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Carina Vantsi, CMO and co-founder of women’s health startup Suun, has a message for the healthcare sector:  Stop normalising suffering during pregnancy, while giving birth, and after birth. "When a baby is born, people often say, 'Everyone is doing well.' But the reality is that many women are recovering from an enormous physical and emotional experience. Birth is not the end of the journey." Her comments reflect a growing recognition that maternal care should extend far beyond delivery.  Thr

Pleo, the spend management fintech, has undergone a fresh round of job cuts, with around 50 staff understood to be laid off. The latest cuts follow Pleo laying off around 100 workers last year. The latest job cuts, which took place last week, were across Pleo's "Offering" teams, which span product, tech, design and data roles. The majority of those impacted held engineering and data roles, including some at senior level, sources say.  It is understood around 300 people worked across Pleo's "Off

Europe's deeptech startups are increasingly being asked to do more than build successful businesses. As policymakers focus on strengthening strategic autonomy, securing critical supply chains, and accelerating the green transition, a new generation of companies is emerging at the intersection of innovation and geopolitics. Backed by initiatives such as the European Innovation Council (EIC), they illustrate how European innovation policy is increasingly aligned with broader objectives around s

Barcelona-based AI robotics startup Theker has raised what it says is the largest robotics Series A round ever in Europe. The $85 million round in Theker was led by US VC CRV, with other investors including Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC and Henkel Ventures.  Existing investors Inditex and Kibo Ventures also participated in the round. The Series A funding round follows less than a year after Theker, founded in 2022, raised €18 million in seed funding. Theker says it's building AI-native

Despite a decline in deal activity, May saw a significant increase in capital invested across European tech compared to April. A total of 258 funding deals were announced in May, down from 290 in April, representing an 11 per cent decline in deal activity. Despite the lower number of transactions, European startups raised €10.5 billion, more than double the €5.1 billion recorded in April, pointing to a month driven by larger funding rounds. Companies Out of 258 deals in May, 15 compani

Enera, an AI-powered driver experience platform for electric vehicle charging, has raised $2 million in funding. The round was led by Lakehouse Ventures, marking the firm's first investment outside the US, with participation from Divergent Capital, Masia and a group of angel investors, including several founders from across the mobility and technology ecosystem. As electric vehicle adoption continues to grow, charging reliability remains a key challenge for both drivers and operators. While char

Dutch healthtech startup OurMind has raised €2.1 million in funding to expand its AI platform for healthcare providers as demand from hospitals continues to grow. The round was led by 4impact capital, with additional participation from a group of general practitioners and medical specialists. The investment comes at a time when healthcare systems are facing mounting pressure. Waiting lists continue to grow, administrative workloads are increasing, and healthcare professionals are working longer

Funding activity among European cloud companies in 2025 was characterised by a small number of large transactions alongside a broader range of early- and growth-stage rounds. The largest deals accounted for a significant share of the total capital raised, reflecting the substantial funding requirements of cloud and AI infrastructure businesses. Geographically, funding activity was spread across Europe, with the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain and the UK emerging as the most active markets. Wh

TurnUp, the Ghent-based startup helping dental and medical practices reduce no-shows and last-minute cancellations, has raised €2 million in a seed funding round led by Newion, with participation from RDY Ventures. Missed appointments remain a costly challenge for healthcare providers. No-shows are estimated to cost the healthcare sector hundreds of billions of euros annually, while reception teams often rely on manual processes such as phone calls, waiting lists and appointment reminders to fi

Warsaw-based sunbay.io, a platform helping finance teams recover overdue invoices faster, has raised €550,000 in funding from Kogito Ventures, with participation from s20 and a group of angel investors, including Jostein Håvaldsrud, CTO of Kahoot. The company already works with more than 20 businesses across five countries, collecting payments from customers in 30 markets. For growing companies, collecting overdue payments is often a manual and time-consuming process. Finance teams must track ou

Mendo, the French startup helping enterprises adopt generative and agentic AI, has raised €12 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Ventech and Educapital, with participation from Tomcat and OVNI. The funding will support the company’s continued product development, team growth and expansion across Europe. Despite rapid advances in AI technology, many organisations still struggle to move beyond experimentation. While businesses are investing heavily in AI initiatives, turning them in

NEURA Robotics has announced up to $1.4 billion in Series C funding to accelerate the development of its physical AI platform. Investors include Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Amazon, NVIDIA, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, the European Investment Bank, Lingotto Horizon, InterAlpen Partners. According to the company, this is the largest funding round ever for a full-stack robotics company. NEURA is creating a new category of AI infrastructure where cognitive robots continuously learn, collabora

CapsaAI, the startup building an AI operating system for private capital, has raised $18 million in a Series A round co-led by TX Ventures and Pivot Investment Partners, with significant participation from Bek Ventures. Existing investors, including Antler, Outward VC and Cornerstone VC, also participated in the round alongside a group of industry angel investors, including Indeed co-founder Paul Forster. To date, Capsa AI has raised $20 million. Private capital firms manage more than $15 trilli

A new AI roll-up fund is launching in Germany, as investor appetite for trying to yield returns by buying a group of established companies and revamping them with AI continues apace. Generation Tech Partners has raised more than €50 million, with the funds used to acquire German SME service providers, then overhaul them with AI. An AI roll-up strategy can be described as a company acquiring several companies in a sector, such as accounting, IT or insurance, and then leveraging AI to make the a

Estonian medtech company Nanordica Medical has raised €1.6 million to launch wound dressing for fast healing of chronic wounds. The round was led by Estonian fund 2C Ventures, with participation from existing investors, Specialist VC, Superangel, Amalfi, the Health Founders syndicate led by Erki Mölder, and the EstBAN syndicate led by Heidi Kakko and Martin Goroško. Around 100 million people worldwide have chronic wounds that fail to heal. More than half of these wounds become infected, often

RAISE Summit 2026 is one of Europe’s most influential and fastest-growing AI events, bringing together CEOs, senior leaders, innovators, developers, investors, corporates, and policymakers from around the world. The two-day summit attracts more than 9,000 attendees, with over 80% at C-level, founder, or senior decision-maker level, and features 350 speakers, making it a uniquely high-level forum for shaping the future of AI. What sets RAISE apart from many other AI conferences is its strategic

Uncovr, a surgical AI startup focused on clinical documentation and workflow intelligence, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Seedcamp, Frst, No Label Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and a group of healthcare and technology operators, including Digital Surgery founder Jean Nehme, Color Health CEO Othman Laraki, and Meta board member Charlie Songhurst. Founded in 2025 by Ines Iraki, Johann Diep, and Professor Eric Vibert, Uncovr deve

Legora is opening offices in Paris, Milan and Madrid and aims to more than double its workforce to 700 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) over the next 12 months, it said today. The Swedish AI legaltech is upping its footprint across Europe, as it looks to have offices in key markets to be close to its customers, it said. Legora currently employs around 650 employees globally with European offices in London, Stockholm and Munich. Just over half of the 650 are based in EMEA, with L

Finnish industrial AI startup Rotomate has raised €2.1 million in pre-seed funding, led by Kvanted, with participation from Robin Capital, Angel Invest, Accel through its scout programme, and Business Finland through an AI development grant. Additional backing came from angel investors, including Moaffak Ahmed. Founded in 2024 by Mikko Kuusisto and Dr Jesse Miettinen, Rotomate develops AI software designed to help industrial companies improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.

UK healthtech company 01Health has raised $15 million in Series A funding to support the rollout of its healthcare platform across the UK and expand its operations in the United States. The round was led by Gresham House Ventures, with follow-on participation from existing investors Balderton Capital, Eka Ventures, and Wavemaker360, alongside angel investors including Blockchain.com co-founder Nicolas Cary. Founded in 2022 by former NHS doctor Dr Sonia Szamocki, 01Health develops technology that