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London’s Atempo Growth secures €300M for the first close of its second Fund: Know more
London-based Atempo Growth, a pan-European growth debt provider, announced the first close of €300M towards its second fund -- Atempo…
UK’s Different Dog fetches €11.6M to scale its dog food subscription service
UK-based Different Dog, a direct-to-consumer dog food brand, announced that it has secured £10M (approximately €11.6M) in funding from new and existing investors.
Italian startup Axyon AI bags €4.3M to accelerate AI-powered financial market forecasting
Modena, Italy-based Axyon AI, a provider of Predictive AI-powered solutions for the investment management sector, has secured a further €4.3M led by CDP Venture Capital.
French fintech unicorn Pennylane rakes up €75M from Sequoia, others to scale its all-in-one finance platform for SMEs
Paris-based Pennylane, a company building a financial OS (Operating System) for European SMEs, has secured €75M from Meritech, Capital G…
London-based Sagittal AI raises €1.9M to expand human-centred AI platform for software development
London-based Sagittal AI, a company that develops AI solutions designed to align with human workflows, has raised $2.2M (nearly €1.99M) in a pre-seed funding round.
Dutch-based Urban Mobility Systems acquired by Cologne’s DEUTZ
Cologne-based DEUTZ, an engine company, has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Dutch-based Urban Mobility Systems…
In other news this week: UNIIQ invests in six South Holland startups, Redstone launches €60M fund, PhotonVentures invests in Lumai, and others.
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AI Tool of the Week: How SpecScan uses AI to simplify and accelerate construction processes
The construction industry has long relied on manual processes, leading to inefficiencies, delays, and higher costs.
Denmark’s BioCirc raises €40.2M; looks to complete €134M worth of green energy projects by 2025
Copenhagen-based BioCirc, a circular bioeconomic company, has completed an internal fundraising round of DKK 300M (nearly €40.20M).
Dutch-based Vivera to acquire plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher from Unilever
London-based Unilever, a consumer packaged goods company, announced that it has received a binding offer from Dutch-based Vivera to acquire plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher.
Birmingham’s Grid Edge raises €3.3M to help businesses navigate energy price volatility
Birmingham-based Grid Edge, a company developing AI-powered software to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs in commercial buildings, has raised over £2.8M (approximately €3.3M) in funding.