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Obsero secures $1.2 million seed round led by SFC Capital
London-based AI search visibility startup Obsero raised $1.2 million in seed funding led by SFC Capital, with participation from several customers.
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Neela Biotech secures £2.1m pre-seed funding for waste-to-jet-fuel tech
Cambridge-based startup Neela Biotech raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Elbow Beach. The investment will advance its AI-guided microbial technology, which converts organic waste into sustainable aviation fuel feedstock, and fund pilot-scale trials at a biogas plant.
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NVM Venture Lazio launches €23.6 million dual-use deep tech fund
NVM Ventures has launched the NVM Venture Lazio compartment with a €23.6 million first close. The fund will make Pre-Seed and Seed investments in dual-use deep tech startups across aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing.
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Edonia secures €15 million to scale spirulina protein Edo
French food tech startup Edonia has raised €15 million to industrialise its microalgae-based protein ingredient Edo.
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Comparables.ai secures $6M seed funding for AI M&A platform
Helsinki startup Comparables.ai raised $6 million in seed funding led by Pragmatech Venture Capital and Araya Ventures.
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Aspirity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in IoT Firm
Aspirity Partners leads a €100 million+ investment to acquire a majority stake in Danish IoT infrastructure company Onomondo.
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Final Frontier and Myriad Defence merge for €100M defence fund
Danish venture firms Final Frontier and Myriad Defence are merging to launch a €100 million fund targeting pre-seed and seed-stage defence technology startups.
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DOD Solution Raises $2.1M Pre-Seed for AURA AI Autonomy
Estonian-Ukrainian defence tech startup DOD Solution secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its combat-proven AURA AI autonomy platform.
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Bilt.me Raises $700K Pre-Seed to Expand AI App Builder
Estonian AI app-building platform Bilt.me has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding after doubling revenue for three consecutive months.
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Fortum partners with Norrsken Evolve on €62M pre-seed fund
Finnish energy firm Fortum has invested as a limited partner in Norrsken Evolve's oversubscribed €62 million pre-seed fund.
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Duqu raises €1.5M pre-Seed for AI invoice advance platform
Amsterdam fintech Duqu has secured €1.5 million in pre-Seed funding to scale its AI-powered platform that provides instant advances on unpaid B2B invoices.
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O-ID raises $1.2M for modular humanoid robots
Tokyo startup O-ID secured $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop modular humanoid robots for Japanese factories.
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Clastix raises €2.9M seed funding for Kubernetes platform
Italian startup Clastix has secured €2.9 million in seed funding to develop its platform for simplifying large-scale Kubernetes operations.
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F13 emerges from stealth with $5M for vector graphics AI
AI startup F13 has launched with $5 million in pre-seed funding to develop foundation models for generating precise and editable vector graphics.
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Arcos raises €5.5 million seed round for European civil security infrastructure
Munich startup Arcos has secured €5.5 million in seed funding to build and operate integrated civil security infrastructure across Europe.
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Arcos raises €5.5M seed round for security threat monitoring platform
German startup Arcos has secured €5.5 million in seed funding to develop its unified platform for monitoring physical security threats across critical infrastructure.
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Zero raises $10.3M seed to replace CRM with AI agents
Helsinki startup Zero raised $10.3 million in seed funding to launch its AI-driven GTM operating system, designed to automate sales.
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Rebaba raises $4.6M seed to scale energy storage from used EV batteries
Swedish startup Rebaba has secured $4.6 million in seed funding to expand its business of building energy storage systems from used electric vehicle batteries.
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Nordic Foodtech VC secures up to €30M from EIF for second fund
Nordic Foodtech VC has secured a commitment of up to €30 million from the European Investment Fund for its second fund, which targets €80 million.
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Gravity Gardens raises €2.6M for dry seed activation technology
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens has secured a €2.6 million Seed round to scale its dry, chemical-free seed activation technology.
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Limetax raises €36 million to consolidate German tax firms
Berlin's Limetax has secured €36 million in pre-Seed equity and debt to build a group of tax and accounting firms powered by its proprietary AI platform.
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FRYTE Mobility raises €3.5M for eTruck charging platform
Munich startup FRYTE Mobility secured €3.5 million in Seed funding to develop its software platform that coordinates charging for electric trucks.
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FRYTE Mobility raises €3.5 million to scale eTruck charging platform
Munich startup FRYTE Mobility has secured €3.5 million in Seed funding to expand its software platform that connects eTruck fleets with charging infrastructure.
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HelmGuard raises $7.3M for AI-driven risk assessment platform
London GRC startup HelmGuard secures $7.3 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for automating risk assessments in regulated industries.
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Mistral AI secures €3 billion Series D led by Samsung
French AI company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a Series D round led by Samsung Electronics, achieving a valuation exceeding €21 billion.
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Séverine Grégoire leads VistIQ to modernize venture capital
Séverine Grégoire has been appointed to lead VistIQ, a new AI-native platform spun out from Founders Future. The startup aims to solve a paradox in venture capital by providing funds with a unified data layer to automate portfolio tracking and preserve institutional knowledge.
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Techshop launches €43 million AI B2B seed fund
Italian VC firm Techshop has secured €43 million for the first close of its second fund, targeting pre-Seed and Seed-stage B2B AI startups.
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The Exploration Company raises €387M for Nyx capsule
The Exploration Company has secured a €387 million Series C round to advance its reusable Nyx space capsule toward an ISS docking mission.
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Veridue Raises $4M Pre-Seed for Energy Deal Platform
AI startup Veridue has raised $4 million to expand its platform that automates due diligence for renewable energy and data centre transactions.
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Fluencify raises $4.3M pre-seed to automate creator marketing
Gen Z-founded platform Fluencify has raised an oversubscribed $4.3 million pre-seed round. The AI-driven service automates the entire creator marketing process, from matching to payments.
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Molten Ventures raises €203 million for growth-stage tech
Molten Ventures has secured a €203 million first close for its new Growth Fund, backed by the British Business Bank, to invest in UK and European Series B+ companies.
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Tensive secures €20 million EIB loan
MedTech startup Tensive has received a €20 million convertible loan from the European Investment Bank.
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Creoir raises Seed funding to scale voice AI
Oulu-based Creoir has secured a Seed investment from Gungnir Capital to accelerate commercialisation of its EdgeVUI and Operator Assistant products.
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EComID acquires Nilum to expand Shopping Passport
Stockholm startup eComID, fresh from a €14.6 million Seed round, has acquired AI-native second-hand specialist Nilum to push its personalisation technology.
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Sifted Ranks Top 10 Capital-Efficient Nordic Startups
Sifted's third annual Nordic leaderboard identifies the region's 10 most capital-efficient startups based on revenue growth.
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iPremom raises €15M for pregnancy diagnostics platform
Spanish diagnostics startup iPremom has secured €15 million in Seed funding to clinically validate and launch its MaiRa platform.
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Wonderful AI raises $550M Series C at $5BN
AI productivity startup Wonderful has secured $550 million in a Series C round led by Insight Partners, valuing the company at $5 billion.
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Backbone raises €4M for food quality AI
Food tech startup Backbone raised €4 million in pre-seed funding to develop its AI quality and compliance platform and support commercial growth.
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Ex-NGP Capital Investor Launches €100M Fund
A former NGP Capital investor is leading a new €100 million venture fund, Uplift Ventures, backed by German firm Jungheinrich.
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Cloover hits profitability three years after launch
Cloover, a Berlin-based energy platform for home electrification, has become profitable three years after its 2023 launch.