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Holmes launches with €1.1M pre-seed for autonomous software testing
Ghent-based Holmes, a technology company focused on reinventing software quality assurance for the AI era, has launched with €1.1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Syndicate One, with participation from Aikido founders Roeland Delrue and Willem Delbare, Showpad co-founder Louis Jonckheere, and serial entrepreneur Thomas Van Overbeke. Investment funds NewSchool.vc, RDY Capital, read more
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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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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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Bubble Robotics emerges from stealth with $5M to scale autonomous ocean robotics
Bubble Robotics has secured a $5 million pre-seed funding round, led by Episode1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve, following its launch out of Entrepreneurs First. The ocean plays a central role in global energy systems, trade, data infrastructure, and climate resilience. However, offshore operations have seen limited innovation, even as the industry faces increasing read more
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Outcraft AI raises €2M to support autonomous sales and revenue agents
Outcraft AI, an agentic AI platform focused on autonomous revenue execution, has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding from Practica Capital. The company also received early backing from venture builder Lost Astronaut. Businesses frequently miss revenue opportunities due to delayed or inconsistent customer engagement. Leads may go cold, free users fail to convert, declined payments read more
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Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact
Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autonomous strike systems. The contract turns a February 2026 announcement at the Munich Security Conference into fully funded, large-scale production in Germany of thousands of systems per read more
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Kelluu raises €15M to scale autonomous airship intelligence platform
Kelluu, a Finnish deeptech company operating the world’s largest autonomous airship fleet, has raised €15 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the NATO Innovation Fund, marking its first investment in a Finnish company. Additional participation came from Keen Venture Partners, GungnirCapital, and Tesi. The funding follows Kelluu’s successful completion of two read more
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Mirai Robotics raises $4.2M Pre-Seed to build autonomous dual defence maritime systems
Mirai Robotics has raised $4.2 million Pre-Seed, one of the largest in Italy in the robotics and deep-tech sector, to build autonomous and intelligent maritime systems to master every sea. Primo Ventures, Techshop and 40Jemz Ventures led the round, with participation from leading Italian and international angel investors. The sea is one of the most 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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MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks
MaXon Systems, a Ukrainian defence technology company building an autonomous, end-to-end counter-UAS platform designed to defend large perimeters against mass drone attacks, has raised funding in a round which included Greenflag Ventures, BRAVE1, Freedom Fund VC, and Big Defence. MaXon is building an autonomous air defence system designed to counter mass Shahed-type drone attacks, where 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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Backed by Nordic VCs, CYBRET AI bets on autonomous systems to redefine cyber defence
This week sees the launch out of stealth of CYBRET AI, an autonomous security and development lab building autonomous systems that understand modern attack behaviour, reason across complex environments, and operate at machine speed. From deep attack understanding to real-time reasoning and response, its work focuses on pushing security beyond human-only operations. Although the financials read more
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Procure AI nets $13M to scale autonomous AI for procurement
London-based Procure AI, a company pioneering AI-native procurement automation for procurement and supply chain management, has raised $13 million in seed funding. The round was led by Headline, with participation from C4 Ventures, Futury Capital and notable angel investors from across the procurement industry. Procurement teams are under pressure to do more with fewer resources. read more
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