Tag: Growth

  • £100M boost for UK healthtech as British Business Bank backs Apposite growth fund

    The British Business Bank has agreed to make a £100 million commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, a fund investing to support the growth of health technology companies, primarily in the UK. This will be the British Business Bank’s largest fund commitment to date and is the Bank’s first commitment to Apposite Capital, a specialist read more

    £100M boost for UK healthtech as British Business Bank backs Apposite growth fund
  • TeiaCare raises €7M to accelerate growth and internationalisation

    Italian-based TeiaCare has raised €7 million in a funding round led by P101 SGR. The round also included participation from existing shareholders and new healthcare-focused investors, including Spanish family offices Namarel and Inderhabs. Founded in 2018 by Guido Magrin and Luca Iozzia, TeiaCare develops care-monitoring solutions for residential healthcare facilities such as nursing homes, rehabilitation read more

    TeiaCare raises €7M to accelerate growth and internationalisation
  • Qover raises $12M from CIBC as it celebrates 10 years of embedded insurance growth

    Insurtech Qover today marks its 10th anniversary with a significant milestone: the extension of a $12 million growth capital facility from CIBC Innovation Banking, bringing total funding raised since inception to over $100 million. Founded in 2016 by Quentin Colmant and Jean-Charles Velge, Qover set out to make insurance simple, transparent, and accessible across borders read more

    Qover raises M from CIBC as it celebrates 10 years of embedded insurance growth
  • IQM secures €50M to accelerate global growth

    Finland-based quantum computing startup IQM Quantum Computers has secured a €50 million financing package from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The funding is intended to support the company’s continued growth and strengthen its position in the global quantum computing market. The facility was secured ahead of IQM’s previously announced plans to become the first read more

    IQM secures €50M to accelerate global growth
  • SOUS secures €4M to develop AI growth tools for restaurants

    Amsterdam-based SOUS, an AI-powered growth platform for independent food and beverage businesses, has raised €4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Seed +Speed Ventures, with participation from existing investor PeakBridge, alongside āltitude, Gekko Capital, and a group of experienced angel investors. As restaurant discovery increasingly shifts to digital channels, many operators face read more

    SOUS secures €4M to develop AI growth tools for restaurants
  • Private Messages Reveal Lead Up to Canceled Anti-ICE Show at North Texas Uni, Art Market Edges Back to Growth: Morning Links for March 12, 2026

    To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines SORRY, NOT SORRY. Newly revealed text messages and emails shed more light on what happened before University of North Texas (UNT) leaders decided to cancel an anti-ICE exhibition by Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez. Adam Schrader reports for Urgent Matter that the communications, obtained through read more

    Private Messages Reveal Lead Up to Canceled Anti-ICE Show at North Texas Uni, Art Market Edges Back to Growth: Morning Links for March 12, 2026
  • After Two Years of Decline, the Art Market Edges Back to Growth, Says 2026 Art Basel UBS Report

    The global art market clawed its way back to modest growth in 2025, reaching an estimated$59.6 billion in sales, according to the latestArt Basel and UBS Art Market Report, by economist Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics. The total represents a4 percent increase from the previous year, breaking a two-year slide in sales—though the market still read more

    After Two Years of Decline, the Art Market Edges Back to Growth, Says 2026 Art Basel UBS Report
  • Estonia leads Europe in fintech growth as Wallester becomes the sector’s fastest-growing company

    The Financial Times and Statista have unveiled the 10th edition of the FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies, confirming Estonia’s position as a powerhouse for financial innovation. Leading the national charge for the second consecutive year is Tallinn-based fintech Wallester, which has surged into the Top 40 of the overall European ranking. Securing the 38th position read more

    Estonia leads Europe in fintech growth as Wallester becomes the sector’s fastest-growing company
  • EIC Scaling Club companies double peer funding growth with 66% increase

    A recent report reveals that in the past 14-20 months, EIC Scaling Club members have achieved an average funding growth of 66.66 per cent. That is more than double the control group, which saw just 26 per cent growth in the same time period, according to the EIC Scaling Club Impact Report. Supporting Europe’s most read more

    EIC Scaling Club companies double peer funding growth with 66% increase
  • China cuts growth target to between 4.5 and 5%

    China has set a growth target for GDP this year of between 4.5 and 5 per cent, the lowest range in decades, and maintained a higher fiscal deficit as leaders warned of growing “difficulties and challenges” in the economy. Announcing national economic targets for 2026, China’s Premier Li Qiang also said on Thursday that defence read more

  • From energy transition to deeptech growth: the Swedish tech ecosystem

    In 2025, European tech investment reached €72 billion, making it the second-strongest year of the past three. Sweden raised €4.1 billion, ranking fifth among European countries by total funding. Investment in Sweden was concentrated in capital-intensive sectors, with a limited number of large transactions accounting for a significant share of total funding. Hardware and energy read more

    From energy transition to deeptech growth: the Swedish tech ecosystem
  • Leuven-based AI running analysis platform Runeasi raises €1M for global growth

    Runeasi, a KU Leuven spin-off focused on running and movement analysis, has raised €1 million in a new investment round. The round was led by Smarter Ventures, with participation from existing investors Freshmen Fund, Gemma Frisius Fund, the company’s founders, and angel investor Sean Gourley. Runeasi enables physiotherapists, coaches, and speciality running stores to carry read more

    Leuven-based AI running analysis platform Runeasi raises €1M for global growth
  • Tourism growth through investment and visa reforms

    Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa is strengthening its tourism growth strategy through investment promotion, improved air connectivity and visa reforms, as the country deepens engagement with key Asian markets. De Lille was speaking in Singapore this week during a visit that included engagements with the Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore’s Minister of National read more

    Tourism growth through investment and visa reforms
  • 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

    Soldera’s 70x growth story: building the Stripe for renewable energy
  • Skene raises €800k to accelerate software growth via AI agents

    Helsinki-based product growth automation platform Skene has closed a €800,000 pre-seed round led by Superhero Capital, with participation from NVIDIA executives. As AI accelerates the pace of software development, a widening gap has emerged between building products and achieving commercial success. Many startups struggle to reach market fit, while a significant portion of SaaS tools read more

    Skene raises €800k to accelerate software growth via AI agents
  • 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

    Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy
  • ViCentra secures an additional $13M to accelerate growth and advance next-gen insulin system

    Dutch-based medical device company ViCentra, which commercialises the Kaleido insulin patch pump system, has raised an additional $13 million as part of its Series D financing, bringing the total round to $98 million. The funding includes new capital from ROM Utrecht Region and a consortium of Dutch investors, including Venturing Tech, alongside increased support from read more

    ViCentra secures an additional M to accelerate growth and advance next-gen insulin system
  • Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Picked Coinbase Global (COIN) Citing Diverse Growth Signals

    Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more

    Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Picked Coinbase Global (COIN) Citing Diverse Growth Signals
  • Visa (V) Fell Due to Slowing Growth Concerns

    Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more

    Visa (V) Fell Due to Slowing Growth Concerns
  • Here’s How an Underweight Exposure to Tesla (TSLA) Impacted Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Strategy

    Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more

    Here’s How an Underweight Exposure to Tesla (TSLA) Impacted Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Strategy