Good news from around Europe
Starling’s SaaS business Engine scoops biggest client win, banking Canadian neobank The software-as-a-service business of UK challenger bank Starling Bank has secured its biggest client deal to date, providing the cloud banking platform for the digital subsidiary of one of Canada’s biggest banks. Engine has signed a 10-year deal with Tangerine
Fit Collective secured £3M to solve fashion’s $230B fit problem London-based fashion technology startup Fit Collective, founded by Savile Row–trained designer Phoebe Gormley, has raised £3 million in pre-seed funding, reportedly the largest pre-seed round raised by a solo female founder in the UK. The round was backed by AlbionVC,
CMS provider Totalmobile secures new investment to scale globally UK-based field service management software provider Totalmobile has received new investment from Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, and funds managed by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) to support its next stage of growth and international expansion. The
Homemove acquires Home.co.uk, merging AI-driven moving tools with trusted market data Residential buying and selling platform Homemove has acquired Home.co.uk, one of the UK’s original property websites, in a move that strengthens its ambition to build the UK’s most comprehensive free-to-list destination for estate agents and home movers. The deal,
STV and Post-Quantum partner on quantum-safe defence networks Czech defence group STV has signed a multi-year licence and strategic cooperation agreement with British cybersecurity startup Post-Quantum to deploy its quantum-safe communications platform across European, NATO, and global defence markets. Founded in London, Post-Quantum develops modular encryption, identity, and transmission systems
Reflex Aerospace secures record €50 million as satellites deemed Europe’s “Achilles heel” Reflex Aerospace, a German manufacturer of high-performance satellite platforms, today announced the successful closing of its €50 million Series A funding round – the largest Series A in the European New Space sector to date. The round was
Fit Collective raises record €3.4 million – The UK’s largest ever round by a solo female founder Fit Collective, a fashion technology startup from London founded by Savile Row-trained designer Phoebe Gormley, has raised €3.4 million in pre-Seed funding – reportedly marking the largest round ever raised by a solo
Qida raises Spain’s largest eldercare round with €37 million to reach 100k seniors by 2027 Qida, a HealthTech startup based in Sabadell, has secured €37 million in fresh funding to expand its elderly care services across Spain – marking the largest investment ever in the elder care sector in Spain
Oxford spin-out OXCCU secures additional €2 million as first SAF company to receive ATI Non-CO₂ grant OXCCU, an Oxford-based carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has received €2 million through the ATI Non-CO2 Programme. The ATI Programme is delivered in partnership with the Aerospace
Beyond the lease: 10 European startups bridging real estate and finance PropTech, short for property technology, is transforming how we buy, rent, and manage places to live, work and use. It covers a broad range of innovations across Property Search, Management, Smart Buildings, Fintech and Real Estate, Construction, Marketing, and