# News

Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back
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June 4, 2026
Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back
Outgoing CTO Vlad Yatsenko was the first employee at Europe’s biggest fintech
Damisola Sulaiman and Martin Coulter
Revolut to launch five credit cards in UK
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June 4, 2026
Revolut to launch five credit cards in UK
UK CEO Francesca Carlesi confirms plans at Money 20/20 conference
Martin Coulter
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
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June 3, 2026
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
Edinburgh-founded legaltech wins backing from Index Ventures and Highland Europe
Martin Coulter
Factorial raises $150m Series D backed by General Catalyst and Atomico
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June 3, 2026
Factorial raises $150m Series D backed by General Catalyst and Atomico
Fresh funding comes as European software companies race to adapt to AI
Martin Coulter
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
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June 3, 2026
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
French startup plans to leverage existing manufacturing processes to produce quantum chips
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
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June 3, 2026
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
Gigaton is part of a wave of companies focused on applying AI to the physical world
Freya Pratty
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
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June 3, 2026
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
UK company has deployed quantum systems to partner data centres across Europe, the US and Asia
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
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June 2, 2026
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
Japanese tech giant said to be in discussions to contribute $300m to megaround
Martin Coulter
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
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June 2, 2026
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
The company last raised $104m in October from the likes of Google Ventures and Lux Capital
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
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June 2, 2026
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
Balderton, Earlybird and Seedcamp also invest in AI-powered live commerce platform
Martin Coulter
AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
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June 1, 2026
AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
The company was founded by former engineers in Monzo’s AI team
Damisola Sulaiman
SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’
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June 1, 2026
SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’
French president Emmanuel Macron gathered hundreds of CEOs, investors and industrial players in annual ‘Choose France’ summit
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
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June 1, 2026
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
Dutch startup wins backing from London-based Transition Ventures and Hitachi VC arm
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech
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June 1, 2026
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech
Built in Europe campaign aims to turn success stories into startup recruitment drive
Martin Coulter
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
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May 29, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
London-based Inherent has recruited Entrepreneurs First cofounder Matt Clifford as an adviser
Martin Coulter
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
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May 28, 2026
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
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May 27, 2026
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
The high turnover comes after the firm rebranded and spun off from Earlybird Venture Capital in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case
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May 27, 2026
Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case
A judge deemed that parts of the Cognism founder's case have 'a real prospect of success'
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
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May 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
Longevity and preventative health technologies are becoming increasingly popular across Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York
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May 22, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York
The company was valued at $11bn last October
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?
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May 22, 2026
The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?
Lawmakers are having a rethink following outcry from some of the region’s fastest-growing companies
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: EQT wants to back UK startups with EU’s €5bn superfund
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May 22, 2026
Exclusive: EQT wants to back UK startups with EU’s €5bn superfund
The fund currently does not have the mandate to invest in the UK
Maya Dharampal-Hornby, Freya Pratty and John Thornhill
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
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May 21, 2026
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
It would be a rare joint venture in the European VC ecosystem
Anne Sraders
KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round
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May 21, 2026
KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round
London-based Fresha is already profitable and plans to use the fresh capital to expand internationally
Martin Coulter

# News

Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back

Revolut to launch five credit cards in UK

Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI

Factorial raises $150m Series D backed by General Catalyst and Atomico

Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics

Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C

SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say

Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say

Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise

AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m

SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’

Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round

Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech

Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months

Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case

Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A

Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York

The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?

Exclusive: EQT wants to back UK startups with EU’s €5bn superfund

Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say

KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round