focused on streamlining protein expression and purification workflows through its benchtop read more

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    Nuclera extends Series C funding to M to accelerate antibody engineering work

  • Touchwaves lands €1.5M for next-gen wearable tech for NATO

    Touchwaves, a Dutch deeptech startup and spin-off from TNO, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by SecFund, which supports startups, scale-ups, and innovative SMEs addressing the innovation needs of the Dutch Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Regional Development Agencies under read more

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    Touchwaves lands €1.5M for next-gen wearable tech for NATO

  • Ahead Health raises $6M to build AI-powered health system in Europe

    Zurich-based Ahead Health has raised $6 million in funding led by RTP Global, with participation from Tiny.VC and Pareto 20. The round also included several entrepreneurs, among them Kai Eberhardt (Oviva), Stef van Grieken (Cradle), Sara Hürlimann (Zahnarztzentrum), Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face), Michiel Bakker (MIT, DeepMind), and Cody Gakpo (Liverpool FC). Early detection remains limited read more

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    Ahead Health raises M to build AI-powered health system in Europe

  • Verna raises $4M to turn nature programs into measurable action

    UK-based Verna has raised $4 million to support growing global demand for its nature recovery software. The funding round was led by Berlin-based NAP and Zurich-based Übermorgen, with participation from UK investors including Vanneck, Love Ventures, Concrete Ventures, and Climate VC. The accelerating degradation of natural systems is increasing risks for businesses and communities, making read more

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    Verna raises M to turn nature programs into measurable action

  • NetBird announces $10M Series A to expand open source VPN alternative

    NetBird, an open-source network security platform built on product-led adoption, has closed a $10 million Series A round led by Pace Capital, with participation from Nauta Capital, InReach Ventures, and Antler. NetBird is a Berlin-based software company developing an open-source Zero Trust network security platform that enables secure and cost-effective private networking for organisations of read more

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    NetBird announces M Series A to expand open source VPN alternative

  • Bricks.sh secures €1.6M pre-seed to expand AI-native internal tools

    AI-native internal tool builder Bricks.sh has raised €1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Primo Capital, with participation from Octopus First Cheque Fund, Eden Ventures, Vesper Holding, and Vento. The round also included several angel investors, including Gianluca Cocco of Qomodo, Filippo Conforti of Commerce Layer, and the founding team of online operations read more

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    Bricks.sh secures €1.6M pre-seed to expand AI-native internal tools

  • Klearly secures €12M for restaurant payments system

    Amsterdam-based Klearly, a payments platform for restaurants, bars, and clubs, has raised €12 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to €20 million. The round was led by PayPal Ventures, with participation from Italian Founders Fund and existing investors including Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Shapers. Although the payments market is read more

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  • Basecamp Research unveils programmable gene insertion AI models, as confirms Nvidia investment

    A UK startup aiming to solve key challenges inlife sciences through AI has unveiled the “world’s first AI models for programmable gene insertion”, as it confirms Nvidia has invested in the startup. London-based Basecamp Research harnesses biodiversity to design new medicines. It does this by building its own AI models and today it has unveiled read more

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    Basecamp Research unveils programmable gene insertion AI models, as confirms Nvidia investment

  • From children’s colouring books to official portals: EU under fire for social media links

    Corporate watchdog Ekō has today filed a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman, challenging the European Commission and other EU institutions over their systematic promotion of US-based social media platforms on official europa.eu websites, including Elon Musk’s “X”. The complaint argues that prominent “Follow us” and “Share this page” buttons — accompanied by the logos read more

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    From children’s colouring books to official portals: EU under fire for social media links

  • Avenue Biosciences raises $5.7M to scale high-throughput protein engineering

    Finnish protein engineering company Avenue Biosciences has raised $5.7 million in a Seed extension funding round co-led by Balnord and Tesi, with support from existing investors Voima Ventures, Inventure, University of Helsinki, and Dimerent. The funding aims to help scale its high-throughput protein engineering technology that accelerates the discovery of protein-based therapies and tools for read more

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    Avenue Biosciences raises .7M to scale high-throughput protein engineering

  • "No AI can promise to be safe”: Britain’s ChatGPT rival takes on big tech over sexualised deepfakes and AI harm

    The CEO of Locai Labs, Britain’s answer to ChatGPT, James Drayson, says no tech company can guarantee their AI won’t produce explicit images – and accuses Silicon Valley rivals of pretending the problem doesn’t exist. Drayson is the son of former science minister Lord Drayson. He is appearing before MPs and theHuman Rights and the read more

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    "No AI can promise to be safe”: Britain’s ChatGPT rival takes on big tech over sexualised deepfakes and AI harm

  • FluoSphera secures €1.23M to expand human-based preclinical platform

    FluoSphera, a Swiss biotech startup focused on drug safety and efficacy testing, has raised €1.23 million (CHF1.15 million) in funding. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures and a Swiss business angel, with participation from IndieBio New York. Developing a new drug is a lengthy and costly process, and a large proportion of drug candidates read more

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    FluoSphera secures €1.23M to expand human-based preclinical platform

  • Rosberg Ventures closes $100M Fund III as Nico Rosberg bets on long-game venture strategy

    Today, Nico Rosberg announced that Rosberg Ventures has just closed its $100 million Fund III, describing it on LinkedIn as “oversubscribed, with unprecedented demand, and capped for performance.” Rosberg Ventures was founded by former Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg after his retirement in 2016, transitioning from racing into technology investing. Rosberg Ventures builds its read more

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    Rosberg Ventures closes 0M Fund III as Nico Rosberg bets on long-game venture strategy

  • Zepo Intelligence secures $15M to safeguard workspaces from AI risks

    Zepo Intelligence, the company redefining human-centric security, has closed a $15 million seed funding round, with participation from Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital. Traditional cybersecurity approaches, such as isolated training tools and email filtering, are becoming increasingly ineffective as generative AI accelerates the scale and sophistication of social engineering. According to the World Economic read more

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    Zepo Intelligence secures M to safeguard workspaces from AI risks

  • AI unicorn Quantexa reports revenue boost, as losses halve

    A UK AI financial crimefighting unicorn has reported a near 50 per cent uplift in revenues, helped by customer wins, while losses halved, according to its latest annual financial figures. The financial figures for Quantexa also reveal new details regarding Quantexa’s fundraising last year, which propelled it to a valuation of $2.6bn. The figures for read more

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    AI unicorn Quantexa reports revenue boost, as losses halve

  • Europe’s startups go the last mile at CES

    Today, CES exhibitors and attendees ready themselves for a final day of traversing booths, dodging bright lights and choosing the most coveted swag (always say NO to the USB sticks, folks). Meanwhile, Europe’s startups are going to the last mile, showcasing innovative tech in the hope of catching the eye of investors, customers, retailers, and read more

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    Europe’s startups go the last mile at CES

  • Clinical voice AI startup Tucuvi raises $20M

    A Spanish AI voice startup, which says its tech makes minor clinical decisions while on a phone call with patients, has raised $20m in a Series A funding round. Tucuvi was co-founded by MariaGonzalez, its CEO, whose mother passed away after a reported hospital administration error. Its other co-founder is CTO Marcos Rubio. The Series read more

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    Clinical voice AI startup Tucuvi raises M

  • BrightHeart bags €11M to expand FDA-cleared AI ultrasound platform across the US and Europe

    Medtech BrightHeart, a developer of solutions for prenatal ultrasound, today announced it has raised €11 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Odyssée Venture and GO Capital, with participation from the Mussallem CHD Alliance, Lift Value, IDAHO HealthTech Club via Side Angels, and founding investor Sofinnova Partners, as well as prominent clinicians read more

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    BrightHeart bags €11M to expand FDA-cleared AI ultrasound platform across the US and Europe

  • Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy

    Lookiero Outfittery Group, a European online personal shopping company, has closed a €17 million funding round with participation from new investors including Ekarpen Private Equity and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), alongside existing investors Acurio Ventures, Perwyn, Bonsai Partners, and 10x Group. Of the total investment, €7.25 million was contributed by SETT, an read more

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    Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy