Good news from around Europe
Lovable becomes Europe’s latest unicorn, following $200M funding round Lovable, the hyped Swedish coding startup, has become Europe’s latest unicorn, after a $200m funding round. The Series A funding round, which gives Lovable a valuation of $1.8bn, was led by Accel, with existing investors 20VC, ByFounders, Creandum, Hummingbird, and Visionaries Club
Paddle raises $25M to accelerate growth and international expansion Paddle, the leading Merchant of Record for digital product companies globally, has raised $25 million from CIBC Innovation Banking and noted a series of other strategic updates, including key executive hires and the opening of a new Austin office. The funding
Coinvest Capital backs Starflight Dynamics in push for next-gen orbital infrastructure München-based startup Starflight Dynamics (SFDY), a pioneering company in the space industry specialising in the development of foundational technologies for in-space operations, has closed its pre-seed funding round. The company has raised almost €2 million, backed by the sovereign
Q.ANT raises €62M to transform the future of computing with photonic processing Germany-based Q.ANT, a pioneer in photonic processing, has secured €62 million Series A financing round to accelerate the commercialisation of its energy-efficient photonic processors for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). As AI infrastructure scales globally, traditional
Commutator Studios secures €1.5M for innovative quantum technology Germany-based Commutator Studios has closed a €1.5 million funding round to advance the company’s mission of becoming an indispensable building block of quantum computing infrastructure and accelerating the adoption of quantum technology across industries. Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex
London-based TRIFFT Loyalty raises €474k to develop their customer loyalty platform TRIFFT Loyalty, a UK tech startup helping brands cultivate “meaningful emotional connections” with customers, has raised €474k in a pre-Seed funding round to grow their team, embed AI functionality, and expand to the US. The round was led by
Italian padel marketplace Weebora secures €1.3 million to offer padel-related travel experiences Milan-based Weebora, the first international marketplace entirely dedicated to sports tourism in the world of padel, announced the closing of its first pre-Seed investment round, reaching its fundraising goal of €1.3 million. “The closing of this first round
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London-based yetipay raises €4 million to develop their payments platform for the hospitality, retail and services sectors UK payments FinTech startup yetipay today announced that it has raised €4 million to continue the expansion of its all-in-one payments platform and introduce new products. yetipay has agreed a debt facility up
Danish DefenseTech startup Quadsat raises €5 million to accelerate electronic warfare capabilities Odense-based Quadsat, a provider of precise spectrum intelligence and RF geolocation solutions for satcoms and defense, today announced a €5 million extension to its Series A round to enhance capabilities critical for modern battlefield intelligence and electronic warfare.