Tech Fund 09.04.2026
This Seville startup snaps €1M from DraperB1 and Robin Capital to fix Spain's broken pension system

Seville-based fintech Arca Digital has raised €1M from DraperB1 and Robin Capital to unlock corporate pension plans for SMEs through API-first infrastructure....

Tech Fund 09.04.2026
Exclusive: AENU backs YC alum to build a Bloomberg Terminal for clean energy developers. Here is the pitch deck behind its €3.3M raise

Backed by AENU, Plume uses geospatial and document-reading AI to help energy developers find sites faster, cut permitting risk, and speed up projects....

Tech Fund 09.04.2026
Golden Owl raises €1.4M from First Drop to tackle disinformation and hybrid risks with AI intelligence

Spanish deeptech Golden Owl raised a €1.4M seed round led by First Drop to turn open, deep, and dark web data into actionable geopolitical and business intel....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
From drones to body armour: why investors are backing the full defence tech stack

Defense tech is no longer a niche corner of the startup world. In 2025, venture capital deals in the defense technology sector hit a record $49.1 billion,...

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Two former physicists have launched Bondstone’s €50M deep tech fund in Lisbon

Portuguese real estate giant Bondstone is pivoting into venture capital with a new €50M fund targeting early-stage deep tech startups in Southern Europe....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
OpenAI alumni launch Zero Shot: a $100M fund that's betting on vibe coding

Ex-OpenAI alumni have launched Zero Shot, a new VC fund that just secured its first $20M to back the next generation of AI startups like Foundry Robotics....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Artemis missions and SpaceX IPO to create fertile ground for startups in $1.8T space industry

The Artemis space programme has shot astronauts back into space and space tech back onto the public agenda — but the next generation of willing space tech As the Artemis II mission makes headlines, investors, startups, and analysts warn that space tech's real value is commercial applications on Earth, including for AI....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Jeito Capital closes $1.2B second fund, the largest independent European biopharma fundraises

As several blockbuster drugs lose exclusivity, revenues could fall by $400 billion by 2033. This is pushing big pharmaceutical companies to seek new...

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Pitch deck: How Estonian Handhold convinced Bolt's CEO and Wise's CTO to back its €3M raise for AI agent sales

Tallinn startup Handhold raised €3M from Entourage Capital, Inovia, and e2vc to automate sales demos, lead qualification, and onboarding for SMB-focused B2B SaaS....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Hermeus hits $1B valuation with $350M raise from Khosla Ventures to build America's fastest unmanned aircraft

Aerospace startup Hermeus has hit a $1B unicorn valuation. Unlike Boom or Destinus, its turbine engines allow conventional takeoffs. Next up: supersonic testing....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Wayve, Cerebras backer Eclipse Ventres secures $1.3B across two funds to back physical AI startups

Eclipse Ventures has closed two new funds totaling $1.3B, doubling down on the physical world through startups like Wayve, Redwood Materials, and Cerebras....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
Backed by a CFC Underwriting insider, Narwhal Labs grabs £20M to undercut PolyAI on price and speed

Narwhal Labs has raised £20M from UK investors including CFC Underwriting director Jonathan Swann to scale DeepBlue OS, its autonomous communications platform....

Tech Fund 08.04.2026
The software running Dubai Police and Belgian Federal drones just raised €4.4M from Keen Venture Partners

Dutch drone software startup AirHub raised €4.4M from Keen Venture Partners and Runway FBU to build a European alternative for secure drone operations....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
The founder who sold his last networking startup to Juniper just raised $125M. Here's the pitch deck he used

Aria Networks exits stealth with $125M from Sutter Hill Ventures, Atreides, Valor, and Eclipse to build AI-native networking for large AI clusters....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Why traveltech startups are reinventing corporate expense management

Startups thrive on speed with employees travelling to pitch investors, meet partners, and expand into new markets. Yet behind that momentum lies a...

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
JIC launches €16.3M venture fund to back CEE deep tech founders at the earliest stages

Brno has produced Kiwi.com, Y Soft, and Flowmon, three of Central Europe's most cited technology success stories. All three passed through JIC, the South...

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Europe's small launcher race heats up as EIB backs Spain's PLD Space with €30M venture debt

Spanish spacetech PLD Space secures €30M in venture debt from the EIB to complete its MIURA 5 orbital rocket. Discover its plans for a 2026 test flight....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Cardano and Draper Dragon launch $80M Orion Fund to drive institutional DeFi adoption

The Cardano Foundation and Draper Dragon are launching an $80M Orion Fund to boost institutional DeFi, RWA, and push Cardano's TVL past $3 billion....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Renegade Partners backs Natter in $23M raise to replace enterprise surveys with AI-moderated conversations

Natter raises $23M from Renegade Partners and top HR tech CEOs to disrupt Qualtrics with AI-moderated, simultaneous 1-on-1 video conversations....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Australian Firmus lands $505M from Coatue, NVIDIA, prepares for $2B IPO

Australian AI firm Firmus is targeting a historic $2B ASX IPO. Discover how the Nvidia-backed startup secured a $10B debt package from Coatue and Blackstone....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Anthropic plans $200M joint venture with Blackstone and PE giants to embed Claude inside enterprise operations

Anthropic is in talks with PE firms Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and General Atlantic for a $1B joint venture to drive enterprise AI and Claude integration....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Conxai secures €5M for construction agentic AI as investors look to modernise old industry

With backing from Pi Labs, Earlybird, and Zacua Ventures, Conxai’s agentic AI platform is modernising the $13T construction industry's manual workflows....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Xoople bags $130M from Nazca Capital and others, becomes most funded AI earth intelligence startup

After 7 years in stealth, Earth observation startup Xoople has raised $130M to build an AI-ready system of record and launch satellites with L3Harris....

Tech Fund 07.04.2026
Xoople bags $130M from Nazca Capital and others, becomes most funded AI earth intelligence startup

Businesses today are drowning in digital data, yet they still struggle with one critical gap, which is understanding what’s actually happening in the real...