Month: July 2025

Bulgarian FinTech platform Paypercut lands €2 million to build a multi-provider BNPL hub Paypercut, a Sofia-based FinTech that lets small and mid-sized merchants offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) through a single integration, has raised €2 million in pre-Seed funding – among the region’s largest pre-Seed rounds for a payments-focused

Berlin-based ALVA Energie raises over €5 million to scale decentralised energy solutions German energy startup ALVA Energie has successfully concluded its first funding round of over €5 million to scale decentralised energy solutions and its vertically integrated 360° business model. Investors include Triodos Bank, Württembergische Energie GmbH, Brandenburg Kapital GmbH,

Estonian DeepTech startup Jälle Technologies raises €2 million to combat the “tidal wave of dead batteries” Tallinn-based Jälle Technologies has secured a €2 million pre-Seed round to advance its mission of recovering value from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and converting typically discarded graphite waste into high-value, next-generation carbon-based materials. The round

Spanish startup Internxt raises €3.3 million to become the “ethical alternative” to Big Tech Internxt, a Valencia-based tech company specialising in digital privacy, has closed a new €3.3 million funding round to provide a suite of products including encrypted cloud storage, antivirus, VPN, and soon, private email and video call

Danish startup Kiku raises €4 million to tackle the most overlooked hiring challenge with AI Copenhagen-based Kiku, an AI-powered recruitment platform purpose-built for high-volume, frontline hiring, today announced €4 million in Seed funding to build the AI infrastructure for one of the most overlooked challenges in HR: hiring at scale

Estonian deeptech Jälle Technologies raises €2M in pre-seed funding to advance sustainable battery recycling Jälle Technologies, an Estonian deeptech startup, has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding to advance it mission of transforming end-of-life lithium-ion batteries into critical raw materials. The round was backed by grant support from Enterprise Estonia

Cold River Games secures $2M to develop Crystalfall, an ARPG set in a steampunk world Cold River Games, a Swedish game studio, has closed a $2 million investment round to develop its game Crystalfall. The round was backed by Beam Investments, Partnerinvest Norr, CoinFund, Avalanche Foundation and A100X, Kaupr reports.

Polish startup SOLO Workout raises €3.5M to expand smart fitness platform SOLO Workout, a Polish startup that transforms traditional gym equipment into smart, connected fitness systems, has raised a €3.5 million in funding (PLN 15 million) for the development and international expansion of its platform for digitizing strength training. The

Eurazeo closes €650m of new billion-euro AI growth fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eurazeo-650m-first-close-growth-fund/

EV giant Rivian to open London hub to tap ‘world class’ AI talent Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ev-giant-rivian-to-open-london-hub/