# Startup Fundraise

This founder sold his startup to Klarna for €110m. Now he's raised €12m to build again
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July 14, 2026
This founder sold his startup to Klarna for €110m. Now he's raised €12m to build again
Munich-based Skalar is developing AI to modernise tax and accounting from scratch
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Defence tech Project Q lands €15m Series A 11 months after last raise
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July 14, 2026
Exclusive: Defence tech Project Q lands €15m Series A 11 months after last raise
Expeditions led the round, which also included German defence specialist Hensoldt and VC Heliad
Tom Nugent
Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B
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July 9, 2026
Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B
Kraken Technology Group designs and manufactures maritime technologies and vehicles for coastal security
Tom Nugent
World Fund, IQ Capital among backers of €91m QuantumDiamonds round
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July 9, 2026
World Fund, IQ Capital among backers of €91m QuantumDiamonds round
The Munich-based company builds semiconductor-inspection equipment to improve yield production for global chipmakers
Tom Nugent
Nvidia backs voice AI startup Gradium, bringing seed round to over $100m
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July 8, 2026
Nvidia backs voice AI startup Gradium, bringing seed round to over $100m
The Paris-based startup spun out of non-profit AI research lab Kyutai seven months ago
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise
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July 7, 2026
Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise
Google has previously said it wants to “send a demand signal to the market for fusion energy”
Freya Pratty
Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%
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July 7, 2026
Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%
The Norway-founded startup is now looking to take its ‘Silicon brain’ to the UK and US
Mimi Billing
Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids
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July 2, 2026
Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids
The scaleup has hit an $8bn valuation
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: DeepMind and Gensyn angels back Xylo in £2.8m raise
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July 1, 2026
Exclusive: DeepMind and Gensyn angels back Xylo in £2.8m raise
Govtech is trendy now, say the team behind Xylo, which provides AI agents for planning officers
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
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June 30, 2026
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
The stealth-mode company will be based between the US, France and Israel, sources say
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
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June 26, 2026
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
The startup last raised $21m in November
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp
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June 26, 2026
The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp
Munich-based SE3 Labs says it is working with the German armed forces
Anne Sraders
Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus
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June 25, 2026
Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus
Fresh funding round values French healthtech platform at €5.5bn
Martin Coulter
DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round
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June 24, 2026
DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round
Acumino builds robot models for dexterous tasks in industrial automation and is looking to scale the number of deployments it has with customers
Tom Nugent
YC-backed Flagright raises $12.5m to fuel US expansion
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June 18, 2026
YC-backed Flagright raises $12.5m to fuel US expansion
The round was led by Infinity Ventures with participation from Sella Direct Ventures and Frontline
Martin Coulter
Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say
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June 12, 2026
Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say
The Paris-based company last raised equity funding less than one year ago when it secured a €1.7bn Series C
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round
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June 11, 2026
Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round
The buzzy Barcelona-based startup is building AI-powered robots to automate tasks in industrial environments
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Neura Robotics raises $1.4bn backed by Amazon, Nvidia and Qualcomm
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June 10, 2026
Neura Robotics raises $1.4bn backed by Amazon, Nvidia and Qualcomm
The company says it now has an order book of over $1bn
Freya Pratty
Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations
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June 9, 2026
Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations
New investors Island Green Capital and Molten Ventures joined the round
Martin Coulter
Air Street Capital backs French defence tech Alta Ares in €50m round
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June 9, 2026
Air Street Capital backs French defence tech Alta Ares in €50m round
Alta Ares builds interceptors which it says are currently deployed in several active combat zones
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
PhysicsX hits $2.4bn valuation after $300m Temasek-led funding round
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June 8, 2026
PhysicsX hits $2.4bn valuation after $300m Temasek-led funding round
London-based startup more than doubles valuation in less than a year
Martin Coulter
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
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June 3, 2026
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
Edinburgh-founded legaltech wins backing from Index Ventures and Highland Europe
Martin Coulter
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
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June 3, 2026
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
French startup plans to leverage existing manufacturing processes to produce quantum chips
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
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June 3, 2026
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
Gigaton is part of a wave of companies focused on applying AI to the physical world
Freya Pratty

# Startup Fundraise

This founder sold his startup to Klarna for €110m. Now he's raised €12m to build again

Exclusive: Defence tech Project Q lands €15m Series A 11 months after last raise

Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B

World Fund, IQ Capital among backers of €91m QuantumDiamonds round

Nvidia backs voice AI startup Gradium, bringing seed round to over $100m

Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise

Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%

Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids

Exclusive: DeepMind and Gensyn angels back Xylo in £2.8m raise

Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab

Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say

The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp

Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus

DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round

YC-backed Flagright raises $12.5m to fuel US expansion

Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say

Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round

Neura Robotics raises $1.4bn backed by Amazon, Nvidia and Qualcomm

Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations

Air Street Capital backs French defence tech Alta Ares in €50m round

PhysicsX hits $2.4bn valuation after $300m Temasek-led funding round

Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI

Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics

Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton