Munich-based ClearOps raises €8.6 million Series A to build AI operating system for industrial after-sales
ClearOps, a Munich-based enterprise SaaS startup building an AI-powered after-sales platform for industrial OEMs, has today announced the closing of an €8.6 million Series A funding round. The round...
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Finnish SpaceTech company ICEYE secures €300 million revolving credit facility
Finnish SpaceTech company ICEYE today announced that it has secured a €300 million 3-year committed revolving credit facility (RCF) to support the issuance of guarantees for customer contracts, enable...
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The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Tyler Edwards, Founder & CEO of Overmind
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London’s Searchable raises €11.9 million at €72.1 million valuation to help brands boost visibility across AI-led search
Searchable, a London-based AI performance marketing platform helping businesses compete in AI-driven search, has raised €11.9 million ($14 million) in funding, at a valuation of €72.1 millon ($85 mill...
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Manchester Imperagen raises €5.8 million Seed to scale AI and quantum-powered enzyme engineering
Imperagen, a Manchester-based BioTech company using AI and quantum physics to engineer better enzymes faster, has closed €5.7 million (£5 million) in Seed funding to accelerate R&D, expand its wet lab...
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Paris’ Pivot pockets €34.4 million to power enterprise procurement with agentic AI
Pivot, a Paris-based startup building an AI operating system for procurement, today announced it has raised €34.4 million ($40 million) in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total fundin...
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Paris-based Prelude raises €17.2 million Series A to scale its onboarding and trust infrastructure platform
Prelude, a Paris-based onboarding and trust infrastructure platform helping companies verify and protect users across their entire lifecycle, has raised €17.2 million ($20 million) in a Series A fundi...
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UK payments startup Primer raises €86.2 million Series C to expand AI capabilities and accelerate US growth
Primer, a London-based payments infrastructure startup, today announced a €86.2 million ($100 million) Series C funding round to accelerate its investment in AI for payments and finance teams and to d...
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AI coworker startup Viktor raises €64.7 million Series A after hitting €12.9 million revenue run rate within 10 weeks of launch
Viktor, a Warsaw and Munich-based AI startup that develops an AI coworker that lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams and works across the tools companies already use, has raised €64.7 million ($75 millio...
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Zurich-based AVIAN raises €2.2 million to prevent industrial fires with always-on AI thermal monitoring
AVIAN, a Zurich-based industrial AI company building 24/7 thermal monitoring for high-risk operations, has raised a €2.2 million ($2.6 million) pre-Seed round, led by Founderful. The company was profi...
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Qurie secures €2.2 million to develop cost-effective refrigeration systems without compressors or refrigerants
Qurie, a Freiburg-based startup developing next-generation electrocaloric cooling systems, today announced that in April 2026, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Technology Transfer Fund TT49 and Aepikur...
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Could Europe’s Red Tape finally be its Biggest Moat?
GDPR, MDR, IVDR, AMLD, NIS2. Every founder operating in Europe has heard of those acronyms. European regulation is slow, expensive, and genuinely painful, and the level of compliance required to do bu...
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Berlin-based bunch bags €30.1 million Series B to modernise Europe’s private markets infrastructure
bunch, a Berlin-based FinTech startup offering end-to-end infrastructure for European private markets, has closed its €30.1 million ($35 million) Series B to accelerate European commercial growth, dee...
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Munich’s Feldwerke secures €12 million revolving credit facility to build 100 MW agri-PV portfolio in 18 months
Feldwerke, a Munich-based AgTech startup developing and installing agri-PV (Agrivoltaics) systems, has closed its first major debt financing round. A French debt fund specialising in renewable energy...
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London-based Mouro Capital secures €343.4 million first close for third fund backed by Santander
London-based VC firm Mouro Capital announced the first close of its third fund, with €343.7 million ($400 million) secured from Banco Santander to back founders rewiring financial services through tec...
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Italian AI LegalTech startup Lexroom raises €42.9 million Series B eight months after €16.2 million Series A
Lexroom, a Milan-based LegalTech startup focused on civil law jurisdictions, today announced a €42.9 million ($50 million) Series B round, eight months after the company’s €16.2 million ($19 million)...
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Ghent-based Exhibitly raises €1.4 million to bring AI personalisation to B2B events
Exhibitly, a Ghent-based EventTech startup that brings AI personalisation to B2B events, has raised €1.4 million in a pre-Seed round to expand the team, develop the product and accelerate internationa...
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Milan-based Cosmico raises €12 million, acquires Flatmates to expand Future of Work platform
Cosmico, a Milan-based scale-up active in the Future of Work space, has closed a €12 million funding round (equity and debt) led by P101 SGR. The round also saw the participation of long-standing inve...
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Malmö-based Salt & Fiber secures €300k to turn seagrass into sustainable textile yarns; launches crowdfunding campaign
Salt & Fiber, a Malmö-based ClimateTech startup transforming beach-cast seagrass into sustainable textile yarns, has secured €300k in a pre-Seed investment round. Today, the company is also launching...
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Berlin-based LawX raises €7.5 million to build an AI-powered operating system for notaries and law firms
LawX, a Berlin-based LegalTech startup, has raised €7.5 million in a Seed funding round to develop the first holistic AI-powered operating system for law firms and notaries. The round was led by Moti...
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Copenhagen’s Alcolase secures €1.5 million to develop enzyme-based remedy for alcohol flush
Alcolase, a Copenhagen-based BioTech startup tackling alcohol intolerance by providing remedies for alcohol flush, today announced a €1.5 million funding round supported by Ada Ventures, Delphinus Ven...
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Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (May 11–May 15)
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Lansdowne Partners unveils new VC fund to turn UK university IP into global companies, hits €128.9 million first close
London-based Lansdowne Partners has launched a venture capital fund to support high-potential UK companies emerging from the country’s leading university research base and startup ecosystem. The fund...
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Berlin-based Elephant Company raises over €5 million to bring AI-powered training to frontline workers
Elephant Company (Elephant), a Berlin-based startup aiming to unlock the potential of blue-collar workers with AI-powered training, has closed a funding round of over €5 million to grow its team and s...
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UK EdTech Multiverse lands €60 million funding round at €1.8 billion valuation
Multiverse, the British upskilling platform for AI and tech adoption, today announced it has raised €60 million ($70 million) in primary funding to expand across Europe, with the goal of ensuring that...
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Valencia-based Fresh People raises €2.6 million to scale Booster, its AI leadership copilot
Fresh People, a Valencia-based technology company specialised in leadership and team management, has closed a €2.6 million round to accelerate the launch of Booster, a new AI-powered leadership system...
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London’s PANTA raises €3.4 million to modernise how financial indices are built and managed
PANTA, a London-based SaaS FinTech startup aiming to transform how financial indices are built and managed, has raised €3.4 million (£3 million) in a fresh funding round led by Fuel Ventures. The rou...
May 14, 2026
The quantum opportunity: Investors should stop waiting for the perfect machine
Europe’s quantum ecosystem is moving from scientific promise to commercial opportunity, and startups are playing a growing role in that shift. For investors, the question is no longer whether quantum...
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UK AgriBioTech startup Resurrect Bio closes €8.8 million Series A to develop disease-resistant crops
Resurrect Bio, a London-based agricultural BioTech startup developing disease-resistant crops, has closed its oversubscribed Series A funding round at €8.8 million ($10.3 million). In February 2026, t...
May 14, 2026
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Pieterjan Bouten, Founding and Managing Partner at Entourage
Join us for a conversation with Pieterjan Bouten, Founding and Managing Partner at Entourage, as he reflects on his journey from co-founding In the Pocket and scaling Showpad to $100 million ARR, to n...
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Prague’s Zerops raises €1.7 million to close the gap between development and production in cloud infrastructure
Zerops, a Prague-based platform-as-a-service startup redesigning cloud architecture, has raised a €1.7 million ($2 million) Seed round led by Gi21 Capital to expand its global infrastructure in the US...
May 14, 2026
Swedish EnergyTech startup Elvy closes €5.9 million round after securing €500 million credit facility
Stockholm-based EnergyTech company Elvy has closed a €5.9 million ($7 million) round to accelerate growth and establish Elvy’s subscription model as the market standard for homeowners across Europe....
May 14, 2026
Slovenia’s DDD Invoices secures €1.31 million to tackle fragmented global e-invoicing compliance
DDD Invoices, a Ljubljana-based company building API-driven infrastructure for global e-invoicing compliance, has closed a €1.31 million Seed round supported by Fil Rouge Capital, 500 Global, and expe...
May 13, 2026
And that’s a wrap! The EU-Startups Summit 2026 footage and photos are now live
And that’s a wrap! The 2026 edition of the EU-Startups Summit 2026 has officially come to a close. Over two action-packed days in sunny Malta, more than 2,400 founders, investors, startup enthusiasts,...
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France’s Mantle8 raises €31 million to fund the world’s most advanced natural hydrogen exploration and drilling campaign
Mantle8, a Grenoble, France-based natural hydrogen exploration company, has raised €31 million in Series A funding. This round brings the company’s total funding to €37 million (US$44 million). The ro...
May 13, 2026
Barcelona’s Dolfin raises €2.1 million Seed round to scale its AI-native platform for sales compensation
Dolfin, a Barcelona-based AI-native platform for sales compensation management, has closed a €2.1 million ($2.5 million) Seed round to accelerate product development and expand across Europe and the U...
May 13, 2026
AI for the workers it can’t replace: Italy’s Gyver raises €1.4 million to empower electricians
Gyver, a Brescia, Italy-based startup building the workforce infrastructure for Europe’s new industrial era, has today announced a €1.4 million pre-Seed funding round to strengthen its technology, unl...
May 13, 2026
The 2026 DayOne Accelerator applications are now open: Calling Healthtech & TechBio founders! (Sponsored)
Are you a healthtech or techbio startup looking to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies, sharpen your value proposition, and grow inside one of Europe’s strongest life sciences ecosystems? If tha...
May 13, 2026
Bucharest’s DesignVerse raises over €4.6 million Seed funding after supporting EUROCONTROL software upgrade
DesignVerse, a Bucharest-based enterprise software startup helping modernise aviation infrastructure across Europe, has raised more than €4.6 million ($5.5 million) in Seed funding. Investors in this...
May 12, 2026
Italian AI company Webidoo secures €21 million to scale SMB-focused automation platform
Milan-based Webidoo, the AI technology company focused on making advanced digital tools more accessible and viable for SMBs, today announced the closing of a €21 million ($25 million) funding round. T...
May 12, 2026
How Malta’s Nomad Residence Permit is helping professionals build beyond borders (Sponsored)
For a growing number of nomads, Malta is emerging as more than a temporary destination for remote work. It is becoming a place where professionals can build with greater stability, connect with like-m...
May 12, 2026
African-Startups.com launches as sister publication of EU-Startups for Africa’s startup ecosystem
African-Startups.com (AFS), a new English-language media platform dedicated to covering startups, venture capital, and innovation across Africa, has officially launched during the EU-Startups Summit i...
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Index Ventures backed-Adfin raises €15.3 million to help businesses automate revenue collection with AI
Adfin, a London-based FinTech startup building the agentic money movement platform for businesses, has raised €15.3 million ($18 million) in Series A funding to expand its product into end-to-end cash...
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London’s Dessn raises €5 million to help product teams design and prototype inside real codebases
Dessn, a London-based AI design-in-production platform, has raised €5 million ($6 million) to build a global community of product builders and expand the team. The round was led by Connect Ventures, w...
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Rotterdam’s Ditto raises €7.6 million to make “what did the doctor say?” easier to answer
Ditto, a Rotterdam-based HealthTech startup that has developed a free app that translates complex medical information into plain language, has raised €7.6 million for its European rollout. The round w...
May 12, 2026
Belgium’s Holmes launches with €1.1 million pre-Seed to catch software bugs before they reach users
Holmes, a technology startup automating software testing in the AI era, has launched with a €1.1 million pre-Seed funding round. The round was led by Syndicate One, with participation from Aikido fou...
May 11, 2026
Nscale extends funding momentum with €670 million for Norway AI infrastructure project
London’s AI infrastructure hyperscaler titan Nscale has announced an additional €670 million ($790 million) in financing to reinforce the continued development of the AI data centre in Narvik, Norway;...
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‘Ever Wondered’ if startups need better stories? Ex-BBC and Daily Mail tech journalists launch AI-era comms firm
London-based Ever Wondered, a journalist-led strategic communications advisory firm, has launched today to help startups, scale-ups, VC funds and corporates cut through across traditional media, owned...
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London’s Fifth Dimension raises €22 million to scale AI-powered decision intelligence for real assets
Fifth Dimension, a London-based startup offering decision intelligence for real-assets investors and managers, has raised €22 million ($26 million) in a Series A round. The round was led by HV Capital...