MENLO TIMES

Mindoo , the European platform for deploying safe and governed agentic workflows in healthcare, led by Dr. Gauthier Willemse and Bart Lens, has secured  €5 million in seed financing from 6DC , Syndicate One , and a group of strategic angel investors.  The investment advances Mindoo’s mission to deliver a scalable AI workforce that automates routine tasks for hospitals and practices, easing staff pressure while keeping teams in control. Healthcare providers face a growing gap

Navier AI , developing agent-driven engineering, led by Cameron Flannery and Evan Kay, has announced  $5.6 million in seed funding and its launch from stealth. The round includes participation from GV  (Google Ventures), HCVC , and Y Combinator . Engineering has seen two major productivity leaps: CAD replaced manual drafting, and simulation enabled virtual testing. Navier introduces the third, Agent-Driven Engineering, where AI agents automate repetitive design-to-engineering

MD One Ventures , Europe's first Defence and National Security Venture Capital, led by Will McManners, Kelvin Au, Edward Ebbern, and others, and Randox , a global diagnostics and healthcare company from the UK and Ireland, have announced  the launch of  Randox for Builders , a security and biotech incubator and accelerator for UK and European founders and their teams. Alongside funding, founders gain immediate access to world-class scientific, R&D, and commercial expertise, g

Quantum Diamonds ,  building next-gen testing tools based on quantum sensing to solve one of the semiconductor industry’s hardest problems, led by Dr. Fleming Bruckmaier and Kevin Berghoff, announced  a €152 million investment plan to establish the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems. The Munich facility is a strategic asset for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor position and is expected to receive tens of millions of euros in public funding

Kuva Space , empowering decision-makers with actionable planetary intelligence through innovative space and AI technology, led by Jarkko Antila, Jerry Welsh, Tuomas Tikka, and others, has partnered  with the WWF-Indonesia (WWF-Indonesia) to launch an initiative that uses satellite data and AI to monitor and quantify Indonesia’s vast blue carbon assets. The collaboration will map seagrass and mangrove habitats in East Nusa Tenggara and East Kalimantan, creating scalable data f

EpilepsyGTx , a biotechnology company focused on research and development of cutting-edge gene therapies to treat refractory epilepsy, led by Nicolas Koebel, Prof. Dimitri Kullmann, Dr. Joanne Broadhead, and Dr. Luiz Almeida Silva, has secured  $33 million in a Series A financing from XGEN Venture, the British Business Bank, and a global biopharmaceutical company. Taylor Wessing LLP advised EpilepsyGTx on the round, A&O Shearman advised XGEN Venture, and Panmure Liberum Cambr

Odin Space , securing the future of space by developing advanced space debris detection and orbital mapping, led by James New and Dan Terrett, has secured  $3 million led by Steel Atlas , with participation from Iron Prairie , Tiny VC , and Cur8 Capital , and several other funds/angels. The funding will accelerate Odin’s mission to enhance space safety by enabling spacecraft operators, manufacturers, and space agencies to more accurately predict and monitor hazardous sub-cent

Fervo Energy , delivering 24/7 carbon-free geothermal energy, led by Tim Latimer, Jack Norbeck, PhD, David Ulrey, Christian Gradl, Sarah Jewett, and others, has announced  the closing of its oversubscribed $462 million Series E funding round, led by new investor  B Capital , with participation from new investors, including AllianceBernstein, Atacama Ventures, Carbon Equity, Climate First, Google, Mitsui & Co., Dr. Kris Singh (Founder of Holtec International), and JB Straubel.

Boom Supersonic , the company building the world’s fastest airliner, led by Blake Scholl, Rachel Devine, Jeff Mabry, Megan Young, and others, has announced  a backlog of more than $1.25 billion for its Superpower turbine and revealed its launch customer, Crusoe . The company also closed a $300 million funding round led by Darsana Capital Partners , with participation from Altimeter Capital , ARK Invest , Bessemer Venture Partners , Robinhood Ventures , and Y Combinator . Supe

Quantum Dice , harnessing the quantum properties of light to solve some of today's most critical computational challenges, led by Dr Ramy Shelbaya, Dr Marko von der Leyen, and Dr Zhanet Zaharieva, secured a €2 Million grant from the  European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator  programme, with the project now officially underway following its October kick-off. Quantum Dice, one of only 40 deep-tech start-ups across Europe, and among just three from the UK, was selected from

Solve Intelligence , building intelligence for drafting, prosecution, claim charts, invention harvesting, and more, led by Chris Parsonson, Angus Parsonson, and Sanj Ahilan, has secured $40 million in Series B co-led by  Visionaries  and  20VC , with Thomson Reuters ,  Y Combinator ,  Operator Collective  (led by ex-Cisco IP chief Mallun Yen), and angels like the founders of Tinder, Canva, Deel, Ironclad, Base44, Cleo, Hugging Face, Pigment, and Higgsfield, as well as  Kevin

betacluster Ventures , fueling early-stage smart data startups from the beta phase to worldwide success, led by Florian Steger, Gabriela Brodzińska-Drozd, and Cezary Iwan, has launched  betacluster Poland.One , a new early-stage fund under the PFR Starter program with a target capitalisation of €19 million (PLN 81.25 million). The fund will back technology startups primarily from Poland that are building solutions for the Smart Data Economy, where intelligent data systems, AI

Flex , empowering business owners with a new approach to finance, led by Zaid Rahman, Hadi Solh, Robbie Figueroa, Vishal Saxena, David Toro, Luciano Arango, and others, has secured  $60 million in Series B equity funding, led by  Portage , and additional participation from  Titanium Ventures ,  Wellington ,  Crosslink Capital , Companyon Ventures ,  Spice Expedition ,  Florida Funders ,  FirstLook Partners ,  MS&AD Ventures ,  Restive  and others, bringing the company's total

Melt & Marble , the company rethinking how fats and lipids are created, to deliver better performance, consistency, and sustainability across food and personal care, led by Anastasia Krivoruchko, PhD, Florian David, PhD, Jens Nielsen, Professor, Thomas Cresswell, and Tue Hodal, has closed  a €7.3 million Series A round led by  Industrifonden , with strategic participation from  Beiersdorf ,  Valio ,  Catalyze Capital ,  Chalmers Ventures , and the  European Innovation Council

Castelion , a cutting-edge defense technology company working to restore America's conventional deterrence capability, led by Bryon Hargis, Sean Pitt, Andrew Kreitz, and others, has secured  $350 million in Series B financing led by Altimeter Capital  and Lightspeed Venture Partners , with participation from Lavrock Ventures , Andreessen Horowitz , General Catalyst , First In , Space VC , Cantos , BlueYard , Avenir , Champion Hill , and Interlagos . The capital raise supports

Imper.ai , a pioneer in real-time cyber impersonation prevention, led by Noam Awadish, Anatoly Blighovsky, and Rom Dudkiewicz, has announced its public launch and $28 million in new funding from Redpoint Ventures  and Battery Ventures , with participation from Maple VC , Vessy VC , and Cerca Partners. Imper.ai ’s platform identifies impersonation risks in real time, maintaining privacy and accuracy across widely used communication platforms including Zoom, Teams, and Slack. B

Ultraviolette , the world's most advanced EV platforms, led by Narayan Subramanian and Niraj Rajmohan, has secured  $45 million as part of its ongoing Series E round. The latest infusion comes from leading Indian technology company Zoho Corporation  and Lingotto , one of Europe's largest investment management companies. The continued momentum in Ultraviolette Automotive’s Series E round underscores strong investor confidence in its growth trajectory and global ambitions. With

Lumia , an AI Security and Governance platform helping enterprises safely adopt AI and autonomous agents, led by Omri Iluz and Bobi Gilburd, has secured  $18 million seed round led by Team8  with support from New Era . As part of the announcement, the company is appointing Admiral Michael Rogers, former Director of the NSA and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, to its Advisory Board. Enterprise use of AI agents is rising quickly, with Gartner expecting 40% of enterprise applica

Shield AI , a deeptech company protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems, led by Gary Steele, Ryan Tseng, ex-Navy Seal Brandon Tseng, Nathan Michael, and others, and Sedaro , powering the future of aerospace & defense with mission simulation at scale, led by Daniel Martin, Robbie Robertson, PhD, and others, have announced  a strategic partnership to advance autonomous operations in orbit. The partnership designates Shield AI’s Hivemind Pilot as the pri

Ricursive Intelligence , the first frontier AI lab addressing the most fundamental constraint in AI progress: chip development timelines that can’t keep up with algorithmic advancement, led by Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, announced  its launch and a $35 million seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital( Stephanie Zhan ), along with other investors, including Modern Capital( Suhail Nimji , Jennifer Campbell ), 49Palms( Madhavan Ramanujam , Joshua Bloom ), and Striker ( M