Lassie Achieves Significant Funding Milestone In a significant boost for its growth and development, Lassie, a promising startup in the tech space, has successfully raised $35 million in a Series A funding round. This round was spearheaded by the prominent…
INXM’s Funding Round Success INXM, a promising startup, has announced that it has raised a significant €5.7 million in pre-seed funding. This funding round was led by Cherry Ventures, a well-known venture capital firm, which is recognized for its focus…
Atheni Raises £350K in Funding In a significant boost for female entrepreneurship, Atheni, a startup focused on innovative solutions, has successfully raised £350,000 in funding. This round of investment was backed by prominent angel investors, including renowned entrepreneur Alex Chesterman…
Latest Developments in Tech Funding The tech industry continues to buzz with activity as significant funding rounds and innovative startups emerge across Europe and the US. From AI-driven initiatives to the rising prominence of defense tech, the landscape is evolving…
Fresha Achieves Unicorn Status with Significant Investment Fresha, a prominent beauty and wellness platform, has secured an impressive $80 million investment from global investment firm KKR, propelling its valuation to over $1 billion. This milestone marks Fresha as the latest…
Introduction In today’s fast-paced business landscape, startups are no longer confined to local hiring practices. With the rise of remote work and international talent pools, the need for effective Employer of Record (EOR) services has never been greater. This article…
Pivot Secures $40 Million in Series B Funding Pivot, a Paris-based startup, has successfully raised $40 million in a Series B funding round aimed at transforming the traditional procurement landscape through artificial intelligence (AI). The funding was co-led by Forestay…
RemotePass Achieves Profitability and Funding Milestone RemotePass, a startup revolutionizing international hiring and payroll services, has successfully raised $17.4 million in a Series B funding round led by EBRD Venture Capital. Founded in 2021 by Kamal Reggad and Karim Nadi,…
CRACI Secures Funding to Tackle Software Compliance Challenges CRACI, a Helsinki-based startup, has successfully raised €1.4 million in pre-seed funding, led by Lifeline Ventures, known for backing successful companies like Wolt and Supercell. This funding comes as the startup gears…
NEX Health Intelligence’s Innovative Approach to Healthcare In a significant advancement for healthcare technology, NEX Health Intelligence, a London-based startup, has successfully secured €1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Brighteye Ventures. This funding will empower the company…
Invertix’s Innovative Approach to Renewable Energy Management Invertix, a promising cleantech startup based in Munich, has successfully raised €1.7 million in pre-seed funding, led by Vireo Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from the Italian Founders Fund and angel…
Calibre’s Innovative AI Solution In a significant development for the certification industry, London-based startup Calibre has successfully raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding. The investment comes from Vicus Ventures and CIV, and aims to deploy AI agents to transform how…
Cosmico’s Strategic Growth Through Acquisition Cosmico, an Italian startup headquartered in Milan, has successfully raised €12 million in a Series B funding round led by P101 SGR, with ongoing support from Prana Ventures. This funding will bolster its strategy of…
Hungary’s New Political Landscape Hungary is on the brink of a significant political transformation that could reshape its economic landscape. With new leadership emerging, the country stands to gain crucial support from the European Union, potentially unlocking millions in funding…
Funding Boost for Mantle8’s Hydrogen Exploration French natural hydrogen startup Mantle8 has successfully raised €31 million in Series A funding, elevating its total funding to €37 million. The investment round was spearheaded by Sandwater, with notable participation from Breakthrough Energy…
European Startup Ecosystem Sees Growing LP Involvement As the European startup ecosystem matures, limited partners (LPs) are increasingly seeking opportunities to secure a larger stake in successful companies. This trend marks a significant shift in how LPs engage with the…
LemFi’s Ambitious Growth Strategy LemFi, a fintech application catering to immigrants and global citizens, is set to raise an additional €30 million in its Series B funding round. This significant investment, as reported by Tech Funding News, is expected to…
Ciridae’s Ambitious Vision for AI Integration In a significant leap towards operational transformation, Ciridae has successfully raised $20 million in seed funding, spearheaded by Accel with contributions from Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Sunflower Capital, and Backcountry Ventures. Founded in 2025…
Grand Games Raises $70 Million to Expand Hybrid Casual Gaming Grand Games, a Turkish mobile gaming startup, has successfully raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Balderton Capital. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding…
Kalshi’s Impressive Growth in the Prediction Market Sector Kalshi, a pioneering U.S.-regulated prediction market exchange, has successfully completed a Series F funding round, raising an impressive $1 billion at a valuation of $22 billion. This significant investment was led by…
Lime’s Ambitious IPO Plans Lime, the micromobility company backed by Uber, has officially filed for an IPO on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LIME. The filing, submitted by its parent company Neutron Holdings, shows that Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are…
Emerging Trends in Gaming Startups As we approach 2026, the gaming industry is witnessing a surge in startups that are poised to make a significant impact on the global market. With a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), mobile gaming, and…
CodeWords Raises $9M in Seed Funding to Transform Workflow Automation London-based CodeWords, an innovative startup dedicated to making AI accessible for non-coders, has successfully raised $9 million in a seed funding round. This investment was led by Visionaries, with additional…
Founders Fund Sets New Record Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has announced the successful closing of its fourth growth-stage investment vehicle, raising a remarkable $6 billion. This unprecedented amount aims to target highly concentrated bets on late-stage artificial intelligence (AI) and…
Funding Boost for Munich Startup In a significant development for the public transport sector, Munich-based startup Mobility Signage has successfully raised €1.8 million in funding. The investment comes from notable investors HTGF and 2bX, aiming to revolutionize how aging public…
ENVIOTECH’s Innovative Approach to Energy Efficiency In a significant boost for sustainable urban development, Frankfurt startup ENVIOTECH has successfully raised €1 million in pre-seed funding. This investment comes from notable backers, including industry veteran Jürgen Fitschen, who is committed to…
Earlybird Ventures Expands Investment Reach Earlybird Venture Capital, a prominent player in European venture funding, has successfully closed its largest fund to date, amassing an impressive €360 million. This substantial capital will be directed towards emerging sectors such as artificial…
BMW i Ventures Expands Investment Horizons BMW i Ventures has officially launched its third fund, a significant $300 million initiative aimed at supporting early-stage startups in the fields of physical artificial intelligence, robotics, and industrial software. This strategic move marks…
KOMPAS VC’s Significant Fundraising Milestone Copenhagen-based KOMPAS VC has successfully reached a final close of €160 million for its second fund, marking a significant milestone in its mission to support innovative startups in the fields of industrial artificial intelligence, robotics,…
Tapaya’s Ambitious Goal In an exciting development for the payments industry, Tapaya, a startup based in Prague, has successfully raised €1 million in pre-seed funding. This funding round was led by notable investors Passion Capital and Depo Ventures, marking a…
Investment Overview Blackbird, a prominent venture capital firm, has announced its leadership in a significant funding round for London-based startup Marloo, securing a total of $10 million. This investment aims to equip financial advisers with innovative AI solutions that alleviate…
Equity for All: A New Trend in European Startups In a notable shift, more European startups are embracing the idea of offering equity to all employees, aiming to foster a sense of ownership and commitment among their teams. This trend…
Tennessee Startup Aims for Safer Communication A Tennessee-based startup has successfully closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round aimed at developing a safer messaging application tailored specifically for children. This innovative initiative has garnered attention after its inception was inspired…
Solidroad’s Ambitious Move in Quality Assurance Solidroad, a promising startup in the technology sector, has successfully raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. This significant investment comes from notable backers, including Y Combinator and First Round Capital, who…
Synera’s Ambitious Funding Round In a significant boost for the tech landscape, Synera, a German startup focused on automating complex engineering workflows, has successfully raised €35 million in a Series B funding round. This financing was led by the venture…
Convelio closes Series C as it becomes Phillips’ lead logistics partner Convelio, a Paris-founded fine art logistics company, has raised a Series C round as it expands its role in the global auction ecosystem and accelerates development of its software…
Ralio closes pre-seed round to build safer AI payments London-based fintech startup Ralio has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop infrastructure designed to make AI agentic payments safer and more controllable. The company, founded in 2025, is positioning…
Engramme seeks major funding to build “AI that never forgets” Engramme, a memory-focused artificial intelligence startup founded by Harvard neuroscientist Gabriel Kreiman, is seeking to raise about $100 million at a valuation that could reach $1 billion, according to Bloomberg.…
Flashpass lands $4.1M seed to scale state-led reskilling Flashpass, a workforce development startup focused on helping state governments retrain workers displaced by AI, has raised a $4.1 million seed round led by J2 Ventures. Additional backers include Seven Stars Ventures,…
AfterQuery lands $30M to scale expert data for AI labs AfterQuery, a San Francisco-based startup focused on turning human expertise into AI-ready training data, has raised $30 million in a Series A round at a $300 million valuation. The financing…
Hermeus hits unicorn status on new funding Hermeus, an Atlanta-founded and Los Angeles-headquartered defense startup developing high-speed unmanned aircraft, has raised $350 million in a Series C round that values the company at $1 billion. The company says the fresh…
Handhold secures €3M to scale AI agent-led sales Estonian startup Handhold has raised €3 million to expand its product aimed at selling complex B2B software to large numbers of small and mid-sized businesses. The round drew notable support from Bolt…
Conxai targets construction’s manual bottlenecks Conxai, a startup building an agentic AI platform for the construction sector, is positioning its technology as a way to modernise manual, paper-heavy workflows across an industry estimated at $13 trillion. Investor backing The company…
Covalo secures €3.5M seed extension Zurich-based Covalo has raised a €3.5 million seed extension to address one of the personal care industry’s most persistent operational headaches: fragmented ingredient data spread across suppliers, formats, and compliance regimes. The company says its…
Connectome closes $2M pre-seed round Zurich-based neurotechnology startup Connectome has raised a $2 million pre-seed financing round led by Redstone, the company said. The funding will support development of a platform designed to continuously track brain decline and identify early…
Audicin secures €1.6M to expand recovery platform Finnish neurotech startup Audicin has raised €1.6 million to scale its psychoacoustic recovery platform, aiming to broaden distribution across wearables and third-party applications. The round was backed by Petteri Lahtela, co-founder of Oura,…
Pickmybrain pushes personalised AI for expert monetisation Pickmybrain, a platform that helps professionals turn their expertise into paid digital products, is expanding its pitch around personalised artificial intelligence models built from creators’ own content. The company says it now works…
Midas secures $50M to accelerate tokenised assets Berlin-based tokenised-asset platform Midas has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by RRE and Creandum, as the company pushes to broaden adoption of on-chain financial products and expand into…
EnerVenue raises $300M Series B extension EnerVenue has raised a $300 million Series B extension as it scales production and deployment of its non-lithium, aqueous metal-hydrogen energy storage systems. The company is positioning the technology as a safer, infrastructure-grade option…
Pre-seed funding secured Enkei has closed a pre-seed financing round at a €3 million valuation, marking an early milestone for the company as it moves to formalize its next stage of growth. The company did not disclose the size of…
Standing Ovation lands €30M Series B Paris-based biotech Standing Ovation has raised €30 million (about $34.2 million) in a Series B financing round led by Bpifrance under the France 2030 initiative. The round also included participation from Danone Ventures and…
deeplify secures €2 million pre-seed round German industrial AI startup deeplify has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of its platform for applying industrial AI in real-world production environments. The round was backed by D11Z Ventures, EWOR,…
Nature Robots secures fresh seed capital Nature Robots, a deeptech AI startup founded in 2022 in Osnabrück, Germany, has raised €4 million in seed funding, the company said. The financing marks an early milestone for the young venture as it…
Scalvy closes $13.9 million Series A Austin-based Scalvy has raised $13.9 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Silicon Badia, the company announced. The new financing signals strong investor demand for the startup’s next phase of growth,…
Arkadia Space wins major EIC backing Arkadia Space, a Spanish space technology startup, has secured €14.5 million through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, marking a significant funding milestone for the company and Europe’s growing in-space services sector. The EIC…
SOUS closes €4 million seed round Amsterdam-based SOUS, an AI-powered growth platform built for independent food and beverage operators, has raised €4 million in seed funding, the company said. The financing is expected to support product development and expansion efforts…
Mountly debuts in the French Alps Mountly, a new food-delivery startup, has launched operations in Chamonix and across parts of the French Alps, backed by €600,000 in funding. The company is positioning itself as a solution for alpine communities where…
EPIC Microsystems exits stealth with new funding EPIC Microsystems has emerged from stealth mode and announced it has secured $21 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round, a milestone that typically reflects heightened investor interest and competitive demand for…
Foreverland closes €6M round Foreverland, a Milan-based startup developing chocolate made without cocoa, has raised €6 million in new funding to scale its cocoa-free chocolate alternative. The round was backed by Maia Ventures and Kost Capital, according to the company.…
Unitree Robotics seeks public listing in Shanghai Unitree Robotics, a Chinese robotics startup known for its quadruped robots and humanoid prototypes, has applied for an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, according to the company’s filing. The listing…
Arc Boat Company raises fresh capital Arc Boat Company, an electric-boat manufacturer focused on electrifying recreational boating, has closed a $50 million Series C financing round. The company said the round included participation from Eclipse, a16z, Menlo Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital,…
Cleavr secures €1M seed round French fintech Cleavr has raised €1 million in funding to expand its AI-driven cash-collection platform, targeting one of France’s most persistent corporate pain points: unpaid invoices. The round was backed by Kima Ventures and a…
Multiply emerges from stealth with $9.5M for AI-native B2B ads San Francisco-based startup Multiply has raised $9.5 million in funding to tackle what it calls “decaying ads”—the common drop-off in performance many B2B campaigns experience soon after launch as messaging…
Turquoise Health lands $40M Series C to unify healthcare pricing Turquoise Health, a U.S. healthtech company focused on making healthcare prices and payments more transparent, has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Oak HC Andreessen…
Rubi lands fresh capital and major offtake commitments Rubi, a carbon-to-materials startup founded in 2021, has raised $7.5 million in new funding and signed multi-year offtake term sheets valued at over $60 million with leading fashion brands and manufacturers. The…
Frore Systems lands $143M to scale liquid cooling for AI data centers Frore Systems, a San Jose-based startup building liquid cooling technology for high-performance AI hardware, has raised $143 million in fresh funding at a reported $1.64 billion valuation, according…
First Concepts closes oversubscribed pre-seed First Concepts, an AI and creativity-focused startup founded by a former Amazon product marketing leader, has raised an oversubscribed $1 million pre-seed round. The financing was led by Arāya Ventures, giving the young company early…
Webel secures fresh capital to scale home services Webel, a Spanish marketplace connecting customers with home service professionals, has raised €4.3 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Estonia-based Trind Ventures. The deal adds momentum to Europe’s fast-growing…
Moonshot AI in talks for new mega-round Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI is in discussions to raise as much as $1 billion in fresh funding at a valuation of about $18 billion, according to Bloomberg. The talks come only…
HEARTio secures seed funding to advance ECG-based cardiac diagnostics HEARTio, a U.S. digital health startup focused on earlier detection of heart disease, has raised $4.25 million in seed funding to develop and validate its diagnostic platform, ECGio. The round included…
Rox AI targets unicorn valuation in fresh funding Rox, a startup building autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, is in talks to raise a new funding round that could value the company at roughly $1.2 billion, according to a…
Gumloop lands $50M Series B to scale workplace AI agents Gumloop, a startup building software that helps companies automate everyday work with artificial intelligence, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Benchmark. The financing also…
Sunday becomes a unicorn with $165M Series B Sunday, a Mountain View-based robotics startup building autonomous household robots, has raised $165 million in a Series B round at a $1.15 billion valuation, the company said. The financing was led by…
Carefam emerges from stealth with $14.5M Carefam, a healthcare workforce platform focused on automating hiring and retention operations, has raised $14.5 million in funding as it comes out of stealth. The round was led by Pitango HealthTech, following an earlier…
Juicebox lands $80M to retool recruiting as an outbound engine Juicebox, a recruiting technology startup using AI to help companies identify and reach candidates directly, has raised $80 million in a Series B round that values the company at $850…
AI moves from pilot projects to daily legal work Law firms are increasingly weaving Artificial Intelligence into everyday workflows, a shift that is reshaping the legal services market and drawing new attention to legal technology startups. As AI tools become…
Outpost lands $17.5M to tackle global selling complexity Outpost, a fintech startup building infrastructure for cross-border commerce, has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Ribbit Capital, as merchants face growing friction from tariffs, shifting regulations…
Anchr lands $5.8M seed to modernize food distribution Anchr, an AI-focused fintech and operations startup, has raised $5.8 million in seed funding to build what it calls the first end-to-end operating system designed specifically for food distributors. The round includes…
Factorial explores new funding at a reported $2B valuation Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial is in early discussions with investors about a new funding round that could raise as much as $200 million and potentially lift its valuation to around…
Isembard lands £37.5M Series A to expand franchise factory network London-based manufacturing startup Isembard has raised £37.5 million (about $50 million) in Series A funding as it seeks to address a growing shortage of industrial production capacity across Europe and…
Mega lands $11.5M Series A to scale AI growth platform Brooklyn-based startup Mega has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven growth platform aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The round was led by Goodwater…
Sage lands $65M to expand AI in senior care New York-based Sage has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, as the company looks to scale its AI-powered platform across senior living and…
Denki secures $4.1 million to modernise audits Audit technology startup Denki has raised $4.1 million in funding as it looks to modernise the way financial audits are conducted. The company says the capital will be used to improve audit workflows…
Anduril Industries eyes new funding at a higher valuation Anduril Industries, a US defence technology startup, is raising a multibillion-dollar investment round that could lift its valuation to roughly $60 billion, according to reports. If completed at that level, the…
Shellworks lands $15M to scale compostable plastic rival London-based materials startup Shellworks has raised $15 million in a Series A round to scale production of Vivomer, its microbe-made material designed to replace conventional plastics. The company says the funding will…
Menotracker scales globally on a privacy-first promise Menotracker, a privacy-first AI menopause support app, has expanded to users in 177 countries after its founder left a career in corporate law to build a product aimed at a long-overlooked health segment.…
baCta closes €7 million seed financing baCta has raised €7 million in a seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Daphni, with participation from OVNI Capital, the company said. The financing provides fresh capital for the startup as it moves…
Groundhawk secures €2 million seed round Groundhawk has raised €2 million in seed funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe, the company announced. The round was led by Greencode Ventures and 2C Ventures, providing fresh capital as the startup looks…
February rebound for Europe’s female founders Funding for Europe’s female founders accelerated in February 2026, with deal momentum strengthening across healthcare, climate tech, deeptech and AI. The uptick outpaced January activity even as investors broadly maintained a cautious stance amid…
Gropyus adds €100M to accelerate factory-built housing Vienna-based PropTech Gropyus has raised an additional €100 million, pushing its total funding to more than €400 million, as it scales a robot-powered housing production facility in Richen. The company is positioning its…
Ease Health exits stealth with $41M Ease Health has emerged from stealth with a $41 million Series A financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz, as the company positions itself to modernize the back office of U.S. behavioral health care. The…
Flanders’ startup value climbs, but founders warn of a scale-up squeeze Startups based in Flanders have reached an estimated €74 billion in combined value, underscoring the region’s growing role in Europe’s innovation economy. But founders and executives say the momentum…
Founders House Helsinki launches equity-free workspace Founders House Helsinki has opened a new equity-free workspace designed for 15 high-potential founding teams, with backing from Slush, Lifeline Ventures, and the City of Helsinki. The initiative is positioning itself as a high-intensity…
Ark Climate secures €2.1M pre-seed to scale AI for cities Ark Climate, a startup building AI tools to help local governments take climate action, has raised €2.1 million in a pre-seed financing round led by Satgana. The funding is expected…
Alpa closes $3.5 million pre-seed round London-based Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed funding round, marking an early milestone for the company as it looks to accelerate its next stage of growth. The round was led by Daphni,…
FLEXOO closes €11 million Series A German deeptech company FLEXOO has secured an €11 million Series A financing round, with the investment led by eCAPITAL and AUMOVIO. The company did not disclose additional participants or valuation details. Backing to accelerate…
Wayve lands $1.5B to scale mapless autonomous driving Wayve, a London-based developer of embodied AI for autonomous driving, has raised $1.5 billion, lifting the company’s valuation to $8.6 billion as it accelerates commercial deployment of its end-to-end driving system. The…
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…