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Boss of San Francisco-based AI coding startup pokes fun at “monoculture” Silicon Valley, as opens London office The boss of US AI coding startup Replit yesterday said it could hire up to 100 staff in London by early next year, as it opened its first overseas office in the capital.
Ground A raises €9M+ to bring laser-based counter-drone technology to market German defencetech company Ground A, which has developed a new generation of software and laser-based counter-drone systems, today stepped out of stealth, announcing a pre-seed financing round of more than €9 million in June, just six months after its
The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport European space company The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million in Series C funding to advance its reusable space transportation systems and expand its operations. The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and the Scaleup
Lexroom makes first acquisitions with Query Juriste and Praven Intelekt deals Legaltech Lexroom today announces the acquisition of French legal AI company Query Juriste and Bulgarian Praven Intelekt, marking the first M&A transaction since its founding. Following its organic expansion into Germany and Spain, this move marks a new phase
The Exploration Company secures €387 million to accelerate development of reusable high-thrust rocket engine The Exploration Company (TEC), the European space company, today announced a €387 million ($450 million) Series C financing. The funding will advance the Nyx reusable capsule toward a mission to dock with the International Space Station
French AgTech startup Tellia raises €4.3 million to scale voice-enabled data capture Tellia, the Paris-based voice AI assistant for agriculture founded in 2024, has raised a €4.3 million ($5 million) pre-Seed to scale technology that lets farmers, agronomists and field teams capture and use their data simply by speaking. The
Italian VC Techshop launches second fund with €43 million first close Milan-based VC firm Techshop announces the first closing of Techshop II at €43 million dedicated to pre-Seed and Seed startups developing AI B2B solutions – this edition exceeded its initial fundraising target and is now aiming to to raise
Capital clarity: Questions to ask before raising Founders have no shortage of advice on how to raise money, including how to pitch, price a round, and survive due diligence. Yet almost none of it addresses the more fundamental question of whether to raise venture capital in the first place. That
Portugal’s Hope Care closes €6 million Series A to expand remote patient monitoring across Europe Hope Care, a Portuguese digital health company specialising in regulated remote patient monitoring technology, has closed a €6 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Iberis Capital, with participation from Vieira de
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