# Startup Fundraise

Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing
News
March 12, 2026
Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing
French healthtech aims to revolutionise cancer screening
Martin Coulter
Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation
News
March 11, 2026
Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation
Shopify founder and Atletico Madrid star among French startup’s backers
Martin Coulter
Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
News
March 10, 2026
Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
Accel led the round that triples Legora’s valuation
Mimi Billing
Yann LeCun's AI startup raises $1bn seed round backed by Nvidia and Temasek
News
March 10, 2026
Yann LeCun's AI startup raises $1bn seed round backed by Nvidia and Temasek
The announcement confirms Sifted reporting of the chip titan and Singaporean firm’s involvement
Anne Sraders and Martin Coulter
Isembard raises $50m to bolster Europe’s industrial base
News
March 9, 2026
Isembard raises $50m to bolster Europe’s industrial base
The London-based company plans to open 25 new AI factories by the end of the year
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C
News
March 9, 2026
Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C
Sheryl Sandberg, Nick Clegg and Susan Decker have joined Nscale’s board
Freya Pratty
Nucleus and First Momentum back stealth geothermal energy startup Telura
Interview
March 9, 2026
Nucleus and First Momentum back stealth geothermal energy startup Telura
Telura’s tech could potentially unlock the ability to mine geothermal energy anywhere
Tom Nugent
Chips startup Vertical Compute raises €37m to tackle AI’s memory overload
News
March 4, 2026
Chips startup Vertical Compute raises €37m to tackle AI’s memory overload
The startup has taped-out a first chip design developed in partnership with global semiconductor manufacturer TSMC
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP
News
March 4, 2026
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP
Oxa develops self-driving software for industrial use cases, with customers including BP, DHL and Vantec
Tom Nugent
Dash0 targets $1bn valuation with Balderton-led funding round, reports say
News
February 27, 2026
Dash0 targets $1bn valuation with Balderton-led funding round, reports say
The German-founded startup last raised a $35m Series A round in October
Martin Coulter
General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round
News
February 25, 2026
General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round
The AI-enabled property management startup also won the backing of Begin Capital, S16VC and Trinity Capital
Lara Bryant
Allica Bank becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with $155m Series D
News
February 25, 2026
Allica Bank becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with $155m Series D
The funding comes from Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl
Tom Matsuda
Nvidia, Microsoft and SoftBank back self-driving startup Wayve in $1.2bn round
News
February 25, 2026
Nvidia, Microsoft and SoftBank back self-driving startup Wayve in $1.2bn round
Uber agreed to invest a further $300m separately to facilitate a global ‘robotaxi’ rollout
Martin Coulter
AI chip startup Axelera AI raises $250m to take on Nvidia
News
February 24, 2026
AI chip startup Axelera AI raises $250m to take on Nvidia
The Dutch startup builds chips for inference, a growing market so far dominated by US tech titan Nvidia
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Video surveillance startup Vizza raises €30m Series B
News
February 19, 2026
Video surveillance startup Vizza raises €30m Series B
The controversial tech is becoming increasingly popular as authorities double down on efforts to boost urban safety
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-DeepMind scientist seeks $1bn for ‘superhuman intelligence’ startup
News
February 18, 2026
Ex-DeepMind scientist seeks $1bn for ‘superhuman intelligence’ startup
The new company Ineffable Intelligence's raise is reportedly being led by Sequoia Capital
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
AI-powered worksite safety startup Fyld raises £32m Series B
News
February 17, 2026
AI-powered worksite safety startup Fyld raises £32m Series B
The BCG spinout is plotting a major US expansion for 2026
Martin Coulter
Frontline Ventures backs ‘OpenClaw for founders’ in $4.3m raise
Exclusive
February 17, 2026
Frontline Ventures backs ‘OpenClaw for founders’ in $4.3m raise
Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht, iNovia Capital and Tiny Supercomputer joined the round
Martin Coulter
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say
News
February 13, 2026
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say
The raise comes weeks after Anthropic unveiled a new AI legal tool that rattled public markets
Martin Coulter
Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal
News
February 13, 2026
Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal
The contract is worth €2.4bn, according to a source close to the company
Mimi Billing
Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan
News
February 12, 2026
Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan
Nscale is currently working on data centre projects in five countries
Freya Pratty
World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures
News
February 12, 2026
World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures
Stanhope says its models can be used in autonomous vehicles, defence, robotics and gaming
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Exclusive
February 12, 2026
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Heywa's founder previously served as CTO at travel platform Trainline
Freya Pratty
Marc Andreessen backs $10m raise for ‘synthetic audience’ startup Electric Twin
Exclusive
February 12, 2026
Marc Andreessen backs $10m raise for ‘synthetic audience’ startup Electric Twin
Angels from Palantir, Slack and Entrepreneurs First invest in human behaviour 'prediction engine' born out of pandemic response
Martin Coulter

# Startup Fundraise

Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing

Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation

Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation

Yann LeCun's AI startup raises $1bn seed round backed by Nvidia and Temasek

Isembard raises $50m to bolster Europe’s industrial base

Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C

Nucleus and First Momentum back stealth geothermal energy startup Telura

Chips startup Vertical Compute raises €37m to tackle AI’s memory overload

Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP

Dash0 targets $1bn valuation with Balderton-led funding round, reports say

General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round

Allica Bank becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with $155m Series D

Nvidia, Microsoft and SoftBank back self-driving startup Wayve in $1.2bn round

AI chip startup Axelera AI raises $250m to take on Nvidia

Video surveillance startup Vizza raises €30m Series B

Ex-DeepMind scientist seeks $1bn for ‘superhuman intelligence’ startup

AI-powered worksite safety startup Fyld raises £32m Series B

Frontline Ventures backs ‘OpenClaw for founders’ in $4.3m raise

Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say

Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal

Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan

World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures

Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’

Marc Andreessen backs $10m raise for ‘synthetic audience’ startup Electric Twin