# Deals

Thought Web3 was over? This VC just raised €15m to back startups in the sector
News
December 5, 2023
Thought Web3 was over? This VC just raised €15m to back startups in the sector
“If you don’t invest in protocols, you can’t call yourself a tech investor anymore,” says Heartcore’s partner Yacine Ghalim
Mimi Billing
The rise of niche VCs — Kvanted closes its first industrial tech fund at €70m
News
December 4, 2023
The rise of niche VCs — Kvanted closes its first industrial tech fund at €70m
Industrial tech is becoming a hot area for investors and LPs alike
Mimi Billing
Hyme raises €8m for technology that could halve cost of storing energy
News
December 1, 2023
Hyme raises €8m for technology that could halve cost of storing energy
Danish startup Hyme could halve the cost of thermal energy storage for industries
Mimi Billing
Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK
News
November 30, 2023
Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK
Xlinks says the cable could contribute 8% of the UK’s power needs
Freya Pratty
This founder used AI to build his paralysed daughter an exoskeleton. Now he’s raised money to turn it into a business that will teach you anything
News
November 29, 2023
This founder used AI to build his paralysed daughter an exoskeleton. Now he’s raised money to turn it into a business that will teach you anything
Nolej’s cofounder used AI to help design an exoskeleton for his paralysed daughter
Tim Smith
Bethnal Green Ventures raises £33m of a new fund to back tech for good
News
November 29, 2023
Bethnal Green Ventures raises £33m of a new fund to back tech for good
The fund aims to back up to 100 impact startups based in the UK through the firm’s Tech For Good Programme
Sadia Nowshin
GenAI biotech Cradle raises $24m Series A led by Index Ventures
News
November 28, 2023
GenAI biotech Cradle raises $24m Series A led by Index Ventures
Cradle’s GenAI platform speeds up research and development for protein-based drugs
Mimi Billing
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
News
November 28, 2023
Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm
The company is set to include a large AI infrastructure to help develop sovereignty in Europe
Mimi Billing
Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups
News
November 28, 2023
Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups
Vienna-based New Renaissance Ventures is quick to assert that it’s not an impact fund and is aiming to make “venture-sized” returns
Miriam Partington
Operator- and woman-led VC NP-Hard Ventures raises its debut €12m fund to invest in early-stage startups
News
November 24, 2023
Operator- and woman-led VC NP-Hard Ventures raises its debut €12m fund to invest in early-stage startups
The fund, cofounded by Anke Huiskes, will invest in software startups in Europe and the US
Anne Sraders
Behold! A profitable micromobility startup
News
November 22, 2023
Behold! A profitable micromobility startup
London-based Forest subsidises the price of rides with revenue from advertising
Freya Pratty
Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’
News
November 16, 2023
Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’
Norwegian grocery delivery scaleup Oda is merging with its Swedish counterpart Mathem. The all-stock deal leaves Oda’s shareholders in the clear majority
Mimi Billing
Grocery delivery is back as Crisp raises €35m to scale next-day delivery
News
November 16, 2023
Grocery delivery is back as Crisp raises €35m to scale next-day delivery
Speedy grocery companies might be a VC-backed basket case, but other business models appear to be performing better
Tim Smith
How Sequoia-backed e-bike refurbisher Upway raised $30m in a micromobility slowdown
News
November 16, 2023
How Sequoia-backed e-bike refurbisher Upway raised $30m in a micromobility slowdown
The French startup has raised a $30m Series B while some competitors struggle through a difficult time
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
French VC Serena raises new €100m fund to back the ‘invisible’ technologies behind apps
News
November 9, 2023
French VC Serena raises new €100m fund to back the ‘invisible’ technologies behind apps
The Paris-based VC is targeting companies building the software needed to create popular consumer apps
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Healthtech Doctorly turns to family offices for a Series A extension
News
November 9, 2023
Healthtech Doctorly turns to family offices for a Series A extension
“Most VCs don’t understand healthcare,“ says founder Samir El-Alami
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Acton Capital closes sixth fund of €225m — its largest to date
News
November 8, 2023
Acton Capital closes sixth fund of €225m — its largest to date
The longstanding German VC says there are still plenty of opportunities at the growth stage
Miriam Partington
What the pitch deck from Adaptive, a new AI startup raising at a $100m valuation, tells us
News
November 7, 2023
What the pitch deck from Adaptive, a new AI startup raising at a $100m valuation, tells us
Several researchers and engineers from Hugging Face and AWS are building a new AI startup
Tim Smith and Anne Sraders
French startup Quandela raises €50m to manufacture commercial quantum computers
News
November 7, 2023
French startup Quandela raises €50m to manufacture commercial quantum computers
The French startup will increase production after delivering its first photonic quantum computer to an industrial client
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Aleph Alpha raises $500m Series B in one of Europe’s largest AI rounds ever
November 6, 2023
Aleph Alpha raises $500m Series B in one of Europe’s largest AI rounds ever
The German AI startup hopes to compete with LLM competitors in the US and China
Miriam Partington
Crowdcube doubles down on secondaries with Semper acquisition
News
November 6, 2023
Crowdcube doubles down on secondaries with Semper acquisition
And more acquisitions could be on the horizon for the equity crowdfunding platform
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Benetton scion moves into tech investing with new €30m fund
October 31, 2023
Benetton scion moves into tech investing with new €30m fund
Alessandro Benetton is the pre-eminent LP behind a new early-stage VC firm, 2100 Ventures
Amy O'Brien
German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront
News
October 27, 2023
German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront
Equation says it is also interested in access to Betterfront's secondary marketplace for stakes in VC firms
Eleanor Warnock

# Deals

Thought Web3 was over? This VC just raised €15m to back startups in the sector

The rise of niche VCs — Kvanted closes its first industrial tech fund at €70m

Hyme raises €8m for technology that could halve cost of storing energy

Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK

This founder used AI to build his paralysed daughter an exoskeleton. Now he’s raised money to turn it into a business that will teach you anything

Bethnal Green Ventures raises £33m of a new fund to back tech for good

GenAI biotech Cradle raises $24m Series A led by Index Ventures

Evroc plans €600m raise to build Europe’s first hyperscale cloud in Stockholm

Former Speedinvest and Signals VCs announce pre-close of €20m fund to back creative startups

Operator- and woman-led VC NP-Hard Ventures raises its debut €12m fund to invest in early-stage startups

Behold! A profitable micromobility startup

Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’

Grocery delivery is back as Crisp raises €35m to scale next-day delivery

How Sequoia-backed e-bike refurbisher Upway raised $30m in a micromobility slowdown

French VC Serena raises new €100m fund to back the ‘invisible’ technologies behind apps

Healthtech Doctorly turns to family offices for a Series A extension

Acton Capital closes sixth fund of €225m — its largest to date

What the pitch deck from Adaptive, a new AI startup raising at a $100m valuation, tells us

French startup Quandela raises €50m to manufacture commercial quantum computers

Aleph Alpha raises $500m Series B in one of Europe’s largest AI rounds ever

Crowdcube doubles down on secondaries with Semper acquisition

Benetton scion moves into tech investing with new €30m fund

German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront