Month: February 2025

Biotech Fuse Vectors secures $5.2M to advance cell-free gene therapy tech

Biotech Fuse Vectors secures $5.2M to advance cell-free gene therapy tech Fuse Vectors has raised $5.2M in pre-seed financing led by HCVC for its cell-free viral vector technology. The funding will accelerate the development of Fuse’s technology platform and pipeline of novel gene therapies. Fuse Vectors is a biotechnology company

Embat acquires Necto to boost bank API connectivity and instant payments

Embat acquires Necto to boost bank API connectivity and instant payments Treasury management fintech Embat has acquired Necto, a US-based company focused on premium bank API connectivity, enabling seamless access to banking data and the execution and monitoring of instant payments.  Embat is a cloud-based treasury management solution that streamlines the

CarbonX secures €2.5 million for improved battery performance with reduced carbon footprint

CarbonX secures €2.5 million for improved battery performance with reduced carbon footprint Delft-based CarbonX announced today it has secured a €2.5 million Accelerator grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) in order to innovate active anode material supply across Europe. Competing against 1,211 proposals, CarbonX was chosen among 71 leading

LangWatch bags €1 million for reliable and fast AI optimisation platform

LangWatch bags €1 million for reliable and fast AI optimisation platform Amsterdam-based LangWatch, a startup building the “world’s first” LLMops (Large Language Model Operations) platform to monitor, evaluate and optimise LLM-powered applications, has raised a €1 million pre-Seed round. Passion Capital, a European pre-Seed VC firm, led the funding round,

Meet the experts joining our “Academic entrepreneurship & University spin-outs” panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit 2025!

Meet the experts joining our “Academic entrepreneurship & University spin-outs” panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit 2025! Entrepreneurship is thriving within universities and research institutions, with student-led startups and academic spin-outs playing a crucial role in shaping the future of innovation. But how do we bridge the gap between research

Sustainable residential renovation startup dbs secures €3.6 million

Sustainable residential renovation startup dbs secures €3.6 million Berlin-based Deutsche Sanierungsberatung (dsb), a German energy consulting company and marketplace for renovation projects, has secured €3.6 million in a Seed funding round. The funding round was led by Vireo Ventures, with participation from J Labs, IBB Ventures and Saxovent. “16 million

From space junk to interplanetary travel: Magdrive’s €9.9 million funding for spacecraft propulsion

From space junk to interplanetary travel: Magdrive’s €9.9 million funding for spacecraft propulsion Oxfordshire-based Magdrive, a startup creating the next-generation of spacecraft propulsion, today announced its €9.9 million Seed funding round led by pan-European VC Redalpine. Founders Fund, who led Magdrive’s first funding round, and Balerion, Alumni Ventures, Outsized Ventures,

Startup Of the Day: Finnish MailMoo, an AI-powered video personalisation platform

Startup Of the Day: Finnish MailMoo, an AI-powered video personalisation platform The company secured €300,000 in pre-seed funding from Innovestor in January 2025. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/25/startup-of-the-day-finnish-mailmoo-an-ai-powered-video-personalisation-platform/

Kyiv-based startup Yope raises $4.65M at a valuation of $50M — some of its investors are from russia

Kyiv-based startup Yope raises $4.65M at a valuation of $50M — some of its investors are from russia Redseed, a venture capital firm founded by russia’s Ilya Shirokov and Mail.ru Group co-founder Gregory Finger, joined the round. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/25/yope-raises-4-65-million/

Ukraine’s defense industry gets a single global brand — ZBROYA

Ukraine’s defense industry gets a single global brand — ZBROYA It was given the slogan “Smart Power”. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/25/ukraines-defense-industry-zbroya/