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Ghent’s Dalton Raises €1 Million In Pre-Seed Round
Dalton, a Belgian startup transforming static websites into self-improving growth engines, has raised €1M in pre-seed funding to grow its team and scale its AI-driven optimization platform for e-commerce and SaaS companies. Backers include Syndicate One and prominent entrepreneurs from Collibra, Lighthouse, Henchman, Teamleader, Aikido, Wintercircus, Greenomy and NewSchool VC. “One of our customers increased […]
September 5, 2025
Copenhagen’s MEGA Raises €1.7 Million In Pre-Seed Round
MEGA, a Danish AI voice agent platform specialized in order-to-cash (O2C) management has secured €1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to drive European expansion, accelerate product development and innovate O2C processes through advanced technology and industry thought leadership. The funding round was led by Spintop Ventures, a Nordic early-stage VC with 15 years of […]
September 4, 2025
Munich’s FERNRIDE Secures €18 Million Series A Extension, Total Funding Reaches €75 Million
Munich-based FERNRIDE, a ground autonomy platform, has raised an additional €18 million in its Series A, bringing total funding to €75 million. The round is led by Helantic and includes dual-use investors like Thomas Müller, former Hensoldt CEO, who joins the Board, along with new strategic investors and VCs. “Europe needs sovereignty in critical industries […]
September 4, 2025
London-based RYE Raises €1M To Help Hospitality And Retail Monetise Energy Demand
London-based RYE, an energy intelligence platform transforming how multi-site businesses manage and optimise energy operations, has raised €1 million in a pre-seed round. The funding will expand RYE’s product offerings. Amid rising energy costs and opaque billing, RYE brings transparency and renewable alignment, piloting at 30+ UK sites. Diego Vega, Founder and CEO of RYE, […]
September 4, 2025
France-based Alpic Raises €5.1 Million In Pre-Seed Round
Alpic, a French cloud platform designed for Model Context Protocol (MCP), has raised €5.1 million in pre-seed funding. The capital will support building infrastructure for AI agents to interact with the digital world via MCP, simplifying deployment and management of agent-accessible services. The round was led by Partech, which also supported the team’s previous venture. […]
September 4, 2025
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Belgium’s MRM Health Raises €55 Million In Series B Round
MRM Health, a Ghent-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on microbiome-based therapies for inflammatory and immune-oncology diseases, has successfully closed a €55 million Series B funding round. The round was led by French pharma group Biocodex, with participation from ATHOS, BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity, and existing investors including SFPIM, AvH, OMX, Qbic II, and VIB. […]
September 4, 2025
Driven Raises €1.5M Funding To Transform Sales Commissions Management
Driven, an AI-driven platform that simplifies sales commission management, has raised €1.5 million in a funding round led by Pitchdrive, supported by prominent members of Ghent’s tech community. Half of all salespeople rely on commission-based pay, yet these agreements are often tracked in outdated Excel files, causing delays, frustration, and a lack of transparency. That’s […]
September 4, 2025
TrustNXT Raises €1.6M Funding In Pre-seed Round
TrustNXT, a computer vision and cybersecurity startup spun out of Basler AG, has secured €1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The company is expanding its platform, which protects images and videos in critical B2B applications from AI-driven tampering and cyberattacks, ensuring reliable visual data for industries, insurers and public safety. TrustNXT’s platform combines cryptography, computer vision, […]
September 4, 2025
French Startup Zefir Raises €15M Funding In Series B Round
French proptech Zefir has secured €15 million in Series B funding, taking its total to €50 million. Since its 2020 launch, Zefir has used AI to simplify home buying and selling, speeding up transactions, increasing agent earnings, and enabling over €600 million in annualized property sales. CEO and co-founder Remy Fabr shared that Zefir is […]
September 4, 2025
German Startup DeepL Launches Debut AI Agent
German AI translation startup DeepL is expanding beyond its core translation services with the launch of its first AI agent. Designed to simplify repetitive tasks for knowledge workers, DeepL Agent can handle workflows in sales, finance, marketing, HR, and more. The multi-language autonomous agent reflects the growing trend of agentic AI, where systems operate with […]
September 4, 2025
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