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How Aerska Aims to Systemically Deliver RNA Medicines to the Brain
Aerska , a biotechnology company using brain shuttle technology to develop RNA medicines for CNS diseases, led by Jack O’Meara, Stuart Milstein, Dave Hardwicke, and others, has raised $39 million in Series A financing led by EQT Dementia Fund and age1 , with participation from Iaso Ventures , alongside existing investors. Total funding has reached $60 million, following a seed round in October 2025. The funding will support the development of brain shuttle technology to enh
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Allonic Raises $7.2 Million to Build the Foundation for Advanced Robotic Hardware
Allonic , reimagining how robotics are made and where they can go, led by Benedek Tasi, Dávid Pelyva, David Holló, and others, has raised $7.2M in pre-seed funding, led by Visionaries Club and with backing from Day One Capital , RoboStrategy , Prototype, SDAC Ventures , and TinyVC . The round also includes more than a dozen angel investors from leading US and European tech companies, including OpenAI and Hugging Face, as well as top research institutions such as ETH Zurich a
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How Aerska Aims to Systemically Deliver RNA Medicines to the Brain
Aerska , a biotechnology company using brain shuttle technology to develop RNA medicines for CNS diseases, led by Jack O’Meara, Stuart Milstein, Dave Hardwicke, and others, has raised $39 million in Series A financing led by EQT Dementia Fund and age1 , with participation from Iaso Ventures , alongside existing investors. Total funding has reached $60 million, following a seed round in October 2025. The funding will support the development of brain shuttle technology to enh
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Nu Quantum Opens State-of-the-Art Trapped-Ion Qubit Networking Lab in Cambridge to Accelerate Distributed Quantum Computing
Nu Quantum , building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out, led by Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero and the team, announced the opening of a new trapped-ion networking laboratory in Cambridge, UK. Based close to its existing R&D headquarters, this state-of-the-art facility will double the company’s research infrastructure to accelerate progress towards distributed quantum computing. Nu Quantum enables quantum computing at scale by linking in
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Dragonfly AI Launches New Emotion and Memory Metrics to Lift Creative Effectiveness by up to 30%
Dragonfly AI , helping you maximize your omnichannel creative performance, powered by a patented biological algorithm, has launched two new creative effectiveness metrics, Emotion and Memory, expanding its patented AI platform beyond Attention measurement to give brands a more complete understanding of what drives performance. Each metric unlocks a distinct capability. Combined with Dragonfly AI’s Attention metric, they form a three-part framework that can improve response r
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EWOR Fellows' Companies of 2023
(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in alphabetical order.) 1) Composo: Led by Sebastian Fox and Luke Markham, Composo is an AI evaluation that learns from your judgement. Know More At: composo.ai 2) Gama Space: Led by Louis de Gouyon Matignon, Thibaud Elziere, and Andrew Nutter, Gama Space is a space exploration & interplanetary transportation company. Know More At: gamaspace.com 3) Quanted: Led by David Forino and Charlie Simionescu Marin, Quanted sets a
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Allonic Raises $7.2 Million to Build the Foundation for Advanced Robotic Hardware
Allonic , reimagining how robotics are made and where they can go, led by Benedek Tasi, Dávid Pelyva, David Holló, and others, has raised $7.2M in pre-seed funding, led by Visionaries Club and with backing from Day One Capital , RoboStrategy , Prototype, SDAC Ventures , and TinyVC . The round also includes more than a dozen angel investors from leading US and European tech companies, including OpenAI and Hugging Face, as well as top research institutions such as ETH Zurich a
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Allonic Raises $7.2 Million to Build the Foundation for Advanced Robotic Hardware
Allonic , reimagining how robotics are made and where they can go, led by Benedek Tasi, Dávid Pelyva, David Holló, and others, has raised $7.2M in pre-seed funding, led by Visionaries Club and with backing from Day One Capital , RoboStrategy , Prototype, SDAC Ventures , and TinyVC . The round also includes more than a dozen angel investors from leading US and European tech companies, including OpenAI and Hugging Face, as well as top research institutions such as ETH Zurich a
Dragonfly AI Launches New Emotion and Memory Metrics to Lift Creative Effectiveness by up to 30%
Dragonfly AI , helping you maximize your omnichannel creative performance, powered by a patented biological algorithm, has launched two new creative effectiveness metrics, Emotion and Memory, expanding its patented AI platform beyond Attention measurement to give brands a more complete understanding of what drives performance. Each metric unlocks a distinct capability. Combined with Dragonfly AI’s Attention metric, they form a three-part framework that can improve response r
How Naboo is Building an AI-Powered Event Procurement Platform
Naboo , an AI-powered corporate events (MICE) procurement platform, led by Maxime Eduardo, Antoine Servant, Lucien Bredin, and Jean-Louis Villeminot, has raised a $70M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners , with participation from its existing investors Notion Capital , ISAI and Ternel , less than a year after a €20M Series A (February 2025). The announcement coincides with the opening of a New York office as Naboo’s new North American hub following Montreal, build
Gather AI is Building Dock-to-Dock Intelligence: Physical AI for Complete Intralogistics
Gather AI , bringing deep learning, autonomy, and computer vision to the supply chain, led by Sankalp Arora, Daniel Maturana, Geetesh Dubey, and Andrew Hoffman, has raised $40M in Series B funding led by Smith Point Capital Management . Activity between the receiving and shipping docks is often only partially visible. While systems track planned operations, the true flow of goods through the facility remains largely hidden, an insight Physical AI is designed to reveal. Phys
Goodfire AI Announces Series B Funding at a $1.25 Billion Valuation
Goodfire AI , a research company using interpretability to understand, learn from, and design AI systems, led by Eric Ho, Daniel Balsam, Tom McGrath, and others, has announced a $150 million Series B funding round at a $1.25 billion valuation led by B Capital , with participation from Juniper Ventures , DFJ Growth , Salesforce Ventures , Menlo Ventures , Lightspeed Venture Partners , South Park Commons , Wing Venture Capital , Eric Schmidt, and others. Goodfire was founded t
Sapiom is Building Infra to Give AI Agents Trusted Access to the API Economy
Sapiom , giving AI agents trusted access to the API economy, led by Ilan Zerbib, has raised a $15.75M Seed round, led by Accel , with participation from Gradient , Array Ventures , Okta Ventures , Menlo Ventures , Anthropic , Coinbase Ventures , Formus Capital , and Operator Collective . For two decades, the internet economy has been built for humans; interfaces, authentication, payments, and risk models all assume a person is present to sign up, manage access, and approve s
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Sapiom is Building Infra to Give AI Agents Trusted Access to the API Economy
Sapiom , giving AI agents trusted access to the API economy, led by Ilan Zerbib, has raised a $15.75M Seed round, led by Accel , with participation from Gradient , Array Ventures , Okta Ventures , Menlo Ventures , Anthropic , Coinbase Ventures , Formus Capital , and Operator Collective . For two decades, the internet economy has been built for humans; interfaces, authentication, payments, and risk models all assume a person is present to sign up, manage access, and approve s
Sapiom is Building Infra to Give AI Agents Trusted Access to the API Economy
Sapiom , giving AI agents trusted access to the API economy, led by Ilan Zerbib, has raised a $15.75M Seed round, led by Accel , with participation from Gradient , Array Ventures , Okta Ventures , Menlo Ventures , Anthropic , Coinbase Ventures , Formus Capital , and Operator Collective . For two decades, the internet economy has been built for humans; interfaces, authentication, payments, and risk models all assume a person is present to sign up, manage access, and approve s
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Bound Closes $24.5M Series A to Modernize FX Hedging for Businesses
Bound , making managing currency risk simple, transparent, and predictable, led by Seth Phillips, Dan Kindler, Marita Cavalcanti, and Gerard Hurley, has secured $24.5M in Series A funding, led by AlbionVC . Existing investor Notion Capital and other investors, including Album VC , Moonfire , GoHub Ventures , and others, participated in the round. The platform enables businesses to automate FX hedging, protect margins, and manage international cash flow with minimal effort. C
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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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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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Mundi Ventures Closes on €750 Million for Kembara, its Largest Deep Tech and Climate Fund
Mundi Ventures , backing bold and purpose-driven founders, led by Partners Javier Santiso, Lluis Vinas, Moises Sanchez, Rafaela Andrade, Rajeev Singh-Molares, and others, has just completed a €750 million first close for Kembara , its fifth fund and largest to date. Europe invests billions in early-stage climate startups, yet many stall at Series B, according to a recent report. New funds are emerging to address this gap, including Spain-based Mundi Ventures’ Kembara Fund
Mundi Ventures Closes on €750 Million for Kembara, its Largest Deep Tech and Climate Fund
Mundi Ventures , backing bold and purpose-driven founders, led by Partners Javier Santiso, Lluis Vinas, Moises Sanchez, Rafaela Andrade, Rajeev Singh-Molares, and others, has just completed a €750 million first close for Kembara , its fifth fund and largest to date. Europe invests billions in early-stage climate startups, yet many stall at Series B, according to a recent report. New funds are emerging to address this gap, including Spain-based Mundi Ventures’ Kembara Fund
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SlateVC Closes €132 Million to Back the Next Wave of Energy Efficiency and Climate Tech Scale-Ups
SlateVC , a growth-focused venture firm dedicated to driving the climate transition forward, led by Chloe Giard, Clement Buyse, Renaud Visage, and Sebastien Leger, has secured €132 million in the first close of its first growth fund, backed by EIF , Bpifrance , France 2030’s FNVI, BNP Paribas , and several family offices. Europe faces rising energy instability, high-cost legacy infrastructure, and import dependence, challenging competitiveness and sustainability. SlateVC
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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
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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
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Nu Quantum Opens State-of-the-Art Trapped-Ion Qubit Networking Lab in Cambridge to Accelerate Distributed Quantum Computing
Nu Quantum , building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out, led by Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero and the team, announced the opening of a new trapped-ion networking laboratory in Cambridge, UK. Based close to its existing R&D headquarters, this state-of-the-art facility will double the company’s research infrastructure to accelerate progress towards distributed quantum computing. Nu Quantum enables quantum computing at scale by linking in
Nu Quantum Opens State-of-the-Art Trapped-Ion Qubit Networking Lab in Cambridge to Accelerate Distributed Quantum Computing
Nu Quantum , building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out, led by Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero and the team, announced the opening of a new trapped-ion networking laboratory in Cambridge, UK. Based close to its existing R&D headquarters, this state-of-the-art facility will double the company’s research infrastructure to accelerate progress towards distributed quantum computing. Nu Quantum enables quantum computing at scale by linking in
Ouster & Stereolabs Join Forces to Create a World-Leading Sensing & Perception Company
Ouster , an automation company moving the world forward safely and efficiently, led by Angus Pacala, has announced that on February 4, 2026, it closed the acquisition of StereoLabs SAS (“StereoLabs”), a pioneer in AI vision and perception solutions, led by Cecile Schmollgruber, Olivier Braun, and Edwin Azzam. With this acquisition, Ouster now provides a unified sensing and perception platform for Physical AI, integrating high-performance digital lidar, cameras, AI compute,
Uplift360 Secures €7.4 Million Seed Round to Strengthen European Supply Chains Through Advanced Material Regeneration
Uplift360 , a cleantech company developing chemical-based technologies to recycle and reuse advanced materials, led by Sam Staincliffe, Jamie Meighan, and others, has announced the successful close of its €7.4M seed funding round led by Extantia , with significant contributions from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) , Promus Ventures , and Fund F . Advanced materials such as carbon fibre and aramids are essential to defence, aerospace, and manufacturing, but face supply-chain c
How Chiral is Unlocking Post-Silicon Computing Beyond Moore’s Law
Chiral , building next-generation chips with nanomaterials, led by Seoho Jung, Natanael Lanz, André Butzerin, and others, has raised a $12 million seed financing round led by Crane Venture Partners , with participation from Quantonation , HCVC , and Founderful , as well as public funding from Innosuisse. The funding supports Chiral’s mission to enable wafer-scale manufacturing of post-silicon computing chips built on nanomaterials, advancing the next generation of proce
Morpheus Space Secures a $15 Million Strategic Investment to Accelerate Mass-Production Expansion
Morpheus Space , a leading innovator and manufacturer of advanced electric propulsion systems for in-space mobility, led by Kevin Lausten, Daniel Bock, Gabrielle Diemand, and others, announced a new strategic investment by Alpine Space Ventures and the European Investment Fund , with continued support from Lavrock Ventures , Morpheus Ventures , Pallas Ventures , Vsquared Ventures , as well as other new and existing investors. Morpheus Space will use the funding to expand ma
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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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