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Scaling Europe Daily - 1.8.

Daily · Substack · 1 Aug 2026

Scaling Europe Daily - 1.8.

Index Ventures raised $2bn across three new funds, months after its $245m investment in Wiz turned into a $4.3bn payout when Google bought the cybersecurity startup for $32bn. Lovable also acquired AI agent startup Nalvin, as it closes in on a $300m raise that would double its valuation to $13.2bn.

Let’s dive in.


💰 Funding rounds

  • Málaga-based Atomic One raised €5.6m to automate e-commerce operations with AI agents. Read more here.

  • Ljubljana-based GenePlanet secured strategic investment to expand genomics and NGS services globally. Read more here.

📣 Fund news

  • Index Ventures raised $2B across three new funds. Read more here.

🤝 M&A

  • Stockholm-based AI agent startup Nalvin got acquired by Lovable to expand its platform. Read more here.


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