A strong start to the week, with Dust raising $40m to build a workspace for teams and AI agents, and Humanoid signing a deal to deploy thousands of robots into German factories. Searchable also raised £10.3m as brands look at how they show up in AI search, while EQT was chosen to manage the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund.
Let’s dive in.
💰 Funding rounds
Paris-based Dust raised $40m to build a shared workspace where business teams and AI agents can work together across company context. Read more here.
Milan-based Cosmico raised €12m and acquired Flatmates to expand its Future of Work platform across Italy, Spain and the US. Read more here.
London-based Searchable raised £10.3m at a £62.9m valuation to help brands track and improve their visibility across AI search engines. Read more here.
Berlin-based LawX raised €7.5m to build an AI-powered operating system for notaries and law firms. Read more here.
London-based Greenpixie raised £4.7m to help companies including Mastercard decarbonise cloud and AI use. Read more here.
London-based Calibre raised $3.3m to deploy AI agents across the certification industry. Read more here.
Copenhagen-based Alcolase secured €1.5m to develop an enzyme-based remedy for alcohol flush. Read more here.
Malmö-based Salt & Fiber secured €300k to turn seagrass into sustainable textile yarns and launched a crowdfunding campaign. Read more here.
🌱 Startup news
UK-based Humanoid signed a deal to deploy thousands of humanoid robots into German factories. The UK’s first AI robotics company is only two years old. Read more here.
Swiss-founded Destinus is seeking around €200m at a valuation above €5bn as it prepares for a possible Amsterdam IPO. Read more here.
💡 Other news
OpenAI created a new London-based function led by Laura Modiano, focused on helping startups build, grow and scale on OpenAI from day one. Read more here.
📣 Fund news
Stockholm-based EQT Group has been chosen to manage the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, which will invest across the EU and other countries in the European technology ecosystem. Read more here.
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