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European tech investments: December signals that defined 2025
European tech investments: December signals that defined 2025

Every month, Zubr Capital presents a concise brief on how the European tech investment landscape…

What shaped UK tech funding in 2025?
What shaped UK tech funding in 2025?

In 2025, the UK remained a major global technology hub, ranking as the second-highest funded…

2025: Archangels leveraged £41M of investment in Scottish scaleups
2025: Archangels leveraged £41M of investment in Scottish scaleups

Edinburgh-based angel investment syndicate, Archangels, has leveraged £41.1 million of investment in Scottish scaleups during…

Boom Supersonic to power AI data centres
Boom Supersonic to power AI data centres

Boom Supersonic has announced a backlog of more than $1.25 billion for its Superpower turbine…

Sofant raises £6M to launch its next-gen antenna technology
Sofant raises £6M to launch its next-gen antenna technology

EMV Capital, the deeptech and life sciences VC investment group, announces that its portfolio company,…

Nevada startup ecosystem gains momentum as returns rise
Nevada startup ecosystem gains momentum as returns rise

A recent report from Northwest Registered Agent listed Nevada as the sixth most affordable state…

Destinus secures €50M, bringing total raised to nearly €400M
Destinus secures €50M, bringing total raised to nearly €400M

Destinus, a European aerospace and defence company, has secured a €50 million financing facility from…

Cloudberry launches Europe’s first semiconductor venture fund
Cloudberry launches Europe’s first semiconductor venture fund

Cloudberry, a venture capital firm based in Helsinki and London, has announced the launch of…

Ankar raises $20M to scale AI patent platform
Ankar raises $20M to scale AI patent platform

Ankar, the AI platform transforming how companies and law firms capture and protect their patents,…

Mirelo raises $41M to unmute videos, games, and beyond
Mirelo raises $41M to unmute videos, games, and beyond

Mirelo, an audio company that lets anyone generate perfectly synchronised sound effects for videos, has…

AI hype is fuelling a bubble in humanoid robotics
AI hype is fuelling a bubble in humanoid robotics

Recent major venture capital (VC) reports from KPMG and PitchBook confirm that AI remains in…

University of Leeds spinout making IVF treatment accessible raises 3.5M
University of Leeds spinout making IVF treatment accessible raises £3.5M

IVFmicro, the University of Leeds spinout improving the success rate of IVF treatment by enhancing…

Gracia AI raises $1.7M to build first infrastructure for 4D Gaussian Splatting
Gracia AI raises $1.7M to build first infrastructure for 4D Gaussian Splatting

Gracia AI, the London-based company building the first production-ready infrastructure for 4D Gaussian Splatting (4DGS), has announced $1.7 million in funding from a group of top-tier funds and angel investors, including EWOR and one of the original pioneers behind NeRF. With this new round, Gracia positions the company as one of the fastest-growing players in an industry that barely existed two years ago.

Yonda Tax raises $15M to automate global tax compliance for scaling businesses

Yonda Tax, the global tax automation platform helping businesses stay compliant across borders, has announced its first institutional funding round, bringing total investment to $15 million. The round was led by Kennet Partners, with participation from NYO Capital and Portfolio Ventures. The funding will be used to enhance platform features and functionality, and to support its expansion into new industries and tax jurisdictions.

Gov funding to help SMEs invest in sustainability
Gov funding to help SMEs invest in sustainability

Small businesses across the UK will benefit from new Government funding and support to help them invest in sustainability, to cut their operating costs, and boost their business.

New legal AI startup AttiFin AI secures £5M funding
New legal AI startup AttiFin AI secures £5M funding

AttiFin AI, a UK legal-AI startup, has secured £5 million in seed funding ahead of its planned launch in early 2026. The funding marks a significant endorsement of the company’s ambition to build Britain’s first enterprise-grade AI platform trained specifically on UK and devolved law.

Aneli Capital launches €35M fund for high-growth startups
Aneli Capital launches €35M fund for high-growth startups

A team of experts with over 15 years of experience in funding businesses has launched Aneli Capital, a fund to support early-stage startups in the Baltics, Poland, and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The €35 million fund will primarily focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as well as robotics, space, photonics, and energy startups, with the goal of helping them grow and become ready for follow-on investors.

Emergent joins Google AI Futures Fund to develop agentic AI vibe-coding

The agentic vibe-coding platform, Emergent, has announced a strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund. Launched in May 2025, the fund supports AI startups with capital, early access to cutting-edge AI models, and direct support from Google’s experts. Emergent will leverage this investment and support to further accelerate talent acquisition, product development, and expansion of its platform across the globe.

Orbital Marine Power secures £7M investment

Orbital Marine Power, the Scotland-based operator of one of the world’s most powerful tidal turbines, has secured a multi-million pound investment to advance its international commercial projects and contribute to the wider decarbonisation of energy.

EIC Accelerator backs Quantum Dice with €2M grant

Quantum Dice has secured a €2 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, with the project now officially underway following its October kick-off.