Day: January 27, 2026

Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 deeptech Fund for the green transition The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of Footprint Fund I, an Article 9 €76 million venture fund. The fund focuses on early-stage deeptech companies in the green transition in Northern Europe. Footprint Fund I is the

Vennre completes $9.6M round to grow private market platform in MENA UK-based Vennre, a wealth creation platform, has raised $9.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round through a hybrid equity and debt structure. The round was co-led by Vision Ventures and anb seed Fund, with participation from Sanabil 500, Ace

Rainbow Weather raises $5.5M seed to build real-time environmental intelligence for a climate-volatile world Rainbow Weather, a next-gen climate tech startup specialising in hyper-localised short-term weather forecasting, announced it has raised $5.5M Seed funding round.  Rainbow Weather has developed a real-time, AI-driven weather intelligence platform that fuses satellite imagery, radar,

STAMP secures €4M to power next-gen Tax Free for global shoppers Madrid-based STAMP has raised €4 million in a funding round led by Dozen, with participation from EBISU Digital, Barça Innovation Hub, and several international business angels, including Andreas Mihalovits and Thibaut Courtois through his investment arm NXTplay. In addition

Synthesia doubles valuation to $4BN in 12 months, following $200M funding round One of the UK’s most hyped AI startups has nearly doubled its valuation to $4bn in just 12 months, following a $200m funding round. The $200m Series E funding round in Synthesia was led by existing investor Google

Video-to-3D product content platform Voxelo secures €346k pre-Seed first close Manchester-based startup Voxelo has secured €346k (£300k) in the first close of its pre-Seed round, as it brings a faster, more accessible 3D & AI product content studio to market. The round remains open, with limited allocation available for strategic

€76 million Footprint Fund I to support 30 early-stage climate and DeepTech companies across Northern Europe Copenhagen-based The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of their €76 million venture fund Footprint Fund I, aiming to invest in 30 early-stage DeepTech companies within the green transition in Northern Europe. Footprint

From coverage to corpus: How startups should design PR for AI discoverability in 2026 For years, PR success was measured in coverage. One strong article, one respected outlet, one moment of visibility. Founders collected logos, screenshots, and traffic spikes and considered the job done. We’re noticing that this model no

London’s LegalTech Orbital raises €50 million Series B to expand AI platform for real estate law Orbital, a London-based AI platform for real estate law, has raised a €50 million ($60 million) Series B funding round to support continued US and UK growth and expand adoption across the real estate

London VC 2150 closes €210 million Fund II, bringing AUM to €500 million in order to scale climate-driven urban systems British Venture firm 2150 today announced the final close of its €210 million second fund, bringing total AUM to €500 million – continuing their focus on backing technology companies seeking