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ISPTech is Redefining How Spacecraft Manoeuvre in Orbit
ISPTech , pioneering a new era of space mobility, led by Dr.-Ing. Lukas Werling, Dr.-Ing. Felix Lauck, and the team, has raised €5.5M million to deploy its advanced, non-toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions. The round was led by Join Capital , with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), Faber, First Momentum Ventures , Lightfield Equity , Final Frontier Liftoff , The German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), and Start-up BW Seed Fonds , among others
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ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
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CesiumAstro Announces Acquisition of Vidrovr to Enhance Space Communications Systems and Build Planetary Intelligence Layer
CesiumAstro , delivering advanced communication capabilities for a diverse set of applications at compelling performance and cost, led by Shey Sabripour, has announced the acquisition of Vidrovr, an artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis. Following the acquisition, Vidrovr co-founder Joe Ellis is overseeing the integration of machine learning capabilities across CesiumAstro’s portfolio, advancing the development of next-gene
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ISPTech is Redefining How Spacecraft Manoeuvre in Orbit
ISPTech , pioneering a new era of space mobility, led by Dr.-Ing. Lukas Werling, Dr.-Ing. Felix Lauck, and the team, has raised €5.5M million to deploy its advanced, non-toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions. The round was led by Join Capital , with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), Faber, First Momentum Ventures , Lightfield Equity , Final Frontier Liftoff , The German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), and Start-up BW Seed Fonds , among others
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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) Inviscid AI: Founded by Kabir Jain and Ziming Qiu, Inviscid AI builds physics-informed AI solutions that transform how buildings and data centers operate. Know More At: inviscidai.com 2) Arzule: Founded by Jeffrey Lin and Nikhil Reddy, Arzule is an AI-native ecosystem revenue platform for B2B SaaS teams, starting with partnerships. Know More At: arzule.c
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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) Ressl AI: Founded by Abhishek E and Arushi Gandhi, Ressl AI automates the back office so field crews can focus on the actual work. Know More At: ressl.ai 2) Aemon: Founded by Ray Xu and Richard Zhou, Aemon is the first autonomous R&D engineer that delivers state-of-the-art solutions to your engineering problems. Know More At: aemon.ai 3) Panta: Founded
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ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
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ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
How Tamarind Bio is Building the Infrastructure for AI-Powered Drug Discovery
Tamarind Bio , developing state-of-the-art molecular AI models usable out of the box, with no ML or infrastructure expertise required, so scientists can focus on drug discovery and research, led by Deniz Kavi and Sherry Liu, has announced $13.6M fundraise, including a $12M series A led by Dimension Capital , with participation from Y Combinator . As AI becomes embedded in real drug discovery workflows, no longer confined to experimental projects, life sciences organizations
Nimble Announces Series B and the Nimble Web Search Agent Platform
Nimble , real-time intelligence powered by web search agents, Uriel Knorovich , Menachem Salinas, and the team, has raised $47 Million Series B led by Norwest with participation from returning investors Target Global , Square Peg , Hetz Ventures , Slow Ventures , R-Squared Ventures , J-Ventures, and InvestInData . The Missing Infrastructure Consumer search was built for convenience. Enterprises need precision, completeness, and governance. Smarter models don’t fix incomple
Rowspace Announces its Launch with $50 Million in Backing
Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge
How SolveAI is Enabling Every Employee to Create Their Own Enterprise Software
SolveAI , helping you build enterprise software through conversation, led by Steve Basher and the team, has raised a $45M Series A led by GV and a previously unannounced $5M pre-seed round led by Accel . Northzone , Mantis VC , and Never Lift also participated in the round, along with angel investors including Mike LoSapio, CISO of Palantir, Pushmeet Kohli, and Olivier Godement. The funding will support team growth, expand global enterprise partnerships, and enhance the pla
How Profound is Building the Marketing Platform for the AI Era
Profound , an optimization platform for AI and LLM search for brands, led by James Cadwallader and Dylan Babbs, has raised a $96M Series C funding at a $1B valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners , alongside Sequoia Capital , Kleiner Perkins , Evantic , Saga Ventures , and South Park Commons . Introducing Profound Agents Profound gives marketing teams AI-powered visibility into brand mentions, sentiment, and performance. Previously, turning insights into action re
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Rowspace Announces its Launch with $50 Million in Backing
Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge
Rowspace Announces its Launch with $50 Million in Backing
Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge
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Basis Raises $100 Million Series B at a $1.15 Billion Valuation
Basis , building the next era of accounting with agentic AI, led by Matt Harpe, Mitchell Troyanovsky, and the team, has raised $100 million led by Accel alongside GV (Google Ventures). Basis was founded on the belief that AI agents will soon become central to knowledge work, with accounting emerging as one of the first and most critical domains. Structured, high-stakes, and essential to every business, accounting remains one of the most underbuilt areas in technology. Thre
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Hypercore Raises $13.5M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Launch AI Admin Agent for Private Credit
Hypercore , the company on a mission to modernize loan administration, led by Daniel Liechtenstein, David Yahalomi, Tomer Moshe, and Eitan Frailich, has announced $13.5 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. The investment will support the launch of Hypercore’s AI Admin Agent, introducing a new category of loan servicing that integrates established loan management technology with AI agents to provide end-to-end operational infrastructure for private credit fund
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Stacks Raises $23 Million to Reinvent Finance Operations With Agentic AI
Stacks , helping reinvent the financial close, led by Albert Malikov and the team, has raised $23M Series A led by Lightspeed , with EQT Ventures , General Catalyst , and S16VC doubling down. The round comes less than a year after Stacks’ $12 million seed financing led by General Catalyst, underscoring the company’s rapid traction and momentum. Finance is becoming the next major enterprise function to be rebuilt with AI, following multibillion-dollar transformations in cus
Feb 19
Unicity Labs Raises $3 Million to Scale Autonomous Agentic Marketplaces
Unicity Labs , building Agentic marketplaces for machine-speed commerce, led by Mike Gault and the team, has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Tawasal Al Kaleej , a Middle East-based communications super app, and Outlier Ventures , a leading Web3 early-stage investor. The funding aligns with the emergence of AI agents as economic participants, with the global agentic AI market projected to exceed $100 billion by 2032. Unici
Feb 19
Sphinx Raises $7.1M to Build Every Financial Institution's Last Compliance Hire
Sphinx , the company building browser-native compliance agents for financial institutions, led by Alexandre Berkovic and Chrisjan Wust, has raised a $7.1 million seed round led by Cherry Ventures , with participation from Y Combinator , Rebel Fund , Deel Ventures, and Singularity Capital. Unlike traditional RegTech platforms, Sphinx does not require teams to adopt a new system. Its AI agents operate directly within existing tools, case management systems, third-party portals,
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OSS Ventures Closes First Round of $80 Million Fund to Scale Industrial Software Champions
OSS Ventures , a Paris-based venture studio building next-generation industrial software, led by Renan Devillieres and the team, has announced the first close of its new investment fund with a target of $80 million. The round is led by Decathlon PULSE and Teknor Apex, with participation from existing investors including Groupe Peugeot Frères . The fund serves as OSS Ventures’ strategic investment arm, dedicated to follow-on financing for companies emerging from the studio’s
OSS Ventures Closes First Round of $80 Million Fund to Scale Industrial Software Champions
OSS Ventures , a Paris-based venture studio building next-generation industrial software, led by Renan Devillieres and the team, has announced the first close of its new investment fund with a target of $80 million. The round is led by Decathlon PULSE and Teknor Apex, with participation from existing investors including Groupe Peugeot Frères . The fund serves as OSS Ventures’ strategic investment arm, dedicated to follow-on financing for companies emerging from the studio’s
Feb 19
Elaia’s Fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5) Announces First Close at €120 Million to back the best of European Tech
Elaia , backing ambitious tech entrepreneurs with capital and care, has announced the first closing of its fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5), converging at €120m, reaffirming its mission to back enduring, IP-driven ventures that define the future of European technology. Mimic Robotics, a Zurich-based physical AI company, marks DV5’s first investment, highlighting its focus on breakthrough technologies from leading European hubs. As demand grows for next-generation infrastructu
Feb 11
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
Feb 5
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
Feb 5
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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Deep Tech
ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
CesiumAstro Announces Acquisition of Vidrovr to Enhance Space Communications Systems and Build Planetary Intelligence Layer
CesiumAstro , delivering advanced communication capabilities for a diverse set of applications at compelling performance and cost, led by Shey Sabripour, has announced the acquisition of Vidrovr, an artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis. Following the acquisition, Vidrovr co-founder Joe Ellis is overseeing the integration of machine learning capabilities across CesiumAstro’s portfolio, advancing the development of next-gene
ISPTech is Redefining How Spacecraft Manoeuvre in Orbit
ISPTech , pioneering a new era of space mobility, led by Dr.-Ing. Lukas Werling, Dr.-Ing. Felix Lauck, and the team, has raised €5.5M million to deploy its advanced, non-toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions. The round was led by Join Capital , with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), Faber, First Momentum Ventures , Lightfield Equity , Final Frontier Liftoff , The German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), and Start-up BW Seed Fonds , among others
Saronic Lands $392 Million Navy Contract for Autonomous Surface Vessels
Saronic , redefining maritime superiority, led by Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Vibhav Altekar, Doug Lambert, and the team, has announced a $392 million production contract for its Corsair autonomous maritime vessels, with nearly $200 million obligated at the time of award from the U.S. Navy. The announcement was made at the Reagan National Defense Forum, where Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said the deal reflects a new benchmark for rapid defense procurement. Phelan said t
Clee Medical Secures Seed Financing to Advance Real-Time Brain Imaging for Neurosurgery
Clee Medical , a Swiss neurotechnology startup developing novel ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging for brain surgery, led by Matthew Lapinski, Abed Hammoud, Jules Scholler, and Gary Evans, has announced the successful closing of its seed financing round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank ( ZKB ), Kickfund , FONGIT , and Venture Kick , with continued participation from their existing partner and investor, Wyss Geneva . Th
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How Secfix Plans to Cut Compliance Work 90% for European SMBs
Secfix , the all-in-one security compliance platform for Europe, led by Fabiola Munguia, Grigory Emelianov, and Branko Džakula, has raised $12 million Series A led by Alstin Capital , with participation from Bayern Kapital and continued backing from existing investor Neosfer . The new funding is set to accelerate European expansion and strengthen capabilities. Over the next 12 months, priorities include advancing AI-native features, scaling the automation and CISO-as-a-S
How Secfix Plans to Cut Compliance Work 90% for European SMBs
Secfix , the all-in-one security compliance platform for Europe, led by Fabiola Munguia, Grigory Emelianov, and Branko Džakula, has raised $12 million Series A led by Alstin Capital , with participation from Bayern Kapital and continued backing from existing investor Neosfer . The new funding is set to accelerate European expansion and strengthen capabilities. Over the next 12 months, priorities include advancing AI-native features, scaling the automation and CISO-as-a-S
How Vega is Rethinking the Enterprises' Ways of Detecting Cyber Threats
Vega , redefining the boundaries of Security Operations by eliminating the limits of the past, led by Shay Sandler and Eli Rozen , has raised a $120 million Series B round led by Accel with participation from Cyberstarts , Redpoint , and CRV . The new round nearly doubles Vega’s valuation to $700 million, and brings its total funding to $185 million. Enterprises generate massive security data, yet legacy tools like Splunk rely on centralizing it before detecting threats, a
Clearly AI Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Scale Product Security
Clearly AI , automating security and privacy assessments, reducing backlogs, and improving visibility without sacrificing trust, led by Emily Choi-Greene and Joe Choi-Greene, has raised $8.4 million in Seed funding from Basis Set Ventures , Crosspoint Capital Partners , Argon Ventures , Ritual Capital , and Y Combinator . Security teams are facing increasing strain. Each new feature, third-party vendor, and AI deployment demands thorough evaluation across security, privacy,
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
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