Basis becomes a unicorn with $100M round Basis, an AI-for-accounting startup, has raised $100 million in a new funding round that values the company at $1.15 billion, according to Bloomberg. The round was led by Accel and included participation from…

Tewke secures £1.5 million in second round Tewke, a London-based company focused on improving how households monitor and manage energy use, has raised £1.5 million in its second funding round, the company said. The fresh capital marks another step for…

A structurally different fundraising environment The capital environment heading into 2026 is shaping up to be meaningfully different from the growth-at-all-costs era that defined much of the last decade. Across Europe and beyond, founders are encountering a market where investors…

The Bland Company secures €2.5M to scale egg alternatives The Bland Company has raised €2.5 million to develop and scale proteins made from plant side streams that can replace eggs in applications such as baking and condiments. The funding underscores…

Cybersecurity moves from IT task to board mandate As the cyber threat group Scattered Spider (also tracked as UNC3944) escalated attacks on major retailers in the UK and US, the message for smaller companies became unavoidable: sophisticated intrusions are not…

FYLD lands $41M Series B to expand AI tools for frontline work FYLD, a London-based, female-founded startup building AI software for large-scale infrastructure delivery, has raised $41 million in a Series B round to scale its “frontline intelligence” platform globally.…

ICONIQ invests $10M in Grotto AI ICONIQ has committed $10 million to Grotto AI, a startup focused on using artificial intelligence to streamline leasing and rental transactions, according to a report published February 19, 2026. The investment underscores continued investor…

Modjo targets product-led scale for its growth collective Alexy Joven, a growth advisor known for work across blockchain, artificial intelligence and emerging technology, says his firm Modjo is preparing to shift from predominantly services-led delivery to a proprietary software platform…

Pasqal seeks €200M to accelerate neutral-atom quantum computing Pasqal, a French quantum computing startup, is reportedly in talks to raise €200 million in fresh funding in a deal that would value the company at more than $1 billion before the…

happyhotel secures €6.5M Series A to scale its hotel AI happyhotel, a European revenue management platform for independent hotels, has raised €6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Reimann Investors. Existing backers Start-up BW Innovation Fund (managed…

Rizon secures $2M to expand global U.S. dollar banking Delaware-based fintech Rizon has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding as demand accelerates for borderless access to U.S. dollar banking. The round was led by Market One Capital, a Poland-based venture…

SurrealDB lands $23M to tackle enterprise AI “memory” gaps SurrealDB, a UK-based database startup, has raised $23 million as it positions its technology as a way to give AI agents stronger, longer-lasting “memory” when operating inside large organisations. As enterprise…

Klaris secures $1M to automate medtech regulatory work London-based AI startup Klaris has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Meridian Health Ventures, an NHS-backed investor, as the company targets one of medtech’s biggest bottlenecks: regulatory documentation. The funding…

Tozaro closes €6.9 million round to scale Smart Polymer platform Tozaro, a Bedford-based biotech developing polymer tools to reduce the cost of manufacturing cell and gene therapies, has raised €6.9 million (£6 million) in new funding. The round was led…

Intuos secures €720k to expand AviationTech platform Rome-based AviationTech startup Intuos has raised €720,000 to accelerate development and international rollout of its integrated platform for aircraft fleet operators. The round follows the company’s expansion across Europe and South Africa and…

OOVIE Studios lands pre-seed backing for “Music Interactive Movies” OOVIE Studios, a Lugano-based MusicTech and entertainment startup, has raised €164,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance its “Music Interactive Movies” concept—interactive films designed to evolve in real time alongside…

Intuos secures €720K to digitise general aviation operations Italian aviation tech startup Intuos has raised €720,000 to bring modern, data-driven fleet management and safety monitoring to flight schools and small aircraft operators—an aviation segment founders say still relies on fragmented,…

Tozaro raises £6M to scale viral vector manufacturing platform Tozaro, a Bedfordshire-based biotech focused on improving the manufacturing economics of gene and cell therapies, has secured £6 million ($8.2 million) in fresh funding to scale its platform and pursue new…

Xyall lands €7.6M to expand automated pathology workflow Xyall, an Eindhoven-based MedTech startup focused on automating tissue dissection for molecular pathology, has raised €7.6 million to support a global rollout of its laboratory solutions. The round was led by Capricorn…

Nul secures seed round to scale alcohol reduction platform Nul, a UK-based HealthTech startup focused on supported alcohol reduction, has raised nearly €840,000 (about $1 million) in seed funding to accelerate its UK rollout, expand its team, and prepare for…

ScyAI secures fresh funding in Zurich Zurich-based PropTech startup ScyAI has closed a €2 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of its AI-powered risk intelligence solution, the company said. The financing is expected to support product build-out and early…

Europe’s weekly startup funding snapshot HomeCLUBWeekly published its latest Europe-wide funding round-up covering deals tracked between Feb. 09–13, 2026. The digest, presented as a members-only article, compiles venture financing activity across major startup hubs including France, Germany and the UK,…

Simile lands $100M to model human choices with AI agents Simile, a Stanford-linked artificial intelligence startup building simulations to predict human behavior, has raised $100 million in new funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Bain…

Didero lands $30M to automate procurement with AI agents Didero, a startup building AI agent-driven software for enterprise procurement teams, has raised $30 million in early-stage funding to accelerate product development and expand go-to-market efforts. The Series A round was…

Blockbrain secures €17.5 million to scale enterprise AI agents Blockbrain, a Stuttgart-based GenAI agent platform focused on capturing and operationalising enterprise knowledge, has raised €17.5 million in Series A funding. The company said the capital will be used to strengthen…

Electric Twin lands €12 million for global expansion London-based Electric Twin, an AI platform that builds “synthetic audiences” to model how people think and behave, has raised €12 million to accelerate international growth and deepen product development. The financing includes…

Anterior lands fresh capital to expand health-plan AI Anterior, a clinician-led artificial intelligence platform designed for U.S. health plans, has raised $40 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $64 million. The round included continued support from…

Lassie secures fresh capital to scale across Europe Lassie, a Stockholm-based prevention-first pet InsurTech, has raised €63.1 million (about $75 million) in a Series C funding round as it looks to accelerate European expansion and invest further in AI-driven claims…

Bootstrapping’s promise meets cash-flow reality For many early-stage founders, bootstrapping—building a company with personal savings and early customer revenue—offers control and independence from outside investors. But the model also exposes startups to a recurring threat: expenses arrive on schedule while…

Overmind lands €2.3 million seed round for AI agent supervision London-based startup Overmind, which is building a supervision and security layer for autonomous “agentic” AI systems, has raised a €2.3 million (£2 million) seed round to expand engineering, accelerate product…

Deep Space Energy secures €930k to advance radioisotope power Deep Space Energy, a Riga-based SpaceTech startup, has raised a total of €930,000 to develop and commercialise a next-generation radioisotope power generator designed to bolster Europe’s space and defence autonomy and…

Sable Bio secures seed funding to tackle drug target safety Sable Bio, a London-based AI drug safety startup, said it has raised €3.2 million in seed funding to scale its platform and grow its team in the UK capital. The…

Allonic lands record Hungarian pre-seed to industrialise robot-body manufacturing Budapest-based robotics startup Allonic has raised €6 million ($7.2 million) in pre-seed funding to industrialise a manufacturing platform designed to produce complex, compliant robotic bodies with far less manual assembly. The…

DentalMonitoring lands €84 million for global expansion Paris-based HealthTech startup DentalMonitoring has raised a combined €84 million (about $100 million) to accelerate international expansion and further develop its AI-powered remote orthodontic monitoring platform. The financing includes participation from new investors…

Move To Happiness secures €1 million to expand AI-driven HR platform Antwerp-based HRTech startup Move To Happiness has closed a €1 million funding round to accelerate development of its Human Performance platform, an AI-driven system designed to connect employee functioning—such…

Solaya lands $2M pre-seed to scale phone-to-3D modeling French startup Solaya has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered mobile app that converts smartphone video into ready-to-use 3D assets. The round was led by New York-based Betaworks,…

Nanomox secures £2.4M seed round London-based Imperial College spinout Nanomox has raised £2.4 million in seed funding, combining equity and grants, to scale a materials platform that can both manufacture advanced metal oxides and recover valuable metals from industrial waste.…

xWatts secures £1.6M seed round to scale automated energy optimisation xWatts, a London-based intelligent energy management platform, has raised £1.6 million in seed funding to accelerate product development and expand across Europe. The round was led by Cambridge Enterprise Ventures,…

EU-Startups Summit 2026 confirms new speaker Kaspar Korjus, co-founder and CEO of Pactum, has been added to the speaker line-up for the EU-Startups Summit 2026, scheduled for May 7–8. Organizers announced the update as part of the event’s ongoing programme…

BALO targets safer, smarter dog meetups in Vienna Alion Çaçi, founder and CEO of Vienna-based pet-tech startup BALO, is seeking €300,000 in angel funding to launch what he describes as a “Tinder for dogs” — a swipe-based app designed to…

From portfolio management to AI copilots ani.tech, a UK fintech startup led by former portfolio manager Samantha McBride, is aiming to modernize how wealth managers run day-to-day operations by replacing spreadsheet-centric processes with AI “teammates.” In an interview highlighted as…

European funding activity remains concentrated in AI, FinTech and risk tools HomeCLUBWeekly published its latest members-only European startup funding round-up, tracking deals announced across the region between Feb. 2–6, 2026. The weekly digest points to continued investor appetite for AI-enabled…

Fundamental raises $255M and debuts NEXUS San Francisco-based startup Fundamental, founded by former DeepMind researchers, has raised $255 million and publicly launched NEXUS, a model built to predict outcomes from enterprise tabular data such as spreadsheets and structured databases. The…

Fibr AI lands $7.5M to make websites adapt in real time Fibr AI, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to build what it calls the Agentic Web—a model where every URL functions as an intelligent,…

Goodfire lands $150M Series B to make AI less of a black box San Francisco-based AI research lab Goodfire has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round, valuing the company at $1.25 billion. The round was led by…

Chiral closes €10 million Seed round Chiral, a Swiss nanotechnology startup developing manufacturing tools for next-generation semiconductors and quantum hardware, has raised a €10 million ($12 million) Seed financing round to scale wafer-level production of post-silicon chips based on nanomaterials.…

Capalo AI lands €11 million Series A to expand grid-flexibility software Capalo AI, a Helsinki-based sustainable technology company, has raised an €11 million Series A round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered virtual power plant (VPP) across Europe and…

Uplift360 closes €7.4 million Seed round Bristol-based advanced materials startup Uplift360 has secured €7.4 million in Seed funding to scale its chemical regeneration technology for high-value composite materials used across aerospace, defence and industrial manufacturing. The round was led by…

Italy’s startup scene spreads beyond Milan as funding accelerates Italy’s reputation for design, manufacturing and industrial engineering is increasingly being matched by a new cohort of technology-led entrepreneurs. From Milan—still the country’s primary startup hub—to emerging clusters in Liguria and…

Uplift360 lands €7.4M seed to scale composite regeneration UK/Luxembourg startup Uplift360 has raised an oversubscribed €7.4 million seed round to accelerate the regeneration of high-value composite materials across Europe. The financing was led by Extantia, with participation from the NATO…

Enshift secures €18.5 million Series A in Zug Zug-based CleanTech company Enshift has raised €18.5 million (CHF 17 million) in a Series A funding round, a milestone that underscores growing investor appetite for technologies that accelerate the energy transition. The…

Final call for early-stage founders as Feb. 8 deadline nears Applications close on 8 February for what organizers describe as one of Europe’s most competitive opportunities for early-stage founders, marking a last chance for startups to secure a place in…

Founders move fast, but legal foundations often lag In a startup’s earliest days, founders typically pour their time into building the product, refining design, raising capital, and landing the first customers. Those priorities are understandable: momentum is oxygen for a…

Bound lands €20.7 million to take automated FX hedging into the EU Bound, a London-based foreign exchange (FX) risk management platform, has raised a €20.7 million ($24.5 million) Series A round as it prepares to pursue regulatory authorisation in the…

Denmark has long been associated with high living standards, dependable public infrastructure and sustainability-led urban planning. Those same strengths—digital public services, talent attraction and a culture of long-term thinking—are increasingly visible in the country’s startup economy as a new generation…

Gardia lands €8.5M Series A to scale senior safety tech Gardia, a Germany-based healthtech startup building an AI-powered emergency wristband for older adults, has raised €8.5 million in Series A funding to expand across the DACH region and move into…

Lunar Energy secures $232M to expand batteries and virtual power plants Lunar Energy, a California-based company building home battery systems and software for grid-scale coordination, has raised $232 million across two funding rounds as utilities and consumers look for more…

BCAS secures €30 million debt round to scale barrier-free education finance BCAS, a Madrid-based EdTech startup focused on flexible education financing, has closed a new €30 million debt round led exclusively by Spanish neobank MyInvestor. The company said the fresh…

SlateVC, a Paris-based venture capital firm focused on the climate transition, has raised a €132 million first close for its inaugural growth fund targeting European B2B companies in energy transition and circularity. The firm said the close was backed by…

Axiology secures €5 million Seed round to scale tokenised capital markets Vilnius-based capital markets infrastructure provider Axiology has raised €5 million in Seed funding to expand a regulated platform designed to support the full lifecycle of tokenised securities under the…

QT Sense secures fresh capital to push quantum sensing into everyday lab use QT Sense, a Groningen-based BioTech startup working at the intersection of quantum physics and life sciences, has raised €4 million to accelerate development of Quantum Nuova, its…

Kindred lands $125M to expand home-swapping platform San Francisco-based home-swapping startup Kindred has raised $125 million in new funding as the company bets that swapping primary residences can become a mainstream alternative to hotels and short-term rentals. The round includes…

Runeasi secures €1M to accelerate international growth Belgian healthtech startup Runeasi, a KU Leuven spinout focused on AI-driven movement analysis, has raised €1 million in fresh funding to scale its platform globally. The round was led by Smarter Ventures, with…

BioInnovation Institute wins up to €25 million for new scaling push The Novo Nordisk Foundation has allocated up to €25 million in funding to Copenhagen-based BioInnovation Institute (BII) to establish a new initiative aimed at one of the toughest bottlenecks…

Sparxell secures €4.2 million to commercialise structural colour Sparxell, a University of Cambridge spin-out developing bioinspired colour technology, has raised €4.2 million (about $5 million) in pre-Series A funding as it moves from pilots to commercial-scale manufacturing. The round was…

Pasito lands $21M Series A to modernize benefits operations Pasito, a Y Combinator alum building automation software for the insurance and employee benefits industry, has raised $21 million in Series A funding as it aims to replace spreadsheet-heavy workflows with…

Derapi secures $7M to streamline connections between devices and grid programs Derapi, a San Francisco-based startup building connectivity software for distributed energy resources, has raised $7 million in seed funding to expand its team and accelerate development of a platform…

Alaffia lands $55M to automate health plan claims operations Alaffia, a healthtech company building agentic AI for health plan claims operations, has raised a $55 million Series B funding round led by Transformation Capital. The round also included continued backing…

Veremark lands €22 million Series B to expand workplace trust platform London-based workplace trust company Veremark has raised €22 million (about $26 million) in Series B funding as it accelerates product development and international expansion for its AI-enabled background screening…

Greece’s startup scene gains momentum heading into 2026 Greece is steadily strengthening its reputation as a startup hub in Southeastern Europe, propelled by a more active venture capital market, a growing pool of technical talent, and founders increasingly building products…

Hublo secures €40 million reinvestment led by Revaia Hublo, a Paris-based provider of workforce management software for healthcare institutions, has secured a €40 million reinvestment vehicle backed by growth investor Revaia. The transaction is designed to extend Revaia’s support beyond…

Linq lands $20M to power AI assistants inside everyday texting US-based startup Linq has raised $20 million in a Series A round as it pivots to help AI assistants operate directly inside mainstream messaging channels such as iMessage, RCS, and…

Avalanche Energy lands $29M to expand compact fusion efforts Avalanche Energy, a Seattle-based fusion startup, has raised $29 million in new financing as it works toward a compact fusion system capable of producing net energy. The round was led by…

Shotling closes oversubscribed pre-seed round Shotling, a Danish DefenseTech startup focused on short-range counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS), has closed a pre-seed financing round totaling €700,000, exceeding its initial €500,000 target. The company says the capital will support development of its…

Lateral raises £2.5M to target UK’s growing over-60s market London-based startup Lateral has raised £2.5 million in seed funding to build insurance and guidance products for people over 60, a demographic the company says is increasingly underserved by traditional insurers…

Additive Drives lands €25 million to scale high-efficiency electric motors Dresden-based Additive Drives, a manufacturer of high-performance electric motor technology that combines additive and conventional production, has raised more than €25 million in new financing. The round includes a significant…

Flowwow executive joins EU-Startups Summit 2026 speaker line-up Ekaterina Gorbacheva, Global Expansion Director at Flowwow, is set to speak at the EU-Startups Summit 2026, taking place May 7–8 in Malta. Organisers said her session will focus on the challenges of…

Bits secures €12 million to scale automation in financial crime compliance Bits, a Stockholm-based provider of compliance and onboarding infrastructure for regulated fintechs and banks, has raised €12 million in Series A funding to deepen automation across financial crime workflows…

Arbor closes $6.3M seed round to turn frontline talk into enterprise intelligence Arbor, a startup building AI-powered interviews for operational and revenue insights, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding as businesses look for faster ways to understand what is…

From Series A momentum to Series B structure For many founders, Series A is supposed to be a slingshot: capital, velocity and a clearer path to product-market fit. In practice, it can feel more like a centrifuge—teams expand, decisions multiply…

Mos Health secures pre-seed backing to launch AI-driven preventive care in the U.S. Mos Health, a Polish-American startup developing an AI-powered preventive health and wellness platform, has raised nearly €920,000 (about $1.1 million) in a pre-seed round. The company said…

Spain’s startup ecosystem enters 2026 with new momentum Spain is emerging as one of Southern Europe’s most active technology hubs, buoyed by a broader investor base, a growing talent pool, and founders building with international markets in mind. While Barcelona…

WealthAi raises €837k to bring AI-native workflows to wealth management London-based FinTech WealthAi, which positions itself as an AI-driven operating system for wealth managers, private banks and family offices, has closed a €837,000 (about $1 million) pre-seed funding round. The…

Propy lands $100M credit facility to scale AI-powered home closings Propy, a Miami-based proptech company focused on automating real estate closings, has secured a $100 million credit facility to expand its AI-driven title and escrow operations and accelerate acquisitions across…

Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based battery recycling and energy storage company founded by former Tesla executive JB Straubel, has completed the final close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total raised in the round to $425 million. The company…

Lucend secures €2.7 million to expand data-centre optimisation to the U.S. Amsterdam-based Lucend, a Dutch startup focused on software-led optimisation for data-centre operations, has raised €2.7 million ($3.3 million) in seed funding as it prepares to expand into the United…

HomeCooks lands €1.6m to scale UK supermarket rollout HomeCooks, a London-based meal-prep marketplace that sells home-cooked dishes made by independent chefs, has raised €1.6 million (£1.4 million) to accelerate its retail expansion and grow its footprint across the UK. The…

Dealroom secures fresh capital for international push Dealroom, an Amsterdam-based data platform focused on startups, high-growth companies, venture capital and technology ecosystems, has raised €5.8 million (about $7 million) to accelerate international expansion. The company said the new funding will…

daphni reaches final close for Daphni Blue at €260 million Paris-based venture capital firm daphni has reached the final closing of its latest vehicle, Daphni Blue, at €260 million, exceeding its initial target and completing the raise in under nine…

MedVasc secures €2.2 million as it advances Solutio toward U.S. clearance Sweden’s Lund-based medical device company MedVasc has raised €2.2 million in new funding as it works toward U.S. market entry for its anesthesia catheter, Solutio. The financing was completed…

Dragonfly AI secures €5.7 million to expand neuroscience-led creative testing Dragonfly AI, a London-based company building predictive tools to test advertising and brand creative before it goes live, has raised €5.7 million (about £5 million) to accelerate product development and…

Slice secures $25M to scale AI-driven global equity infrastructure Tel Aviv-based Slice, a fintech and HR tech company focused on cross-border employee equity management, has raised a $25 million Series A round to expand its AI-native platform for equity compliance…

Carbonaide secures €3.7 million to expand carbon-negative concrete Carbonaide, a Finnish climate-tech startup developing technology to permanently store carbon dioxide in concrete, has raised €3.7 million in fresh funding to scale operations and accelerate product development. The company says the…

Nomagic secures €8.3 million Series B extension Nomagic, a Warsaw-based warehouse robotics company building general-purpose Physical AI for logistics operations, announced a €8.3 million ($10 million) Series B extension to speed up commercial expansion in the United States. The round…

Innovation Award 2026 launches with focus on visibility and market access The Innovation Award 2026, a startup initiative founded three years ago by Winfried Vogt and Christina Paap, is positioning itself as a growth platform for early-stage companies seeking visibility,…

Europe’s edtech funding climbs, but the bar rises Europe’s learning technology sector has reached roughly €1.5B in funding, a milestone that signals sustained interest in digital education across the region. Yet despite the headline number, founders and early-stage teams report…

Carbonaide secures fresh capital to expand CO₂-cured concrete Finnish startup Carbonaide has raised €3.7 million to scale a manufacturing process that permanently stores carbon dioxide inside concrete—an approach the company says can turn a traditionally emissions-heavy material into a carbon-negative…

Evaro lands €21m Series A to expand embedded NHS-licensed services Evaro, a Norwich-based digital healthcare platform that provides NHS-licensed, embedded prescription and care services, has raised €21 million (about $25 million) in a Series A funding round as it looks…

European Investment Bank lends €20 million to SamanTree Medical SamanTree Medical, a Liège-based MedTech startup focused on intraoperative imaging, has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate development and commercialization of its Histolog Scanner,…

Finland’s next wave of innovation draws investor focus Finland is entering 2026 with renewed momentum in its startup ecosystem, powered by a long-standing engineering culture, research-driven universities, and close cooperation between industry and the public sector. The country’s innovation engine…

Startups are being pushed beyond check-the-box privacy Startups are facing growing pressure to demonstrate that user data is protected not just on paper, but in practice. A new wave of privacy thinking argues that traditional compliance audits—while still important—are increasingly…

The Footprint Firm reaches final close on €76M venture fund Copenhagen-based The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of its first venture vehicle, Footprint Fund I, bringing the fund to €76 million. The firm said the fund is designed…

Voxelo secures €346k to accelerate 3D and AI platform Manchester-based startup Voxelo has raised €346,000 (around £300,000) in the first close of its pre-seed funding round, as it works to bring what it describes as a faster and more accessible…

Voxelo secures £300K pre-seed first close in Manchester Manchester startup Voxelo has raised a £300,000 pre-seed “first close” to develop an AI-powered 3D and augmented reality (AR) product studio that generates interactive product assets from short videos. The round is…

Orbital lands €50 million to expand real estate legal AI Orbital, a London-based LegalTech company building an AI platform for real estate law, has raised a €50 million ($60 million) Series B funding round to accelerate growth in the US…

EU-Startups Summit opens applications for 2026 Pitch Competition finals The EU-Startups Summit has opened applications for its 2026 Pitch Competition, inviting Europe’s early-stage founders to compete for a prize package valued at more than €622,000. The finals will take place…

Altek AI closes €423k pre-seed to expand autonomous hotel communications Altek AI, an Oslo-based hospitality technology startup, has raised €423,000 (about $500,000) in a pre-seed funding round to expand its autonomous guest communication platform for hotels across the Nordics and…

LiveKit becomes a unicorn after $100M raise LiveKit, a startup building infrastructure for real-time voice and video applications and “agentic” AI experiences, has raised $100 million in a funding round valuing the company at $1 billion. The round was led…

Nila Cares targets cross-border eldercare gaps for diaspora families Nila Cares, a care coordination startup focused on helping diaspora families arrange reliable eldercare in their home countries, has raised $2.4 million in a pre-seed round after a seven-week fundraising sprint,…

Helin, a Dutch industrial edge intelligence scaleup based in Rijswijk, has secured a €10 million growth investment to expand internationally and accelerate development of its edge computing and analytics platform. The round was led by Amsterdam-based investment firm FORWARD.one, alongside…

Agileday lands €6.4M Series A to expand AI operating system for professional services Agileday, an Espoo-based technology company developing an AI operating platform for professional services firms, has raised €6.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate international expansion and…

Agileday secures €6.4M Series A to scale AI-first platform for professional services Agileday, a Helsinki-based software company building an AI-driven operating system for professional services firms, has raised €6.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate international expansion and deepen…

Octarine Bio raises €5 million to scale sustainable pigments Octarine Bio, a Copenhagen-based biotech developing sustainable pigments through precision fermentation, has raised an additional €5 million in a Series A extension to accelerate industrial validation and commercial rollout of its…

Estonia’s next startup wave is taking shape Estonia has spent the past decade building a reputation that far exceeds its size: a digital-first state with e-government services, the e-Residency programme, and global breakout companies such as Skype and Wise. Now,…

Mews lands $300M Series D at $2.5B valuation Mews, a Czech-founded hospitality technology company building a cloud platform for hotel operations, has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth. The financing values the company…

Mission debuts after Demium rebrand, launches €35M pre-seed fund Madrid-based talent investment firm Demium has rebranded as Mission and unveiled a new venture fund targeting €35 million to invest in Spain’s earliest-stage startups. The vehicle will focus on pre-seed rounds,…

Shield Space secures £2m to accelerate autonomous satellite defence Shield Space, a UK defence technology startup focused on protecting satellites from interference and attack, has raised £2 million in new funding to expand its team, move into new facilities in…

ErVimmune secures first close of €17 million Series A ErVimmune, a Lyon-based biotech developing cancer vaccines and cell therapies aimed at so-called “cold tumors”—cancers that typically do not respond to today’s immunotherapies—has announced the first closing of a €17 million…

Preply closes €127 million Series D to scale AI-assisted tutoring Preply, the US- and Spain-based language learning marketplace, said it has raised €127 million in a Series D funding round as it accelerates investment in AI, data infrastructure, and international…

Finst secures €8 million to scale across Europe Finst, an Amsterdam-based regulated cryptocurrency platform, has raised €8 million in a Series A round to fund its expansion into additional European markets and accelerate product development. The financing was led by…

AI agents surge as investors back specialised enterprise startups AI agents have become one of the fastest-scaling software categories heading into 2026, as businesses look for automation that goes beyond chatbots and into end-to-end execution. The global market for agentic…

Zipline surpasses 2 million deliveries and secures $600 million Zipline, a U.S.-based autonomous delivery company, has crossed two million commercial drone deliveries and raised more than $600 million in fresh funding, valuing the company at $7.6 billion. The round includes…

Cloover secures €1.04B in capital commitments to scale embedded energy finance Cloover, a Berlin-based climate FinTech positioning itself as the “Shopify of energy,” said it has secured a combined €1.04 billion in capital commitments to accelerate household energy independence across…

SWISSto12 secures €73 million to accelerate HummingSat development SWISSto12, a Lausanne-based aerospace manufacturer of satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, said it has secured €73 million in financial support from European Space Agency member states to advance its compact…

Global Startup Awards confirms date for 11th Grand Finale Global Startup Awards has announced that its 11th Edition Grand Finale will take place on the evening of May 7, 2026, marking the latest milestone for the international startup recognition program.…

Legato raises $7M seed to bring AI “vibe” app building to SaaS Tel Aviv-based startup Legato has raised a $7 million seed round led by S Capital VC, as the company positions itself to make custom business app creation faster…

British Business Bank backs IQ Capital with £50M commitment The British Business Bank has committed £50 million to IQ Capital Fund V, a move aimed at increasing the flow of growth capital to UK deep-tech startups working in areas including…

Vanagon Ventures raises €20 million to back Europe’s earliest DeepTech bets Munich-based venture capital firm Vanagon Ventures has announced the final close of its €20 million Fund I, aimed at financing Europe’s pre-Seed DeepTech and AI startups building business-to-business products.…

BRUM closes €5 million round led by Italian Founders Fund BRUM, a Milan-based EdTech startup aiming to modernize Italy’s driver’s license and driving-school ecosystem, has raised €5 million in new funding to accelerate its national expansion. The round was led…

Dripl closes €4 million round to scale smart refill points Dripl, a Brussels-based startup building smart water dispensers for workplaces, has raised €4 million to expand across Europe, increase manufacturing capacity and accelerate adoption of its refill-based alternative to bottled…

ElevenLabs in talks to raise fresh capital at up to $11B valuation ElevenLabs, the London-founded AI voice company, is reportedly in discussions to raise a new round of funding that could value the business at as much as $11 billion.…

Elyos AI secures Series A to scale AI agents for field services Elyos AI, a London-based startup developing AI agents for trades and field services businesses, has raised €11.1 million (about $13 million) in a Series A round to speed…

one.five closes €14M Series A to tackle packaging R&D waste Hamburg-based startup one.five has raised €14 million in Series A funding as it targets a costly problem in the packaging industry: innovation that fails before it ever reaches the market.…

A personal health scare sparks a new oral-care brand A startup founded by a former radio presenter has raised €2 million (about £1.8 million) to expand production and accelerate growth for its gut-friendly toothpaste, a product created after the founder…

Incentifi raises phase-one pre-seed funding Incentifi, a London-based workplace rewards startup focused on employee well-being, has secured €174,000 (about £150,000) in phase-one pre-seed funding as it prepares to launch a pilot of its product. The company positions itself at the…

The end of easy money reshapes startup playbooks The era of unrestricted capital is over, and startup leaders are adjusting to a market where profitability increasingly defines credibility. After years in which abundant funding rewarded rapid expansion and user growth,…

Ahead Health secures €5.1 million to expand in Europe Ahead Health, a Zurich-based preventive healthcare company, said it has raised €5.1 million (about $6 million) in new funding as it looks to scale its services across Europe. The company did…

Bricks.sh secures €1.6 million to expand AI-native internal tool building Italian startup Bricks.sh, which is developing an AI-native platform for building internal tools, has raised €1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round. The company said the financing will be used…

Wasabi Technologies lands $70M to expand no-egress cloud storage Wasabi Technologies, a Boston-based cloud storage provider, has raised $70 million at a $1.8 billion valuation as it looks to scale its “no-egress” Hot Cloud Storage platform for data-intensive AI workloads.…

Verna secures $4M to operationalize biodiversity for business London-based climate and nature-tech startup Verna has raised $4 million in fresh funding to help companies move from biodiversity disclosure to measurable, AI-assisted action. The round was led by NAP and Übermorgen,…

Ex Nunc Intelligence announces oversubscribed pre-seed Ex Nunc Intelligence, a Lausanne-based developer of the LegalTech platform Silex, said it has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round. The company disclosed the close on Tuesday, positioning the funding as a milestone intended…

Ex Nunc Intelligence closes $2.15M pre-seed to launch Silex Ex Nunc Intelligence has raised $2.15 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round to build Silex, a legal-focused artificial intelligence platform designed to provide source-grounded answers while maintaining full confidentiality, the company…

Bulgaria’s startup ecosystem shows steady momentum Over the past few years, Bulgaria has modestly strengthened its standing as a rising startup destination in Southeast Europe, according to a review of recent developments in the local innovation scene. While the country…

Vivanta closes €2.5 million seed round in Berlin Berlin-based PropTech startup Vivanta has successfully completed its Seed financing round, raising €2.5 million to support the development of what it describes as a “new generation of property” technology. The company said…

Spore.Bio raises fresh capital to scale AI microbiology testing Paris-based biotech startup Spore.Bio announced today that it has secured a multi-million-dollar funding round to accelerate development and deployment of its AI-based microbiology testing technology. The company positions its platform as…

Annual spotlight returns to Europe’s startup scene It is once again that time of year when the annual series dedicated to Europe’s emerging startup ecosystem returns, aiming to identify and highlight some of the most promising young companies across the…

Swap lands $100M Series C to tackle fragmented global e-commerce operations Swap, a startup building an operating system for cross-border e-commerce operations, has raised $100 million in a Series C round co-led by DST Global and ICONIQ. The financing comes…

ShanX Medtech closes oversubscribed seed round and wins EU contract ShanX Medtech, a female-led Dutch MedTech startup based in Eindhoven, has secured a total of €24 million in financing to accelerate development and validation of its in-vitro diagnostic platform designed…

Biographica secures €8 million to accelerate climate-resilient crops London-based AgTech startup Biographica has raised €8 million (£7 million) to speed the development of climate-resilient, higher-yield and more nutritious crop varieties, as rising temperatures, extreme weather and resource constraints intensify global…

Vitrealab lands oversubscribed $11M Series A Vitrealab, a European photonics startup focused on augmented reality display hardware, has raised an oversubscribed $11 million Series A to accelerate the development and industrialisation of its Quantum Light Chip (QLC). The round was…

The Netherlands’ startup engine hits scale in 2025 The Dutch startup ecosystem is entering 2026 with fresh momentum after a year that showcased its ability to produce both deep research-led innovation and fast-scaling digital platforms. Across the largest disclosed rounds…

West Co secures reported $29M seed round for Tangle West Co, a new social media startup co-founded by Biz Stone and led by Evan Sharp, has raised a reported $29 million in new funding as it develops an invite-only app…

Mercor positions itself as a $10B middleman in AI’s data rush Mercor, a three-year-old startup that has surged to a reported $10 billion valuation, is building a business around a simple premise: the next wave of AI progress depends less…

Arya.ag lands $81 million as volatility tests farm economics Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company that combines near-farm storage with credit and market access for farmers, has raised an $81 million all-equity Series D round led by GEF Capital Partners. The…

Dropout status is resurfacing as a startup credential The mythology of the college dropout founder has long been embedded in Silicon Valley lore, fueled by iconic examples such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg. Yet research on entrepreneurship…

Fizz bets Gen Z wants “real life,” not a highlight reel Fizz, a fast-growing social app built around hyperlocal college communities, is leaning into a provocative thesis: Gen Z is increasingly exhausted by the pressure to curate a public persona…

Fizz founder Teddy Solomon outlines a new social playbook for Gen Z Fizz founder Teddy Solomon joined the Equity podcast to discuss what he sees as a turning point in how Gen Z wants to interact online—less public performance, more…

Aidoptation secures €20 million to accelerate industrial scale-up Aidoptation, a Belgian-American startup, has raised an additional €20 million in financing as it looks to accelerate the development and industrialisation of its advanced technology, the company said. The new capital is…

Deep tech fundraising is shifting from proof to belief In deep tech, founders often assume the path to capital is straightforward: show the data, publish the results, and let the numbers speak. But in today’s fundraising environment—where long timelines, technical…

Fundraising begins before the pitch deck For many founders, the start of a funding round feels like a single, definable moment: the day they finalize a pitch deck, compile a target investor list, and begin sending emails. But in practice,…

India’s startup deal count falls as investors back fewer bets Startup funding rounds in India fell sharply in 2025, reflecting a market where investors are increasingly concentrating capital into fewer companies. The shift signals a more selective funding environment, with…

Reface raises €15.2 million to scale user acquisition Reface, a Kyiv-based startup building AI-powered tools for content creation, has secured €15.2 million (about $18 million) in non-dilutive financing earmarked for user acquisition. The funding provides growth capital without issuing new…

Filtrabit lands €2 million commitment ahead of new round Filtrabit, an Oulu-based CleanTech company, has secured a €2 million funding commitment from Ajanta Innovations 2 Ky for its upcoming financing round, the company said. The commitment signals early investor backing…

Mosa Meat secures €15 million for regulatory push Mosa Meat, a Maastricht-based cultivated meat company, has raised an additional €15 million in funding as it prepares for the next phase of regulatory market approvals. The new capital is expected to…

ScrubMarine raises €849k to scale subsea inspection tech ScrubMarine, a UK-based startup building subsea robotics and data systems for inspection and maintenance, has closed a €849,000 (about $1 million) pre-seed funding round, the company said. The fresh capital is expected…

Those Vegan Cowboys secures €6.25 million to scale cow-free dairy R&D Those Vegan Cowboys, a Ghent-based FoodTech startup, has raised €6.25 million in its first funding round, the company announced. The fresh capital will be used to accelerate research and…

Meatable winds down after funding efforts fall short Delft-based cultivated meat startup Meatable is shutting down operations after failing to secure additional financing, according to a statement released by Agronomics, one of the company’s key shareholders. The London-based venture investor…

Aisti lands €20 million EIB venture debt to expand production Jyväskylä-based materials startup Aisti has secured a €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the scale-up of its bio-based, noise-reducing acoustic ceiling tiles. The financing will…

Resolve AI raises Series A with $1B headline valuation Resolve AI, a startup building what it describes as an autonomous site reliability engineer (SRE) that can maintain software systems with minimal human intervention, has raised a Series A round led…

Nodu raises €1.25 million to bring stablecoins into traditional finance Nodu, a London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup focused on making digital assets function more smoothly inside traditional financial systems, has closed a €1.25 million pre-seed funding round. The company said the…

Liom raises €13.9M to push needle-free glucose monitoring Liom, a Swiss health-tech startup developing a calibration-free, needle-free glucose monitoring wearable, has raised €13.9 million to extend its Series A round to €40.8 million. The company says the additional capital will…

Lovable lands $330M Series B as AI app-building surges Lovable, a Swedish AI platform that converts text prompts into production-ready applications, has raised $330 million in a Series B round at a $6.6 billion valuation. The financing was led by…

Moss Fashion opens in Laleli under the leadership of Adem Ozen. The brand aims to increase textile exports to Russia and Europe with local production. Istanbul‘s historic Laleli district, recognized globally as a central hub for textile commerce, has witnessed…

Paris startup Kotcha, co-founded by Eliud Kipchoge, has raised €3.5 million in pre-seed funding to advance its innovative plans in the running sector.

Calm/Storm Ventures announces a new €30 million fund aimed at supporting early-stage healthtech startups with innovative solutions and diverse teams.

Proximus Global introduces Konera, a new API platform for fintech, enhancing connectivity for developers and enterprises at Global Fintech Fest 2025.

dHealth Intelligence launches a groundbreaking AI platform for healthcare management, streamlining patient data while ensuring privacy and security.

Stockholm-based Hubert has secured €2.5M in a seed funding round. The investment, led by Spintop Ventures, will boost its AI-driven hiring platform. The recruitment technology company Hubert, which specializes in AI-driven solutions for high-volume hiring, has successfully closed a €2.5…

London-based LogisticsTech startup Synkka has raised a pre-Seed round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered workforce and reduce parcel delivery costs. Strategic backing from industry insiders Synkka, founded in 2024, confirmed the completion of an oversubscribed pre-Seed investment led…