Good news from around Europe
CoreWeave and MERLIN Edged launch Barcelona data centre US-based AI cloud provider CoreWeave has entered a strategic partnership with MERLIN Edged to launch one of Spain’s first large-scale NVIDIA Hopper-based AI supercomputing facilities. It is an effort to localise advanced compute infrastructure. The new 15MW facility in Barcelona, officially inaugurated
Edtech Everybody Counts raises £500K to expand AI-powered maths platform UK-based edtech social enterprise Everybody Counts has secured £500,000 in new funding to scale its inclusive maths learning platform internationally. The round, led by Fuel Ventures, is part of a wider £1.9 million seed raise aimed at tackling one of education’s
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Britain’s startup scene: Women founders, Birmingham & Manchester, AI-washing UK-based venture capital firm Fuel Ventures has released a decade-long retrospective on the 30,000 pitch decks it has received since its launch in 2014. The report noted a 45 percent increase in female founders pitching over the last ten years, with
Leonardo partners with London-based Faculty AI to advance defencetech UK defence and aerospace giant Leonardo has announced the first partnership under its newly launched SME Collaboration Partner Programme, teaming up with London-based Faculty AI to co-develop next-generation AI-powered defence technologies. The initiative marks a strategic push by Leonardo to harness
London-based VC Meridian Health Ventures announces the world’s first transatlantic HealthTech fund with €44 million VC fund Meridian Health Ventures – formerly KHP Ventures – has announced the launch of a new transatlantic fund with total Limited Partner commitments of approximately €44.7 million. The fund aims to provide HealthTech superscalers
Amsterdam-based AI startup Lleverage raises €3 million for “vibe automation” processes Lleverage, a Dutch AI platform that enables companies to automate processes without the need for developers, has raised a €3 million funding round from tech investor Peak to accelerate the development of its platform. The platform secured a €2
German PropTech startup SCALARA raises €3 million for digital solutions in the property market Brühl-based SCALARA, a software platform for digital property management, announced the successful conclusion of a €3 million financing round in order to expand the platform and its current offering. The investment comes from BfW Bank –
Swedish GreenTech startup Lignin Industries fuels the ‘Renol-ution’ with €3.9 million to fight fossil plastics Knivsta-based GreenTech company Lignin Industries AB has raised €3.9 million in a fresh funding round aimed at accelerating the commercialisation and scale-up of its bio-based thermoplastics Renol. The round was led by the Carrick family—also
“Insurance services are at a pivotal moment”: Amsterdam-based MarvelX raises €5.4 million for AI platform MarvelX, a Dutch InsurTech startup focused on building the operational backbone for the financial industry with a focus on insurance, announced today the closing of their €5.4 million funding round and the launch of ClaimOS