Good news from around Europe
ZOHO.VC completes first closing at 70% of target fund ZOHO.VC, the venture capital arm of ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, has completed the first closing of its inaugural fund, securing 70 per cent of its target volume ten months ahead of the final closing. The fund’s limited partners include entrepreneurial families
London’s Ascension Ventures secures up to €11.5 million commitment to support regional early-stage founders Ascension Ventures, a British VC investing at the pre-Seed and Seed levels, has received a new up to €11.5 million (£10 million) commitment, enhancing access to capital for early-stage businesses across diverse sectors and ensuring that
ZOLLHOF spins out ZOHO.VC as new €10 million early-stage fund hits 70% first close Nuremberg-based ZOHO.VC, the new venture capital arm of ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, today announced the successful First Closing of its inaugural fund – with a target volume of €10 million – already securing securing 70% of
With Clue and Lovehoney as partners, Evaro secures €21 million to expand NHS-licensed embedded health services Norwich-based Evaro, an NHS-licensed digital healthcare platform serving over 2 million patients, today announced it has closed a €21 million ($25 million) Series A funding round to expand across treatment areas (women’s health, men’s
EIB backs Belgian MedTech startup SamanTree Medical with €20 million to support real-time surgical imaging SamanTree Medical, a Liège-based startup in surgical imaging innovation, has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in order to support the development of an advanced confocal microscopy scanner for rapid
Inside Finland’s next wave of innovation: 10 promising startups to keep an eye on this 2026! Following our series of country articles, today we turn our focus north to Finland, exploring the forces shaping its startup ecosystem and the companies driving innovation across deeptech, energy, health, AI, and mobility. Finland
The fortune of Strnad, owner of defense company Czechoslovak Group, grew to $37 billion after a record IPO The fortune of Czech defense entrepreneur Michal Strnad has grown to $37 billion following the successful initial public offering of Czechoslovak Group (CSG) shares. This was reported by Bloomberg. During its debut
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/northzone-and-lovable-ceo-backs-brickanta-8m
14 wealthtech startups to watch, according to investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wealthtech-investor-survey-2026
Fashion rental app By Rotation and Uber partner to help deliver ski clothing By Rotation, one of the U.K.’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, is partnering with Uber to deliver ski clothes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/fashion-rental-app-by-rotation-and-uber-partner-to-help-deliver-ski-rentals/