This week, more than 80 funding rounds took place in European entrepreneurship ecosystem. Here is the notable funding rounds and secondary transactions between June 24 – 28:
Investments:
2 Switzerland, 2 Sweden, 1 Austria, 1 Belgium, 1 Germany, 1 United Kingdom (UK), 1 Netherlands
Sectors Received Investments:
1 Pharmaceutical
1 Building Material & Waste Management
1 AI & Supply Chain Management
1 AI & Human Resources
1 Analytics
1 Pet & Veterinary
1 Environmental Consulting
1 Pharmaceutical
1 Health Care
News of the Week
🎯 Pharmatech startup SkyCell raised $116 million.
SkyCell, which focuses on developing temperature controlled logistics containers for the pharmaceutical industry, has raised $116 million in Series D funding round from Tybourne Capital Management and CC Industries.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Tybourne Capital Management, CC Industries
Co-founders: Richard Ettl
Headquarters: Switzerland
🎯 Carbon removal provider Neustark raised $69 million.
Neustark, a concrete producer that uses wastewater treatment plant by turning CO2 into minerals, has raised $69 million. The investment round was led by Decarbonization Partners, with participation from Blume Equity, Holcim, Siemens Financial Services, Verve Ventures and ACE Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Decarbonization Partners, Blume Equity, Holcim, Siemens Financial Services, Verve Ventures, ACE Ventures
Co-founders: Johannes Tiefenthaler
Headquarters: Switzerland
🎯 Risk and sustainability monitoring platform Prewave raised €63 million.
Prewave, an ai-enabled sustainability, risk and compliance platform, has raised €63 million in Series B funding round, led by Hedosophia. Creandum, Ventech, Kompas, Speedinvest and Working Capital Fund also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Hedosophia, Creandum, Ventech, Kompas, Speedinvest, Working Capital Fund
Co-founders: Harald Nitschinger
Headquarters: Austria
🎯 Skills intelligence platform TechWolf raised $42.75 million.
TechWolf, which develops an ai-based talent intelligence platform that allows enterprises to adopt a skills-based talent model, has raised $42.75 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was led by Felix Capital, with participation from 20VC, Acadian Ventures, Fortino Capital Partners, Notion Capital, SemperVirens, SAP, ServiceNow Ventures and Workday Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Felix Capital, 20VC, Acadian Ventures, Fortino Capital Partners, Notion Capital, SemperVirens, SAP, ServiceNow Ventures, Workday Ventures
Co-founders: Andreas De Neve, Jeroen van Hautte, Mikaël Wornoo
Headquarters: Belgium
🎯 Satellite analytics provider LiveEO raised €25 million.
LiveEO, which provides earth observation technologies and solutions, has raised €25 million in Series B funding round, led by NordicNinja and DeepTech & Climate Fonds. MMC Ventures, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures), Helen Ventures, Matterwave, Motu Ventures, Segenia Capital, Hannover Digital Investments and other investors also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: NordicNinja, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, MMC Ventures, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures), Helen Ventures, Matterwave, Motu Ventures, Segenia Capital, Hannover Digital Investments, other investors
Co-founders: Daniel Seidel, Sven Przywarra
Headquarters: Germany
🎯 Digital veterinary platform FirstVet raised €20 million.
FirstVet, a digital veterinary platform that provides video consultation services for pet owners, has raised €20 million in Series C funding round, led by TELUS Global Ventures. OMERS Ventures, Mubadala Capital and Cathay Innovation also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: TELUS Global Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Mubadala Capital, Cathay Innovation
Headquarters: Sweden
🎯 Climate risk intelligence platform Climate X raised $18 million.
Climate X, a global climate risk data analytics company, has raised $18 million in Series A funding round. The investment round was led by Google Ventures, with participation from Pale Blue Dot, Blue Wire Capital, PT1, Unconventional Ventures and Western Technology Investment.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Google Ventures, Pale Blue Dot, Blue Wire Capital, PT1, Unconventional Ventures, Western Technology Investment
Co-founders: Lukky Ahmed, Kamil Kluza
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Genetic medicines company Vico Therapeutics raised €11.5 million.
Vico Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company that develops therapies for severe neurological diseases, has raised €11.5 million in Series B funding round from Seroba, Kurma Partners, Droia Ventures, EQT Life Sciences, Eurazeo, Kurma Biofund, Polaris Partners and Pureos Bioventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Seroba, Kurma Partners, Droia Ventures, EQT Life Sciences, Eurazeo, Kurma Biofund, Polaris Partners, Pureos Bioventures
Headquarters: The Netherlands
🎯 AI-powered software developer Tandem Health raised $9.5 million.
Tandem Health, which develops AI-powered software to reduce administration in healthcare, has raised $9.5 million in Seed funding round. The investment round was led by Northzone, with participation from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, the founder of Capio Sverige and Amino Collective.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Northzone, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, the founder of Capio Sverige, Amino Collective
Co-founders: Lukas Saari, Oliver Åstrand, Oscar Boldt-Christmas
Headquarters: Sweden
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