Amsterdam’s Bencis hits €625M hard cap for seventh fund as Dutch investor marks 25-year milestone
Bencis Capital Partners closes Bencis VII at €625M, marking 25 years since the first fund launch.
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Swiss startup mimic raises €13.8M to bring human-like dexterity to industrial robots
Switzerland’s mimic secures €13.8M to deploy frontier physical AI for robots that can handle complex, dexterous tasks in manufacturing and logistics.
In other news this week: Dracula Technologies completes €30M Series A, Cellcolabs raises €10.3M, Aevoloop bags €8.25M and more
The last week has been packed with news across the startup world -- new funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships and much more.
Berlin-based startups that raised funding in October 2025; 8 are hiring right now
Germany’s startup ecosystem continued to attract investor interest in 2025, ranking as the fourth most funded country globally in the first nine months of the year, ahead of Canada and France.
Cambridge’s PACT raises €17.2M to scale its collagen-based alternative to plastic textiles
Cambridge-based PACT raised investment in a Series A round to scale its sustainable biomaterial platform.
Belgian VC firm Endgame Capital closes its first fund at €8M to disruptive near-market climate technologies
Endgame Capital closes Fund I at €8M and continues to back early-stage climate ventures developing market-ready technologies.
New European decacorn! Milan’s Bending Spoons raises $710M at $11B valuation, completes $2.8B debt package and acquires AOL
Bending Spoons raised $710M in equity and secured $2.8B in debt financing to support its acquisitions of AOL and Vimeo, bringing its valuation to $11B and expanding its digital product portfolio.
Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat raises €89.9M from Google Ventures, others; unveils new space centre in Sofia
Sofia-based EnduroSat has raised fresh funds to expand its operations and advance its mission to simplify access to space data.
Sesame HR secures up to €50M financing to accelerate AI-driven HR growth across Europe
Sesame HR has secured new funding to expand internationally and invest further in product development and technology.
Germany’s Empact secures €100M from SDCL to accelerate real-estate decarbonisation
London-based Sustainable Development Capital invests €100M to help Germany’s Empact accelerate building decarbonisation.
Dutch-based Space4Good raises funding to combat illegal deforestation with satellite intelligence
Space4Good has raised new funding to expand its satellite-based forest intelligence platform and strengthen its global operations.
Milan’s Hercle raises €51.6M to power near-instant institutional transfers across fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets
Hercle has secured €51.62M to expand its global infrastructure for institutional cross-border settlements and strengthen its product.