Tech Fund 30.04.2026
ETH Zurich spinout Mosaic SoC raises $3.8M from Fonderful to build an AI perception chip for AR glasses

ETH Zurich spinout Mosaic SoC raises a $3.8M pre-seed led by Founderful and Kick Foundation to build a dedicated spatial AI perception chip for AR glasses....

Tech Fund 30.04.2026
YFM Equity Partners StudentCrowd's £7M round to build the data engine for student housing

UK-based student housing data platform StudentCrowd raises a £7M Series A led by YFM Equity Partners and Mercia to expand its market intelligence into the US and Europe....

Tech Fund 30.04.2026
Why the window between Seed and Series B is where female leadership dies

New data from Cognism reveals a "scaling trap": female CEO representation in European startups drops to just 15% during the crucial Seed to Series B growth phase....

Tech Fund 30.04.2026
Peek inside the pitch deck ManaMind used to raise $1.5M to automate game testing with AI agents

London startup ManaMind raises $1.5M pre-seed led by Sure Valley Ventures to automate game QA with autonomous AI agents across the global games industry....

Tech Fund 30.04.2026
Online Oceans grabs £4M from Seraphim Space to deploy solar-powered autonomous fleets for maritime security

UK maritime defence startup Online Oceans raises £4M led by Seraphim Space to build solar-powered autonomous fleets that monitor critical subsea infrastructure....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Coinbase Ventures backs Blockworks at $192M valuation to close the institutional trust gap in crypto

New York crypto data platform Blockworks closes a Series A extension at a $192M valuation led by ParaFi and Reciprocal Ventures to acquire rival data providers....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
BMW’s venture arm just raised a new $300M fund to bet on physical AI and robotics

BMW i Ventures launches its $300M third fund to back early-stage North American and European startups building physical AI, robotics, and industrial software....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Kleiner Perkins leads Rogo's $160M raise to build the AI operating system for investment banking

New York finance AI platform Rogo raises a $160M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing total funding to $300M as it scales its AI agents across global investment banks....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Firestorm Labs raises $82M led by Washington Harbour to deploy 3D-printing drone factories to the front line

San Diego defence tech Firestorm Labs raises an $82M Series B backed by Washington Harbour, NEA, and Lockheed Martin to scale its front-line drone factories....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Sequoia Capital leads Parallel’s $100M raise at $2B valuation to build the web infrastructure for AI agents

Founded by ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, AI infrastructure startup Parallel raises a $100M Series B led by Sequoia Capital, doubling its valuation to $2B....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Ex-Glossier execs grab $7M from Equal Ventures to build an AI operating brain for commerce brands

Founded by the ex-Glossier team, commerce AI platform Chord raises $7M led by Equal Ventures and M13 to build the operational brain for retail brands....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Airtel Africa plans a London IPO for its mobile money unit, aiming for $2B raise at a $10B valuation: report

Backed by TPG, Mastercard, and the Qatar Investment Authority, Airtel Africa’s mobile money unit is exploring a $10B London IPO to raise up to $2B....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Tether leads $14M Series A in Argentine crypto fintech belo to scale stablecoins across LatAm

Profitable Buenos Aires fintech belo raises a $14M Series A led by Tether and Titan Fund to scale its cross-border stablecoin platform across six LatAm markets....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Honey, Ripple founders back Certifyde’s $2M seed to fix the enterprise AI adoption gap. Here’s the pitch deck behind the raise

New York AI adoption platform Certifyde raises a $2M seed round backed by the founders of Honey and Ripple to fix the $28B corporate training market....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Amadeus to buy IDEMIA Public Security for €1.2B to strengthen its position in travel biometrics

Travel tech giant Amadeus agrees to acquire Advent-backed IDEMIA Public Security for €1.2B, expanding its biometric infrastructure across global borders....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Realdania backs KOMPAS VC’s €160M industrial tech fund to scale physical AI and decarbonisation

Copenhagen's KOMPAS VC hits a €160M final close on Fund II, adding Realdania as an LP to back early-stage industrial AI, robotics, and decarbonisation startups....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
MIG Fonds and Bayern Kapital back mbiomics in €30M raise for its microbiome cancer co-therapy

Munich-based techbio mbiomics closes a €30M Series A backed by MIG Fonds and Bayern Kapital to take its gut microbiome cancer co-therapy into Phase 1B trials....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
The founders behind a $1.5B food delivery exit just raised $25M from RTP Global for a construction robotics startup

European construction robotics startup All3 raises a $25M seed round led by RTP Global and SuperSeed to scale its fully automated AI building platform....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
UK targets $50B of the global AI chip market with new national hardware strategy

The UK government announces a national AI hardware strategy to capture $50B in the global chip market by 2030, but VCs warn of severe supply-chain and talent gaps....

Tech Fund 29.04.2026
Startups bet on plug-in batteries to cut costs with energy arbitrage

As energy costs soar, startups are coming up with creative ways to help consumers curb bills, including plug-in home batteries. Residential batteries have As plug-in solar gains momentum, Windfall Energy is counting on the uptake of plug-in batteries too. It is specifically targeting people who live in flats....

Tech Fund 28.04.2026
A photo booth startup just hit a million users. Here's why a16z backed it

Inside a converted warehouse on the edge of Bushwick, a line of people waits to get their photo taken. The photographer, a device the size of a few...

Tech Fund 28.04.2026
What European crypto fintech needs in 2026: Not another exchange, but a clear, regulated UX for the mass market

In 2026, European crypto fintech will win by simplifying the user experience, not adding more trading tools. Here is why regulated, mass-market UX matters more than another exchange....

Tech Fund 28.04.2026
What it really takes to enter Canada’s regulated gaming market

An inside look at the complex process and significant investment required for a gaming company to enter Canada's regulated market, like Ontario's....

Tech Fund 28.04.2026
Space-based intelligence startup HawkEye 360 targets $2.4B NYSE IPO: report

Backed by Razor's Edge and RTX Ventures, space-based signals intelligence company HawkEye 360 launches a $416M IPO roadshow targeting a $2.4B valuation on the NYSE....