Good news from around Europe
Belgium’s bold tech revolution at the heart of Europe Belgium’s tech ecosystem is showing strong signs of growth, maturation, and increasing global relevance. According to European Tech 2024: The Big Picture, Belgian tech companies raised over €4.2 billion in 2024. Major deals included funding to establish a new R&D pilot
Glovo and Finmid partner to provide instant capital to SMEs Spanish on-demand delivery service Glovo has partnered with finmid, an all-in-one infrastructure provider for financing, to bring instant, personalised capital offers to SMEs using the Glovo platform. Through this partnership, now live in Spain, Portugal, and Poland, eligible merchants can
From Lithuania to orbit: Astrolight raises €2.8M for dual-use optical comms Astrolight, a Lithuanian space communications company, has closed a seed round at €2.8 million led by frontier tech investor Balnord. Other key investors were EIFO, Coinvest Capital, and existing investors 3NGLS and Rita Sakus. Founded in 2019, Astrolight aims to
Tamtam raises €3M less than a year after launch to supercharge complex sales with AI Less than a year after launching, salestech startup Tamtam serves around thirty clients and has raised €3 million Seed funding. Tamtam was co-founded by Edouard Epaud (CEO), a graduate of Télécom Paris and HEC Paris
Kota raises $14.5M Series A to fix broken employee benefits system Irish insurance and HRtech company Kota has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $22.9 million. Alongside their Series A, they are also announcing that they’ve obtained their Central Bank of Ireland Authorisation, making
Female-founded British startup Atomik AM raises €713k to scale its advance manufacturing business Liverpool-based Atomik AM, a female-founded advanced manufacturing business, has raised €713k from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to scale-up the solutions it provides to manufacturers across the world. Atomik AM has raised the money from NPIF
Lithuanian SpaceTech startup Astrolight raises €2.8 million for laser communications platform Vilnius-based Astrolight, a space communications company, has closed a Seed round at €2.8 million to accelerate the development of its laser-based end-to-end communication platform that securely connects satellites to earth. The funding round was led by frontier tech investor
Dublin-based The Corporate Governance Institute raises €3 million for the education of business leaders Irish EdTech startup The Corporate Governance Institute, an e-learning and certification platform, has completed a €3 million funding round to support the company’s continued growth as a provider of boardroom education in Europe and beyond. The
London-based Penfold raises €4.6 million to further develop its pension app for employees and businesses British startup Penfold, a digital workplace pension provider, announced today it has raised a €4.6 million investment round to grow its presence across the UK SME and accountancy markets and accelerate the development of its
EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 118: Ash Arora, Partner at LocalGlobe This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Ash Arora, the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe — the #1 early-stage VC fund in EMEA and a backer of legendary companies like Wise, Canva, Twitter, Robinhood, and more. Ash shares