Fintech leads the funding today, with Paymentology securing $175m and Embat raising €30m. Business software is also heavily AI-led today, from payments and treasury to construction, governance and product design. n8n doubled to $5.2bn after SAP’s strategic investment, while Nothing brought Charli XCX in as its first Global Brand Ambassador and latest shareholder.
Let’s dive in.
💰 Funding rounds
London-based fintech Paymentology secured a $175m investment to expand its issuer processing platform for banks and fintechs into new growth areas including credit, stablecoins, tokenisation and AI-driven financial services. Read more here.
European treasury fintech Embat raised €30m Series B to expand across the UK and Ireland and further develop its treasury automation platform for mid-to-large companies. Read more here.
Milan-based AI company Webidoo raised €21m to scale its SMB-focused automation platform and support a targeted M&A strategy. Read more here.
London-based FinTech startup Adfin raised €15.3m Series A to help businesses automate revenue collection with AI. Read more here.
Italian construction technology startup Pillar raised €12m Seed to expand its AI-powered operating system for construction operations and financial management. Read more here.
White Circle raised $11m Seed to help companies monitor, secure and improve AI systems in real time through its enterprise AI governance platform. Read more here.
Rotterdam-based HealthTech startup Ditto raised €7.6m to roll out its app that helps patients understand medical consultations in plain language across Europe. Read more here.
London-based AI design platform Dessn raised €5m to help product teams design and prototype inside real codebases. Read more here.
Belgium-based software startup Ventory raised €2.65m to expand its inventory management platform connecting ERP systems with field operations across Western Europe. Read more here.
Cambridge-based biotech startup Tolemy Bio raised €1.4m pre-Seed to advance Orbit, its AI-enabled cell biology platform for biopharma research and development. Read more here.
Munich-based workplace wellbeing startup Regulate raised €1.4m Seed to expand its science-backed breathwork platform for personalised stress, focus and resilience support at work. Read more here.
Belgium-based startup Holmes launched with a €1.1m pre-Seed round to build an autonomous QA platform that helps software teams catch bugs before they reach users. Read more here.
🌱 Startup news
Berlin-based workflow automation company n8n doubled its valuation to $5.2bn following a strategic investment from SAP, strengthening its position in AI workflow automation. Read more here.
UK-based consumer tech company Nothing named Charli XCX as its first Global Brand Ambassador and latest shareholder, bringing the artist into the company as both a creative partner and investor. Read more here.
📣 Fund news
UK sovereign venture fund Sovereign AI appointed Suzanne Ashman as Managing Partner to lead its £500m fund backing British AI companies. Read more here.
🎧 Podcasts
The Tech. eu Podcast featured Lukas Saari, co-founder of Tandem Health, on why US healthtech competitors may struggle to compete in Europe. Listen here.
The Scaling Europe Podcast featured Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, on how AI is changing the way companies are built. Listen here.
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