# Startup Fundraise

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
Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C
News
February 12, 2026
Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C
The Swedish insurtech startup has $100m in annual recurring revenue
Mimi Billing
Mining startup Hades raises €15m as demand for critical minerals heats up: ‘Europe is incredibly vulnerable’
News
February 11, 2026
Mining startup Hades raises €15m as demand for critical minerals heats up: ‘Europe is incredibly vulnerable’
The startup, which aims to mine critical minerals and sell geothermal energy, is valued at €67.5m
Anne Sraders
Atomico and Project A back industrial supply startup Andercore in $40m Series B
News
February 11, 2026
Atomico and Project A back industrial supply startup Andercore in $40m Series B
The company is drawing on a mix of debt and equity to power its European expansion
Martin Coulter
OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed
Exclusive
February 10, 2026
OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed
Budapest-based Allonic is targeting the hardware bottleneck in robotics by developing a new way to produce robotic bodies
Tom Nugent
Lightspeed leads $70m round for events platform Naboo
News
February 10, 2026
Lightspeed leads $70m round for events platform Naboo
After launching in the US last year, cofounder Maxime Eduardo says the company has seen “spectacular growth”
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
News
February 9, 2026
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
Getir was once valued at nearly $12bn
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’
Exclusive
February 6, 2026
Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’
The Swiss startup has built a high-precision robotic system to handle nanomaterials and position them on a chip
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
This startup wants to dismantle EVs to solve Europe’s critical materials problem
Exclusive
February 5, 2026
This startup wants to dismantle EVs to solve Europe’s critical materials problem
Luxembourg-based R3 Robotics has raised €20m to scale operations recovering critical materials used to build electric vehicles
Tom Nugent
ElevenLabs raises $500m Series D led by Sequoia
News
February 4, 2026
ElevenLabs raises $500m Series D led by Sequoia
The voice AI unicorn’s price tag has more than tripled to $11bn
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Imperial spinout Polaron raises $8m to design next-generation materials
Exclusive
February 3, 2026
Exclusive: Imperial spinout Polaron raises $8m to design next-generation materials
Polaron is part of a cohort of companies using AI for materials design
Freya Pratty
‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs
News
January 29, 2026
‘Efficiency as a fundamental principle’: Google and Meta alumni raise $7.5m to build new approach to LLMs
BottleCap AI launched last year in Prague with the objective of improving the efficiency of LLMs by 100x
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
Exclusive
January 27, 2026
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
The Swedish YC alum sees Europe as its perfect market
Mimi Billing
Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures
News
January 26, 2026
Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures
Matt Miller’s Evantic has also joined the cap table
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Symbiotic Security raises $10m to make AI-generated code safe
Exclusive
January 22, 2026
Exclusive: Symbiotic Security raises $10m to make AI-generated code safe
The startup is releasing an agentic platform for developers to ensure AI-generated code is ultra-secure
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

# Startup Fundraise

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

Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C

Mining startup Hades raises €15m as demand for critical minerals heats up: ‘Europe is incredibly vulnerable’

Atomico and Project A back industrial supply startup Andercore in $40m Series B

OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed

Lightspeed leads $70m round for events platform Naboo

Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala

Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’

This startup wants to dismantle EVs to solve Europe’s critical materials problem

ElevenLabs raises $500m Series D led by Sequoia

Exclusive: Imperial spinout Polaron raises $8m to design next-generation materials

‘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

Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures

Exclusive: Symbiotic Security raises $10m to make AI-generated code safe