European life sciences VC firm Medicxi closes €500M Fund V: Know more
Medicxi has closed a €500M fund, expanded its leadership team and outlined its ongoing work in drug development and company creation.
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Alright, AI-right, AI-right: ElevenLabs confirms Matthew McConaughey as early backer
Voice AI unicorn ElevenLabs announces McConaughey as early investor and launch partner for Spanish ‘Lyrics of Livin’.’
Paris-based Hummink raises €15M to bring precision printing tech to chip and display factories
French deeptech company Hummink has secured €15M in funding to expand its sub-micron printing technology for microelectronics production.
In other news this week: Vendep Capital closes €80M, TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals extends Series C to €55M, T-Therapeutics secures €27.5M and more
Here are the compilations of news stories that quietly slipped past the noise this week.
AI Tool of the Week: Dutch startup Insify introduces SmartGuide to help self-employed choose disability insurance through human-like chat
In this edition of "AI Tool of the Week", let's explore Insify's latest AI assistant that turns complex disability insurance decisions into quick, guided conversations.
Belgium’s LIFEPOWR secures €5.6M to expand its smart energy and Virtual Power Plant tech in Europe
Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR has secured €5.65M to expand its energy platform and strengthen its role in energy markets.
UK government drops proposed exit tax after pushback from tech founders
The UK government drops a planned exit tax following strong opposition from the tech community, keeping the measure out of the upcoming Autumn Budget.
Swedish firm Modvion secures EU Backing to scale wooden wind turbine towers with €39.1M grant
Modvion wins EU support to build wooden wind turbine towers, with funding of up to €39.1M to boost clean energy manufacturing in Europe.
Belgian cleantech firm ARK Capture Solutions leads €5.6M project to cut industrial CO2 pollution
ARK Capture Solutions leads a €5.6M Walloon project to test new CO₂ capture technology and help factories cut emissions at the chimney.
The Hague-based Weco raises €600K to “turn waves into watts”
Hague-based Weco secures €600K to continue its work on wave-energy systems and prepare for future development with support from partners.
Dutch consortium receives €30M boost to accelerate long-duration battery innovation
A Dutch consortium secures major support to develop sustainable long-duration battery systems, boosting renewable energy storage and national energy resilience.
North Brabant and industry partners invest over €4M in circular chip production
North Brabant and industry partners are investing more than €4M into a coalition for circular chip production.