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🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 15-21, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 CuspAI, which was founded in April, has closed a $30 million seed round led by Hoxton Capital Management. 🇫🇷 C12 has raised an €18 million equity funding round led by French VC Varsity Capital Advance, UK firm Verve Ventures and the EIC Fund. 🇫🇷 Omi has raised €13 million to develop its product and go-to-market strategy. The funding was led by Dawn Capital. 🇸🇪 Tandem Health has raised a $9.5 million seed round led by Northzone, alongside angel investors from OpenAI and Deepmind. 🇮🇹 Avaneidi S.p.A., has secured €8 million in a Series A funding round led by United Ventures. 🇬🇧 Sava that develops continuous glucose monitors raises $8 million in a seed round led by Balderton Capital and Exor Ventures. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wordsmith AI has raised a $5 million seed round to build an in-house legal experience designed for employees. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇫🇷 Wind has closed a first €90 million of a targeted €130 million fund dedicated to European deeptech startups in the climate sector. 🇨🇿 KAYA VC, which invests in early-stage startups, is raising its fifth €80 million fund to support Slovak, Polish, and Czech startups. 🇫🇷 Breega has launched a $75 million seed fund to invest in African startups. The firm’s ticket sizes will range from $100,000 to $2 million.  🇪🇸 Kfund has raised €70 million for its sixth fund to support high-impact startups in Southern Europe, with a particular focus on Italy, Spain, and Portugal. 🇵🇱 Radix Ventures has announced the first close of its €41 million fund. The capital came from the European Investment Fund (EIF), PFR Ventures GreenHub, and several tech enthusiasts from the CEE region. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇵🇱 Quantum Innovations has secured €9.5 million (PLN 41 million) led by Vinci IQ ASI, with participation from Medtech Holding. 🇪🇪 Bisly - Scalable Building Automation has raised €6.2 million to expand its technological solutions in European markets, focusing on Germany and the UK. ... 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - Final Call to apply to Vestbee Summer Pitch CEE powered by HubSpot i Carta! Join before July 28th to pitch to leading VC funds, business angels, and land investment from Vestbee SPV and our VC partners. Apply here: https://bit.ly/4cd5tMV - StartSmart CEE launched its 16th acceleration program, Spring 2024 edition, and is now accepting applications. The recruitment process runs until July 25, 2024, with startups able to join either the #ReThink Academy Cohort or the Pilot Ready Cohort. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dAEChXe9 #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, July 6-12, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇩🇪 Helsing raised €450M in Series C led by General Catalyst. 🇩🇪 planqc closed €50M Series A led by CATRON Holding and DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds. 🇩🇪 HERO Software closed €40M Series B led by Eight Roads. 🇩🇪 epilot GmbH raised €10M, spearheaded by UK Expedition Growth Capital 🇸🇪 Phyron AI secured €10M Series B, driven by Round2 Capital Partners. 🇺🇸🇳🇱 Scaler secured $10M Series A, with Plural taking the lead. 🇬🇧 Byway raised €5.9M Series A, headed by Heartcore Capital. 🇮🇪 TRUSTAP secured $5.5M, led by TX Ventures. 🇩🇪 allO raised $5M seed, championed by 20VC. 🇬🇧 GoJoe secured £2.4M, with Venrex Partners, Redrice Ventures, and Hellen's Rock Capital participating. 🇫🇷 Swaive secured €2.2M pre-seed from Motier Ventures, AGLAÉ Ventures, and Kima Ventures. 🇳🇱 Findest™ raised €2.2M, backed by Partinc. 🇩🇪 trail raised €1.45M pre-seed, led by CapitalT. 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇬🇧 Index Ventures raised $2.3B across two new funds: $800M and $1.5B growth fund, focusing on AI. 🇩🇪 Alpine Space Ventures closed €170M fund for the global space ecosystem, supported by European Investment Fund (EIF) and NATO Innovation Fund. 🇳🇱 LUMO Labs launched €100M LUMO Rise Fund to invest in up to 35 impact-driven digital startups across Europe. 🇮🇸 Frumtak Ventures closed €80M Frumtak IV fund to support local startups with global potential. 🇧🇬 BrightCap Ventures completed the first close of its new fund, BrightCap Ventures II, targeting €60M for tech startups in SEE. 🇪🇺 Solo GP Felix Plapperer closed the first €17M micro fund in BOOOM💥 for B2B software startups at pre-seed and seed stages. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇵🇱 Doctor.One secured €1.1M from Smartlink Partners, Vesna Capital, and business angels. 🇱🇹 Engineering startup Granta Autonomy secured €1M, led by ScaleWolf VC. 🇵🇱 Cybersecurity startup Relock raised €900K in a pre-seed round, led by Early Game. 🇺🇦 Robotics startup Ailand Systems secured $200K from business angels. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - The BIRD Incubator is calling for early-stage AI startups to apply for its free 6-month in-person program in Zagreb. Starting on October 1, 2024, it offers workshops, mentorship, and support to make products market-ready. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/def-xqsQ - The FU-TOURISM project is empowering tourism SMEs to become sustainable, resilient, and innovative. Join the 5-month Acceleration Program for SMEs from Greece, Poland, Spain, Croatia, Belgium, and Austria. Subscribe https://lnkd.in/duphsKHF ➡️https://lnkd.in/dHXBvwGF #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, September 7 - September 13, 2024 🔥 Keep reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇬🇧 Form3 has raised $60 million in a Series C. 🇫🇷 Brightflow SAS has secured €16.5 million in Series A. 🇩🇪 Retraced has raised €15 million from Partech. 🇩🇪 Ucaneo has raised €6.75 million. 🇬🇧 Biotech CardiaTec Biosciences has raised $6.5 million in a round led by Montage Ventures. 🇳🇴 Vind AI has raised €3 million from Norrsken VC. 🇳🇱 Churned io has raised €2.5 million. 🇬🇧 Twin Science & Robotics has raised £1.25 million from Soulmates Ventures, APY Ventures. 🇸🇪 Wingbits has secured €3.1 million from Borderless Capital. 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇬🇧 Atomico has raised $1.24 billion across two funds: $485 million for Series A and seed investments, and $754 million for Series B to pre-IPO. 🇬🇧  Outward VC has closed the first round of its £51 million Fund II. 🇧🇪 VIVES IUF has secured €5 million from the luxembourg future fund. 🇫🇷 Wind has raised €30 million for its Article 9 fund from the European Investment Fund (EIF). 🇬🇧 Antler has invested £840K in 7 tech startups during its Spring 2024 Residency. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds #CEE 🇭🇺 PastPay has secured €12 million in Series A led by Platina Capital. 🇵🇱 in1 has raised $6 million in seed funding. 🇨🇿 Sloneek® has raised €3.6 million in late-seed funding to expand its HR solution into Western Europe, particularly Italy. 🇷🇴 Ogre AI has secured €3 million for AI-based forecasting in the energy sector. 🇱🇹 deverium has received €2 million in EU funding for an identity verification product. 🇵🇱 Petsy has raised €1.1 million for its marketplace connecting pet owners with petsitters. 🇨🇿 Get Moments has secured €500K from Purple Ventures. 🇺🇦 Osavul has raised €2.78 million in late seed funding, led by 42CAP, u.ventures, and SMRK. 🇺🇦 Mantis Analytics has received $240,000 for its AI-powered real-time field monitoring platform. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Day in Warsaw and Prague to network, learn, and innovate with industry leaders. Explore key topics like AI, Machine Learning, and digital transformation while connecting with the AWS team. Free entry—don’t miss out! AWS Cloud Day Warsaw takes place on September 18 at PGE Narodowy, and AWS Cloud Day Prague follows on October 23 at O2 Universum. Warsaw: https://go.aws/3z4Q9n3 Prague: https://go.aws/3X2jVAN ➡️https://lnkd.in/dxReSCNQ #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, August 10 - August 16, 2024 🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇬🇧 Hexarad has secured €13M in a funding round led by MTIP, Foresight Group. 🇵🇹 FRVR has raised $12.7M from Iberis Capital, Indico Capital Partners, LINCE CAPITAL, and Hiro Capital. 🇩🇪 PL BioScience GmbH has secured €7.8M in a Series A round from Better Ventures, AVANT BIO, and LePure Biotech. 🇩🇪 Roger has secured €7M in seed funding, led by GV (Google Ventures) and Partech. 🇸🇪 UpUp has raised €4.3M from Almi Invest and Gorilla Capital. 🇮🇸 PLAION has raised €4.3M. 🇬🇧 Clearly has secured $4.3M. 🇸🇪 Impactpool has raised €4M in a Series A round led by Mediahuis and Fort Knox. 🇩🇪 VoiceLine has raised €2.4M in a round co-led by Venture Stars and SCALEHOUSE Capital. 🇧🇪 HEDERA-22 has secured €2M in funding. 🇧🇪 Accurat.ai has raised €1M from PMV, Angelwise, and business angels. 🇩🇰 Contribe has secured €1M pre-seed funding. 💸 New #VC #Funds  🇬🇧 Balderton Capital has raised $1.3B to invest in European tech startups from seed stage through IPO. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇱🇹 eany.io has raised €2M in a seed investment round led by Market One Capital and Practica Capital. 🇱🇻 BeTRITON has raised €80,000 from 150 investors through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups AceON Accelerator offers a 2-month program focused on providing pre-seed startups with investment, strategic mentorship, and market launch support. Ideal for teams refining their PoC, developing their MVP, or newly entering the market. Apply by September 15th: https://lnkd.in/eu6SYvDv ➡️https://lnkd.in/d9eJstP7 #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, July 13-19, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇩🇰 Again has raised $43M in Series A co-led by GV (Google Ventures) and HV Capital.  🇸🇪 Leya has secured $25M in Series A led by Redpoint.  🇫🇮 Onego Bio has raised €14M from Rasph | EIC Accelerator Grant Writing and Training Programs (Horizon Europe, EIC) and Series A investors.  🇬🇧 CultureAI has raised $10M in Series A led by Mercia Ventures and Smedvig Ventures.  🇬🇧 Xapien has secured £8M in Series A led by YFM Equity Partners.  🇩🇪 doinstruct has raised €7.6M led by Creandum, with HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds and D11Z.Ventures GmbH & Co. KG joining.  🇪🇸 Nearby Computing has raised €6.5M in Series A led by Walter Ventures and JME Ventures.  🇫🇷 Spotlight Medical has secured €6.2M led by Kurma Partners and Heal Capital.  🇫🇷 Syntetica has raised €4.2M in seed funding led by EQT Ventures. 🇩🇪 WorkerHero has secured €4M in Series A led by Mediahuis Ventures. 🇫🇷 Presti has secured $3.5M led by Partech, with a strategic partnership with Maisons du Monde. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇬🇧 13books Capital has closed £121M fund to support European fintech founders at Seed to Series A rounds.  🇨🇿 ZAKA VC has raised €10.5M in first close of €15M fund for pre-seed and seed startups in Europe and the US. 🇳🇱 Golden Egg Check has closed a €5M fund to support tech startups. 🇨🇿 Tensor Ventures has secured €1.3M from Venture Club to support deeptech startups in Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.  🇮🇪 Digital Irish has launched a $1M Digital Irish Venture Fund for global Irish diaspora startups. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇷🇴 dotLumen has secured €5M to improve mobility for people with visual impairments.  🇨🇿 Platform Adam has secured €3M late-seed funding from Brighteye Ventures to simplify finding tradesmen.  🇪🇪 Finance platform Mifundo has received €2.5M in grant funding from the EIC Accelerator Program. 🇱🇻 Jeff App has raised $2M led by Presto Ventures for its financial marketplace in emerging Asian markets. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups The FU-TOURISM project is empowering tourism SMEs to become sustainable, resilient, and innovative. Join the 5-month Acceleration Program for SMEs from Greece, Poland, Spain, Croatia, Belgium, and Austria.  Pre-register: https://lnkd.in/esa_Q9du ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dXYzsHin #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 1-7, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇦🇹 Storyblocks has secured $80 million in a Series C round led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from existing investors. 🇨🇭 Neural Concept, a provider of deep learning software for 3D product design of machines at Airbus, Bosch, General Electric, and F1, has raised a $27 million. 🇬🇧 iCOMAT, a producer of composites for the aerospace, automotive, and defence sectors, has raised $22.5 million in a round co-led by NATO Innovation Fund (NIF).  🇩🇪 plancraft has closed a €12 million Series A round led by Creandum, with participation from BitStone Capital and HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds.  🇩🇪 coboworx has secured €11.4 million to expend its team and open an office in Munich later this year. 🇳🇱 Carv has raised $10 million from GFC Global Founders Capital GmbH) and several angel investors.  🇫🇷 Dealt has raised €6 million in a round led by La Poste Ventures and GO CAPITAL alongside One Green and Holnest. 🇫🇷 Decade Energy has raised €3.6 million in seed funding to speed the fleet's carbon reduction in logistics.  🇳🇴 Sloyd has secured €3 million in seed funding. 🇬🇧 Signapse has raised £2 million in seed funding led by Czech fund Soulmates Ventures and Irish Deeptech Seed Fund.  ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇸🇪 Creandum has closed a €500 million fund to invest in seed and early-stage startups across Europe. The new fund, Creandum VII, has received contributions from 30 global LPs, with over half of the capital originating from investors based in the US. 🇩🇰 Dreamcraft Ventures has closed a €66 million fund to invest in B2B software startups across the Nordic and DACH region.  🇩🇰 Blackwood Ventures has closed its debut fund, BlackWood Ventures Fund I, raising a total of €14.7 million. It will further invest in early-stage startups across Europe. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇪🇪 SensusQ, an Estonian defence tech startup, has raised €3.8 million from US-based New North Ventures.  🇱🇹 Spike Technologies has raised $3.5 million co-led by Practica Capital and TheVentureCity. APX, Geek Ventures, and Plug and Play Tech Center Ventures also joined. ... 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - AWS and Anthropic GenAI Scale Program is a 2-week, online, equity-free program for EMEA startups, aimed at building generative AI applications. Participants will learn from top engineers at Anthropic and AWS, preparing them to launch generative AI applications with the latest models and enterprise-grade security and support. Check out more details and apply here: https://bit.ly/3xawt06 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d6FWTpdu #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 29 - July 5, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇪🇸 Citibox has raised €80 million in debt funding, led by Growth Credit Partners (GCP) (London) and CoVenture. 🇩🇪 Cartken has raised $22.5 million in a round led by 468 Capital. 🇩🇰 Kvantify, which solves computational issues by leveraging the power of quantum and high-performance computing, has secured €10 million in a seed round. 🇬🇧 Natcap has secured $10 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to scale its product. 🇩🇪 Vytal | The reuse system has secured €6.2 million in a growth funding round led by Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures. 🇦🇹 Tree.ly has secured €5 million seed investment led by PortfoLion Capital Partners, with participation from aws Gründungsfonds, SymbiaVC, and the Tyrolean Business Angel GmbH . 🇸🇪 Steep, which provides all collected data to every employee, has raised €4 million led by Connect Ventures. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇪🇸 Seaya has raised €300 million for its climate tech fund, Seaya Andromeda. With ticket sizes ranging from €7 million to €40 million, it plans to make 25 investments by 2027, including five more deals this year. 🇨🇭Forestay Capital has closed its second fund, Forestay Capital II, securing $220 million in commitments. It will invest in Enterprise AI and SaaS companies. ... 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇪🇪 eAgronom has secured €10 million in a Series A2 equity round. The investment came from Swedbank AB, Icos Capital, Soulmates Ventures, and SmartCap Green Fund. 🇪🇪 SmartCap has invested €5 million in Antler Nordic Fund II to support tech startups across the Nordic region, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Estonia. ... 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - Applications are open for Batch 7 of the 500 Global Accelerator Program in Eurasia. The program offers personalized mentorship, funding opportunities, and access to a global community of experts and founders across multiple verticals. Deadline to apply: July 26, 2024. Curious to know more? Join the Information Session on July 10, 2024, with Pedro Santos Vieira, Partner at 500 Global! - Rubik Hub Garage Accelerator 2024 invites applying for its equity-free and no-fee accelerator for early-stage startups in Central and South-East Europe. Apply by September 3, 2024. - 📣 Last call to join Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Anthropic GenAI Scale Program! Each week consists of workshops, presentations, and expert technical support, all structured to accelerate GenAI application development. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3xawt06 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dPWXzUWD #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, July 20-26, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇬🇧 Sokin has raised $31M from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Aurum Equity Partners.  🇩🇪 Sdui has raised €21M in a Series A led by Summiteer and HV Capital.  🇬🇧 Fractile has raised $15M in seed funding led by Kindred Capital VC, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), and Oxford Science Enterprises.  🇬🇧 Passionfruit has secured $9M in Series A funding.  🇦🇹 ecop has received €8.5M from the EIC Accelerator.  🇸🇪 Greenely has raised €8M in a Series A led by Korys.  🇬🇧 Primary Portal has secured £7.5M.  🇩🇪 MEISTERWERK has raised €6M in a Series A led by Semapa Next.  🇪🇸 Payflow (YC S21) has secured €6M in equity fundraising.  🇳🇱 NoPalm Ingredients has raised €5M in a seed round led by Rubio Impact Ventures.  🇩🇰 Agrobiomics has raised €4M in a seed round from NOON Ventures.  🇬🇧 Entocycle has raised $2.6M.  🇨🇭 NetFabric.ai has secured $2.2M in a pre-seed round.  ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇭🇺 LEAD VENTURES has launched a €100M fund to support CEE startups. 🇩🇪 JOIN CAPITAL has secured funds from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇵🇱 Digital First AI has raised €3.5M led by 4growth VC , with participation from Plug and Play Tech Center, Sher Ventures Inc, and Hub71.  🇺🇦 assisterr has secured $1.7M in a pre-seed funding round.  🇷🇴 CogniSync has secured €1M in pre-seed funding from Early Game Ventures.  🇵🇱 Sportano.pl has raised funds from bValue Fund.  🇨🇿 RobosizeME - Process Automation in Hospitality has secured seed funding from BrightCap Ventures. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dWHXb9yF #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 8-14, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇫🇷 Mistral AI has raised a €600 million. Investors include General Catalyst, Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas. 🇮🇪 AccountsIQ has secured a €60 million Series C round for its cloud-based accounting platform. The capital came from Axiom Equity.  🇧🇪 Gorilla - Energy data applications has raised a €23 million Series B led by venture capital firm Headline, with participation from Beringea and PMV. 🇫🇷 Continuity, a software provider that provides risk intelligence for professional and commercial P&C insurers, has raised a €10 million Series A round. 🇫🇷 ZELIQ has raised $10 million in a round led by Exor Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand the startup’s operations into the US. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇩🇪 Vsquared Ventures has closed its second fund of €214 million to invest in early-stage deeptech startups across Europe. The LPs include Novo Holdings and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). 🇮🇹 Italian Founders Fund has launched a €50 million fund to invest in Italian seed and pre-seed startups. IFF plans to execute 25 transactions within its investment period, with initial investments ranging from €500,000 to €1.5 million. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇪🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ExpressionEdits raises $13 million in a seed funding round co-led by Octopus Ventures and redalpine. 🇵🇱 WEALTHON that offers financing and business tools to support entrepreneurs has raised €11.5 million in debt from CVI. 🇵🇱 CampusAI Poland has secured €9.2 million in pre-seed funding to build a virtual campus for AI training and expand abroad.  🇺🇦 PortalAI, has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round.  🇸🇮 SaleSqueze has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Underline Ventures.  🇺🇦 Bluedot , a developer of AI Chrome Extension for Google Meet, has raised €560,000 in angel investment to continue its growth. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - SIBB Incubator is a 10-month program that offers up to €88,000 in equity-free funding for startups that want to pursue their idea full-time. Applications are open until July 11, 2024.  - CYBERSEC CEE EXPO & FORUM 2024 will be held on 19-20 June in Cracow. The event is a combination of debates on the most critical strategic challenges of cybersecurity and, an EXPO dedicated to the development of cyber industry and new technologies. To know more and participate, check out the event’s website. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dX4hRRUq #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates January 20-26, 2024 🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇪🇸 TravelPerk has closed an additional $104 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Kinnevik and Felix Capital are also among the investors. 🇩🇪 Instagrid has closed a Series C funding round of $95 million. The round was by Teachers' Venture Growth. Existing investors Energy Impact Partners, SET Ventures, blueworld.group, and Hightech Gründerfonds, also participated. 🇩🇰 Monta has secured €80 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Chicago-based Energize Capital, GreenPoint Partners, and Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. 🇩🇪 Infinite Roots® has announced the closing of its $58 million Series B round led by Dr Hans Riegel Holding, with support from the EIC Fund. 🇩🇪Morressier, Berlin-based developer of tools for research integrity, has raised $16.5M investment led by Molten Ventures. Existing investors Redalpine, Owl Ventures, and Cherry Ventures also joined the round. 🇩🇪 Packmatic has raised  €15 million in a Series A round. EQT Ventures led the funding with participation from HV Capital, xdeck, and several angel investors.  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sano Genetics has raised an $11.4 million round led by Plural. MMC Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, and Seedcamp also participated. 🇩🇪 CEEZER has closed a €10.3 million Series A round led by HV Capital. Existing investors Norrsken VC, Picus Capital, and Carbon Removal Partners also joined the round. 🇬🇧 Ozone API that develops open API platform for banks has raised an £8.5 million investment from growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures. 🇩🇰 Reel has secured a €5M seed investment led by Transition, with participation from existing shareholders UVC Partners, The Footprint Firm, and a group of energy specialists and founders. 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇬🇧 Plural has secured its second fund, amounting to €400 million.  🇪🇪 2C Ventures has launched its initial fund, with a target size of €50 million. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇵🇱 ElevenLabs has completed an $80 million Series B funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, former CEO at GitHub, and Daniel Gross, a former machine learning director at Apple. Following the investment, the startup is becoming a unicorn with a valuation of $1.1 billion. ... 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - FU-TOURISM project announces acceleration programs for startups and scaleups in tourism. During the program, 10 SMEs from Spain, Greece, Croatia, Belgium, Austria, and Poland will be selected in a transparent and open way to receive a 5-month support and a grant of €20,000. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d5DRWtyy #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup