# Startup Fundraise

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
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
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June 3, 2026
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
UK company has deployed quantum systems to partner data centres across Europe, the US and Asia
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
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June 2, 2026
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
Japanese tech giant said to be in discussions to contribute $300m to megaround
Martin Coulter
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
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June 2, 2026
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
The company last raised $104m in October from the likes of Google Ventures and Lux Capital
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
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June 1, 2026
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
Dutch startup wins backing from London-based Transition Ventures and Hitachi VC arm
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
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May 29, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
London-based Inherent has recruited Entrepreneurs First cofounder Matt Clifford as an adviser
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
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May 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
Longevity and preventative health technologies are becoming increasingly popular across Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say
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May 21, 2026
Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say
The startup recently won a contract with the German armed forces to supply its kamikaze drones
Anne Sraders
After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own
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May 21, 2026
After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own
London-based Count just raised £830k in seed funding
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Index Ventures leads $20m round in AI inspection startup Scope
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May 19, 2026
Exclusive: Index Ventures leads $20m round in AI inspection startup Scope
The workflow platform is targeting the $300bn testing, inspection and certification market
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
AI-powered VC platform Bunch raises $35m Series B
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May 19, 2026
AI-powered VC platform Bunch raises $35m Series B
The Berlin-based startup wants to help alternatives challenge public markets
Damisola Sulaiman
Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B
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May 19, 2026
Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B
The startup has developed an AI platform it says is used by more than 8,000 law firms and corporate legal teams
Tom Nugent
Sequoia backs AI agents scaleup Dust in $40m Series B
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May 18, 2026
Sequoia backs AI agents scaleup Dust in $40m Series B
The buzzy Paris-based company plans to double down on growth in the US
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Euan Blair’s Multiverse boosts valuation with $70m fundraise
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May 15, 2026
Euan Blair’s Multiverse boosts valuation with $70m fundraise
The workforce training unicorn hasn’t raised capital since 2022
Tom Nugent
Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise
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May 13, 2026
Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise
Fractile has been repeatedly name checked by UK government officials
Freya Pratty
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1bn
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May 12, 2026
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1bn
The UK’s Sovereign AI fund has backed the company
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Quantum software startup Algorithmiq raises €18m, relocates to Italy
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May 11, 2026
Exclusive: Quantum software startup Algorithmiq raises €18m, relocates to Italy
The startup recently demonstrated ‘quantum advantage’ in an experiment conducted in partnership with IBM
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up
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May 7, 2026
Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up
The scaleup announced the opening of new offices in San Sebastian earlier this year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
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May 7, 2026
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
Swedish startup Pit is helping organisations use AI safely for internal processes
Mimi Billing
Can’t code? This startup just raised $9m to make you a workflow automation genius
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May 7, 2026
Can’t code? This startup just raised $9m to make you a workflow automation genius
A roster of high-profile angels including ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski and Supercell’s Ilkka Paananen were among the investors
Tom Nugent
Silo founder raises €25m for 'Palantir of quantum computing'
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May 6, 2026
Silo founder raises €25m for 'Palantir of quantum computing'
Legora chief Max Junestrand and Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf among AI quantum startup's backers.
John Thornhill
Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’
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May 5, 2026
Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’
The Dutch startup plans to open an industrial-scale facility this year to boost the production of quantum processors
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

# Startup Fundraise

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

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C

SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say

Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say

Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round

Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent

Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A

Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say

After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own

Exclusive: Index Ventures leads $20m round in AI inspection startup Scope

AI-powered VC platform Bunch raises $35m Series B

Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B

Sequoia backs AI agents scaleup Dust in $40m Series B

Euan Blair’s Multiverse boosts valuation with $70m fundraise

Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise

DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1bn

Exclusive: Quantum software startup Algorithmiq raises €18m, relocates to Italy

Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up

A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit

Can’t code? This startup just raised $9m to make you a workflow automation genius

Silo founder raises €25m for 'Palantir of quantum computing'

Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’