Funding
MyEdSpace, the leading online education platform, announces today (29th September) that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.
OXCCU, the Oxford University spin-out developing a one-step process to convert waste carbon into SAF, has raised £20.75 million ($28 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round includes new investors Orlen VC, Safran Corporate Ventures, IAGi Ventures (the dedicated corporate venturing arm of the International Airlines Group (IAG), Hostplus, and TCVC, alongside continued support from existing backers Clean Energy Ventures, IP Group/Kiko Ventures, Aramco Ventures, Eni Next, Braavos Capital, and the University of Oxford.
The founder of cybersecurity giant Mimecast has invested £3 million ($4 million) in Glasgow-based global recruitment technology platform Willo as the company accelerates development of tools designed to help employers automatically verify candidate credentials amid a surge in AI-generated job applications.
BeeSpeaker, a mobile-first language learning app focused on improving speaking skills with the help of AI-powered virtual tutors, has raised €2 million in seed funding.
Emergent announced $23 million in Series A funding to empower more people to build and run businesses simply.
Oriane.xyz has raised $1.5 million to build the first AI-powered search engine of the video-first Internet. The round is led by Clint Capital (FR), followed by Hartmann Capital (US), Secways (ES), Archipelago Next (IC), and strategic angels from Google, PayPal, Sony, and Jellysmack.
Alumni of Cooper Parry’s – the UK’s startup and scaleup partner in the accounting and tax space – VentureCEO programme have raised more than £237 million since its launch 18 months ago, with its mentorship, network and expert advice supporting their journey.
Signal AI, the global risk and reputation intelligence platform, recently announced that Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, has agreed to lead a significant growth-equity in the company.
enaDyne, a startup specialising in fully-electric, non-thermal plasma catalysis technology for sustainable chemical production, has raised €7 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund (a collaboration between Amadeus Capital Partners and APEX Ventures) and Energy Capital Ventures, with participation from Antares Ventures, Possible Ventures, and returning business angels Wolfram Drescher, Andreas Werne, and Sven Sieber.
Pillar, an Italian fintech, announced closing a €3.2 million pre-seed round, the largest ever recorded in Italy in the construction tech sector.
UK-based startup, Super6, raises £1.1 million to unlock one of the last foundational technologies of the new global energy system
Sunhat announces €9.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by CommerzVentures, with participation from existing investors Capnamic, EnBW New Ventures, xdeck, and WEPA Ventures.
Duel, the Brand Advocacy platform helping retail brands including Lush, ELEMIS, Victoria’s Secret, and Abercrombie & Fitch, has raised $16 milion in a Series A round.
Sunhat, the startup helping enterprises automatically validate and share ESG and vital non-financial data, announced €9.2 million in Series A funding.
Scindo, a UK-based startup developing a data-rich AI platform to discover and design next-generation enzymes, has raised £4 million in funding co-led by Kadmos Capital and Clay Capital, with participation from PINC, the venture arm of international food and beverage company Paulig, and existing investors Synbioven, AgFunder, SOSV, Farvatn Venture and Savantus Ventures. The investment will accelerate Scindo’s mission to enable bio-based ingredients and sustainable chemistry across multiple high-value sectors.
Futurail has announced the closing of a seed round, bringing total funding to €7.5 million. The round was co-led by Asterion Ventures (Paris) and Leap435 (Munich), joined by EIT Urban Mobility and US investors Zero Infinity Partners and Heroic Ventures.
DRUID AI announced it has secured $31 million in Series C financing to advance the global expansion of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform under the leadership of its new CEO, Joseph Kim. The strategic investment, which will advance DRUID AI’s mission to empower companies to create, manage, and orchestrate conversational AI agents, was led by Cipio Partners, with participation from TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures.
Duel, the leading Brand Advocacy platform helping leading retail brands including Lush, ELEMIS, Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch grow through their own fan and creator communities instead of traditional advertising, has raised $16 million in a Series A round. The funding was co-led by Molten Ventures and Bright Pixel, alongside existing investor Peter Bauer, founder of Mimecast.
Dutch foodtech scale-up Revyve has raised nearly €24 million in Series B financing, bringing its total capital raised to more than €40 million. The investment will accelerate the company’s commercial rollout of functional yeast proteins designed to replace eggs and additives in mainstream food categories.
YASO has raised £8.25 million in a Series A investment round led by Puma Growth Partners, a leading provider of growth capital to scale-up businesses.
