# Startup Fundraise

Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
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October 22, 2026
Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
Enact Intelligence, cofounded by a 1X and Physical Intelligence alum, has raised Switzerland’s largest ever pre-seed round
Tom Nugent
Legora raises fresh $550m at $8.8bn valuation
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October 21, 2026
Legora raises fresh $550m at $8.8bn valuation
Fast-growing legaltech startup wins backing from Atreides Management and JP Morgan
Martin Coulter
Pigment raises $250m Series E led by Scaleup Europe Fund
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October 21, 2026
Pigment raises $250m Series E led by Scaleup Europe Fund
Chip giant Nvidia announced plans to invest in the enterprise planning unicorn
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Photon Bridge raises €10m to build laser devices that connect AI chips
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October 21, 2026
Exclusive: Photon Bridge raises €10m to build laser devices that connect AI chips
The Dutch startup says its laser technology can be manufactured at scale to meet the demands of fast-growing AI infrastructure
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright
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October 12, 2026
Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright
The listed medtech will act as exclusive US sales agent for CMR’s robot-assisted surgery system
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: Weight loss startup Yazen raises €50m led by Verdane
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October 8, 2026
Exclusive: Weight loss startup Yazen raises €50m led by Verdane
Swedish health platform previously topped Sifted’s Nordics and Benelux leaderboard
Martin Coulter
Owkin alum raises $25m seed to build world model for human cells
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October 7, 2026
Owkin alum raises $25m seed to build world model for human cells
The Paris-based startup is building an automated wet lab to generate high-quality data at scale about human cell behaviour
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest
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October 6, 2026
Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest
Revolut cofounder Nik Storonsky previously backed the company’s Series A
Damisola Sulaiman
Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls
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October 6, 2026
Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls
The company has seen rapid growth in the past year and now serves 15k practitioners across the US and Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate
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October 6, 2026
Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate
Forgepoint and SmartFin lead latest round for Amsterdam-based startup
Martin Coulter
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
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September 28, 2026
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Humanos has raised a $3.2m seed led by Anthemis
Damisola Sulaiman
Magic AI raises £8m to take its AI-powered fitness mirror to the US
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September 23, 2026
Magic AI raises £8m to take its AI-powered fitness mirror to the US
Beringea and IW Capital back London-based fitness mirror startup
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup
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September 23, 2026
Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup
London-based StandardX is building a particle accelerator to manufacture medical isotopes at scale
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital
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September 22, 2026
Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital
Formerly known as DataCrunch, Verda's offering spans data centres, hardware and cloud infrastructure
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four
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September 22, 2026
Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four
Benford is a tech-native financial audit firm
Freya Pratty
UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup
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September 18, 2026
UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup
Head of ventures Josephine Kant is reportedly set to join Potential Sciences’ board
Martin Coulter
Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A
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September 15, 2026
Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A
Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink is also joining the Dutch startup as chairman of the board
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem
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September 10, 2026
Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem
The Italian company’s research recently identified more than 50 bugs in the latest version of Apple’s MacBook operating system
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
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September 9, 2026
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
Lausanne-based founders of Fusionality targeting sector of massive investment
Éanna Kelly
This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more
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September 9, 2026
This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more
Berlin-based Limetax is building an AI rollup strategy for German tax advisers
Damisola Sulaiman
The Exploration Company raises $450m
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September 8, 2026
The Exploration Company raises $450m
The Series C was led by Bessemer, Atomico and the EU's Scaleup Fund
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation
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September 8, 2026
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation
The round is one of the largest ever raised by a European tech company
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B
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September 8, 2026
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B
Legal and privacy tech startups in Europe have already raised €1.1bn across 73 deals year to date
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
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September 7, 2026
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Filings show Jack & Jill allocated shares worth £30m at the beginning of August
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty

# Startup Fundraise

Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed

Legora raises fresh $550m at $8.8bn valuation

Pigment raises $250m Series E led by Scaleup Europe Fund

Exclusive: Photon Bridge raises €10m to build laser devices that connect AI chips

Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright

Exclusive: Weight loss startup Yazen raises €50m led by Verdane

Owkin alum raises $25m seed to build world model for human cells

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest

Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls

Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate

Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents

Magic AI raises £8m to take its AI-powered fitness mirror to the US

Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup

Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital

Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four

UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup

Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A

Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem

Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups

This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more

The Exploration Company raises $450m

Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation

Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B

Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street