Last week, 11 startups in the European entrepreneurship ecosystem received investment. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed as Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and France. 1 startup purchase has been also made.
Investments:
5 Germany, 4 United Kingdom (UK), 1 Spain, 1 France
Acquisitions:
1 Denmark
Sectors Received Investments:
3 SaaS
2 Data
1 SaaS / Cloud Computing
1 Health Tech
1 Cloud Computing
1 Cyber Security
1 Software
1 Satellite Imaging
News of the Week
🎯 Collaborative value management tool Minoa raised funding.
Minoa, a collaborative value management tool that assists SaaS companies in selling value over the whole client lifecycle, has raised $2.7 million in pre-Seed funding round. The investment round was led by 468 Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, AirAngels, FiDi Ventures, Mischief, Mathilde Collin, Russ Heddleston and Lenny Rachitsky.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $2.700.000
Investors: 468 Capital, Alumni Ventures, AirAngels, FiDi Ventures, Mischief, Mathilde Collin, Russ Heddleston, Lenny Rachitsky
Co-founders: Max Elster
Country: Germany
🎯 SaaS tool procurement platform Sastrify raised funding.
Sastrify, a virtual SaaS service procurement software that improves SaaS operations management and SaaS spending, has raised $32 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was led by Endeit Capital, with participation from Simon Capital, HV Capital, FirstMark Capital and TriplePoint Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $32.000.000
Investors: Endeit Capital, Simon Capital, HV Capital, FirstMark Capital, TriplePoint Capital
Co-founders: Maximilian Messing, Sven Lackinger
Country: Germany
🎯 CO2 management SaaS startup Zero44 raised funding.
zero44, which enables shipping companies, charterers and ship managers to set themselves up for sustainability, has raised €2.5 million in Seed funding round. The investment round was led by Atlantic Labs, with participation from Innoport and STARTHUB VENTURES.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €2.500.000
Investors: Atlantic Labs, Innoport, STARTHUB VENTURES
Co-founders: Friederike Hesse
Country: Germany
🎯 Data infrastructure platform Twirl raised funding.
Twirl, a tech-enabled UGC content studio that helps ambitious brands produce video ads fast by connecting them with creative talent, has raised $2.5 million in pre-Seed funding round. The investment round was led by Creandum and Cocoa Ventures, with undisclosed angel investors participating.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $2.500.000
Investors: Creandum, Cocoa Ventures, angel investors
Co-founders: Jamie Bubb, Lara Stallbaum
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Location data and crowd analytics provider Ariadne raised funding.
Ariadne, a high technology company that provides people counting and customer flow analytics with its patented cutting edge AI technology, has raised $7 million in Series A funding round, led by Marathon Venture Capital. Lamda Development also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $7.000.000
Investors: Marathon Venture Capital, Lamda Development
Co-founders: Georgios Pipelidis, Nikos Tsiamitros
Country: Germany
🎯 Cloud services platform Jotelulu raised funding.
Jotelulu, a cloud platform that transforms small IT companies into cloud service providers, has raised €4 million in Series A funding round. The investment round was led by Adara Ventures, with participation from G2A Investment Partners, Big Sur Ventures and Bankinter.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €4.000.000
Investors: Adara Ventures, G2A Investment Partners, Big Sur Ventures, Bankinter
Co-founders: David Amorin
Country: Spain
🎯 Healthtech company Patient21 raised funding.
Patient 21, a healthtech company that aims to empower patients and doctors to make better decisions by leveraging data, has raised €100 million in Series C funding round, led by Pitango. Bertelsmann Investments, Artian Investments, Target Global, Piton Capital, PICO Venture Partners, Mario Kohle and Maria Raga also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €100.000.000
Investors: Pitango, Bertelmann, Artian Investments, Target Global, Piton Capital, PICO Venture Partners, Mario Kohle, Maria Raga
Co-founders: Nicolas Hantzsch
Country: Germany
🎯 Cloud-based computing platform Signaloid raised funding.
Signaloid, which enables automatic tracking of real-world data variations, offering faster computation and risk reduction, has raised £3 million in Seed round, led by IQ Capital. Type One Ventures and Creator Fund also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: £3.000.000
Investors: IQ Capital, Type One Ventures, Creator Fund
Co-founders: Phillip Stanley-Marbell
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Cyber risk management platform Cybervadis raised funding.
CyberVadis, which provides a scalable solution for third-party cybersecurity risk assessments, received an investment of €7 million in Series A funding round, led by Zobito.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €7.000.000
Investors: Zobito
Co-founders: –
Country: France
🎯 AI-powered app development platform Builder.ai raised funding.
Builder.ai, which offers a no-code AI-powered app development platform designed to build and operate software projects, has raised $250 million in Series D funding round. The $250 million investment round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures, and Insight Partners also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $250.000.000
Investors: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures, Insight Partners
Co-founders: Sachin Dev Duggal, Saurabh Dhoot
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Satellite startup Satellite Vu raised funding.
Satellite Vu, an Earth Observation and satellite imagery analytics company deriving insights into economic activity, has raised £12.7 million in Series A2 funding round, led by Molten Ventures. Seraphim Space Investment Trust, A/O PropTech, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Science Foundation, E2MC Ventures and Stellar Solutions/Ford Family Trust also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: £12.700.000
Investors: Molten Ventures, Seraphim Space Investment Trust, A/O PropTech, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Science Foundation, E2MC Ventures, Stellar Solutions/Ford Family Trust
Co-founders: Anthony Baker, Simon Tucker, Tobias Reinicke
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🛒 Multiverse acquires Eduflow.
Tech apprenticeships provider Multiverse has acquired edtech training platform Eduflow.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Multiverse
Co-founders: David Kofoed Wind, Malthe Jørgensen, Simon Lind
Country: Denmark
Other News:
📌 London-based VC Moonfire Ventures has raised $115 million with its second fund and will continue to invest in European early-stage startups that intersect with Web3, AI and AR/VR, including fintech, future of work, gaming and e-health.
📌 Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures has received €60 million from European Investment Fund (EIF), surpassing €100 million in committed capital as it rockets towards a target size of €160 million.
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