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LawX, an AI-powered OS for notaries and law firms, led by Dr. Norman Koschmieder, Dr. Sara Brinkmann, and Torben Rabe, has closed a seed round led by Motive Partners, raising over €7 million in capital, alongside WENVEST Capital, xdeck, and SIVentures, as well as several prominent angels from the tech and legal sectors. The legal market is undergoing structural change, with rising demand for legal services and a growing shortage of administrative staff. Around half of law fir

Multiverse, an upskilling platform for AI adoption, led by Euan Blair and the team, has raised $70 million in primary funding to drive growth across Europe. The funding was led by Schroders Capital, with participation from existing investors including General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, D1 Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Bond, and StepStone Group. The investment will accelerate Multiverse’s expansion across Europe, with a focus on helping workers adapt to AI rat

Iceotope, a data center liquid cooling solutions provider, led by Simon Jesenko and the team, has announced the close of a $26M series B funding round led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures, along with participation by existing investors Edinv, ABC Impact, Northern Gritstone, and British Business Bank. Iceotope Technologies will use the funding to advance product and engineering development, expand its patent portfolio, and accelerate ecosystem partnerships to

Chromie Health, one of the world’s fastest-growing AI-powered scheduling and management platform for hospital operations, led by Douglas Ford, Scott Tisoskey, and the team, has announced a $2 million pre-seed round led by AIX Ventures along with the launch of Chromie Dispatch, the company’s flagship AI agent that instantly fills internal shift gaps via simple SMS. The funding follows strong demand, with 750 hospitals on the waitlist, and will support the development of a suit

NanoStruct, developing high-performance biosensors to increase the quality of your products, led by Henriette Maaß, Kai Leibfried, Enno Schatz, and the team, has raised a seed funding round of €2.6 million led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital, and the AUXXO Female Catalyst Fund. The funding builds on previous grants from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the European Union. Molecular Fingerprint Instead of Days of Waiting D

Asterix Health, the modern workforce solution for primary care, led by Julian Titz, Max Thilo, and the team, has raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its remote GP workforce model across NHS primary care. The round was led by Triple Point, with participation from D2, Entrepreneurs First, Basis Capital, DLB Ventures, and a group of notable angels. The platform already supports practices serving 250,000 patients, freeing up more than one GP session per day per pract

Animoca Brands, building, investing, and accelerating the most impactful technologies and ecosystems, turning participants into stakeholders, led by Yat Siu and the team, has announced it will invest up to US$10 million in select projects building with Minds by Animoca Brands (“Minds”), also known as Animoca Minds. Minds is a persistent AI agent platform that simplifies deployment while maintaining full control and customization for both builders and general users, enabling t

Udora (Previously Flowwow), a global gifting marketplace formerly known as Flowwow, led by Slava Bogdan, Modenova Vera, and others, has closed a $10 million private investment round and relaunched under a new brand. This marks a new phase in the company’s global strategy, focused on strengthening its presence across Europe, expanding its product catalogue, and advancing AI-driven personalisation. Founded in 2014, Udora connects customers with local florists, confectioners, an

Primogene, a biotechnology company developing bioprocesses to manufacture functional ingredients based on multi-enzyme systems, led by Dr.-Ing. Reza Mahour, Valerian Grote, and Linda Karger, has raised €4.1 million in funding to bring complex bioactive molecules to market at scale. The seed round is led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with additional investors including Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), better ventures, Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (SBG), Golzer

Cleo Labs, building an automated product compliance for global brands, led by Anaelle Guez, Naomie Halioua, and Alexandre Bloch, has raised a €1.5 million funding round led by Larry Berger, with participation from Kima Ventures, Financière Saint-James, and several prominent figures from the tech ecosystem, alongside additional funding from Deel. The round will support technology development, drive European expansion, and prepare for entry into the U.S. market. A growing cha

QuoIntelligence, the Frankfurt-based provider of Unified Risk Intelligence, led by Marco Riccardi and the team, has announced the close of a EUR 7.3 million Series A financing round led by Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, and co-led by BMH BeteiligungsManagementgesellschaft Hessen (BMH), with participation from returning investor eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS, and further supported by Mercurius Private Equity. Proceeds will fund

Cloudsmith, a cloud-native artifact management platform, led by Glenn Weinstein, Lee Skillen, Alan Carson, and the team, has raised a $72M Series C financing led by TCV and with participation from Insight Partners, along with investments from other existing investors. The additional funding positions Cloudsmith for significant growth as it aims to power the next phase of AI-driven software development. The investment supports rapid growth at Cloudsmith, as enterprises shift t

Bolto, an AI-powered platform for finding, vetting, paying, and managing your next employees, led by Mern Singh, Mary Landis, and Jake Johnson, has raised $12M Series A funding, led by Standard Capital and participation from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Morado Ventures, Amino Capital, Alumni Ventures, and notable angels, bringing the total funding to $17.1 Million. Since raising the seed round, Bolto has increased revenue over 20x, grown the team from 3 to 15+, and is now

BioLamina , the leading primary cell culture system on the market, led by Klaus Langhoff-Roos and the team, has received a €20 million EIB commitment to expand its development of laminin technologies, enabling next-generation cell therapies and more advanced, animal-free methods for drug safety testing. Cell therapies can be used to target conditions such as type 1 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, heart failure, acute liver failure, and cancer. Many of these conditions remain

EVANIUM , a life-science startup from Regensburg, Germany, led by Felix Rolka, David Ofner, Carlo Werkmann, and the team, has raised a €2.2 million seed funding round, backed by FoodLabs and Feast Ventures , with participation from existing angel investors. The new funding will support scaling of proprietary OPTISOLV® technology, team expansion, advancement of clinical studies, and acceleration of commercial partnerships across nutraceuticals, nutricosmetics, and functional

GitButler , a Git-backed change management tool for modern, AI coding workflows, led by Github co-founder Scott Chacon, has raised a $17M Series A led by a16z with continuing support from its lead seed investors, Fly Ventures and A Capital . Over the past 15 years, Git has evolved from a niche tool into the core infrastructure of modern software development. That journey highlights a key insight: developer platforms succeed when they reduce friction in collaboration and

WholeSum , helping you get deeper insights from your richest data, led by Emily Kucharski and Adam Kucharski , has brought its total pre-seed funding to $1.3 million, adding new investment from Love Ventures , Beamline, and strategic angels, following its initial $965k raise led by Twin Path Ventures announced earlier this year. The round reflects rising demand from high-trust sectors, where existing AI tools often fail to deliver reliable and auditable insights from large

Backbone , an AI platform built for the realities of food & beverage quality, led by Siska Lannoo , Louis Opsomer , and the team, has announced its launch. Backbone closed a seed round several months ago, with backing from the 100IN fund of serial entrepreneurs Gilles Mattelin and Jorn Vanysacker, at a pre-product stage. A recipe change at a food manufacturer triggers a cascade of quality checks, as stricter food safety regulations now require compliance across the entire or

Centivax , a clinical-stage company on a mission to accelerate the world’s transition to a post-pathogen humanity, led by Jacob Glanville , and the team, has announced the closing of a $37 million oversubscribed financing led by Structure Fund, with participation from Meiji Seika Pharma Co. , Ltd., Sigmas Group, Kendall Capital Partners , and Patrick(Stripe) and John Collison. Meiji Group holds the No. 1 market share for influenza vaccines in Japan. This financing builds o

ScaleOps , innovators in cloud resource automation, led by Yodar Shafrir and the team, has raised $130M in Series C funding led by Insight Partners , with participation from all of the existing investors, Lightspeed Venture Partners , NFX , Glilot Capital Partners , and Picture Capital . This round brings the total funding to $210M and values the company at more than $800M. This milestone underscores ScaleOps’ market leadership, having pioneered the Autonomous Cloud and AI I