Tag: Support

  • Optalysys raises £23M to support photonic computing development

    Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the UK government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). Optalysys is developing a photonic computing approach that integrates data movement and processing on a single chip, combining silicon photonics read more

    Optalysys raises £23M to support photonic computing development
  • MyDello receives €3.1M to support international expansion

    Tallinn-based logistics startup MyDello has raised €3.1 million in a funding round led by Icelandic venture capital firm Frumtak Ventures, with participation from existing investor Finnish early-stage venture capital firm Superhero Capital. Frumtak Ventures general partner Andri Heiðar Kristinsson and Jevgeni Kabanov, President of urban mobility company Bolt and a previous investor in MyDello, have read more

    MyDello receives €3.1M to support international expansion
  • Sprouty raises $550k to expand its AI-based parenting support app

    Sprouty, an AI-powered parenting assistant, has raised $550,000 in a seed round from AltaIR Capital to accelerate growth, expand into new markets, and advance its mission of providing parents with reliable, empathetic support from birth to age two. Parenting stress is a widespread issue, and parental burnout has been documented in many countries. Recent studies read more

    Sprouty raises 0k to expand its AI-based parenting support app
  • betacluster Ventures launches new early-stage fund to support AI-driven innovation

    betacluster Ventures has launched betacluster Poland.One, a new early-stage fund under the PFR Starter program. With a target capitalisation of €19 million (PLN 81.25 million), the fund will invest in technology startups primarily from Poland that are developing solutions for the Smart Data Economy, where intelligent data systems, AI and automation transform how industries operate, read more

    betacluster Ventures launches new early-stage fund to support AI-driven innovation
  • AI customer support agent startup GetVocal raises $26M

    A Paris-headquartered startupwhich develops AI agents for businesses to use in customer supporthas raised $26m and says it’s working with big-name brands such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom. The Series A funding round in GetVocal was led by Creandum, the Nordic VC firm, with participation from Austrian VC Speedinvest and Elaia, the French deeptech VC. read more

    AI customer support agent startup GetVocal raises M
  • Ten Percent of National Endowment for the Humanities Budget Will Support Two Grantees

    The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant funds appear to have been put towards supporting two awards at nearly 10 percent of the agency’s annual $207 million budget, the New York Times reported. The Trump administration previously canceled the NEH grants that had been approved under the former Biden administration, laid off the majority read more

    Ten Percent of National Endowment for the Humanities Budget Will Support Two Grantees