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Mimir, an Oslo-based startup building AI that automates e-commerce operations, has closed a €518.3k ($600k) pre-Seed round. The round was led by Sondo Capital, an Oslo-based venture capital firm, and supported by a group of experienced angel investors from the Nordic tech and e-commerce scenes, including from VILLOID, Kry, Enode, Whitson and others. “Customer support is only the starting point. Our vision is to automate the operational work that slows e-commerce teams down, while giving co

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Košice-based Nordics today announced that it has rebranded to Definic and closed a €2.5 million Seed round as it expands from a regional IT marketplace into a global vendor intelligence platform. The round was led by J&T Ventures, with participation from Seed Starter ČS (Česká spořitelna) and Slovak Investment Holding (SIH). The funding will be used to accelerate expansion across the DACH region, the UK, and the United States. “Vendor selection today is largely a social process built on rela

NEURA Robotics, a Metzingen-based cognitive robotics startup and the creator of the Neuraverse, has announced a Series C funding round of up to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to build the world’s leading Physical AI platform. The financing was secured by Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Amazon, NVIDIA, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, European Investment Bank, Lingotto Horizon, InterAlpen Partners and others. Last year, in January, the company announced its €120 million Series B funding round led

Arkeon Technologies (Arkeon), a Gothenburg-based DeepTech startup focused on unlocking large-scale superconducting quantum computing, has closed a €594.2k (SEK 6.5 million) Seed round to support a technology that improves precision and quality in the production of quantum chips. The funding was secured from Chalmers Ventures alongside Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest.  “We are seeing strong interest in this type of solution. As quantum chips grow, so does the need to adjust and optimise them wi

THEKER, the Barcelona-based AI robotics company building AI-native generalist robots for industrial production environments, today announced a €73 million ($85 million) round to accelerate deployments with tier-one industrial operators, deepen its proprietary AI and robotics stack, and expand its team across software, electronics, mechanical engineering and deployments. The round was led by CRV, with participation from Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC, Henkel Ventures, Korelya and Bright P

Angel Invest, a VC firm based in Berlin, today announced the final close of its Fund III in addition to new venture partners and advisors. The €40 million fund closed above target and will continue Angel Invest’s strategy of investing at angel, pre-Seed, and Seed stages. The firm has backed more than 110 companies from Fund III to date. Recent investments include Peec AI, Originator, Sapiom, Fonio, INXM, Mav9, Huzzle, Seapoint, Daisytuner, AskVinny, and Feld Energy. “The team we are

Sybilla Technologies, a Polish SpaceTech company specialising in space situational awareness (SSA), space traffic management (STM), and orbital safety, has raised over €8 million in a funding round.  The round was led by TCEE Fund IV, advised by 3TS Capital Partners, with participation from Vinci’s venture capital fund. The founders and existing shareholders retain a majority stake and continue to play a leading role in the company’s future development. This marks Sybilla’s first external

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CardNexus, the Bordeaux-based mobile-first marketplace and collection platform for trading card game (TCG) enthusiasts, today announced a €3.5 million pre-Seed round to support team expansion. The round was led by Piton Capital, with participation from Motier, FSJ, OPRTRS, Kima Ventures, Aquiti, and a group of TCG content creators. “We started CardNexus because we couldn’t find a decent way to manage our own collections across the new games we started playing like Sorcery: Contested

Milan-based startup Bending Spoons has filed for an IPO on the Nasdaq, following a period of notable growth and marking a significant milestone for one of Europe’s most closely watched technology companies. Investors backing the business include Baillie Gifford, Cox Enterprises, Durable Capital Partners, Fidelity, Endeavor Catalyst and actor Ryan Reynolds. Reuters reported that the listing could value Bending Spoons at around €17 billion ($20 billion), although the company has not confirmed a ta

Studocu uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI to make study materials easier to understand, review, and use. Instead of only storing files, it helps students turn long readings into notes, explain difficult terms in context, create practice questions, and turn lectures into study material. More than 94% of students are now using AI to help them prepare for assessments, according to the 2026 HEPI student generative AI survey, which means they want study tools to do more than store content

NewOrbit, a Reading-based SpaceTech company building satellites for very low earth orbit (VLEO), has closed an oversubscribed €16 million ($18.5 million) Series A round to fund the launch of the world’s first commercial satellite to fly at 200-300 km.  The round was led by Voyager Ventures, with leading angel investors including David Kirk (former Chief Scientist at NVIDIA), Lawrence Leuschner (co-founder and former CEO of TIER Mobility), and the family office Custos participating in the r

Companion.energy, a Ghent-based startup helping large industrial and commercial enterprises manage energy in real time, has closed a €7.8 million Seed round to deepen the platform’s multi-asset, multi-market optimisation capabilities, and expand commercially across Europe, starting with Germany and Spain. The round was led by Realyze Ventures (Germany) and Pi Labs (United Kingdom), with participation from Asterion Ventures (France) and existing investors. Dhruv Gupta, Principal at Pi Labs, said,

GALVANY Energy (GALVANY), a Berlin-based heat pump platform, has closed a €10 million Seed financing round to further expand its end-to-end platform for the installation, operation, and optimisation of heat pumps in Germany, with particular emphasis on the existing-building market for multi-family homes. The round was led by Dutch EnergyTech investor SET Ventures, with Berlin-based ClimateTech fund AENU as co-lead. Raik Belka, Founder and CEO of GALVANY, said, “We are building the infrastr

Creator Fund, a Kensington-based pre-Seed VC that finds and backs Europe’s scientific founders before they have a pitch deck, has closed its first European fund at €48.8 million ($56 million).  The firm also announced that KfW Capital (a subsidiary of KfW, Germany’s state-owned promotional bank, which operates on behalf of the federal government and the states) has joined the final close as the fund’s largest investor. Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) is the Fund’s second-largest in

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UK-based Joyvié Health has closed its pre-Seed funding round, raising a total of €897k ($1.04 million) for its continence underwear – designed from first principles to significantly reduce stool-to-skin contact, maintain skin integrity, and reduce caregiver burden. The funding is made up of an Innovate UK grant, as well investments from HERmesa Angels, SyndicateRoom, Lavender Ventures, and individual angel investors. “Products designed for care should never cause harm. That’s not a vision

Sensie, a Ghent-based AgTech startup, has raised €500k in a pre-Seed funding round to accelerate plant intelligence for professional greenhouse growers. The round was led by Division Q, with participation from NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations. This announcement follows shortly after its initial greenhouse deployments, public launch, and its nomination as a Top 3 finalist for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. The winner will be announced next week at GreenTech Amsterdam. Olivier Beger

Innovafeed, a Paris-based BioTech startup producing functional and sustainable insect-based ingredients for animal nutrition, pet food and agriculture, has entered a new development phase backed by a €51 million funding round secured largely from its financial partners. The company has received support from its historical shareholders, notably Creadev, QIA, Temasek, FFC, ABC Impact, and ADM, as well as its banking partners. It has also announced the completion of its industrialisation phase and