Month: January 2025

FinTech Aslan secures €4.7 million to “supercharge” employees’ pay Aslan, the London-based financial wellbeing platform, today announces its oversubscribed €4.7 million Seed funding round to launch a suite of rewards features and expand their team. The round was led by Notion Capital, a leading European software and cloud venture capital

Cameras, drones and unmanned vehicles: Vizgard raises €1.7 million to scale their proprietary FortifAI Vizgard, a London-based company that automates security cameras, has secured €1.7 million to scale Vizgard’s engineering and business development capabilities and establish international distribution to accelerate growth. The funding round was led by Sure Valley Ventures

Navigating regulatory hurdles: A startup’s guide to compliance in complex industries (Sponsored) As European startups face increasing pressure to expand internationally, many are looking across the Atlantic for growth opportunities. The US continues to attract some of Europe’s brightest entrepreneurs, offering a funding environment where firms are 40% more likely

Pedal power: Forest lands €15.3 million to expand sustainable e-bike fleet Forest, a London-based shared bike operator, has secured €15.3 million in the first close of its Series B round in order to introduce three new e-bike types to its fleet and invest in sustainable and responsible growth. This funding

British startup Pebbles Ai secures $1M in investment. The startup has an office in Lviv 27 angel investors have invested in the company. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/22/pebbles-ai-secures-1m-in-investment/

Ukrainian angel club United Angels Network invests $375,000 in Ukrainian startup Himera The club invested another $150,000 in the second round, adding to the previous round of $225,000. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/22/united-angels-network-invests-375000-in-himera/

Czech startup Readmio secures a €500k investment from Polish Simpact Ventures Founded in 2020, Readmio aims to find a new approach to reading fairy tales. I Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/22/czech-readmio-secures-a-eur500k-investment/

American AI search engine developer Perplexity launches Sonar API The standard Sonar API includes citations and the ability to customize sources, while the Sonar Pro API can handle in-depth, multi-step queries with twice the number of references per search. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/22/perplexity-launches-sonar-api/

Polish cybersecurity startup Fudo Security secures €9M investment from bValue Fund to enhance data protection The deal marks bValue Growth’s third investment in a high-potential company. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/22/fudo-security-secures-eur9m-investment/

Energy efficiency startup Domna raises 70m in debut funding round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/domna-raises-70m/