Day: September 17, 2026

Hoxton Ventures backs human hair toothpaste pioneer in $4M round Hoxton Ventures is backing a UK startup which hopes to commercialise a protein sourced from human hair or sheep’s wool into a toothpaste to protect against tooth decay. The London-based early-stage VC, which has backed Darktrace and GoCardless, is co-leading a

From Oatly to agritech: inside Sweden’s evolving foodtech ecosystem If you’re interested in agritech or foodtech, Daniel Skavén Ruben is someone worth speaking to. His career has taken him from government and food policy to startups, more than 50 angel investments, and now Business Sweden — giving him an unusually

Zopa moves into AI voice banking services  Zopa customers can now send money to friends and settle invoices through AI voice technology, as the UK digital bank moves into conversational banking. Customers of the savings and current account bank, which has over two million customers, can now verbally tell an

Boxd raises $2M to build cloud infrastructure for AI coding agents Dutch startup Boxd has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop its cloud computing infrastructure for developers and AI coding agents. The round was led by BlueYard Capital, with participation from OVNI Capital, Antler, S20 and

Monzo launches metal credit card that auto-invests cashback Monzo, the UK digital bank, has launched a £15-a-month iridescent metal credit card, which it says is the UK’s first credit card that auto-invests cashback as customers spend. Called Monzo Aura, Monzo is pitching the card, which rolls out today, as helping

U.S. and U.K.-based Expanse raises €4.5 million for predictive AI infrastructure platform Expanse, an AI infrastructure company, today announced a €4.5 million ($5.3 million) Seed funding round in order to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development and reach wider industry adoption. The round was led by Crane Venture Partners,

Berlin-based Integral raises €18 million to deliver AI-run accounting, tax and payroll services to SMEs Integral, a Berlin-based AI-powered services company innovating in accounting, taxation, and payroll for SMEs, today announced its €18 million Series A funding round. The company has raised more than €30 million since its founding less

“Vulnerability tsunami” prompts France’s Hackuity to land €16 million for automated cyber remediation Hackuity, a Lyon-based AI-powered Vulnerability Operations Center (VOC), today announced a €16 million ($19 million) funding round to accelerate product innovation, AI capabilities, and international expansion across Europe and Asia. The round was led by Forgepoint Capital

Stirling-based iGii secures €26.5 million to commercialise its proprietary carbon nanomaterial iGii, a Stirling-based DeepTech advanced materials company behind the proprietary carbon nanomaterial Gii, today announced €26.49 million (£22.7 million) in new funding to accelerate the commercialisation and industrial adoption of its technology.  The round comprises a €13.65 million (£11.7

HumanX 2026: Europe’s AI moment moves from hype to execution (Sponsored) European AI is entering a different phase. In August, new provisions of the EU AI Act came into effect, including transparency requirements covering interactions with AI systems and certain AI-generated content. For Europe’s startups, investors and business leaders, the