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How enclaive is Bringing Confidential Computing to the Multi-Cloud
enclaive , a deep tech cybersecurity company specializing in confidential computing, led by Andreas Walbrodt and Sebastian Gajek, has announced the successful closing of a €4.1 million Seed funding round, co-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund , with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures . Accelerating AI adoption, stricter data regulations, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats have turned cloud computing into a high-stakes tradeoff. While th
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How enclaive is Bringing Confidential Computing to the Multi-Cloud
enclaive , a deep tech cybersecurity company specializing in confidential computing, led by Andreas Walbrodt and Sebastian Gajek, has announced the successful closing of a €4.1 million Seed funding round, co-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund , with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures . Accelerating AI adoption, stricter data regulations, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats have turned cloud computing into a high-stakes tradeoff. While th
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Biorce Closes $52.5 Million Series A to Accelerate International Expansion and Lead the Transformation of Clinical Trials through AI
Biorce , a Barcelona-based health AI company specialized in applying artificial intelligence to the design and execution of clinical trials, led by Pedro Coelho, Clara Bernardes, José Faria, Diogo Pisoeiro, and others, has raised $52.5 million in a Series A round. The financing includes new investment from DST Global Partners , with existing investors Norrsken VC and YZR Capital increasing their participation, alongside participation from Mustard Seed Maze and Endeavor C
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Polaron Raises $8 Million to Build the ‘Intelligence Layer for Materials Science’
Polaron , harnessing the power of AI to accelerate the development of the materials that are critical to modern life, led by Dr Isaac Squires, Dr Steve Kench, and Dr Sam Cooper, has raised $8 million led by Racine2 , an impact focused fund led by Serena and Makesense, with co-investment from Speedinvest and Futurepresent , plus angel backing from senior figures across the Industrial AI ecosystem. The capital will support the expansion of Polaron’s engineering team, accel
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How Counter Disinformation Company - Refute is Combating Escalating Hybrid Warfare Threats
Refute , fighting disinformation on behalf of your organisation, detecting and responding to campaigns at the speed of the attackers, led by Tom Garnett and Vlad Galu, has raised £5m in seed funding led by Amadeus Capital Partners , with participation from Playfair , Episode 1 , Osney Capital and the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), the UK Government's deep tech venture capital fund that invests in dual-use technologies for national security and defence
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Y Combinator Launches of the Week
(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date/time of the launch, from earliest to latest) 1) Mage Legal: Founded by Raffi Isanians, Mage Legal is a comprehensive AI coverage across your entire data room. Know More At: magelegal.com 2) Burt: Founded by Kurt Sharma and Bobby Zhong, Burt helps teams train and deploy models specialized for their domain and use cases. Know More At: trainburt.com 3) VOYGR: Founded by Vlad Baskakov and Yarik Markov, VO
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Polaron Raises $8 Million to Build the ‘Intelligence Layer for Materials Science’
Polaron , harnessing the power of AI to accelerate the development of the materials that are critical to modern life, led by Dr Isaac Squires, Dr Steve Kench, and Dr Sam Cooper, has raised $8 million led by Racine2 , an impact focused fund led by Serena and Makesense, with co-investment from Speedinvest and Futurepresent , plus angel backing from senior figures across the Industrial AI ecosystem. The capital will support the expansion of Polaron’s engineering team, accel
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Polaron Raises $8 Million to Build the ‘Intelligence Layer for Materials Science’
Polaron , harnessing the power of AI to accelerate the development of the materials that are critical to modern life, led by Dr Isaac Squires, Dr Steve Kench, and Dr Sam Cooper, has raised $8 million led by Racine2 , an impact focused fund led by Serena and Makesense, with co-investment from Speedinvest and Futurepresent , plus angel backing from senior figures across the Industrial AI ecosystem. The capital will support the expansion of Polaron’s engineering team, accel
Day AI Announces $20 Million in Series A
Day AI , reimagining CRM for the AI age, led by Christopher O'Donnell, has raised $20M Series A, led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Sound Ventures , Permanent Capital , Conviction, and Greenoaks . Pat Grady from Sequoia will join the company's board. Legacy CRM systems prioritize safety over speed, often turning simple questions into slow, complex projects. A new cohort of companies is adopting a different foundation, resolving the long-standing tradeoff between
RobCo Raises $100 Million to Scale its Autonomous Industrial Robotics Platform
RobCo , the Robot Company centered on Software and AI, led by Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt, and Constantin Dresel, has raised $100 million, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation s, alongside Sequoia Capital , Greenfield Partners , Kindred Capital , Leitmotif , and The Friedkin Group . The venture capital investors contribute experience in building category-defining technology companies, while the industrial investors provide deep industry connections to
How BottleCap AI is Bringing Efficient, Architecture-First Foundational LLMs to the World, Launched Pulse: Community News on IOS
BottleCap AI , making LLMs radically more efficient, led by Tomas Mikolov, Jaroslav Beck, and David Herel, has secured a $7.5M seed round led by 20VC alongside an incredible group of founders (Canva, ElevenLabs, Datadog, Huggingface, Lovable, Synthesia, Pigment, and many more). Large language models continue to advance rapidly but remain inefficient, with progress largely driven by increasing compute rather than meaningful gains in reasoning. BottleCapAI focuses on architec
How Lucend is Bringing Transparent AI to Data Centers
Lucend , building a future where all data center organizations in the world are transformed into intelligent ecosystems, led by Rene Gompel and Jasper De Vries, has secured $3.3M in Seed funding led by Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC) and was joined by Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund , New Climate Ventures , Avesta and Stepchange with support from their current investor, 4impact capital . Lucend is expanding its transparent data center optimization to the U.S., enablin
Sakana AI Announces Strategic Partnership with Google
Sakana AI , a Tokyo-based R&D company, led by David Ha, Llion Jones, and Ren Ito, has announced a strategic partnership with Google, following its Series B funding. Google is making a financial investment in Sakana AI, deepening its partnership and signaling confidence in Sakana’s technical capabilities and mission to advance AI in Japan. The collaboration will focus on improving AI product quality and deploying reliable AI systems in mission-critical industrial and scienti
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How Bits Technology is Unifying AML for European Fintechs
Bits Technology , the growth engine for the entire compliance lifecycle, led by Fredrik Eriksson, Jonatan Klintberg, Robin Lantz, and others, has raised €12 million in Series A funding led by Alstin Capital , with participation from Cherry Ventures , Unusual Ventures , and Alliance Ventures . Haval van Drumpt, Chief Executive of Tre Sweden, also invested. The round will fast-track product development and European expansion, helping regulated businesses enter new markets more
How Bits Technology is Unifying AML for European Fintechs
Bits Technology , the growth engine for the entire compliance lifecycle, led by Fredrik Eriksson, Jonatan Klintberg, Robin Lantz, and others, has raised €12 million in Series A funding led by Alstin Capital , with participation from Cherry Ventures , Unusual Ventures , and Alliance Ventures . Haval van Drumpt, Chief Executive of Tre Sweden, also invested. The round will fast-track product development and European expansion, helping regulated businesses enter new markets more
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Rogo is Scaling to Build the Future of Finance
Rogo , the AI-platform purpose-built for finance, led by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, and Tumas Rackaitis, has raised a $75 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital , with participation from Henry Kravis and Wells Fargo , and continued support from previous investors Thrive Capital , Khosla Ventures , Tiger Global , and J.P. Morgan , bringing the total funding to more than $165 million. The funding will be deployed to scale the world’s first fully agentic end-to-end AI plat
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How Slice Global is Building AI-Native Infrastructure for Global Equity Management
Slice , making it easy and safe for finance, legal, and HR teams to manage equity globally, led by Maor Levran , Yoel Amir , and Samuel Amar , has raised $25M in Series A funding, led by Insight Partners , with continued support from TLV Partners , R-Squared Ventures , and Jibe Ventures . The funding represents a key milestone for Slice and signals a broader shift in how modern companies approach equity management, compliance, and global scale. Equity operations have not k
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Concourse Raises $12 Million Series A and Launches General Availability
Concourse , AI agents for corporate finance teams, led by Matthieu Hafemeister and Ted Michaels, has raised a $12M Series A led by Standard Capital , with participation from Andreessen Horowitz , CRV , Y Combinator , SV Angel , FOG Ventures , and Ritual Capital ; CFOs from companies like Cursor, Vercel, and Carta, 1Password; and executives at OpenAI, Brex, Mercury, Color, and more. A year after emerging from stealth, Concourse AI agents are deployed at Fortune 500 companies,
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How Zocks is Accelerating AI-Powered Automation for Financial Advisors
Zocks , the AI assistant for financial advisors, led by Mark Gilbert and Ákos Ratku, has secured $45 million in Series B funding co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors , along with participation from Illuminate Financial and all existing investors, including Motive Partners , Expanse Venture Partners , Entrée Capital , and 14Peaks Capital . The round brings total funding for Zocks to $65 million, and follows its $13.8 million Series A in March 2025. With ne
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Mysa Announces $3.4 Mn Pre-Series A to give CFOs an Instant AI Upgrade
Mysa , building the future of Finance & Banking, led by Arpita Kapoor, Mohit Rangaraju, Ashutosh Panigrahi, and Mohit Jain, has secured $3.4 million in Pre-Series A funding co-led by Blume Ventures and Piper Serica , with participation from new investors Ikemori Ventures, Raise Financial Services , QED Innovation Labs, and existing investors Antler , IIM A Ventures & Neon Fund . Mysa helps regulated, multi-entity organizations manage auditability and payment controls a
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Voyager Ventures Raises $275 Million to Back Europe’s Energy and AI Builders
Voyager Ventures , investing in energy, industrials, and climate technology companies foundational to future abundance, led by Sarah Sclarsic, Sierra Peterson, and others, has announced Voyager’s $275M Fund II. Systemic instability is accelerating alongside rapid technological progress, with geopolitical tensions, climate risks, and global volatility intensifying as electrification, automation, AI, and advanced manufacturing converge. Emerging technologies have shifted from
Voyager Ventures Raises $275 Million to Back Europe’s Energy and AI Builders
Voyager Ventures , investing in energy, industrials, and climate technology companies foundational to future abundance, led by Sarah Sclarsic, Sierra Peterson, and others, has announced Voyager’s $275M Fund II. Systemic instability is accelerating alongside rapid technological progress, with geopolitical tensions, climate risks, and global volatility intensifying as electrification, automation, AI, and advanced manufacturing converge. Emerging technologies have shifted from
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B2Venture Announces Close of Fund V at EUR 150 Million Hard Cap to Support the Next Generation of European Tech Leaders
B2Venture , an early-stage venture capital firm, supported by an unparalleled community of angel investors, led by partners Florian Schweitzer , Andreas Goeldi , Christian Schütz , Dominik Perisa , Gerrit Jurilj , Jan-Hendrik Bürk , Mathias Ockenfels , Sven Eppert , and others, has closed Fund V at the hard cap of EUR 150m, its largest fund to date. The raise marks a major milestone in a 25-year history, with Fund V accelerating the next wave of European tech leaders buildin
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2150 Announces the Final Close of 2150’s Fund II, achieves €500 M Under Management
2150 , a venture capital firm investing in technology companies that are redefining cities and the industries that sustain them, led by partners and founders, Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby, Jacob Bro, Christian Hernandez, Christian Joelck, and others, has announced the final close of Fund II. In 2021, 2150 launched with a €200 million fund to reimagine urban environments as climate tech emerged as a distinct venture category. Venture capital deployment surged between 2021 and 2022, w
Jan 26
Metavallon VC Launches New Pre-Seed Brain Gain Fund
Metavallon VC , a venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology startups with ties to Greece, led by Myrto Papathanou, Yorgos Mousmoulas, George Karantonis, and Demetris Iacovide, and others, has launched a new €5 million pre-seed fund. The Brain Gain Fund launches with a clear objective: to invest early in deep-tech startups founded outside Greece or in Greek university spin-outs, provided they commit to building R&D or product teams within the country. Demetris
Jan 22
Vi Partners Announces First Close of its New CHF 150 Million Fund, Reinforcing its Long-Term Commitment to Swiss Innovation
Vi Partners , promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the Swiss economy, led by Founder and Senior Advisor Alain Nicod , Managing Partners Arnd Kaltofen , Diego Braguglia , Olivier Laplace , Gaetano Zanon , and others, has announced the first closing of its latest venture capital fund, which is targeting CHF 150 million. The first closing secured strong support from existing limited partners, reflecting confidence in the firm’s disciplined investment strategy and its es
Jan 22
Vanagon Ventures Announces Final Closing of Fund I
Vanagon Ventures , purpose-built for sovereign-edge technology in Industrial, Nature, and Digital Infrastructure - to seize the €3T DeepTech opportunity in Europe, led by Sandro Stark, Susanne Fromm, and Axel Roitzsch, has announced the final closing of its €20 million Fund I. The fund targets a structural gap in venture capital by providing pre-seed capital to AI-native and deep tech companies with strong economic potential but non-traditional scaling models. It plans to ba
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Deep Tech
Nu Quantum to Open a Spanish Subsidiary as part of the Government’s Investment
Nu Quantum , building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out, led by Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Dr. Claire Le Gall, Ed Wood, Sam Funnell, Amii Shepperson, Danny Garden, and Jonathan Cumming, has announced the opening of a Spanish subsidiary, which will be a leading center for quantum networking and photonic infrastructure for Distributed Quantum Computing. The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration, through the Sp
Nu Quantum to Open a Spanish Subsidiary as part of the Government’s Investment
Nu Quantum , building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out, led by Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Dr. Claire Le Gall, Ed Wood, Sam Funnell, Amii Shepperson, Danny Garden, and Jonathan Cumming, has announced the opening of a Spanish subsidiary, which will be a leading center for quantum networking and photonic infrastructure for Distributed Quantum Computing. The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration, through the Sp
CesiumAstro Closes $470M in Series C Capital for Rapid U.S. Growth in 2026
CesiumAstro , delivering the Future of Space Connectivity, led by Shey Sabripour , Chris "Trey" Pappas , James Carwell , and others, secured $470 million in growth capital, cementing its position as a mission-critical provider of next-generation space and defense communications. The funding includes $270 million in equity, led by Trousdale Ventures , with participation from Woven Capital , Janus Henderson Investors , Airbus Ventures , the Development Bank of Japan Inc.
RobCo Raises $100 Million to Scale its Autonomous Industrial Robotics Platform
RobCo , the Robot Company centered on Software and AI, led by Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt, and Constantin Dresel, has raised $100 million, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation s, alongside Sequoia Capital , Greenfield Partners , Kindred Capital , Leitmotif , and The Friedkin Group . The venture capital investors contribute experience in building category-defining technology companies, while the industrial investors provide deep industry connections to
Mantis Biotech Announces Seed Round Raise
Mantis Biotech , the infrastructure powering human-in-computer models, led by Georgia Witchel, has announced $6.3 Million seed round, led by Decibel Partners , with participation from StoryHouse Ventures , Y Combinator , Pioneer Fund , Spot VC , and Fenwick . The Problem: The challenge isn’t a lack of data; it’s messy, fragmented, and hard-to-use data. Massive volumes of biological, performance, and operational information exist, but are scattered across systems and formats
Qilimanjaro Launches EduQit: A Build-Your-Own Quantum Computer for Education and Research
Qilimanjaro , building analog, full-stack quantum computers, led by Marta P Estarellas, Victor Canivell, Juanjo Canuto, Timothy Duty, and others, has announced the release of EduQit , a modular quantum computing kit designed to enable hands-on training, experimental learning, and early-stage research using an on-site superconducting quantum computing system. EduQit enables universities and research institutions to work directly with physical quantum computing systems, provi
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How enclaive is Bringing Confidential Computing to the Multi-Cloud
enclaive , a deep tech cybersecurity company specializing in confidential computing, led by Andreas Walbrodt and Sebastian Gajek, has announced the successful closing of a €4.1 million Seed funding round, co-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund , with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures . Accelerating AI adoption, stricter data regulations, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats have turned cloud computing into a high-stakes tradeoff. While th
How enclaive is Bringing Confidential Computing to the Multi-Cloud
enclaive , a deep tech cybersecurity company specializing in confidential computing, led by Andreas Walbrodt and Sebastian Gajek, has announced the successful closing of a €4.1 million Seed funding round, co-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund , with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures . Accelerating AI adoption, stricter data regulations, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats have turned cloud computing into a high-stakes tradeoff. While th
How Counter Disinformation Company - Refute is Combating Escalating Hybrid Warfare Threats
Refute , fighting disinformation on behalf of your organisation, detecting and responding to campaigns at the speed of the attackers, led by Tom Garnett and Vlad Galu, has raised £5m in seed funding led by Amadeus Capital Partners , with participation from Playfair , Episode 1 , Osney Capital and the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), the UK Government's deep tech venture capital fund that invests in dual-use technologies for national security and defence
Palo Alto Networks Completes Chronosphere Acquisition, Unifying Observability and Security for the AI Era
Palo Alto Networks , the global cybersecurity leader, led by Nikesh Arora, and others, has announced it has completed its acquisition of Chronosphere , led by Martin Mao , addressing a core challenge of the AI era: the inability to see and secure the massive data volumes running modern businesses. Chronosphere, recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, was built for large-scale cloud-native environments. The acquisition positions P
How Mesh Security is Powering Autonomous Execution for Cybersecurity Mesh at Enterprise Scale
Mesh Security , the company delivering the world's first Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) platform, led by Netanel Azoulay and Omri Hering, has secured $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Lobby Capital , with participation from S Ventures ( SentinelOne VC Arm), and Bright Pixel Capital . Mesh acts as the execution layer for modern security, unifying fragmented tools into a single interoperable system that reduces risk and strengthens enterprise resilience
Upwind Security is Building the Next Wave of Cloud Security
Upwind , building the world’s best cloud security platform, led by Amiram Shachar, Tal Zur, Tomer Hadassi, Rinki Sethi, and others, has raised $250M in a Series B funding round, from Bessemer Venture Partners , Picture Capital , Greylock Partners , Cyberstarts , Craft , Leaders Fund , Swish Ventures , Cerca Partners, Alta Park Capital , TCV , and Penny Jar Capital , bringing the total investment in Upwind to over $430M. Upwind has raised $250M in Series B, bringing total fun
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