Good news from around Europe
Inside Antler’s “Day Zero” strategy: backing founders before the first round This week, investment firm Antler kicked off its Berlin residency. After an intense sprint, the most promising teams receive up to €500K in pre-seed funding — along with access to over €4 million in perks from world-class partners. Antler
Revolut pledges £3BN UK investment Revolut today pledged a £3bn investment in the UK and the creation of 1,000 UK jobs, as it opened its new global HQ in London. Europe’s most valuable private tech firm said the £3bn investment included recruiting for 1,000 roles, particularly in its B2B business, the continued
Workfully bags €4M+ to put independent recruiters at hiring’s core Barcelona-based recruitment company Workfully has closed an oversubscribed seed round exceeding €4 million to reinvent recruiting by empowering independent recruiters. The round was led by Shilling VC, with continued support from Indico, Pitchdrive, and Secways. Founded in 2022, Workfully aims to
Nvidia to make “strategic” investment in ElevenLabs Nvidia is to make a “strategic” investment in UK AI startup ElevenLabs, as the AI-audio generator looks to bring in strategic partners in a bid to grow its business over the long term. The investment for an undisclosed amount marks the first time
DaltonTx lands £4M to advance the intelligence backbone of drug discovery UK-based technology company DaltonTx has exited stealth and completed a £4 million seed financing round. Backed by Redalpine, IQ Capital Partners, and Seedcamp, with additional support from Oxford University Innovation, DaltonTx will use this funding to redefine how technology
London’s Scindo raises €4.5 million to accelerate sustainable ingredients platform Scindo, a UK-based startup developing a data-rich AI platform to discover and design next-generation enzymes, has raised €4.5 million in funding to enable bio-based ingredients and sustainable chemistry across multiple high-value sectors. The investment was co-led by Kadmos Capital and
British FinTech startup Fnality raises €115 million for seamless wholesale payment systems Fnality, the London-based operator of next generation wholesale payment systems regulated by central banks, today announced that it has raised €115 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citi,
Why London is (still) Europe’s startup hub number one Time after time, London proves why it’s (still) Europe’s leading startup ecosystem. Take my own experience: of the four Uber General Managers from the Eastern Europe region I managed, all four now live in London. Two of us are building our
Munich’s Futurail lands €7.5 million for autonomous trains as EU pushes for a shift from road to rail Futurail, the German DeepTech startup developing an autonomy stack for self-driving trains, announced the closing of its €7.5 million Seed round, aligning with the EU’s broader push to shift passengers and freight
Dutch scale-up Revyve secures €24 million funding to boost egg-replacing yeast proteins Wageningen-based FoodTech scale-up Revyve has raised nearly €24 million in Series B to accelerate the rollout of functional yeast proteins designed to replace eggs and additives in mainstream food categories – bringing total capital raised to more than