Italy’s Bending Spoons is heading to Nasdaq, marking another milestone for one of Europe’s biggest tech success stories. The UK is also investing £60m into AI labs at Oxford and UCL as it looks to develop the next generation of AI systems and reduce compute costs. In France, Vibe.co was acquired by Walmart, bringing one of Europe’s connected TV advertising startups into the US retail giant.
Let’s dive in.
💰 Funding rounds
Paris-based Tsuga raised €30m Series A to scale its AI-native observability platform for AI agent infrastructure. Read more here.
Bristol-based Astral Systems raised €26m Series A to scale its multi-state fusion technology for medical isotope production and advance modular reactor development. Read more here.
Stockholm-based Sportway Media Group raised €20m to scale its AI-driven sports broadcasting platform that automates large-scale live sports production. Read more here.
London-based equipal secured €18.84m in combined equity and forward-flow financing to scale its asset finance platform and expand hiring across its operations. Read more here.
Berlin-based VARM secured €17.5m Series A to scale its home insulation network and installer training model across Germany and Europe. Read more here.
France-based AlpSemi raised €17m Series A to advance its solid-state circuit breaker technology. Read more here.
Berlin-based JUPUS raised €13m Series A to scale its AI legal secretarial platform for law firms across Europe. Read more here.
Lyon-based Flease raised €13m led by Partech Impact to scale its reconditioned vehicle leasing platform with telematics-driven fleet management across enterprise customers in France. Read more here.
Berlin-based Timefold raised $13m Series A to scale its scheduling optimisation infrastructure enabling software teams to embed vehicle routing and workforce scheduling into enterprise applications. Read more here.
Cambridge-based TRIMTECH Therapeutics raised an additional €12m in Seed funding to advance its protein degradation platform for neurodegenerative diseases, bringing the total Seed round to €41m. Read more here.
Dublin-based Ubotica Technologies raised $11m to scale its Orbital AI platform for real-time maritime intelligence and autonomous satellite tasking. Read more here.
Paris-based Linc raised €8.5m to accelerate its payroll platform for accounting firms. Read more here.
Stockholm-based Fika Jobs raised $4m pre-seed to build a video-first hiring platform combining AI interview agents and short-form video profiles, aiming to replace resume-first recruiting. Read more here.
Berlin-based Kyrok raised €3.1m pre-seed led by Speedinvest to build an AI operating system for pharma and chemical supply chains, targeting SME workflow automation and knowledge preservation across legacy-heavy industries. Read more here.
🌱 Startup news
Milan-based Bending Spoons launched its initial public offering of ordinary shares, offering up to 57,971,015 shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Read more here.
💡 Other news
UK government backed university AI labs at Oxford University and UCL with £60m to develop next-generation AI systems and reduce compute costs. Read more here.
📣 Fund news
Stockholm-based Norrsken Launcher closed its second fund at €80m to back European impact startups with a hands-on, operational investment model. Read more here.
🤝 M&A
France-based Vibe. co got acquired by Walmart to expand its connected TV advertising capabilities, improving access and measurement for SMB and mid-market advertisers. Read more here.
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