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In other news this week! This week, we’ve rounded up some of the stories that slipped through our radar from January 13th to 17th. Read here: https://lnkd.in/ggJ5ECrH Partners Group invests €400M in green flexibility Cera secures €145.5M to bring care directly to homes BeZero Carbon raises €31.1M funding in Series C Owlstone Medical secures €26.2M funding NatureMetrics raises €24.2M million funding Tamturbo secures €22M AUDAVIS receives over €1.1M in seed financing Lupa secures funding for its vet service platform Origen secures funding to remove CO2 from air Wire acquires Pydio MA Solar Italy completes acquisition of FIMER Creative Dock Group acquires nFrontier by Creative Dock Transpolis secures €2M funding EasyPark Group acquires Flowbird Group IG Group acquires Freetrade E Money Network secures funding Trustup raises €5M Metafuels secures funding to develop sustainable aviation fuel  Brickken raises $2.5M in funding SudoCyber secures funding Genesy raises €5M in a seed round Progressive Robotics secures €1.55M funding leakmited raises €5M funding IntelexVision secures funding Powdr raises £1M in funding #SiliconCanals #StartupNews #Funding #Acquisition

Delft-based Villari raises €4M to enable the early detection of crack growth in steel structures: On Thursday, Delft-based Villari, a company providing sensors for crack detection, announced that it has raised €4M from FORWARD.one and InnovationQuarter Capital, with participation from two key individuals for the company. InnovationQuarter is the regional economic development agency for the Province of Zuid-Holland, also known as the greater Rotterdam – The Hague area.  FORWARD.one is ... Read more #Delft #Villari #CrackDetection

🚀 #Vistar Secures Nearly ¥400 Million (~$55.6 million) in Series A Funding 💡 Big news for Vistar as they secure substantial funding to accelerate their #MicroLED #TechInnovation! 🎯 This investment will fuel their growth in the Micro-LED space, opening new doors for groundbreaking applications and expanding production capacity. 🌍 Click to read how this Series A funding round is set to shape the future of Micro-LED technology! 🌟 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDW3Ps6U #SeriesAFunding #DisplayTech #Investment #LEDTechnology #FutureOfDisplay #TechNews #Innovation #SmartDisplays #Fundraising

🎯 Our investment fund FNX Ventures, created in 2024 with Wallonie Entreprendre, makes its first investment! We are delighted to participate in the fundraising of the French start-up Original Custom Components. 🔍 Founded by two aerospace engineers, Original Custom Components has developed new patented materials. Using additive manufacturing, their products are used in a variety of fields, including sound suppressors. ☝ This is the first investment by FNX Ventures and certainly the first of many. The fund was established to support start-ups in the field of new security technologies. FNX Ventures is already following a number of start-ups and is of course open to proactive applications. Read more in our press release! https://lnkd.in/dJx5i65s #DrivingLeadingBrands

Addionics Secures $39 Million in Series B Funding to Propel EV Battery Breakthroughs Addionics, a trailblazer in battery technology, has successfully closed its Series B funding round with an impressive $39 million raised. This latest funding round, spearheaded by GM Ventures and Deep Insight, also saw substantial contributions from Scania and new and returning strategic investors. The influx of capital will amplify the company's manufacturing prowess and propel its global business strategies. https://lnkd.in/ehXHFkNy #Addionics #batterytech #electricvehiclebatteries #electricvehicles #EVbatteries #fundinground #SeriesB #39million #GMVentures #DeepInsight #Scania #strategicinvestors #manufacturing #globalstrategies #batterypoweredfuture #electricrevolution #sustainableenergy #emobility #electrification #cleantech #energystorage #energytransition #VCfunding #startupfunding #techfunding #greenfunding #deeptechfunding #cuttingedgebatterytech #batterybreakthroughs #batteryinnovation

We are excited to announce the successful close of our £430k pre-seed funding round! This funding will drive our mission to provide businesses with sustainable, affordable inventory solutions that reduce environmental impact, using our recyclable metal-free RFID tags. Starting with the retail sector first, our RFID tags streamline inventory management, tracking, and security—all while reducing both environmental impact and costs. The new funds will enable us to accelerate product development, launch pilot trials with industry leaders, and expand our operations to meet market demand. We are looking to build out our commercial board of advisors as well as our commercial pipeline, so please reach out to hello@pulpatronics.com if you are interested. We are grateful for Sustainable Ventures who led our round, as well as NextSTEP (venture fund of NextEnergy Group), the RCA Design and Innovation S/EIS Fund (InnovationRCA), Cranfield Seed Fund (Cranfield University), molecules.vc, Suzannah Steele, Thomas Plein, Adam Taylor, and Pierre-Yves Paslier for joining us on our journey. Special shoutout to Joshua Armistead-Wood, Claudio Colombo & Dario Rjeili, Thomas Pedrick & Nadia Danhash, Manish Singh & Robert Evans, Carlos Martínez Rodríguez & Alex Kueppers, and Ian Moore & Nell Cooper (Taylor Wessing UK) for getting us across the line. Learn more at www.pulpatronics.com. #sustainableRFIDtags #preseedround #startup #sustainableinnovation

After kicking off molecules.vc in spring this year with a fantastic group of business angels from more than 15 countries across Europe and the US - combining successful founders and industry experts in climate tech - we´re excited to announce our first investment in UK-based PulpaTronics. We´re thrilled to support Chloe So, Barna Soma Biro and their team to disrupt the 18bn$ global RFID market with their recyclable and metal-free solution.

Exciting news from our 2023 Student Product Winner PulpaTronics! Their £430k pre-seed funding will drive the development of their innovative, metal-free RFID tags, advancing sustainability in inventory management. The hospitality industry stands to benefit particularly from these recyclable, cost-effective solutions for applications like access control and item tracking. Having been recognized at last year’s Radical Innovation Awards, PulpaTronics is well-positioned to help the industry embrace more sustainable practices. Learn more about their incredible journey through their recent feature in Imperial News UK: https://lnkd.in/eCcdVPeF #sustainableRFIDtags #preseedround #startup #sustainableinnovation #hospitalitydesign #radicalinnovation

Great article about our portfolio company, CarbonX, and their most recent funding round in Innovation Origins IO+. ⬇ The article talks about the €4 million raised by the company in December. The company's goals with this money? 👉 The company plans to secure feedstock, increase battery testing capacity and prepare for a facility in the port of Rotterdam. 🔋 China is the source for the majority of graphite for global battery manufacturing, but CarbonX has developed an innovative solution. It uses emulsion feedstock technology to locally produce carbon anode material at similar costs to China, yet with lower CO2 emissions. 🌱💸 Plus the material's 3D network structure boosts battery performance. With a team of 15 people, the company had an eventful 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣. “We received the validation we were seeking from our customers and developed our technology further. Considering the standard for battery development, I think what we achieved in these 12 months was extraordinary,” said Co-Founder and CEO Rutger Van Raalten. “In the coming year, we will focus all of our efforts on helping the existing customers towards supply agreements and prepare for the next funding round—worth €25 million—which we expect to close in the first quarter of 2026,” Rutger continued. The future definitely looks bright for the CarbonX team and here at Borski Fund, we are excited to be on this journey with you. 🚀 Read the full article here > https://lnkd.in/eykasevW #borskifund #femalefounders #innovation #venturecapital #impactinvesting #startup

🔋 Cologne-based #BatteryTech #Startup Alteva Technologies has raised €1.7M in pre-seed funding led by HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds to develop ultra-lightweight batteries aimed at decarbonizing global transport. Their innovative #batteries, up to three times lighter, are set to electrify aircraft, trucks, buses, and heavy-duty vehicles, advancing sustainable energy solutions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQrr9NKd #SustainableTransport #EnergyStorage Aiko Bernehed, Ida Milow, Lucas Otten, Paul-Lukas Hoffschmidt, Julian Destici, Kai Steffens