Last week, 20 startups in the European entrepreneurship ecosystem received investment. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Sweden, France, Belgium and Switzerland. 2 secondary transaction has been also made.
Investments:
5 Germany, 4 Netherlands, 4 United Kingdom (UK), 1 Denmark, 1 Estonia, 1 Ireland, 1 Sweden, 1 France, 1 Belgium, 1 Switzerland
Acquisitions:
1 Germany, 1 Netherlands
Sectors Received Investments:
3 Fintech
3 Health Care
3 HR Tech
1 B2B
1 Quantum Computing
1 Nanotechnology
1 Artificial Intelligence
1 SaaS
1 EdTech
1 Logistics
1 Insurtech
1 Fitness / Wellness
1 Mobility
1 Industrial Tech
News of the Week
🎯 Property finance marketplace LendInvest raised funding.
LendInvest, a property fintech company that offers buy-to-let mortgages, bridging loans and development finance to its customers, has raised £500 million in Post-IPO debt financing from Chetwood Financial, Lloyds Bank and JP Morgan.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: £500.000.000
Investors: Chetwood Financial, Lloyds Banki JP Morgan
Co-founders: Christian Faes, Ian Thomas
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Fintech scaleup Silvr raised funding.
Silvr, a financial provider for digital entrepreneurs with the help of data-based scoring technology, received an investment of €200 million in debt funding round from Citi and Channel Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €200.000.000
Investors: Citi, Channel Capital
Co-founders: Gregory Tappero, Nima Karimi
Country: France
🎯 Finance and business management platform Numarics raised funding.
AI-powered finance and business management platform Numarics, has raised €10.2 million in Seed funding round, led by UBS. FiveT Fintech, Wingman Ventures and Seed X Liechtenstein also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €10.200.000
Investors: UBS, FiveT Fintech, Wingman Ventures, Seed X Liechtenstein
Co-founders: Dominique Rey, Kristian Kabashi
Country: Switzerland
🎯 Health care solutions provider Neko Health raised funding.
Neko Health, which provides solutions for preventative health care using early detection methods, has raised €60 million from Lakestar, General Catalyst and Atomico.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €60.000.000
Investors: Lakestar, General Catalyst, Atomico
Co-founders: Hjalmar Nilsonne, Daniel Ek
Country: Sweden
🎯 Deep tech startup Reyedar raised funding.
Reyedar, which manufactures screening and diagnostic equipment for visual and neurodegenerative diseases, has raised €3 million. The investment round was led by Cottonwood Technology Fund, with participation from Blue Sparrows MedTech Funds, NV NOM, Pupil Labs and Uneti Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €3.000.000
Investors: Cottonwood Technology Fund, Blue Sparrows MedTech Funds, NV NOM, Pupil Labs, Uneti Ventures
Co-founders: –
Country: Netherlands
🎯 Health care startup uMed raised funding.
uMed, which enables healthcare providers to run patient research more efficiently through automating the clinical studies process, has raised £9.8 million in Series A funding round. The investment round was joined by Delin Ventures, AlbionVC, Playfair Capital and 11.2 Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: £9.800.000
Investors: Delin Ventures, AlbionVC, Playfair Capital, 11.2 Capital
Co-founders: Matt Wilson
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Recruitment and migration platform Recruitroo raised funding.
Recruitment and migration platform Recruitroo, which simplifies the global hiring process for UK and Irish companies, has raised €1 million in Seed funding round. The investment round was led by
Delta Partners, with participation from Enterprise Ireland.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €1.000.000
Investors: Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland
Co-founders: Shane Kiernan, Stephen MacCarthy
Country: Ireland
🎯 Knowledge sharing and learning platform StellarUp raised funding.
StellarUp, a cloud-based mentoring programme delivery platform that allows to facilitate, manage, and prove the ROI of mentoring programs, received an investment of €500.000. The investment round was led by a US tech investor.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €500.000
Investors: US tech investor
Co-founders: Bas Rogaar, Estelle Roux, Julian Stevens
Country: Netherlands
🎯 B2B SaaS solution ContractHero raised funding.
ContractHero, a digital contract management solution for business customers has raised €2.15 million from xdeck, coparion, VR Ventures, Venista Ventures and Swiss Post Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €2.150.000
Investors: xdeck, coparion, VR Ventures, Venista Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures
Co-founders: Gerry-Constantin Koch, Sebastian Wengryn
Country: Germany
🎯 Visualizing platform Twinsity raised funding.
Twinsity offers a platform to visualize, inspect and collaboratively work with high-resolution drone data and digital twins, has raised €2.5 million from European Innovation Council.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €2.500.000
Investors: European Innovation Council
Co-founders: Fabien Chalas, Uwe Chalas
Country: Germany
🎯 Real-time retail solution Atobi raised funding.
ATOBI, which offers full performance overview, organization-wide communication and gamified training, has raised €3.8 million from Export and Investment Fund of Denmark and Thomas Kvorning.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €3.800.000
Investors: Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Thomas Kvorning
Co-founders: Jan Helmer Dahl Andersen
Country: Denmark
🎯 Quantum computer software developer Quantagonia raised funding.
Quantagonia, which offers hybrid quantum-classical solutions in ML/AI, optimization and simulation, has raised €4.3 million in Seed funding round, led by Tensor Ventures. FTTF, Voima Ventures and BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €4.300.000
Investors: Tensor Ventures, FTTF, Voima Ventures, BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen
Co-founders: Dirk Zechiel, Philipp Hannemann, Sabina Jeschke, Sebastian Pokutta
Country: Germany
🎯 Nanoparticle printing tools developer VSParticle raised funding.
VSPARTICLE, which develops nanoparticle generators for various applications such as sensors, batteries, catalysis or solar cells, has raised €14.5 million. The investment round was led by Plural Capital, with participation from BlueYard Capital and NXTGEN HIGHTECH.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €14.500.000
Investors: Plural Capital, BlueYard Capital, NXTGEN HIGHTECH
Co-founders: Aaike van Vugt, Andreas Schmidt-Ott, Tobias Pfeiffer
Country: Netherlands
🎯 B2B video production platform Immersive Fox raised funding.
Immersive Fox, which creates AI-generated microlearning videos from any text for learning management systems and corporate communication, has raised €3.3 million in Seed funding round from Redseed, Altair and Monte Carlo Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €3.300.000
Investors: Redseed, Altair, Monte Carlo Capital
Co-founders: Alisa Patotskaya, Stella Schuck
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 No-code collaboration platform Formaloo raised funding.
Formaloo, a no-code collaboration platform that enables users to build custom business applications and tools, received an investment of €2 million in Seed funding round, led by Change Ventures. Hyde Park Venture Partners, Mana Ventures and Startup Wise Guys also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €2.000.000
Investors: Change Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Mana Ventures, Startup Wise Guys
Co-founders: Amir Hashemi, Farokh Shahabi, Hasan Noori, Noosh Baratpour
Country: Estonia
🎯 Learning engine Kinnu raised funding.
Kinnu, learning engine that allows to explore new concepts and master any field of study, has raised $6.5 million in Seed funding round, led by LocalGlobe. Jigsaw, Tom Hulme and Guy Podjarny also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $6.500.000
Investors: LocalGlobe, Jigsaw, Tom Hulme, Guy Podjarny
Co-founders: Abraham Müller, Christopher Kahler, Hanna Celina
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Transport system developer Hardt Hyperloop raised funding.
Hardt Hyperloop, which develops a transport system for traveling huge distances completely emission-free and accessible to everyone, has raised €12 million from European Innovation Council, InnovationQuarter, Posco and Urban Impact Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €12.000.000
Investors: European Innovation Council, InnovationQuarter, Posco, Urban Impact Ventures
Co-founders: Mars Geuze, Tim Houter
Country: Netherlands
🎯 Insurance platform Qover raised funding.
Qover, an insurance platform that designed to enable fast-growing internet enterprises and insurance products, has raised $30 million in Series C funding round from Anthemis Exponential Ventures, Kreos Capital and Zurich Global Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $30.000.000
Investors: Anthemis Exponential Ventures, Kreos Capital, Zurich Global Ventures
Co-founders: Jean-Charles Velge, Quentin Colmant
Country: Belgium
🎯 Smart fitness startup EGYM raised funding.
EGYM, a smart fitness startup that provides fitness and health facilities with intelligent workout solutions, has raised $225 million in Series F funding round. The investment round was led by Affinity Partners, with participation from Bayern Kapital and Mayfair Equity Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $225.000.000
Investors: Affinity Partners, Bayern Capital, Mayfair Equity Partners
Co-founders: Florian Sauter, Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer
Country: Germany
🎯 EV charging startup ChargeX raised funding.
ChargeX, which provides electric car charging solutions, has raised €11.5 million from BonVenture, Energie360° and Hevella Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: €11.500.000
Investors: BonVenture, Energie360°, Hevella Capital
Co-founders: Johannes Engeln, Michael Masnitza, Tobias Wagner
Country: Germany
🛒 Billwerk+ acquires plenigo.
Subscription management provider Billwerk+ has acquired software-as-a-service platform plenigo.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Billwerk+
Co-founders: Maximilian Schweitzer, Thorsten Petter
Country: Germany
🛒 SHS Capital acquires majority stake in CAM Bioceramics.
Healthcare investor SHS Capital has acquired a majority stake in calcium phosphate solutions and service provider CAM Bioceramics.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: SHS Capital
Co-founders: –
Country: Netherlands
Other News:
📌 Swedish VC firm J12 Ventures has launched a six-week programme called Nexus, to support pre-seed and seed stage data and AI start-ups in Europe.
📌 Early-stage venture capital fund Mercuri (formerly GMG Ventures) has closed a £50 million fund to support startups using artificial intelligence to reinvent traditional media models.
📌 The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing €25 million into Radix Ventures’ fund to focus deep tech startups in the Central and European region.
📌 Early-stage venture fund Notion Capital has announced the close of its Notion Capital V SCSp fund at £256 million ($300 million) for its fintech and business software fund.
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