Month: July 2025

The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions

The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, outlined what she looks for in a pitch, during a presentation at TechCrunch’s All Stage event in Boston. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/the-perfect-pitch-this-nea-partner-says-every-founder-should-answer-these-5-questions/

The Fourth Law secures funding for autonomous defencetech robotics

The Fourth Law secures funding for autonomous defencetech robotics The Fourth Law (TFL), an autonomous robotics company focused on solving massively scalable autonomy for defensive FPV drones, has raised funding from a group of venture funds and angel investors based in the EU, USA, and Canada.  Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine,

K4 Startup Studio launches new defencetech program to give Ukraine an edge on the battlefield.

K4 Startup Studio launches new defencetech program to give Ukraine an edge on the battlefield. The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has launched K4 Startup Studio, a new program designed to support defence startups developing AI-powered technologies. Its goal is to create solutions that give Ukraine a technological edge on the

thermondo secures €50M to expand heat pump financing across Germany

thermondo secures €50M to expand heat pump financing across Germany Germany’s largest heat pump installer thermondo has raised €50 million in special purpose vehicle financing for its flex financing program, which aims to make the transition to climate-friendly heating solutions much easier and more widely accessible through affordable instalment payments.

TechVision Fund closes Fund II at €50M to support startups in the Rhineland and Euregio Meuse-Rhine regions

TechVision Fund closes Fund II at €50M to support startups in the Rhineland and Euregio Meuse-Rhine regions TechVision Fund (TVF) has closed Fund II,  the fourth generation of venture capital funds managed by the team at TVF Management,  raising over €50 million.  The fund invests in the Pre-Seed and Seed

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jul 14 – Jul 18)

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jul 14 – Jul 18) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member

German VC fund TechVision Fund II closes €50 million+ to boost DeepTech startups

German VC fund TechVision Fund II closes €50 million+ to boost DeepTech startups Aachen-based TechVision Fund (TVF) II announced its closing with a fund volume exceeding €50 million to invest from the pre-Seed and Seed stages in promising tech startups, specifically those based in the Rhineland/NRW region as well as

Berlin’s thermondo raises €50 million to heat up Germany’s homes and bridge affordability gap

Berlin’s thermondo raises €50 million to heat up Germany’s homes and bridge affordability gap Germany’s largest heat pump installer, thermondo, has secured €50 million in initial loan volume from an unnamed international partner bank to support its new installment purchase offering, thermondo flex. The financing will enable approximately 1,600 households

Scottish startup SWURF lands fresh funding to connect venues and remote workers

Scottish startup SWURF lands fresh funding to connect venues and remote workers Edinburgh-based startup SWURF has secured a six-figure investment and welcomed three additional industry leaders to its board to connect underutilised venues with remote/hybrid workers. The latest investment round includes follow-on funding from Gareth Williams, Co-founder of Skyscanner, who

Coda accelerates global expansion with acquisition of European payments platform Recharge

Coda accelerates global expansion with acquisition of European payments platform Recharge Amsterdam-based Recharge, a leading prepaid payments platform, has been acquired by Singaporian company Coda, a leader in digital content monetisation, to collectively serve the full digital content economy across both B2B and B2C. The transaction brings together two profitable