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Avalanche Energy Raises $29 Million Following Plasma Physics Breakthroughs
Avalanche Energy , a Seattle-based start-up developing enormously energy-dense compact fusion machines for clean power generation, led by Robin Langtry, Brian Riordan, Kate Kelly, Michael Prato, and others, has announced $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management . New investors include 8090 Industries , Overlay Capital , and others, with full participation from existing investors Congruent Ventures , Founders Fund , Lowercarbon Capital , and Toyota Ventures . T
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How Axiology is Accelerating the Modernisation of Europe’s Capital Markets
Axiology , simplifying access to digital fixed-income instruments by providing infrastructure that connects businesses and retail investors, led by Marius Jurgilas , Andrius Košuba , Andrius Mamontovas , and Algirdas Neciunskas , has raised €5 Million in seed funding led by Exponential Science, e2vc , and Coinvest Capital . It was joined by new investors TIBAS Ventures and Plug and Play . The seed round is also supported by the previous round investors like BSV Ventures , N
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Naoma Launches Video AI Agent for Instant Product Demos - No Sales Calls
From Left to Right: Dmitry Zakharov (CEO and Co-founder), Dima Ivanouski (CRO and Co-founder), David Klassen (CTO and Co-founder), Anna Bunina - HRD. Naoma , an AI video sales agent that runs personalized demo calls 24/7 in any language, led by Dmitry Zakharov, Dima Ivanouski, David Klassen, and Anna Bunina, has announced the launch of the first AI video sales agent that runs instant personalized demo calls, with no sales representative required. The launch is supported by a
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How Linda AI is Scaling Agentic AI Workflows for Dental Practices
Linda AI , an AI receptionist for dental clinics, led by India Healy O’Connor, Portia Healy O'Connor, and Lucio Tudisco, has raised a €2.6M ($3M) pre-seed round led by 6 Degrees Capital . Linda AI was founded by sisters India and Portia Healy O’Connor, repeat founders and former Goldman Sachs professionals with early exposure to healthcare operations, alongside Lucio Tudisco, a former Amazon, Patreon, and Circle engineer with deep enterprise systems experience. Voice AI adopt
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Kindred has Raised $125 Million to Scale
Kindred , a members-only home exchange community, led by Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina , has raised $125 million in new capital – including a Series B co-led by NEA and Figma Co-Founder & CEO Dylan Field, and a Series C led by Index Ventures – to scale its unique model for community-driven home swapping. This funding reflects a shift in how people live and travel. Once considered niche, community-driven home swapping has entered the mainstream, reshaping expectations
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Avalanche Energy Raises $29 Million Following Plasma Physics Breakthroughs
Avalanche Energy , a Seattle-based start-up developing enormously energy-dense compact fusion machines for clean power generation, led by Robin Langtry, Brian Riordan, Kate Kelly, Michael Prato, and others, has announced $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management . New investors include 8090 Industries , Overlay Capital , and others, with full participation from existing investors Congruent Ventures , Founders Fund , Lowercarbon Capital , and Toyota Ventures . T
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Naoma Launches Video AI Agent for Instant Product Demos - No Sales Calls
From Left to Right: Dmitry Zakharov (CEO and Co-founder), Dima Ivanouski (CRO and Co-founder), David Klassen (CTO and Co-founder), Anna Bunina - HRD. Naoma , an AI video sales agent that runs personalized demo calls 24/7 in any language, led by Dmitry Zakharov, Dima Ivanouski, David Klassen, and Anna Bunina, has announced the launch of the first AI video sales agent that runs instant personalized demo calls, with no sales representative required. The launch is supported by a
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Naoma Launches Video AI Agent for Instant Product Demos - No Sales Calls
From Left to Right: Dmitry Zakharov (CEO and Co-founder), Dima Ivanouski (CRO and Co-founder), David Klassen (CTO and Co-founder), Anna Bunina - HRD. Naoma , an AI video sales agent that runs personalized demo calls 24/7 in any language, led by Dmitry Zakharov, Dima Ivanouski, David Klassen, and Anna Bunina, has announced the launch of the first AI video sales agent that runs instant personalized demo calls, with no sales representative required. The launch is supported by a
How Linda AI is Scaling Agentic AI Workflows for Dental Practices
Linda AI , an AI receptionist for dental clinics, led by India Healy O’Connor, Portia Healy O'Connor, and Lucio Tudisco, has raised a €2.6M ($3M) pre-seed round led by 6 Degrees Capital . Linda AI was founded by sisters India and Portia Healy O’Connor, repeat founders and former Goldman Sachs professionals with early exposure to healthcare operations, alongside Lucio Tudisco, a former Amazon, Patreon, and Circle engineer with deep enterprise systems experience. Voice AI adopt
Phylo Unveils Biomni Lab and Seed Round co-led by A16Z and Menlo
Phylo , collaborative agents designed for biologists to make more discoveries, faster, led by Kexin Huang, Yuanhao Qu, Jure Leskovec, Le Cong, and others, has announced Biomni Lab and a seed funding of $13.5 million co-led by a16z and Menlo Ventures ' Anthology Fund with Anthropic. Zetta , Conviction , SV Angel , Valkyrie also supported, along with world-class angel investors. Scientists pursue biology to understand life and eliminate disease, yet fragmented, manual workfl
Optivian Emerges from Stealth to Decouple Revenue Growth from Sales Headcount - Backed by Architect of Europe's Largest AI Exit
Optivian , an AI sales execution platform, led by Roope Heinila, Visa-Pekka Laurila, Jesse Haka, Johanna Rauhala, and Duy Duong, has emerged out of stealth, backed by a $2M pre-seed round led by Failup Ventures and Tero Ojanperä, former Executive Chair and co-founder of Silo AI, which was acquired by AMD in Europe's largest AI exit. Ojanperä joins the board alongside Topias Soininen, General Partner at Failup Ventures. Enterprise sales have long scaled by adding headcount,
Arbor Raises $6.3M to Turn Frontline Voices into Operational Intelligence
Arbor , the AI research platform for enterprise operations, led by Veronica Ma, Kelly Zhou, and Ashish Dsa, has raised $6.3 million in combined seed and pre-seed funding. The seed round was led by 645 Ventures , with participation from Next Play Ventures (led by LinkedIn Executive Chairman and former CEO Jeff Weiner), Chaac Ventures , Comma Capital , and notable angel investors, along with a previously unannounced pre-seed round. Those closest to enterprise operations h
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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Artificial Labs Raises $45M Series B to Accelerate Global Growth
Artificial Labs , building the foundations of modern specialty (re)insurance, led by Martin Reith, David King, Johnny Bridges, Artur Kisiolek, and Ed Howkins, has raised $45 million Series B funding round led by CommerzVentures , a leading European Fintech investor, with support from Move Capital Fund I, a leading European B2B Tech investor, and continued backing from existing investors, including Augmentum Fintech , 6 Degrees Capital , FOM, and TrueSight Ventures . “This r
How Axiology is Accelerating the Modernisation of Europe’s Capital Markets
Axiology , simplifying access to digital fixed-income instruments by providing infrastructure that connects businesses and retail investors, led by Marius Jurgilas , Andrius Košuba , Andrius Mamontovas , and Algirdas Neciunskas , has raised €5 Million in seed funding led by Exponential Science, e2vc , and Coinvest Capital . It was joined by new investors TIBAS Ventures and Plug and Play . The seed round is also supported by the previous round investors like BSV Ventures , N
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Artificial Labs Raises $45M Series B to Accelerate Global Growth
Artificial Labs , building the foundations of modern specialty (re)insurance, led by Martin Reith, David King, Johnny Bridges, Artur Kisiolek, and Ed Howkins, has raised $45 million Series B funding round led by CommerzVentures , a leading European Fintech investor, with support from Move Capital Fund I, a leading European B2B Tech investor, and continued backing from existing investors, including Augmentum Fintech , 6 Degrees Capital , FOM, and TrueSight Ventures . “This r
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Taxnova Enters a16z Speedrun to Revamp R&D Tax Claims
Taxnova , giving finance and engineering teams a faster, safer, and more controlled way to claim what they’re entitled to, led by George Nichkov and Maria Malykh, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from a16z speedrun , s16vc , Karaoke Club , and 20 operators from tech companies. R&D tax relief lowers tax bills or provides cash for qualifying innovation. In 2023–24, UK companies claimed £7.6B, while the US federal government issues $32B annually, with 30+ states offeri
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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
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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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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
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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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Avalanche Energy Raises $29 Million Following Plasma Physics Breakthroughs
Avalanche Energy , a Seattle-based start-up developing enormously energy-dense compact fusion machines for clean power generation, led by Robin Langtry, Brian Riordan, Kate Kelly, Michael Prato, and others, has announced $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management . New investors include 8090 Industries , Overlay Capital , and others, with full participation from existing investors Congruent Ventures , Founders Fund , Lowercarbon Capital , and Toyota Ventures . T
Avalanche Energy Raises $29 Million Following Plasma Physics Breakthroughs
Avalanche Energy , a Seattle-based start-up developing enormously energy-dense compact fusion machines for clean power generation, led by Robin Langtry, Brian Riordan, Kate Kelly, Michael Prato, and others, has announced $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management . New investors include 8090 Industries , Overlay Capital , and others, with full participation from existing investors Congruent Ventures , Founders Fund , Lowercarbon Capital , and Toyota Ventures . T
How Galadyne is Redefining Missile Platforms for Production at Scale
Galadyne , a modern defense company redefining missile architecture with scalable liquid propulsion and full-stack integration, strengthening U.S. and allied defense by eliminating reliance on fragile energetic supply chains, led by Chandler Luzsicza, has raised a $4.8 million pre-seed round from Andreessen Horowitz and Pax Ventures to fund early development, testing, and prototype deliveries. For decades, missile systems have been technologically advanced but costly, slow
How Skyryse is Advancing Certification and Scaling of its Universal Operating System for Flight, SkyOS™
Skyryse , a leader in aviation automation and simplified flight controls, led by Mark Groden, Stephen Koo, Blake Bilstad, and others, announced that it successfully raised over $300 million in a new Series C investment to drive continued growth and scaling, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. To date, Skyryse has raised more than $605M in equity capital. The company’s Series C was led by Autopilot Ventures and returning investor Fidelity Management & Research Co
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.
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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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