Gaius Capital closes debut fund at €50 million, raises another €6 million via co-investment vehicle
Gaius Capital, a Berlin-based private equity firm focused on business succession in the DACH Mittelstand, has announced the final close of its debut fund, Gaius Nachfolgekapital I, at €50 million. The...
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Profitable French scale-up Wiremind raises €35 million after 12 years of bootstrapping
Wiremind, a Paris-based AI software company serving the transport, air cargo, and events industries, has closed a €35 million funding round, its first since being founded over a decade ago. The round...
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Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Oct. 05 – Oct. 09)
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Monte Carlo Capital raises €13 million for Fund II to invest in early-stage DeepTech, AI and SpaceTech
Monte Carlo Capital (MCC), the Monaco-based early-stage venture firm investing at Seed in DeepTech and tech-enabled innovators, today announced a €13 million ($15 million) first close of Fund II, with...
2d ago
Starfunding: 10 of Europe’s biggest celebrity-backed startup deals
Celebrity investment in startups is nothing new, but the range of businesses attracting famous backers is expanding. Beyond traditional endorsements and brand partnerships, celebrities are putting cap...
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Ghent-based SpectaCell launches with €6 million to advance its cell analysis platform for immunotherapy development
SpectaCell, a new Ghent-based startup specialising in next-generation cell therapy analytics, has announced its official launch with €6 million in Seed funding. The company has spun out of imec, VIB a...
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London’s Sava raises €32.08 million and partners with Ascensia to bring its glucose microsensor to Europe
Sava Technologies, a London-based HealthTech company developing a wearable biosensor platform that detects molecules just beneath the skin, today announced a €32.08 million ($36 million) Series B roun...
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EXCLUSIVE: Ecosia founder clarifies move away from Mistral – It’s about open models, not China
Ecosia’s decision to drop French AI provider Mistral is not a move towards Chinese technology, but rather a shift towards more affordable, energy-efficient open AI models, founder and CEO Christian Kr...
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Zurich’s Klarent raises €7.13 million to scale its agentic software testing platform and expand into the US
Klarent (formerly fore ai), a Zurich-based autonomous software testing startup, has closed a €7.13 million Seed funding round. The round was led by London-based Mosaic Ventures, with participation fro...
3d ago
Bern-based Besso raises €4.29 million to scale its AI-powered trade regulation intelligence platform
Besso, a Bern-based startup that helps companies manage the complexity of international trade regulations, has secured €4.29 million (CHF 4 million) in funding. The funding came from a single large Eu...
3d ago
Leonardo DiCaprio, yes that Leo, announces investment in Swedish EnergyTech startup Elvy
Elvy, a Stockholm-based Energy-as-a-Service company focused on the household energy transition, announced an undisclosed investment from Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio – as well as the rollout of a...
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From lab to launchpad – Our Time at the A5X Conference in Singapore, in partnership with NUSX
What does it take to turn university research into a globally competitive startup? And what can Europe and Asia learn from each other when it comes to innovation, investment and emerging technologies?...
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Validating your idea is not customer discovery
“We’ve validated the idea.” I hear that sentence from founders more than almost any other, and it usually comes with evidence. Thirty people loved it. Two hundred joined the waitlist. In a survey, 80%...
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Global Startup Awards opens applications for its 12th Edition
Free, equity-free and built for early-stage founders. Applications for the 12th edition of Global Startup Awards (GSA) are now open, and early-stage startups can apply today. Seventeen GSA alumni have...
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Universal Quantum secures UK’s largest quantum Series A with €89 million to scale modular quantum computers
Brighton-based Universal Quantum, a company building large-scale quantum computing systems for real-world use, today announced it has secured over €89 million ($100 million) in Series A funding – repr...
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Building on Fund I’s success, PSV Tech closes Fund II at €56 million with 19 investments already made
Copenhagen-based VC firm PSV has today announced the final close of PSV Tech Fund II at €56 million in order to back early-stage tech startups across the Nordics, often as their first investor – build...
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Limassol-based NeoFleet Capital raises €3.5 million to finance taxi fleets across emerging markets
NeoFleet Capital, a Limassol-based investment and technology platform that finances professional taxi fleets, has raised €3.5 million in pre-Seed funding. The round was backed by Mark Loughran, former...
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The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Paul Bonnet, General Partner at 20VC
In this episode, we sit down with Paul Bonnet, General Partner at 20VC, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Harry Stebbings that sprung from the extremely popular 20VC podcast. We start w...
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London’s IMMIX secures €3.12 million to build FX infrastructure for stablecoin payments beyond the US dollar
IMMIX, a London-based AI-native trading firm that helps payment companies exchange stablecoins between currencies, has raised €3.12 million ($3.5 million) in funding. The round was backed by Crane Ven...
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Copenhagen’s TODAY raises €2.8 million to bring compliant AI agents to financial and insurance advisors
TODAY, a Copenhagen-based startup offering an AI sales operating system for financial and insurance advisors has secured €2.8 million in Seed funding. The round was co-led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (H...
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German female-founded startup Finches raises €2 million to bring AI early warnings to agricultural sourcing
Finches, a Bavaria-based startup developing AI for agricultural procurement, has raised €2 million in a pre-Seed funding round to accelerate product development and expand its sales operations. The ro...
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France’s Rivercell emerges from stealth with €22 million for AI-powered drug discovery infrastructure
Rivercell, a Paris-based BioTech and AI company building proprietary cell-response data infrastructure and a world model that predicts how human cells respond to treatment, has launched today out of s...
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French startup VoltR secures €22 million to scale lithium battery remanufacturing in Europe
VoltR, a French manufacturer of eco-designed lithium batteries, has secured €22 million to accelerate its industrialisation. This financing combines a €16 million equity investment and €6 million in g...
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Neural chips for Parkinson’s and epilepsy draw €4.4 million for London startup MintNeuro
MintNeuro, a British semiconductor company building specialised chips for neural devices from implants to wearables, today announces a €4.4 million ($5 million) round to accelerate product launch, exp...
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France- and Italy-based Netsec raises over €8.93 million to scale its AI-native solution for cybersecurity and IT
Netsec, the European provider of cybersecurity and managed IT services, has raised more than €8.93 million ($10 million) in equity funding. The round was led by Paris-based venture capital firm Partec...
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Does AI speak your local language?
The short answer is – it depends on what your local language is. Picture a European startup that has spent years building something genuinely innovative. A FinTech platform that helps mid-sized compan...
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Ana Maiques, Neuroelectrics co-founder, joins the EU-Startups Summit 2027
We’re excited to announce that Ana Maiques, co-founder and CEO of Neuroelectrics, will join us at the EU-Startups Summit 2027, taking place on May 13-14 in sunny Malta! Ana will deliver the keynote Fr...
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UK-based InsurTech Konsileo raises €5.9 million to expand its team and integrate AI
Konsileo, a UK-based chartered insurance broker, has closed a €5.9 million (£5 million) equity round to support its continued growth. The equity financing was led by long-term shareholders Committed...
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London’s Cori Clinical raises €3.56 million to accelerate clinical trials and reduce delays
Cori Clinical, a London-based startup that acts as the intelligence layer to accelerate clinical trials, has closed a €3.56 million ($4 million) Seed round led by Breega, with participation from Enzo,...
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British Business Bank backs multi-fund VC Fuel Ventures with €11 million investment
The British Business Bank (the Bank) announced €11 million (£10 million) to the Fuel Ventures funds, made through the Bank’s Regional Angels Programme. This programme launched in 2019 to address imbal...
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Up to 27 times lower carbon footprint than beef – Edonia raises €15 million for their meat-alternative
French FoodTech startup Edonia, a B2B ingredient supplier specialised in ready-to-eat-protein ingredients, has raised €15 million to expand the commercial use of its microalgae-based ingredients. The...
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NVM Ventures launches with €23.6 million fund targeting dual-use companies
NVM Ventures has officially launched with the announcement of a €23.6 million first close for the NVM Venture Lazio compartment. The compartment aims to build a portfolio of 10–15 dual-use companies a...
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Paris- and London-based Spiko raises nearly €80 million to help businesses and individuals put idle cash to work
Spiko, a tokenised cash fund platform with headquarters in Paris and London, has raised €80.03 million ($90 million) in a Series B funding round. The round follows an €18.9 million Series A in July 20...
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MeOut Summit 2026: Meet the Pitch Marathon contestants
Startups from across Europe are set to take part in an exclusive Pitch Marathon at the MeOut Summit 2026, held at Budapest’s Akvárium on 25–26 November 2026. The event will feature a Pitch Marathon wh...
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German unicorn Personio acquires spend management platform Circula
HRTech unicorn Personio today announced it has acquired Circula, a German spend management platform, to reportedly become the first European platform to unite HR, payroll, and spend management. This f...
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Hamburg’s Procuros raises €20 million Series A to build AI-native infrastructure for autonomous B2B trade
Procuros, a Hamburg-based supply chain connectivity platform, has raised a €20 million Series A funding round. The round was led by XAnge, a European venture capital firm based in Paris and Berlin wit...
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Cybersecurity startup Hadrian raises €35.68 million to scale its agentic AI offensive security platform
Hadrian, a London-Amsterdam-based agentic AI offensive security platform, today announced a €35.68 million ($40 million) funding round to fund expansion across EMEA and the U.S. and deepen investment...
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Paris-based WhiteLab Genomics raises €23.2 million to accelerate AI-driven genomic medicine development
WhiteLab Genomics, a Paris-based BioTech company that uses AI to design the building blocks of genomic medicines, has closed a €23.2 million ($26 million) Series B funding round. The round was led by...
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FashionTech startup Rodinia Generation aims to save 100 billion litres of water annually, secures €4 million
Danish FashionTech startup Rodinia Generation, a developer of clothing production technology, has raised €4 million to finance their industrial phase, including the establishment of a first commercial...
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Namespace secures €37 million to scale coding, build and test infrastructure across Mac, Windows and Linux
Zurich-based Namespace, a developer platform that offers fast coding, build, and test environments across Mac, Windows, and Linux, today announced its €37 million ($42 million) Series B to accelerate...
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Munich-based RobCo becomes a robotics unicorn as valuation doubles in nine months
RobCo, a Munich-based robotics startup focused on industrial automation, today announced that it has surpassed an €892.4 million ($1 billion) valuation in a transaction that combines new investment an...
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German startups deepen Ukraine ties over weekend as innovation moves closer to the frontline
Two German DefenceTech companies used Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Kyiv this weekend to deepen their links with Ukraine, in a sign of how the country is becoming an increasingly important deve...
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The orbital research economy will be won on standards
I watched SpaceX go public with the same mixed feeling I suspect a lot of people in this industry did, relief, mostly. The largest listing in history just told the market, in the blunt language it act...
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Germany’s Aleph Alpha releases Kolibri, a sovereign AI model for mission-critical government and industry applications
German AI company Aleph Alpha has launched Kolibri, a specialised large language model (LLM) built for mission-critical applications in public administration and industry. Referred to as sovereign AI...
October 5, 2026
French cybersecurity startup Fleuret AI raises €4 million to automate penetration testing with AI agents
Fleuret AI, a Paris-based cybersecurity startup automating penetration testing with agentic AI, has closed a €4 million pre-Seed round to hire AI, software engineering, and offensive security talent a...
October 5, 2026
Copenhagen’s Pandektes raises €13.5 million to build the data infrastructure for AI-powered legal research
Pandektes, a Copenhagen-based LegalTech company specialising in legal research, has raised €13.5 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Alstin Capital, a Munich-based early-stage ve...
October 2, 2026
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Sept. 28 – Oct. 02)
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October 2, 2026
Denmark’s Breye Therapeutics raises €67.5 million to advance oral therapies for early treatment of retinal diseases
Breye Therapeutics (Breye), a Danish clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing oral therapeutics for the early treatment of retinal diseases, has closed an oversubscribed €67.5 million Serie...
October 2, 2026
Top 50: Europe’s most influential AI leaders
For a long time now it has been hard to escape the impact AI has been having on our daily personal and professional lives. What may have started as a curiosity for many; generating an image, asking a...
October 2, 2026
6 of the world’s top 10 innovators are European, but VC tells another story
Europe may regularly be criticised for struggling to turn scientific excellence into global technology giants, but data published this week by the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Glo...