Day: February 18, 2026

SurrealDB secures $23M and launches SurrealDB 3.0 to address AI agent memory challenges London-based SurrealDB, the company behind a multi-model, AI-native database, has raised an additional $23 million in Series A funding, bringing the round’s total to $38 million. Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital joined existing investors FirstMark and Georgian

nuuEnergy raises €4.3M to scale regional heat-pump installations Munich-based energytech startup nuuEnergy, which focuses on building regional heat-pump installation businesses, has secured €4.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by amberra, the corporate venturing studio of the Cooperative Financial Network Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, with participation from EnjoyVenture and existing

SatVu closes a £30M funding round to accelerate its multi-satellite constellation SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence company that uses space-based data to analyse operational activity and infrastructure performance, has closed a £30 million funding round, bringing its total equity funding to £60 million. The round includes a strategic investment from

212 NexT invests in advanced chemistry startup Aepnus Turkish deep-tech fund 212 NexT, focused on advanced materials and industrial technologies, has participated in Aepnus’ pre-Series A funding round. Founded by Lukas Hackl and Bilen Akuzum and headquartered in the US, with additional operations in Canada and Germany, Aepnus is developing

British Business Bank invests up to £45M in VC fund targeting consumer brand startups The British Business Bank is investing up to £45m in a VC fund which makes seed-stage investments in consumer brand startups and B2B tech that supports them. The UK state-backed bank is investing the funds in Redrice

Gates Foundation backs Basel’s Axmed with €5 million to support affordable medicines distribution Axmed, a Swiss HealthTech company, today announced it has been awarded €5 million ($6 million) in non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicines across low- and middle-income countries through its

London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications SurrealDB, a UK company developing a multi-model, AI-native database, has secured an additional €19 million ($23 million) in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total investment to-date (including Seed) to €37 million ($44 million). Chalfen Ventures and

Turin’s NANDO secures €3.3 million to scale municipal and food waste optimisation technology NANDO (formerly Re Learn), an Italian startup developing AI-driven solutions for waste monitoring, announces the closing of a €3.3 million capital increase to strengthen its leadership in two key areas: optimising municipal waste collection and reducing food

UK thermal intelligence startup SatVu secures €34 million to scale multi-satellite constellation SatVu, a London-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space, has closed a €34 million (£30 million) funding round bringing its total equity funding to €68 million (£60 million), as it accelerates from

British startup Toyo raises €3.6 million to develop secure AI agents for non-technical founders London-based Toyo, a startup building AI agents designed to run day-to-day business operations autonomously, has raised a €3.6 million ($4.3 million) Seed to support product development and the expansion of its secure infrastructure, as the company