Funding
The Invest in Women Taskforce, which was established to support female entrepreneurs in the UK, has announced Nationwide and the British Business Bank as new partners in the UK’s first female-led Fund of Funds that targets first close of £130 million, subject to final terms, relevant approvals, and signing.
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.
Melt&Marble has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. Designed to deliver enhanced functionality, taste and even health outcomes, the company’s ingredients offer sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional oils and fats for use in personal care and food applications.
Track Titan, the AI-powered “Strava for motorsport”, has raised a $5 million seed round co-led by Partech and Game Changers Ventures, the fund led by Alpine F1 co-owner Roger Ehrenberg.
Brevo, a European leader in customer engagement software, has closed its latest €500 million financing round, officially becoming a unicorn.
Across the United States, a new industrial age is taking shape. Trillions of dollars in infrastructure, from energy projects and advanced manufacturing to data centres and critical mineral facilities, must be built in the next decade. But large construction projects are slower and more expensive today than they were half a century ago.
Mirror Security, a research-driven cybersecurity company spun out of University College Dublin, has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its breakthrough encryption platform for AI security.
Gravis Robotics has announced a new wave of industry partnerships alongside $23 million in fresh funding.
Adam Reynolds, Co‑Founder & Managing Partner at ISH, explains how startups can avoid common post-funding pitfalls and scale sustainably.
Gosta Labs, a Helsinki-based healthtech company founded by the ex-Kaiku Health founders, has closed a €7.5 million seed round to scale its AI operating system for complex medical specialties.
Global Work AI, the AI-native job-search platform focused exclusively on job seekers, has secured a $2.4 million follow-on investment from existing backers Pre-Seed to Succeed, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital, AltaIR Capital, and TMT Investments. The new round brings the company’s total funding to $3.7 million.
The global fintech Revolut has announced the completion of a share sale, which values the company at $75 billion.
For many founders, raising funding can be something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, capital unlocks growth, on the other, funding can come with strings attached, and in some cases, a loss of strategic control.
Buildroid AI, an AI robotics startup, has emerged from stealth with $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Tim Draper, known for backing Tesla, SpaceX, Skype, and Robinhood. The startup has also announced the launch of its first block-laying robot, built using BIM-to-BUILD simulation.
Social Links has secured $3 million to accelerate the development of next-generation defence tools designed to secure companies’ brand, assets, and people in the AI-Driven Era against modern risks.
Rosberg Ventures, the venture capital firm of Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg, is reportedly launching a new $100 million venture fund-of-funds, PitchBook reports.
Only three months after its founding, NexDash has secured €5 million in seed funding to build Europe’s first Neo-Carrier for electric trucks. Founded by Michael Cassau – who previously built tech-rental unicorn Grover – the company aims to accelerate the electrification of Europe’s highly fragmented and under-digitalised road freight sector.
Rift, a deeptech company specialising in on-demand aerial intelligence, has announced a €4.6 million funding round led by AlleyCorp with participation from OVNI Capital. The investment will accelerate the development of Rift’s technology and the deployment of the first on-demand aerial intelligence network, operated from a single remote command centre in France.
The Royal College of Art (RCA) announces that the RCA Design & Innovation S/EIS Investment Fund I, managed by Infinity Asset Management LLP, has successfully closed.
Dost, an AI-powered financial automation platform, has announced its official UK market launch following a £6 million Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures.
