Verna Raises $4M to Turn Nature Programs Into Measurable Action
UK‑based Verna has raised $4 million, led by Berlin’s NAP and Zurich’s Übermorgen, to scale its nature‑recovery software. The platform, already adopted by more than 3,000 users across 100 organisations, aggregates existing biodiversity data and applies AI to translate nature commitments into measurable outcomes. Originally built around the UK Biodiversity Net Gain framework, Verna now plans to support additional recovery standards. The new capital will accelerate AI enhancements and broaden the platform’s framework coverage.
NetBird Announces $10M Series A to Expand Open Source VPN Alternative
NetBird, a Berlin‑based open‑source Zero Trust networking platform, closed a $10 million Series A round led by Pace Capital with participation from Nauta Capital, InReach Ventures, and Antler. The company positions its product as a secure, cost‑effective alternative to traditional VPNs, emphasizing...
Bricks.sh Secures €1.6M Pre-Seed to Expand AI-Native Internal Tools
Bricks.sh, an AI‑native internal‑tool builder, announced a €1.6 million pre‑seed round led by Primo Capital, joined by Octopus First Cheque Fund, Eden Ventures and others. The company also launched its public beta, offering developers a way to auto‑generate admin panels by...
Klearly Secures €12M for Restaurant Payments System
Amsterdam‑based Klearly has closed a €12 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to €20 million. The round was led by PayPal Ventures with participation from Italian Founders Fund and existing backers. Klearly offers a hospitality‑focused payments layer that integrates with merchants’...
Tallinn AI Startup Flashka Raises €1M Pre-Seed and Hits 1M Users in a Year
Tallinn‑based AI startup Flashka, which offers automated flashcards and personalized study tools, closed a €1 million pre‑seed round led by Outlast Fund with participation from UCP and Vento Ventures. The app has amassed 1 million university‑student users in just one year, topping...
Zepo Intelligence Secures $15M to Safeguard Workspaces From AI Risks
Zepo Intelligence announced a $15 million seed round led by Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL and TIN Capital. The startup tackles the surge in AI‑driven social engineering, which the World Economic Forum says has risen 1,200 % since ChatGPT’s debut. Zepo’s platform simulates deepfake,...
Cyberette Is Building Forensic-Grade AI for a Post-Truth Internet
Cyberette, a Dutch AI startup founded in 2024, offers forensic‑grade detection of deepfakes and manipulated media aimed at fraud and investigation teams. The platform delivers 99.7% accuracy with sub‑two‑second latency, supports real‑time on‑premise or cloud deployment, and provides provenance, watermarking,...
Clinical Voice AI Startup Tucuvi Raises $20M
Spanish AI voice startup Tucuvi announced a $20 million Series A round led by Cathay Innovation and Kfund. The company’s AI Care Management platform, featuring the voice agent LOLA, automates more than 50 clinical workflows such as post‑surgical follow‑ups and medication management....
AI Unicorn Quantexa Reports Revenue Boost, as Losses Halve
Quantexa, the UK‑based AI unicorn tackling financial crime, posted a 49% revenue increase to £126 million for the year ending March 2025, while pre‑tax losses fell by almost half to £25 million. The growth was driven by new customer wins and license expansions,...
Lookiero Outfittery Group Closes a €17M Round to Boost Growth and Reinforce Its AI Strategy
Lookiero Outfittery Group announced the close of a €17 million funding round, bringing in new backers such as Ekarpen Private Equity and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) alongside existing investors. The capital will fund the next phase of growth,...
Legaltech Alice Raises €1M to Bring Trustworthy AI Workflows to Legal Casework
Belgium‑based legaltech startup Alice secured €1 million in pre‑seed funding, led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, to accelerate its AI‑driven end‑to‑end casework platform. The solution embeds verification, traceability and human oversight to mitigate risks from unverified AI outputs that have plagued...
CertHub Raises €6.2M to Tackle Medtech’s Compliance Bottleneck
Munich‑based CertHub secured €6.2 million to accelerate its AI‑driven compliance platform for medtech manufacturers. The solution promises up to 60% reductions in documentation time, potentially shaving €2.4 million from each certification cycle. Current market approval processes average five years and cost over...
E-Commerce Operating Startup Swap Raises $100M
London‑based e‑commerce operating startup Swap announced a $100 million Series C round, bringing its total capital raised to $149 million. The funding, co‑led by Iconiq and DST Global, follows a $40 million Series B just nine months earlier. Swap’s platform consolidates logistics, payments and AI‑driven...
Capital Flows to Scale as 2025 Closed
December 2025 European tech funding slowed, closing with 250 deals, a 7.8% decline from November. The market raised €1.2 billion, driven by two €500 million rounds that underscored strong investor confidence. Software captured the largest share, accounting for 27.9% of total capital....
United Manufacturing Hub Bags €5m to Power a Shared Data Backbone for Factories
United Manufacturing Hub (UMH) secured €5 million in a funding round led by KOMPAS VC, backed by several venture firms and industry angels. The capital will accelerate development of its open‑source Unified Namespace platform that consolidates fragmented factory data into a...
WholeSum Raises £730K to Advance a Qualitative Data Analysis Platform
WholeSum, a UK‑based qualitative analytics startup, secured £730,000 combining a Women TechEU grant with a pre‑seed round led by Twin Path Ventures. The funding also involved SFC, Ventures Together angels, and founders from JustPark, Episode 1, ClearScore, and Prolific. WholeSum’s AI‑driven...
Webrazzi GSYF Invested $1M in GameByte
GameByte, an AI‑powered platform that transforms text prompts into full mobile games, secured a $1 million seed investment from Webrazzi GSYF, valuing the startup at $10 million. The funding, backed legally by Arıkan Law Firm, adds the company to a portfolio that...
Fintech’s Next Chapter: The Trends Expected to Shape 2026
European fintech remained resilient in 2025, with higher investment, robust M&A and rising interest in IPOs. Executives forecast that 2026 will be shaped by next‑generation API‑based embedded finance, interoperable stablecoins, and AI‑driven workforce initiatives. They argue that regulated banks will...
The Artists Collective Launches as an Artist-Led Investment Platform
The Artists Collective has launched as the United Kingdom’s first artist‑led investment platform, building on a quiet backing of 20 early‑stage technology companies. Founded by Fergus and Ruari Bell of The Players Fund, the collective brings high‑profile cultural figures such...
Omnidocs Acquires Majority Stake in Switzerland’s Officeatwork to Deepen DACH Presence
Danish software firm Omnidocs announced it has purchased a majority stake in Swiss document‑creation specialist officeatwork. The deal expands Omnidocs’ footprint in the DACH region, adding over 500 enterprise customers and a Microsoft 365‑integrated suite. It is the fourth add‑on acquisition...
Lovable Raises $330M, Quantum Systems Acquires FERNRIDE, and N26 Appoints New CEO
Lovable secured $330 million in a funding round, lifting its valuation to $6.6 billion as it seeks to turn non‑developers into software builders. Quantum Systems announced the acquisition of the FERNRIDE platform, bolstering its autonomous defence stack and expanding Europe’s drone capabilities....
Nodu Lands $1.45M to Upgrade Europe’s Payment Rails as Stablecoins Surge
London‑based Nodu, a stablecoin infrastructure startup with Latvian roots, closed a $1.45 million pre‑seed round led by Digital Space Ventures. The platform gives banks, fintechs and enterprises a turnkey compliance and payments framework for stablecoins, including an off‑ramp that works in...
Neural Concept Raises $100M to Scale AI-Native Engineering
Swiss AI‑startup Neural Concept secured a $100 million Series C round, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, to scale its AI‑native engineering platform. The platform embeds generative, physics‑aware AI directly into CAD workflows, allowing teams to explore more design options early and cut late‑stage revisions....
Endra Closes $20M Seed Round Amid Surging Demand in Construction Supercycle
Endra, a Stockholm‑based AI‑powered platform for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design, closed a $20 million seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Norrsken VC. The funding follows a €3 million pre‑seed and will finance international expansion and product development....
Lovable Raises $330M at a $6.6B Valuation to Turn Non-Developers Into Software Builders
Lovable announced a $330 million Series B round that values the company at $6.6 billion, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures. The platform empowers non‑technical users to build and launch software, reporting over 100 000 new projects daily and more than 25 million created in...
Swedish Startup TrialMe Is Fixing the Data Gap that Keeps Women Out of Clinical Trials
Swedish startup TrialMe has launched a mobile platform that connects women with clinical trials, aiming to close the long‑standing gender data gap in medical research. The app digitises pre‑screening, sends personalised trial notifications, and offers point‑based rewards, thereby cutting recruitment...
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Small Business Tech Tips: A Guide to Getting More Done with Zoom Workplace [Sponsored]
Zoom Workplace bundles phone, chat, meetings, whiteboard and AI Companion into a single platform aimed at small businesses. The AI Companion, included at no extra cost, can generate meeting summaries, draft emails, schedule appointments and extract insights from calls. By...
The Pickup Counter Is Food Delivery’s Blind Spot — Pickpad Is Fixing It
Pickpad, a 2024 startup, equips restaurant pickup counters with sensor‑rich smart pads that automatically track order readiness, accuracy, and handoff. The hardware integrates with existing POS systems and updates order status in real time, eliminating manual clicks and reducing labor...
