Global venture capital firm Pi Labs has successfully concluded its twelfth annual growth programme for early-stage startups, resulting in the participating companies securing $7.5 million in seed and pre-seed funding.

Australian verification software company Atticus has closed a $10.84 million minority investment from Skip Capital and Blackbird Ventures as it continues to lead the booming global market in fact-checking tools. 

Gener8, a free-to-use app empowering people to control and be rewarded from their data, has announced a £2 million funding round, valuing the company at £39 million.

The Players Fund, the UK's first athlete-led venture capital firm, has joined forces with LeBron James, Epic Games, Nike, and Fenway Sports Group to support Hana Kuma, the Emmy-nominated production company and creative platform founded by tennis champion Naomi Osaka and agent Stuart Duguid.

Gracia AI has unveiled its AI-powered technology designed for professional creators and media companies. This innovation facilitates the creation of photorealistic volumetric videos for Spatial Computing, offering six degrees of freedom viewing.

FINBOURNE Technology’s solutions deliver an interconnected network of functionality and data that enables the investment community to better serve clients in a constantly evolving market; it has announced that it has raised £55m in Series B funding.

Cardino, a company in the used electric vehicle (EV) market, has recently announced its successful €4 million seed funding round, led by Point Nine. The round received support from various distinguished angel investors and notable figures, including key investors from platforms such as Rosberg Ventures, Vinted.com, Bolt, HomeToGo, Dance, and HeyJobs.

Real World Health has closed a £1.37 million funding round to help the NHS make better use of its data and address critical challenges like surgery backlogs and mental health.

Sidekick, a modern wealth management platform that offers the financial benefits typically reserved for the ultra-wealthy, has raised £4.5 million in a seed round and £4 million through a debt facility, totalling £8.5 million. This funding will help the startup grow its team, expand its product offerings, and secure a European license.

NGP Capital announced the results of its second, annual deep dive into the DACH startup ecosystem’s investment landscape.

AccountsIQ has secured a €60M Series C investment from Axiom Equity, a specialist B2B SaaS growth equity fund.

Rendesco has raised £6m to rapidly expand its operations and further develop its solutions in the UK and European energy markets. 

Sidekick, a wealth management platform for the modern investor that unlocks the financial advantages of the ultra-wealthy, has raised £4.5 million in a seed round and £4 million via a debt facility.

Real World Health has closed a £1.37 million funding round to help the NHS make better use of its data and address critical challenges like surgery backlogs and mental health.

Gorilla, a technology company that enables energy retailers to gather and process vast amounts of critical data, announces the close of its €23M Series B round.

Neural Concept, the Engineering Intelligence platform that transforms product design with 3D Deep Learning, has raised $27 million in a Series B funding round.

Cardino recently announced a €4 million seed funding round spearheaded by Point Nine.

Qargo, the transport management solution transforming the logistics industry, has raised £11 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.

Signapse, a company developing generative AI software for sign language translation, has secured a £2 million seed funding round. The investment comprises £1.5 million from investors and £500,000 from the UK Government.

The mental health app Voda has raised £270,000 in pre-seed funding to help combat the UK's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and plus+ (LGBTQIA+) mental health crisis.