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Finance, startups, productivity

  • Legora extends Series D to $600M with backing from Atlassian and NVentures, reaching $5.6B valuation

    Legora today announced a $50 million extension of its previously announced Series D financing, bringing the total round to $600 million in equity and valuing the company at $5.6 billion post-money. The extension adds Atlassian and NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) as corporate investors, alongside new financial investors, including Airtree, Barclays, Geodesic, Insight, Liberty Global read more

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  • Spiral Hydrogen raises €3.4M to build green hydrogen pilot in Rotterdam

    Estonian-Dutch deeptech startup Spiral Hydrogen has raised €2.7 million in pre-seed funding to advance its bubble-free electrolysis technology, with backing from byFounders, Norrsken Evolve, and Superangel, alongside €0.7 million in grants. Founded by Juri Volodin and Fedor Stomakhin, the company combines expertise in electrochemistry, energy systems, and software engineering. Spiral Hydrogen is developing a rotating, read more

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    Spiral Hydrogen raises €3.4M to build green hydrogen pilot in Rotterdam

  • Online Oceans raises £4M to scale autonomous fleets for maritime security

    UK-based maritime defence startup Online Oceans has raised £4 million in funding to scale its autonomous surface vessels and fleet software platform. The round was led by Seraphim Space, with participation from investors including Peter Rive, Frank Thieser, Florian Seibel, and Koro Capital. Founded in 2025 by George Morton and Alistair Douglas, Online Oceans is read more

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    Online Oceans raises £4M to scale autonomous fleets for maritime security

  • ManaMind secures $1.5M to develop autonomous testing for gaming

    London-based ManaMindhas raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its AI-driven game testing platform. The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from EWOR, Ascension, SyndicateRoom, and Heartfelt. Founded by Emil Kostadinov and Sabtain Ahmad, ManaMind is developing autonomous AI agents designed to replace repetitive manual quality assurance (QA) processes read more

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    ManaMind secures .5M to develop autonomous testing for gaming

  • Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII, doubling down on deeptech and long-term ownership

    Earlybird VC has closed its eighth early-stage fund at €360 million, marking the largest raise in the firm’s history and reinforcing its fundraising momentum, which it has maintained through both bull markets and downturns. Backed by a mix of large institutions and family offices, the fund continues a nearly three-decade track record of raising new read more

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    Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII, doubling down on deeptech and long-term ownership

  • Cleo Labs secures €1.5M to scale AI-driven product compliance globally

    Cleo Labs, a Paris-based company specialising in product regulatory compliance, has raised €1.5 million in a funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform for international compliance. The round was led by Larry Berger, with participation from Kima Ventures, Financière Saint-James, and several angel investors, including Boris Paillard (Le Wagon), Ambre Soubiran (Kaiko), read more

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    Cleo Labs secures €1.5M to scale AI-driven product compliance globally

  • Dex lands $5.3M to grow its AI-driven talent matching platform

    London-based Dex, an AI-powered recruitment platform, has raised $5.3 million in a seed funding round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun programme, Concept Ventures, and angel investors including individuals from OpenAI and other organisations. The round follows a pre-seed round raised in 2025, bringing the company’s total funding to $8.4 million. read more

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    Dex lands .3M to grow its AI-driven talent matching platform

  • All3 raises $25M to boost construction productivity with robotics and AI

    All3, a company developing a robotic platform for construction, has raised $25 million in a seed funding round led by RTP Global, with significant participation from SuperSeed and additional backing from Begin Capital, s16vc and VNV Global. The company is developing an integrated construction model that combines autonomous robotics, AI-powered design software, and robotic manufacturing. read more

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    All3 raises M to boost construction productivity with robotics and AI

  • KOMPAS VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups

    KOMPAS VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on physical industries, has announced the €160 million final close of its second fund. The fund attracted support from existing backers such as VKR Holding, as well as new institutional investors including Realdania. With Fund II, KOMPAS VC will continue investing in technologies aimed at improving productivity, read more

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    KOMPAS VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups

  • SPREAD AI raises $30M Series B for industrial AI

    SPREAD AI has raised $30 million in Series B funding to support international expansion, enhance its platform capabilities, and strengthen its position across key industries. The round included new investors such as DTCP Growth, IQT, OTB Ventures, Salesforce, and Thesiger Capital, alongside angel investor Christian Schulz. Existing backers, including HV Capital and Nauta Capital, also read more

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    SPREAD AI raises M Series B for industrial AI

  • UK to develop AI hardware plan

    The UK government will develop an AI hardware plan, the Technology Secretary announced today, just days after US AI giant OpenAI paused a major UK data centre project. The announcement of the plan emerged today as Liz Kendall said that AI sovereignty was not about “isolation” and trying to “pull up the drawbridge and go read more

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    UK to develop AI hardware plan

  • Freepik rebrands as Magnific, unifying its AI creative stack as enterprise and “no-collar” growth accelerates

    Freepik today announced its relaunch as Magnific, a new identity that confirms its transformation into the world’s most comprehensive AI creative platform, set against the backdrop of a new creative industry in full bloom. Magnific launches with $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), more than 1 million paid subscribers, and adoption across more than read more

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    Freepik rebrands as Magnific, unifying its AI creative stack as enterprise and “no-collar” growth accelerates

  • AI partner for financial advisers Marloo closes $10M seed round

    London-based Marloo, an AI partner for financial advisers, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Blackbird Ventures, which also participated in the company’s earlier pre-seed round. The latest investment brings Marloo’s total funding to $12.7 million within a year. The company is developing an AI platform designed to support financial advisers read more

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    AI partner for financial advisers Marloo closes M seed round

  • Cnuic secures $3M pre-seed to unlock next-generation photonic chip production

    Scotland’s Cnuichas raised $3 million in pre-seed funding led by Tensor Ventures, together with the Silicon Valley-based Blank Space Ventures. The round also saw participation from Silicon Roundabout Ventures, Phasechange, SANDS, and Superlative. The company based in Edinburgh has developed a working prototype of a completely new type of photolithography device, which makes use of read more

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    Cnuic secures M pre-seed to unlock next-generation photonic chip production

  • Revolut to open store in Barcelona, marking first move into physical retail

    Revolut is to open a retail store in Barcelona, marking its first move into retail bricks and mortar.Called Revolut Store, it will be located in the heart of Barcelonaand has been likened to the Apple retail storein terms of its large size, according to Spanish media. According to Revolut, the idea behind the store is read more

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  • Neutonic secures $6M at $60M valuation to grow retail and new markets

    Functional drinks and supplements brand Neutonic has raised $6 million in funding at a $60 million valuation to support its global expansion across the UK, US, and additional international markets. The round includes backing from investors such as Alan Barrett, Ollie Marchon, Ross Edgley, Dan Martell, Codie Sanchez, Nomit Shah, and Zach Ranen, alongside continued read more

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    Neutonic secures M at M valuation to grow retail and new markets

  • dehaze raises €3.2M for AI chronic disease detection

    dehaze, a Munich-based healthtech AI company, has raised €3.2 million in a seed funding round led by YZR Capital and DN Capital, with participation from Angel Invest, Zoho, and Better Ventures. The funding will support the company’s efforts to develop a foundational AI model for chronic disease detection. dehaze’s platform uses causal AI to analyse read more

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    dehaze raises €3.2M for AI chronic disease detection

  • Tapaya raises €1M pre-seed to power payments on any device

    Prague-based payments infrastructure startup Tapaya has raised €1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Passion Capital, with co-lead participation from Depo Ventures and follow-on investment from BADideas.fund. Founded in 2025 by Laura Ďorďová, Roman Kuchařík, and Petr Zahradník, Tapaya is developing infrastructure that enables banks, fintechs, and software platforms to integrate in-person payment read more

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    Tapaya raises €1M pre-seed to power payments on any device

  • Always Friday raises €1.05M to automate corporate event planning with AI agents

    Always Friday, an Italian AI-native platform for corporate event planning, has raised a €1.05 million Pre-Seed round led by Vento Ventures and P3 Ventures, with participation from Marco Migliore, Arnaldo Borghesi, and several angel investors from the Italian startup ecosystem. Founded in 2024 in Latina by Gianluca Sordano, Daniele Viccaro, Antonio Restaino, and Lorenzo Balzani, read more

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    Always Friday raises €1.05M to automate corporate event planning with AI agents

  • From ‘bedside decoration’ to daily use, Patronus raises €11M for senior safety

    Berlin-based Patronus has raised €11 million in a funding round led by 3TS Capital Partners, with participation from Grazia Equity and existing investors including Singular, Burda Principal Investments, Adjacent, NAP, and UVC Partners. Founded in 2020 by Ben Staudt, Patronus develops digital safety and companion solutions designed for older adults. The company focuses on addressing read more

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    From ‘bedside decoration’ to daily use, Patronus raises €11M for senior safety