Tag: raises

  • Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices

    Finnish IoT cybersecurity companyTest of Things has raised €1.2 million in Pre-Seed funding. When a company builds a connected device — whether it’s a smart lock, a hospital monitor, or a piece of factory equipment — it has to make sure that device is secure before selling it. However, cybersecurity testing and compliance documentation are read more

    Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices
  • Semarion raises $3.8M to scale cell assay technology

    Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out from the Cavendish Laboratory, has raised $3.8 million in funding to support the expansion of its cell-based screening technology. The round was led by Parkwalk, with participation from The FSE Group, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Oxford Innovation Finance, Found Capital, Cambridge Capital Group, and Start Codon. This round follows the read more

    Semarion raises .8M to scale cell assay technology
  • 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

    Kestra raises M Series A to build the enterprise orchestration standard
  • 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

    Riplo raises £2.3M to build an AI operating system for consulting
  • Standing Ovation raises €30M to scale precision fermentation dairy proteins globally

    French precision fermentation company Standing Ovation has announced a €30 million Series B financing round, including €25 million in equity, led jointly by the Ecotechnologies 2 fund — managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of the France 2030 initiative — and Crédit Mutuel Innovation. The round includes its existing investors read more

    Standing Ovation raises €30M to scale precision fermentation dairy proteins globally
  • 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
  • German deeplify raises €2M to modernise infrastructure inspections

    German industrial AI startup deeplify has announced the successful closing of a €2 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by D11Z Ventures, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, EWOR, and a group of strategic business angels. The investment will support the company’s mission to modernise how critical infrastructure is inspected and managed. The company read more

    German deeplify raises €2M to modernise infrastructure inspections
  • miros raises €1.1M to bring on-demand workpods to public spaces

    miros, a Lausanne-based startup founded in 2023 and spun outof the EPFL ecosystem, announced the closing of a €1.1 million (CHF 1 million) Pre-Seed funding round from various business angels. miros is building a network of connected workpods to bring privacy, calm and comfort into public and semi-public spaces. Through its hardware and software platform, read more

    miros raises €1.1M to bring on-demand workpods to public spaces
  • Allday Goods raises £765K to scale its cult, recycled-plastic knife brand

    We don’t get many press pitches about consumer brands these days, so when I heard about a kitchen knife company that had raised VC funding, my interest was piqued. Allday Goods is an East London-based kitchenware brand crafting colourful, chef-quality knives. Ex-chef Hugo Worsley started making knives using recycled plastic and a toastie maker in read more

    Allday Goods raises £765K to scale its cult, recycled-plastic knife brand
  • Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B financing led by Cipio Partners

    Giraffe360, an AI-powered real estate marketing technology company, has closed a $10 million Series B funding round led by Cipio Partners. Existing investors, including Founders Fund, which led the company’s Series A, as well as Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures, and Change Ventures, also participated in the round. Giraffe360 is focused on transforming how real estate read more

    Giraffe360 raises M Series B financing led by Cipio Partners
  • Granola raises $125M at $1.5BN valuation

    Granola, the AI note-taking app, has bagged a $125m funding round, elevating its valuation to $1.5bn, hitting unicorn status, it announced today. The funding round was led by Index Ventures, withparticipation from Kleiner Perkins withexisting investors Lightspeed, Spark and Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross also contributing to the Series C round. The latest funding round read more

    Granola raises 5M at .5BN valuation
  • Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises $3.9M to automate global supply chains

    Mandel AI has raised $3.9 million Seed funding to build coordination for global supply chains. The startup has developed an AI supply chain coordinator that helps manufacturers manage supplier coordination, detect disruptions, and automate procurement, replacing the spreadsheets and email chains that still run most industrial supply chains today. The platform sits on top of read more

    Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises .9M to automate global supply chains
  • Entrix raises €43M as contracted battery storage portfolio reaches 3GW

    Battery optimisation company Entrix today announced two critical milestones. It has raised €43 million in funding and reached 3 GW / 8.5 GWh of contracted battery storage capacity. Of the contracted portfolio, 2 GW will be live and operational during 2026. Entrix operates a large and growing portfolio of battery storage systems across Europe, with read more

    Entrix raises €43M as contracted battery storage portfolio reaches 3GW
  • Origin raises $30M Series A+ to improve global benefits efficiency

    Origin, an AI-native platform focused on managing global employee benefits, has raised $30 million in a Series A+ funding round, bringing its total funding to over $50 million within the past year. The round was led by Notion Capital, with participation from Felix Capital, Acadian Ventures and existing investors, alongside additional growth financing from HSBC read more

    Origin raises M Series A+ to improve global benefits efficiency
  • Climatetech platform Zevero raises $7M amid growing global demand for carbon data

    Zevero, a carbon management platform, has secured $7 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $14 million. The round includes participation from Spiral Capital, Gazelle Capital, and Deep 30, and follows a period of rapid growth. The company provides an AI-driven platform that helps businesses measure, manage, and derive value from emissions read more

    Climatetech platform Zevero raises M amid growing global demand for carbon data
  • Agents for finance startup Zalos raises $3.6M to transform finance departments

    A startup looking to ease the manual workload of finance teams through deploying AI agentshas raised $3.6m in a seed funding round. The funding round in the London and San Francisco-basedZalos was led by Swiss VC 14Peaks Capital. Other investors include Cohen Circle, Harry Stebbings’ 20VC and several angels, including Ian Sutherland, the CTO of read more

    Agents for finance startup Zalos raises .6M to transform finance departments
  • Credo Ventures raises $88M Fund 5 to double down on pre-seed in CEE and its global diaspora

    Today, Credo Ventures announces Credo Stage 5, a $88 million fund that continues the firm’s mission to be the first backer of the most ambitious CEE founders globally, both in the CEE region and in diaspora communities. Credo Ventures is a Prague and Krakow-based venture capital firm founded in 2010, investing in exceptional founders from read more

    Credo Ventures raises M Fund 5 to double down on pre-seed in CEE and its global diaspora
  • Interloom raises $16.5M to develop enterprise memory for AI agents

    Interloom, an enterprise operations platform that captures expert knowledge and converts it into a persistent memory layer for AI agents, has closed a $16.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by DN Capital, with participation from Bek Ventures and existing investor Air Street Capital. The company addresses a key limitation in enterprise AI read more

    Interloom raises .5M to develop enterprise memory for AI agents
  • 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

    EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare
  • Nathan Benaich's Air Street raises $232M Fund III, becoming Europe’s largest solo GP venture firm

    Air Street Capital, founded by Nathan Benaich, has raised $232M for Fund III — making it the largest solo GP venture fund in Europe. The fund invests in AI-first companies in North America and Europe. The firm will lead early-stage rounds with cheques ranging from $500,000 to $15 million, alongside select growth investments of up read more

    Nathan Benaich's Air Street raises 2M Fund III, becoming Europe’s largest solo GP venture firm