European startups log fresh funding across AI, robotics, energy and health
European venture funding activity remained broad-based in the week of Jan. 26–30, with capital flowing to AI, robotics, energy transition, healthtech and compliance software. Deal sizes ranged from sub-€100,000 pre-seed cheques to nine-figure growth rounds, highlighting both continued early-stage experimentation and investors’ willingness to back scale-ups with clearer commercial traction.
Among the largest rounds tracked, Germany’s industrial robotics player RobCo raised €100 million, Sweden’s marketing data platform Funnel secured €67.1 million, and the UK delivered several substantial raises including engineered cell-therapy developer Tenpoint Therapeutics (€71 million), property legal-tech firm Orbital Witness (€50.3 million), and energy-cost optimisation platform tem. (€46.3 million). The week’s spread also underscored a recurring theme: startups positioning AI not only as a product feature, but as infrastructure for operations, compliance, and workflow automation.
France: AI for real estate and operations, plus industrial decarbonisation
France recorded a mix of climate, automation and financial infrastructure deals. Paris-based GoCanopy raised €2.1 million to apply AI-driven insights to real estate investing, while Paris-based Twin secured €8.4 million for automated tools that handle repetitive internal operations such as onboarding staff across systems. Paris also saw Radiant raise €2 million to develop a solar thermal solution aimed at replacing fossil-fuel heat in heavy industry.
On the financial and industrial side, Paris-based Dowgo closed €1.6 million to build a blockchain-based investment platform for financing impact-driven private market assets. Meanwhile, Paris-based Recupere Metals obtained €5 million to scale recycled copper wire manufacturing using a proprietary process designed to produce high-performance conductors.
Outside the capital, Toulouse-based Aviwell raised €11 million to develop natural animal health solutions focused on livestock performance, nutrition and longer-term food security—an area drawing increased attention as investors track resilience in agricultural supply chains.
Germany: Compliance SaaS, hospital workflow digitisation, and robotics
Germany’s deal flow was led by manufacturing automation and enterprise software. Munich-based RobCo topped the week with a €100 million raise to design and deploy modular AI-driven robotic automation systems for industrial manufacturing. The round stands out as a signal that investors continue to fund hardware-heavy plays when the addressable market and deployment pathway are clear.
Healthcare operations also featured prominently. Berlin-based Recare obtained €37 million for a SaaS platform that digitises and streamlines hospital discharge and patient transfer processes—an operational bottleneck across many European health systems. In the compliance segment, Berlin-based heyData raised €13.8 million to build a comprehensive compliance SaaS offering for SMBs combining legal expertise with technology.
Climate and energy-related rounds included Erkrath-based Co-reactive (€6.5 million) for turning captured CO2 into carbon-negative building materials through continuous mineralisation, and Stuttgart-based Metergrid (€10 million) for software addressing decentralised energy system challenges. Munich-based SEAL Robotics added €1.7 million to automate container logistics tasks at ports and terminals, while Martinsried-based Twogee Biotech raised €2.2 million for enzyme discovery and custom mixtures to degrade agricultural residues.
Nordics and Benelux: data platforms, construction workflows, batteries
In Sweden, Stockholm-based Funnel raised €67.1 million to expand software that helps marketers automate data collection for reporting and analysis. The country also saw a cluster of AI-enabled workflow tools: Malmö-based Paraglide AI raised €4.2 million to automate financial inbox management, Stockholm-based Brickanta obtained €6.7 million to automate construction documents and project workflows, and Stockholm-based Dentio secured €1.9 million for an AI-powered administrative assistant for dentists. In medtech, Lund-based MedVasc raised €2.2 million for a catheter system designed to enable pain-free and precise local anaesthesia.
The Netherlands posted rounds spanning data, energy and supply chain decarbonisation. Amsterdam-based Dealroom.co landed €5.8 million to continue growing its startup and high-growth company data platform. Leiden-based LeydenJar Technologies secured €7.8 million to develop pure silicon anodes for higher energy-density batteries, while Amstelveen-based Proba raised €1.3 million to simplify supply chain decarbonisation via tradable carbon certificates. Amsterdam-based Lucend obtained €2.7 million for an AI-based roof-to-room optimisation solution for data centres.
UK, Spain and Poland: big health and property rounds, plus AI everywhere
The United Kingdom delivered several of the week’s largest financings. Camborne-based Tenpoint Therapeutics closed €71 million to develop engineered cell-based therapies aimed at restoring vision. London-based Orbital Witness raised €50.3 million to provide legal due diligence and risk assessment for property transactions, while London-based Automata obtained €38 million for workflow automation in life sciences. In fintech and payments, London-based Sokin secured €38 million for multi-currency accounts and cross-border payments, and London-based Raylo raised €23 million to expand consumer device leasing.
Energy and sustainability also featured: London-based tem. landed €46.3 million to help businesses cut energy costs while supporting renewable generators, and Manchester-based Modern Milkman raised €11.53 million for return-and-reuse grocery delivery. Smaller rounds included London-based Flowla (€2.1 million) for an AI-powered deal room, Pallma AI (€1.3 million) for securing AI agents across their lifecycle, and Bleap (€5 million) for crypto buying and payments.
Spain’s funding included Barcelona-based Salicru (€2.5 million) for energy optimisation and protection of equipment affected by electrical supply issues, Madrid-based STAMP (€4 million) for digital tax-free services for travellers, and Madrid-based TetraxAI (€1.2 million) to accelerate and improve safety in building energy transition infrastructure. Poland added robotics and forecasting: Warsaw-based Nomagic closed €8.4 million for pick-and-place robotics in fulfilment, and Rainbow Weather landed €4.6 million for AI-driven rapid weather forecasts.
What this week’s rounds suggest
Across markets, investors continued to back startups using AI to automate work that is repetitive, regulated or operationally complex—compliance, hospital logistics, marketing data pipelines and construction documentation. At the same time, the largest cheques skewed toward scale-ready platforms in industrial automation, energy optimisation and specialised healthcare, suggesting that while early-stage experimentation persists, capital is concentrating where deployment and revenue pathways are more visible.
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