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From lab coats to unicorns: French VC Daphni Blue closes €260 million fund to turn science into startups
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (565+ words) Paris-based VC firm daphni has reached the final closing of its latest fund, daphni Blue, at "260 million. The fund, which exceeded its initial target, is designed to transform Europe's scientific strength into globally relevant startups tackling environmental and societal challenges....
TestGorilla's Founder Wouter Durville joins the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in Malta!
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (258+ words) TestGorilla's Founder Wouter Durville joins the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in Malta!EU-Startups TestGorilla's Founder Wouter Durville joins the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in Malta! We are pleased to announce that Wouter Durville, Founder of TestGorilla, will join the speaker…...
Amsterdam-based Dealroom raises €5.8 million to scale global tech ecosystem mapping
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (231+ words) Dealroom.co, an Amsterdam-based data platform and source of record for startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, today announced a "5.8 million ($7 million) funding round for international expansion, with an initial focus on scaling its presence in the US....
With decades of exits and unicorns behind it, b2venture reaches €150 million hard cap for Fund V
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (629+ words) b2venture, a Berlin-based early-stage investor, has closed its Fund V at the hard cap of "150 million, the firm's largest early-stage fund to date aimed at accelerating the next wave of European tech leaders building scalable, defensible technologies and digital business models…...
London's Ascension Ventures secures up to €11.5 million commitment to support regional early-stage founders
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (384+ words) Ascension Ventures, a British VC investing at the pre-Seed and Seed levels, has received a new up to "11.5 million (10 million) commitment, enhancing access to capital for early-stage businesses across diverse sectors and ensuring that founders outside of London and the…...
Inside Finland’s next wave of innovation: 10 promising startups to keep an eye on this 2026!
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (597+ words) Following our series of country articles, today we turn our focus north to Finland, exploring the forces shaping its startup ecosystem and the companies driving innovation across deeptech, energy, health, AI, and mobility. In this article, we highlight 10 of the…...
With Clue and Lovehoney as partners, Evaro secures €21 million to expand NHS-licensed embedded health services
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (484+ words) The round was led by AlbionVC, with participation from Simplyhealth Ventures, Exceptional Ventures, Cornerstone VC, and BBI. The platform already partners with period-tracking app Clue and sexual wellness retailer Lovehoney, embedding prescription services directly into their customer experiences. This comes…...
London's LegalTech Orbital raises €50 million Series B to expand AI platform for real estate law
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (406+ words) Orbital, a London-based AI platform for real estate law, has raised a "50 million ($60 million) Series B funding round to support continued US and UK growth and expand adoption across the real estate transaction ecosystem. Led by Brighton Park Capital, the…...
Apply now for your chance to join the finals of our big Pitch Competition at this year’s EU-Startups Summit
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (486+ words) Antonio Esc'rzaga is the Head of Content at EU-Startups, with a background in Digital Marketing, Antonio drives his passion for effective communication and entrepreneurship. He firmly believes in communication's transformative power and strives to harness it to foster growth and…...
Madrid-based talent VC Demium rebrands as Mission and unveils €35 million fund for Spanish startups
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (415+ words) Madrid-based talent investment company Demium today announced its rebranding to Mission and launched a new fund with a target size of "35 million. The new fund will focus on investing in pre-Seed startups in Spain. The fund is managed by Jorge…...