With Europe Reliant on Foreign Critical Raw Materials, Germany’s WeSort.AI Raises €10 Million to Recover Them From Waste
WeSort.AI, a Würzburg‑based DeepTech startup, closed a €10 million financing round led by impact investors and public funds to scale its AI‑driven sorting platform for critical raw material recovery. The capital will expand market reach, reinforce European raw‑material sovereignty, and address fire hazards in recycling streams. Its system, combining AI, specialized cameras and X‑ray imaging, identifies batteries, electronics and other valuable components, already operating at KORN Recycling and PreZero. The round brings total European recycling‑tech investment to roughly €38 million this year.
Oxford Medical Simulation Secures €5.78 Million to Tackle Healthcare Training Gap with Virtual Reality
Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS) has secured €5.78 million in growth funding from Salica Investments. The capital will fund OMS’s expansion into U.S. health systems and universities, and accelerate product innovation such as AI‑driven scenarios, learning analytics, and workflow tools. The round...
TMA Acquires Amsterdam’s BrainsFirst to Combine Psychometrics with Neuroscience-Based Talent Insights
Talent Motivation Assessment (TMA) has acquired Amsterdam‑based BrainsFirst, merging its neuroscience‑driven, game‑based cognitive assessments with TMA’s established psychometric talent‑management platform. BrainsFirst’s NeurOlympics suite measures natural cognitive abilities in roughly 45 minutes and is already deployed in more than 12 countries...
Teybridge Capital Europe Plans €5.2 Million UK Expansion, 30 London Jobs and Pledges €694.9 Million for British SMEs
Dublin‑based fintech Teybridge Capital Europe announced a €5.2 million investment in the UK over the next three years. The plan includes creating up to 30 new jobs in its London office and pledging €694.9 million to finance British SMEs. The UK now...
Vilnius-Based WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Million for Its AI-Powered People Research Engine
Vilnius‑based startup WhiteBridge AI announced a €2.6 million seed financing round. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC with participation from several other VCs and angels. WhiteBridge offers an AI‑powered people research platform that aggregates, verifies and analyses publicly available personal...
Amsterdam-Based Enterprise AI Agent Platform Wonderful Raises €129.8 Million Series B at €1.7 Billion Valuation
Amsterdam‑based AI agent platform Wonderful announced a €129.8 million Series B round, valuing the company at €1.7 billion. The round was led by Insight Partners and included existing backers such as Index Ventures and Bessemer. Wonderful’s model‑agnostic, locally‑deployed platform claims to reduce handling...
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Refurbed Founder Kilian Kaminski
The EU‑Startups Podcast featured Kilian Kaminski, co‑founder of Refurbed, a Vienna‑based marketplace that resells professionally refurbished electronics. Since its 2017 launch, Refurbed has become one of Europe’s fastest‑growing platforms for sustainable consumption, operating in multiple markets and securing more than €120 million...
Barcelona’s Delfos Energy Raises €3 Million to Build AI “Virtual Engineer” For the Energy Industry as It Charges up for...
Barcelona‑based Delfos Energy closed a €3 million seed extension, bringing its total funding to €10 million. The round, led by new investor Vox Capital/COPEL alongside existing backers, supports the company’s AI “virtual engineer” platform that now monitors over 1,000 renewable‑energy sites across...
Elaia Closes Third DeepTech Seed Fund at €134 Million as “European DeepTech Is Reaching Escape Velocity”
Paris‑based venture capital firm Elaia has closed its third DeepTech Seed fund (DTS3) at €134 million, twice the size of its prior funds. The fund, backed by a mix of long‑standing and new investors such as PSL Université, INRIA, Bpifrance and...
Trade Tensions and Tariffs: What They Mean for Europe’s Startups
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned President Trump’s global tariff framework, leaving the 15% EU‑US tariff rate in limbo and prompting the European Parliament to pause ratification of the new trade pact. EU exports to the United States fell 25% in...
Portuguese Startup Sybilion Secures €3.6 Million to Build AI-Powered Decision Layer for Industrial Companies
Portuguese AI startup Sybilion announced a €3.6 million seed round led by Venturefriends and Semapa Next to develop an AI‑powered decision layer for industrial manufacturers. The platform ingests over a trillion external risk signals—commodity prices, weather, logistics, macro data—and maps them...
Albanian-Finnish Startup Bliss Raises €232.4k to Build “AI that Understands the Cultural Layer of Mental Health”
Albanian‑Finnish startup Bliss secured €232.4k in angel funding to build culturally intelligent AI for mental health therapy. The capital, led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC and Plug and Play, will fund the launch of therapist‑trained digital companions and expansion...
Ex-Viafintech Founders’ New Venture Finperks Raises €3.4 Million Pre-Seed to Build the “Stripe for Prepaid”
Finperks, a Berlin‑based fintech founded by the ex‑viafintech team, closed a €3.4 million pre‑seed round led by Motive Partners and seed+speed Ventures. The startup positions itself as the "Stripe for prepaid," offering a single API that consolidates issuance, settlement, compliance and...
Samaipata Launches €110 Million Fund III to Back Early-Stage AI-Native Startups Across Europe
Samaipata announced the launch of its third venture fund, targeting €110 million to back early‑stage AI‑native startups across Europe. The fund has already secured €70 million, with anchor investors such as Spain’s SETT and Germany’s KfW. It plans to back 25‑30 companies,...
Targeting Water Innovation, Swiss VC Emerald Technology Ventures Hits €100 Million for Global Water Fund II
Emerald Technology Ventures announced it has reached the €100 million fundraising milestone for its Global Water Fund II, targeting a total size of €150‑180 million. The capital raise was backed by investors such as Temasek, Grundfos Foundation, Veralto, Ecolab, SKion Water and Oxy...
