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Visa makes “strategic investment” in stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK Visa has made a “strategic investment” in stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK. The investment, through Visa Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Visa, comes amid increased adoption and more mainstream acceptance of stablecoins. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a
Faircraft acquires VitroLabs assets in effort to dominate lab-grown leather market French biotech Faircraft has announced acquired key assets from VitroLabs, a California-based startup also working to create lab-grown leather. The move is designed to fast-track the industrialisation of in vitro leather production, as the nascent sector moves closer to
April 2025’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about In April 2025, the European tech ecosystem saw a significant 42 per cent drop in total capital raised month-over-month, falling to €3.3 billion from €5.7 billion in March. Despite the sharp decline in funding volume, deal activity increased,
Dutch biotech CryoCloud raises €2M to enhance machine learning for drug discovery Dutch biotech CryoCloud has secured a €2M Seed funding round to expand its cryo-electron microscopy SaaS platform, which aims to streamline drug development by automating complex structural biology workflows. The round was led by Barcelona-based healthtech VC Nina
European tech funding falls 42% in April as fintech leads investment volume According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies secured €3.3 billion in funding across approximately 311 deals in March 2025. Click to read the rest of the news. Powered by WPeMatico https://tech.eu/2025/05/06/european-tech-funding-falls-42-in-april-as-fintech-and-eads-investment-volume/
Italian TravelTech startup Hotiday raises €5.5 million to create the first decentralised global hotel Milan-based Traveltech startup Hotiday announces a €5.5 million capital raise in order to expand its portfolio of European destinations, enhance the range of services offered, establish new partnerships with tourist accommodations, and grow the team. The
British AI startup StackOne raises €17.6 million to reinvent SaaS and AI agent integrations London-based StackOne, an AI-powered platform fuelling enterprise AI agents and SaaS integrations – has raised €17.6 million in a Series A funding round in order to build StackOne’s tool-calling LLM, invest in R&D, and further expand
German startup Parloa raises €105 million to innovate customer service with agentic AI Berlin-based Parloa, an innovator in Agentic AI for customer experience, today announced it has secured €105 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s valuation to €881 million. Durable Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and General Catalyst are
German Quantum Systems raises €160 million to target global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions Gilching-based Quantum Systems, an AI-powered aerial intelligence systems for defense, emergency services, and industry, has raised €160 million in new funding, to accelerate global expansion, scale production, and advance their autonomous drone systems. The funding was
British wholesale food platform Platter raises €411k to reduce inefficiency & food waste In an exclusive reveal to EU-Startups, London-based Platter, a UK-based all-in-one wholesale food platform connecting buyers and sellers, has just raised a €411k pre-Seed round in order to increase its talent acquisition in sales and marketing. This