Good news from around Europe
Paymentology targets new growth areas with $175M investment Paymentology, the global issuer-processing platform for banks and fintechs, has secured a $175 million investment co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners. Founded to help financial institutions modernise payment issuing systems, Paymentology provides real-time card and payment processing technology for fintechs, digital
Holmes launches with €1.1M pre-seed for autonomous software testing Ghent-based Holmes, a technology company focused on reinventing software quality assurance for the AI era, has launched with €1.1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Syndicate One, with participation from Aikido founders Roeland Delrue and Willem Delbare, Showpad
Ventory closes €2.65M funding round led by KBC Securities Ventory, the inventory management platform connecting enterprise ERP systems with field operations, has raised €2.65 million in a funding round led by KBC Securities, with participation from existing investors Finindus, Matterwave and delaware. Founded by Vishal Punamiya, Ventory develops software designed
“Very difficult” for US competitors in Europe, says boss of healthtech Tandem Health The CEO of Sweden-based healthtech startup Tandem Health said it is “very difficult” for US competitors to compete against Tandem Health in Europe, amid a push from European healthcare providers to work with European businesses. Speaking on
How LEAP became a global meeting point for international tech players Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/leap-a-global-meeting-point-brnd
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1bn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isomorphic-labs-2-1bn
A commercial talent crunch is looming for Europe’s quantum startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/commercial-talent-quantum-startups
A PhD pivot, a stint in VC and a rumoured Anthropic deal: why Europe is watching Walter Goodwin Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/walter-goodwin-profile
Europe’s hot AI startups set to poach more talent from Big Tech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-ai-startup-hiring-big-tech
Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450M The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies across categories such as AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and security. The average check size for this fund will be between $3 million and $5 million, with the aim to back at least