Two hundred industrial robots are already on factory floors across Europe, built by London-based Humanoid, which just raised €133m Series A at a €1.1bn valuation to become the continent’s newest unicorn. Revolut also made a major international move, securing Australia’s first unrestricted fintech banking licence and committing AU$400m over five years to expand there.
Let’s dive in.
💰 Funding rounds
London-based Humanoid raised €133m Series A at a €1.1bn valuation to scale its industrial humanoid robots with 200+ systems deployed, marking Europe’s newest unicorn. Read more here.
Germany-based Voodin Blade Technology secured €48.18m in EU grant funding to build an automated wind turbine blade factory in Navarre, Spain, producing recyclable engineered wood blades to replace conventional fibreglass composites. Read more here.
Cadoneghe-based Circular Materials secured €11.8m in SAFE financing to scale its technology for recovering critical raw materials from industrial wastewater, targeting 99% metal recovery rates. Read more here.
Neuchâtel-based Hilo (by Aktiia) raised €17.67m Series B extension to expand its wearable and app blood pressure monitoring platform into the US. Read more here.
Munich-based deltaVision raised €10.2m in its first funding round to scale production of fluidic systems for satellites, launchers and orbital servicing vehicles. Read more here.
Berlin-based Deutsche Sanierungsberatung raised €10m Series A to scale its platform offering independent energy consulting and subsidy services for residential renovations with 10,000+ customers. Read more here.
Berlin-based Omio secured €8.7m strategic investment to accelerate expansion in Japan and strengthen presence across Southeast Asia for its multimodal travel booking platform. Read more here.
Turin-based ORiS closed €5m funding to develop laser-based wireless power transmission systems for space and dual-use applications. Read more here.
Leipzig-based Prodlane secured €4m funding to build MAIA, an AI assistant that captures critical industrial knowledge from technical documentation and legacy systems for industrial and medtech companies. Read more here.
London-based Cascade raised €3.26m in seed funding to use AI to predict engineering and construction projects before they become live, helping firms win projects early. Read more here.
Bristol-based Ponda secured €2.76m grant to lead a wetland farming demonstration site and establish a UK biomaterials supply chain for its plant-based insulation material BioPuff. Read more here.
Reykjavik-based Sowilo raised pre-seed funding to expand Catecut, its AI-powered fashion product intelligence platform generating product content, descriptions and metadata for retailers globally. Read more here.
🌱 Startup news
London-based stealth startup from Maximilian Bittner (ex-Lazada, Vestiaire Collective) and Lisa Sorg (ex-Atomico MD) launched AI-powered wealth management platform with €12m seed funding. Read more here.
💡 Other news
London-based Revolut secured Australia’s first unrestricted fintech banking licence (ADI), marking its first regulated banking entity in APAC with plans to invest AU$400m over five years to expand deposits, savings and credit products. Read more here.
London-based British Business Bank is planning a £100m debt fund for UK aerospace suppliers in partnership with Airbus, GKN, Rolls-Royce and ADS to provide capital for scaling and investment. Read more here.
📣 Fund news
Earlybird and AVP launched E2D, a €500m dual-use and defence technology growth fund targeting 20 growth-stage European companies across space, air, land, maritime and subsurface domains. Read more here.
Tallinn-based Resist.UA launched Resist 2.0, a €50m European defence and dual-use technology growth fund focused on supporting battlefield-proven Ukrainian innovation and scaling companies into global competitors. Read more here.
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