# Startup Fundraise

Lovable raises $330m at $6.6bn valuation
News
December 18, 2025
Lovable raises $330m at $6.6bn valuation
Vibe coding startup wins backing of Google parent Alphabet and Nvidia’s VC units
Martin Coulter
Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup
News
December 18, 2025
Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup
The outgoing Meta exec announced last month he was launching a new project to build “world models”
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Nik Storonsky backs employee benefits platform Ben in $27.5m raise
News
December 17, 2025
Exclusive: Nik Storonsky backs employee benefits platform Ben in $27.5m raise
Atomico, Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Seedcamp also participated
Martin Coulter
Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom
News
December 16, 2025
Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom
Sequence is the latest startup to raise funding in CFO tech stack vertical in recent months
Tom Matsuda
Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round
News
December 15, 2025
Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round
British Business Bank contributes £15m to conversational AI startup
Freya Pratty
Flat-rate energy startup Elvy raises €500m to fuel European expansion
Exclusive
December 12, 2025
Flat-rate energy startup Elvy raises €500m to fuel European expansion
The Swedish startup is looking to enter eastern Europe with the help of major partnerships
Mimi Billing
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
News
December 11, 2025
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s a €8m Series A
Steph Bailey
Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m investment for Cambridge AI spinout Matta
Exclusive
December 10, 2025
Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m investment for Cambridge AI spinout Matta
Matta is part of a wider cohort of robotics startups which have enjoyed significant investor interest this year
Freya Pratty
Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defence
News
December 5, 2025
Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defence
Finnish startup working with defence primes and governments in countries like Finland and the Netherlands
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Atomico and Microsoft’s M12 back chip startup Lace
Exclusive
December 4, 2025
Exclusive: Atomico and Microsoft’s M12 back chip startup Lace
Lace is developing next-generation semiconductor technology
Freya Pratty and Tom Nugent
Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale
News
December 4, 2025
Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale
The Paris-based scaleup is set to record a second year of profitability with €200m ARR
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans
News
December 3, 2025
Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans
Founder Carl Pei says the company aims to be ready for a public float within three years
Martin Coulter
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round
News
December 2, 2025
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round
Startup spun out of Paris-based non-profit lab Kyutai, which focuses on open source AI research
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Sokin raises $50m amid B2B fintech boom
News
December 1, 2025
Sokin raises $50m amid B2B fintech boom
The company is the latest in the long line of B2B fintechs to have raised funding recently
Tom Matsuda
German AI startup Black Forest Labs raises $300m Series B
News
December 1, 2025
German AI startup Black Forest Labs raises $300m Series B
The funding round values the image generation startup at $3.25bn
Miriam Partington
Drone maker Quantum Systems set to close €200m raise led by Balderton
News
November 19, 2025
Drone maker Quantum Systems set to close €200m raise led by Balderton
The UK-based VC previously led the defence tech startup’s May funding round
Anne Sraders
Peec AI raises $21m Series A backed by Singular and Antler
News
November 18, 2025
Peec AI raises $21m Series A backed by Singular and Antler
The fundraise comes months after the Berlin startup raised a €7m seed round in July
Miriam Partington
Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt
Exclusive
November 18, 2025
Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt
Founders Paulo Guichard and Bhasker Rao met while working at Europe’s biggest fintech
Tom Matsuda
French spacetech Infinite Orbits raises €40m for European expansion
News
November 17, 2025
French spacetech Infinite Orbits raises €40m for European expansion
The Toulouse-based startup plans to open offices in five more European countries
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise
News
November 13, 2025
Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise
The Big Mamma spinoff laid off over half of its workforce at the start of 2022 but is now growing fast
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst
News
November 13, 2025
Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst
CEO tells Sifted the cash injection has been used to market the startup’s services
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation
News
November 6, 2025
Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation
The startup, which refurbishes second-hand e-bikes, last raised a $30m Series B in 2023
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Datadog alumni raise $10m seed led by General Catalyst for AI observability startup
Exclusive
November 5, 2025
Datadog alumni raise $10m seed led by General Catalyst for AI observability startup
Gabriel-James Safar and Sébastien Deprez scaled key products at Datadog before founding their own observability challenger
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
ETH robotics spinout Mimic raises $16m seed led by Elaia and Speedinvest
Exclusive
November 3, 2025
ETH robotics spinout Mimic raises $16m seed led by Elaia and Speedinvest
The company is running pilot programmes with customers in manufacturing, automotive, logistics and retail
Tom Nugent

# Startup Fundraise

Lovable raises $330m at $6.6bn valuation

Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup

Exclusive: Nik Storonsky backs employee benefits platform Ben in $27.5m raise

Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom

Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round

Flat-rate energy startup Elvy raises €500m to fuel European expansion

Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns

Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m investment for Cambridge AI spinout Matta

Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defence

Exclusive: Atomico and Microsoft’s M12 back chip startup Lace

Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale

Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round

Sokin raises $50m amid B2B fintech boom

German AI startup Black Forest Labs raises $300m Series B

Drone maker Quantum Systems set to close €200m raise led by Balderton

Peec AI raises $21m Series A backed by Singular and Antler

Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt

French spacetech Infinite Orbits raises €40m for European expansion

Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise

Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst

Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation

Datadog alumni raise $10m seed led by General Catalyst for AI observability startup

ETH robotics spinout Mimic raises $16m seed led by Elaia and Speedinvest