Category: Startups

Ex-Phoenix Court partner launches $17M debut solo fund to discover next Lovable A former partner at London VC firm Phoenix Court, who bet on fintech giant Wise and insurance unicorn Marshmallow, has launched her debut solo fund, a $17m fund looking to unearth Europe’s next AI success story. Long-standing investor

CyberKord raises €2.7M to automate IT and cybersecurity operations with AI Italian cybersecurity startup CyberKord has raised €2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to support the development of its AI-powered platform for automating IT and cybersecurity operations. The round was led by 360 Capital, with participation from Plus Partners,

Vitroscope raises $7M to turn living human tissue into a new source of drug discovery data Vitroscope, a biotech company developing perfusion platforms to study immune activity, treatment responses and disease mechanisms in real time, has raised $7 million, comprising a $5 million seed round and $2 million in non-dilutive

Venture Kick backs Apolarion with €164K to advance plasma-based seed treatment Swiss cleantech startup Apolarion, a spin-off from EPFL, has received €164,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance its chemical-free seed treatment technology. Founded by Jesus Poley and Luke Simons, Apolarion is developing a modular device that uses cold

10 European bootstrapped startups who are crushing it in 2026 Europe’s startup ecosystem is often associated with major funding rounds, venture capital and ambitious expansion plans. However, some of the continent’s most interesting companies are taking a different approach, building their businesses without relying on external investors. From AI-powered software

Tallia raises €4 million to bring AI-powered research and review to tax firms London-based AI startup Tallia, formerly known as Revax, has secured €4 million ($4.5 million) in Seed funding to expand its AI-powered research and drafting platform for tax and accountancy professionals. The round was co-led by Outward VC

FreightTech startup Conlio secures €6.4 million to expand AI-powered financial automation across Europe Conlio, a German AI-powered financial operations platform for road freight forwarders, today announces a €6.4 million fundraise to expand across Europe – accelerating the automation of financial systems across freight. The fundraise was led by Piton Capital,

Evertrue Capital raises €15 million debut fund backed by British Business Bank and Phoenix Court British VC firm Evertrue Capital, the debut fund of Yvonne Bajela, has closed at €15 million ($17 million) aiming to invest €299-€599k (£250k–£500k) at pre-Seed in founders building frontier technologies primarily in the UK and

Turning pollution into everyday products – Southampton’s Virdi raises €2.6 million to transform waste Viridi, a British DeepTech that enables the transformation of waste carbon dioxide into chemical products, has closed a €2.6 million (£2.2 million) round to scale their technology, strengthen its team and support its expansion into Asia

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