# Startup Fundraise
- ‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMsNews
January 29, 2026
‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs
- Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
- Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google VenturesNews
January 26, 2026
Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures
- Exclusive: Symbiotic Security raises $10m to make AI-generated code safe
Exclusive: Symbiotic Security raises $10m to make AI-generated code safe
- Language learning app Preply hits unicorn valuation with $150m Series DNews
January 21, 2026
Language learning app Preply hits unicorn valuation with $150m Series D
- Fintech unicorn Pennylane raises €175m round at €3.6bn valuationNews
January 20, 2026
Fintech unicorn Pennylane raises €175m round at €3.6bn valuation
- British Business Bank takes £25m stake in Octopus Energy-spinoff KrakenNews
January 20, 2026
British Business Bank takes £25m stake in Octopus Energy-spinoff Kraken
- AI chip startup Fractile secures $22.5m from Nato Innovation Fund, Kindred, Oxford Science Enterprises
AI chip startup Fractile secures $22.5m from Nato Innovation Fund, Kindred, Oxford Science Enterprises
- Parloa hits $3bn valuation with $350m Series D led by General CatalystNews
January 15, 2026
Parloa hits $3bn valuation with $350m Series D led by General Catalyst
- Equal1 raises $60m to roll out plug-and-play quantum computers
Equal1 raises $60m to roll out plug-and-play quantum computers
- Exclusive: Hugging Face cofounder and Liverpool forward back ex-Googler's body scanning startup Ahead Health
Exclusive: Hugging Face cofounder and Liverpool forward back ex-Googler's body scanning startup Ahead Health
- PayPal Ventures backs Klearly in €12m raise to enable hospitality payments
PayPal Ventures backs Klearly in €12m raise to enable hospitality payments
- French drone maker Harmattan AI raises $200m Series B at $1.4bn valuationNews
January 12, 2026
French drone maker Harmattan AI raises $200m Series B at $1.4bn valuation
- Octopus Energy to spin off tech arm Kraken at $8.65bn valuationNews
December 30, 2025
Octopus Energy to spin off tech arm Kraken at $8.65bn valuation
- Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startupNews
December 18, 2025
Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup
- Exclusive: Nik Storonsky backs employee benefits platform Ben in $27.5m raise
Exclusive: Nik Storonsky backs employee benefits platform Ben in $27.5m raise
- Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boomNews
December 16, 2025
Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom
- Flat-rate energy startup Elvy raises €500m to fuel European expansionExclusive
December 12, 2025
Flat-rate energy startup Elvy raises €500m to fuel European expansion
- Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdownsNews
December 11, 2025
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
- Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m investment for Cambridge AI spinout Matta
Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m investment for Cambridge AI spinout Matta
- Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defenceNews
December 5, 2025
Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defence