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SolvaPay raises €2.4M to build payment infrastructure for agentic commerce
SolvaPay, a Stockholm-based AI payments platform, has raised €2.4 million in pre-seed funding to develop payment infrastructure for the emerging era of agentic commerce. The round was led by European fintech venture capital firm Redstone and Silicon Valley-based MS&AD Ventures, with additional participation from Antler and Greens Ventures. As digital services continue to evolve, existing read more
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Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise
Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former BioNTech executive), and Thomas Clozel (co-founder of OWKIN). Employees are already running multiple agents to draft research, ship code, and handle day-to-day operations. The moment those read more
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Inside Lithuania’s effort to build founders from the classroom
Across Europe, education systems are under pressure to keep pace with rapid technological change. Countries are experimenting with new approaches, with Estonia introducing artificial intelligence into classrooms, while Lithuania is placing students directly into startup environments. At the centre of this shift is MVP (Moksleivių vienaragių paieška, or “Student Unicorn Hunt”), a prime-time national TV read more
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Xoople raises $130M Series B to build Earth’s system of record
Xoople, the data infrastructure company building a global system of record for physical change on Earth, has closed a $130 million Series B round. The round included investors such as Nazca Capital, MCH, CDTI (Government of Spain), Buenavista Equity Partners, and Endeavor Catalyst, bringing the company’s total funding to $225 million. Founded in 2019, Xoople read more
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Kestra raises $25M Series A to build the enterprise orchestration standard
Kestra has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by RTP Global, with continued participation from Alven, ISAI, and Axeleo. The round brings the company’s total funding to $36 million. Kestra develops an open-source orchestration platform designed to unify data pipelines, AI workflows, infrastructure automation, and business processes within a single control read more
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Riplo raises £2.3M to build an AI operating system for consulting
Riplo, a London-based company developing an agentic operating system for consulting, has raised £2.3 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Blue Lion Capital, the founders of QuantumBlack, and a group of angel investors from the technology and professional services sectors. Riplo is building a platform designed to read more
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Qumulo launches Cork hub to build the backbone of AI-scale data
Today data storage and cloud infrastructure company Qumulo announced the official launch of its European Software R&D hub in Cork. Through this strategic expansion, Qumulo will create 50 highly skilled R&D positions in the coming three years to solve the major challenges for data management at enormous scale and scope for global business. Information, derived read more
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EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare
French defencetech EGIDE has raised an €8 million seed round. The round was co-led by Expeditions, Eurazeo, and Heartcore Capital, with participation from Galion.exe and Kima Ventures. Founded in 2025 by former MBDA aerospace and defence engineers Simon Calonne and Florian Audigier, EGIDE was created to address the rapidly growing threat posed by cheap mass-produced read more
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Sybilion secures $4.2M to build AI platform for industrial markets
Sybilion has closed a $4.2 million seed funding round to develop what it describes as a decision platform designed to help industrial companies respond earlier to market changes and manage margin exposure in volatile conditions. The round was co-led by Venturefriends and Semapa Next and follows the company’s $600,000 pre-seed round, announced a few months read more
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Mental health startup Bliss raises $270K to build culturally intelligent AI for therapy
Originally founded in Albania and headquartered in Finland, mental health startup Bliss has raised $270,000 in angel funding led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC, and Plug and Play to develop AI infrastructure designed to support culturally aware therapy services. The round combines angel investment and non-dilutive grants and represents the first Albanian-Finnish startup investment read more
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finperks raises $4M pre-seed to build prepaid payments infrastructure
Berlin-based finperks has closed a $4 million pre-seed funding round led by Motive Partners and seed+speed Ventures. The company is developing API infrastructure for the global prepaid market, including gift cards, eCash, and prepaid cards, a sector projected to reach $4.24 trillion by 2035. Demand for digital rewards, cashback, and employee benefits continues to grow, read more
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Saltz raises €20M to build global chef-supplier marketplace
Saltz, a digital marketplace for the food supply industry, has raised €20 million in Series A funding. The round included investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Inovo, Lifeline Ventures, and Change Ventures, along with participation from Mantas Mikuckas (founder of Vinted), Miki Kuusi (founder of Wolt), several Shopify executives, and other 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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Onetag acquires Aryel to build a new programmatic ad exchange
Onetag, a global programmatic ad exchange and smart curation platform, announced the acquisition of Aryel, an Italian adtech company focused on immersive and interactive advertising experiences. As advertisers place greater scrutiny on the ROI of their ad spend while seeking simpler workflows and clearer performance signals, the limitations of fragmented buying models and undifferentiated read more
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Founders House launches in Helsinki for Finland tech
Founders House has officially launched in Helsinki, bringing a highly successful Swedish “founder factory” to Finland. Founders House Helsinki is a highly selective workspace and community for Finland’s most ambitious startup founders. The launch follows the success of Founders House Stockholm, which has become a cornerstone of the Swedish technology ecosystem and a launchpad read more
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Alpa lands $3.5M to build financial platform for hospitality
London-based Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) and Jerome Tafani (former Burger King France CEO and McDonald’s Europe CFO), who has joined the board. Hospitality remains one read more
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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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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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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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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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