Highland Europe closed a €1.1bn sixth fund to back European tech scaleups, building on a portfolio that includes Bending Spoons’ Nasdaq listing and Nexthink’s $3bn sale. London-based inforcer, which helps IT providers manage Microsoft security and AI tools for small businesses, also raised $50m Series C after growing 300% year-over-year. Let’s dive in.
💰 Funding rounds
London-based inforcer raised $50m Series C to expand Microsoft security and AI management platform for managed service providers. Read more here.
Pfäffikon-based AI Infrastructure Capital AG raised €16m to buy servers, run them at sites with renewable power and rent out compute capacity for AI workloads. Read more here.
London-based Intropy raised €9.5m to build AI-native operating system for spare parts industry. Read more here.
Zurich-based Ahead Health raised €8.7m to expand preventive healthcare combining advanced blood panels, whole-body MRI and AI-powered platform across Germany and the Netherlands. Read more here.
London-based Perceptron raised $6.5m to build decentralised AI data network for AI companies to commission specialised datasets. Read more here.
London-based TaskHer raised £650,000 Seed to connect homeowners and housing associations with verified tradeswomen for maintenance services. Read more here.
Konstanz-based EVERSION Technologies raised €2.3m Seed II to develop 3D-modeled corrective insoles for hip and joint pain with insurance coverage. Read more here.
Copenhagen-based Bikekey raised strategic investment from TÖNNJES to expand digital bicycle registration platform across 100+ countries. Read more here.
📣 Fund news
London and Geneva-based Highland Europe closed €1.1B Fund VI to back European technology scaleups. Read more here.
🤝 M&A
Lyon-based Anaquant got acquired by Bouffère-based Clean Cells to expand biopharma quality control with mass spectrometry expertise. Read more here.
🎧 Podcasts
Scaling Europe Podcast featured Patrick Murphy, Partner at Tapestry VC, on backing repeat founders. Listen here.
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