# Deals

Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI
News
April 14, 2025
Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI
Wonder, a creative studio which uses GenAI to make films, has raised $3m in pre-seed funding
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
February 25, 2025
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
A blog post — apparently published in error — revealed the raise
Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Smart grid startup Ionate raises $17m Series A
News
February 5, 2025
Exclusive: Smart grid startup Ionate raises $17m Series A
The London-based company is plotting expansions in both Europe and the US
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Energy efficiency startup Domna raises £70m in debut funding round
News
January 22, 2025
Energy efficiency startup Domna raises £70m in debut funding round
The UK startup is part of a wider trend of European startups acting like traditional PE buyout firms
Miriam Partington
German robotics startup Neura Robotics raises €120m Series B
News
January 15, 2025
German robotics startup Neura Robotics raises €120m Series B
The company builds ‘cognitive’ robots capable of seeing, hearing, touching and remembering
Miriam Partington
GenAI startup Synthesia raises $180m at $2.1bn valuation as Big Tech ramps up video creation tools
News
January 15, 2025
GenAI startup Synthesia raises $180m at $2.1bn valuation as Big Tech ramps up video creation tools
The all-equity Series D round was led by US-based venture firm NEA and featured participation from existing investor Alphabet’s GV
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise
News
January 14, 2025
French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise
The startup, which is HQed in France and in the US, is one of Europe’s only space tech unicorns
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck
News
January 14, 2025
Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck
Launched by Google alumni Sylvain Dubois and imec researcher Sebastien Couet, the startup says it is going after companies like Samsung, Micron and Hynix
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The breakthrough making MRI scans quick, cheap and much more likely to save your life
News
December 18, 2024
The breakthrough making MRI scans quick, cheap and much more likely to save your life
Swedish startup Corsmed has secured $3.5m to commercialise its technology
Mimi Billing
Comand AI raises €8.5m to build battlefield AI software for officers
News
December 16, 2024
Comand AI raises €8.5m to build battlefield AI software for officers
The startup’s team hails from the likes of OpenAI and Palantir — and it’s on the hunt to hire more from those companies
Anne Sraders
BlackRock and Bessemer-backed Upvest doubles valuation as it raises €100m
News
December 12, 2024
BlackRock and Bessemer-backed Upvest doubles valuation as it raises €100m
The Berlin-based fintech recently secured a licence from UK watchdogs to operate in the country
Tom Matsuda
French GenAI drug discovery startup DeepLife raises $10m as it mulls US relocation
News
December 11, 2024
French GenAI drug discovery startup DeepLife raises $10m as it mulls US relocation
DeepLife is building a platform to create "digital twins" of cells
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Planet A Foods raises $30m Series B, defying a wider cooling in foodtech funding
News
December 6, 2024
Planet A Foods raises $30m Series B, defying a wider cooling in foodtech funding
Expansion to France and the UK is planned for 2025
Freya Pratty
Zopa raises €80m to fund acquisitions and GenAI product push
News
December 6, 2024
Zopa raises €80m to fund acquisitions and GenAI product push
The lender-turned-neobank is also looking to reduce its reliance on lending as its main moneymaker
Tom Matsuda
Google-alumni founded GenAI techbio raises $73m Series B featuring Uber-backer IVP and Index Ventures
News
November 26, 2024
Google-alumni founded GenAI techbio raises $73m Series B featuring Uber-backer IVP and Index Ventures
The Netherlands’ Cradle has seen the number of projects paying to use its SaaS platform increase 15x in the past year
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
‘Flying ferry’ startup Candela raises $14m extension and enters US market
News
November 21, 2024
‘Flying ferry’ startup Candela raises $14m extension and enters US market
The hydrofoil vessel startup has raised $40m in total in 2024
Mimi Billing
Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m
News
November 21, 2024
Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m
The raise comes on the back of a resurgence in B2B SaaS funding in 2024
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
20VC-backed crypto wallet Deblock raises £13.3m amid crypto’s new boom
News
November 21, 2024
20VC-backed crypto wallet Deblock raises £13.3m amid crypto’s new boom
Investor interest in crypto is expected to return following the results of the recent US election
Tom Matsuda
Europe’s best-funded nuclear fusion startup Tokamak Energy raises $75m
News
November 20, 2024
Europe’s best-funded nuclear fusion startup Tokamak Energy raises $75m
The fresh capital takes the company’s total funding to $335m — more than three times the region’s next best-funded fusion company
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m
News
November 19, 2024
Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m
The Finnish healthtech has increasingly looked to branch out beyond sleep tracking in recent years
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Brain-inspired AI chip startup Gemesys raises €8.6m pre-seed round
News
November 19, 2024
Brain-inspired AI chip startup Gemesys raises €8.6m pre-seed round
The company says its aiming to reduce the energy consumption of training and running AI models by 10k times
Tom Nugent
‘A climate fund is way too generic,’ says Nucleus Capital - as it launches €40m fund focused on synthetic biology
News
November 19, 2024
‘A climate fund is way too generic,’ says Nucleus Capital - as it launches €40m fund focused on synthetic biology
Nucleus’ first-time fund managers say funds now need a more specific thesis than just climate tech
Freya Pratty
Founderful closes second fund of $140m to back Swiss startups
News
November 14, 2024
Founderful closes second fund of $140m to back Swiss startups
The Zurich-based firm wants to put a spotlight on Switzerland’s often overlooked ecosystem
Miriam Partington
Maki VC closes third fund of €100m to support Nordic startups
News
November 12, 2024
Maki VC closes third fund of €100m to support Nordic startups
The fund is backed by founders of Wise, RELEX Solutions, Aiven and Supercell
Mimi Billing

# Deals

Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI

Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable

Exclusive: Smart grid startup Ionate raises $17m Series A

Energy efficiency startup Domna raises £70m in debut funding round

German robotics startup Neura Robotics raises €120m Series B

GenAI startup Synthesia raises $180m at $2.1bn valuation as Big Tech ramps up video creation tools

French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise

Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck

The breakthrough making MRI scans quick, cheap and much more likely to save your life

Comand AI raises €8.5m to build battlefield AI software for officers

BlackRock and Bessemer-backed Upvest doubles valuation as it raises €100m

French GenAI drug discovery startup DeepLife raises $10m as it mulls US relocation

Planet A Foods raises $30m Series B, defying a wider cooling in foodtech funding

Zopa raises €80m to fund acquisitions and GenAI product push

Google-alumni founded GenAI techbio raises $73m Series B featuring Uber-backer IVP and Index Ventures

‘Flying ferry’ startup Candela raises $14m extension and enters US market

Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m

20VC-backed crypto wallet Deblock raises £13.3m amid crypto’s new boom

Europe’s best-funded nuclear fusion startup Tokamak Energy raises $75m

Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m

Brain-inspired AI chip startup Gemesys raises €8.6m pre-seed round

‘A climate fund is way too generic,’ says Nucleus Capital - as it launches €40m fund focused on synthetic biology

Founderful closes second fund of $140m to back Swiss startups

Maki VC closes third fund of €100m to support Nordic startups