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Quantonation Ventures Raises €220M Quantum Fund With Toshiba Support
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Switzerland’s Axmed Secures $6M Gates Foundation Grant To Expand Access To Medicines
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Stockholm’s Hybridity Raises €2M To Accelerate AI-Driven Compliance
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London’s Mondra And Vienna’s Inoqo Announce Strategic Merger
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Italian Startup NANDO Raises €3.3M To Boost AI-Powered Waste Management
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Munich’s HeyCharge Receives €2.5M EIC Grant to Boost EV Charging Technology
HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures, and Y Combinator, has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The funding will support HeyCharge’s SecureCharge FLEX project, accelerating development, certification, and large-scale piloting of its patented EV charging platform across multiple European countries. To […]
February 18, 2026
Quantonation Ventures Raises €220M Quantum Fund With Toshiba Support
Quantonation Ventures, a Paris-based venture firm for quantum and physics-based technologies, has closed its second flagship fund above target at €220 million. With this close, Quantonation reportedly becomes the largest dedicated quantum investment firm globally by AUM. All major investors from Quantonation I have returned for the second fund. Returning limited partners include Vertex Holdings; […]
February 18, 2026
Switzerland’s Axmed Secures $6M Gates Foundation Grant To Expand Access To Medicines
Axmed a Swiss HealthTech company, has been awarded €5 million ($6 million) in non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicines in low- and middle-income countries through its B2B procurement and integrated logistics platform. This grant follows a previous €4.2 million ($5 million) award from the Foundation. Alongside additional […]
February 18, 2026
Stockholm’s Hybridity Raises €2M To Accelerate AI-Driven Compliance
Hybridity, a Stockholm-based AI RegTech startup, has raised €2 million (SEK 22 million) to accelerate the commercialisation of its AI platform, Hy5, which automates compliance with complex EU regulations such as DORA, NIS2 and GDPR. The funding round includes new investors Henrik Ekelund (BTS Group), Hans Otterling, Jörgen Bladh (formerly Northzone), the family office Fonos […]
February 18, 2026
London’s Mondra And Vienna’s Inoqo Announce Strategic Merger
London-based AI supply chain intelligence platform Mondra and Vienna-based sustainability intelligence platform inoqo have announced a strategic merger. The combined entity aims to accelerate decarbonisation and enhance resilience across the global food system. The deal, subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close in Q2 2026. Founded in 2020 by Barrett, Mondra is on […]
February 18, 2026
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Italian Startup NANDO Raises €3.3M To Boost AI-Powered Waste Management
NANDO (formerly Re Learn) an Italian startup developing AI-driven solutions for waste monitoring, has closed a €3.3 million capital increase to strengthen its leadership in optimising municipal waste collection and reducing food waste. The company plans to expand its AI technologies and enhance data collection and analytics across the entire waste management value chain. The […]
February 18, 2026
UK-Based FYLD Secures $41M Funding In Series B Round
FYLD, a London-based provider of an AI-powered frontline intelligence platform for the global infrastructure sector, has raised $41 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by Energy Impact Partners, with participation from Partech via its Growth Impact Fund. FYLD plans to use the capital to scale its platform, providing operational certainty for […]
February 18, 2026
SatVu Raises £30M To Expand Its Satellite Constellation
SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence company that leverages space-based data to assess operational activity and infrastructure performance has secured £30 million in new funding, doubling its total equity raised to £60 million. The round includes a strategic investment from the NATO Innovation Fund, alongside backing from the British Business Bank, Space Frontiers Fund II (managed […]
February 18, 2026
London’s SurrealDB Raises $23M To Advance AI-Native Database Performance
London-based SurrealDB, the developer of a multi-model, AI-native database has raised an additional $23 million in Series A funding, increasing the total round size to $38 million. Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital joined existing investors FirstMark and Georgian in the extension, with Mike Chalfen joining the board as a director. SurrealDB is a cloud-native, multi-model […]
February 18, 2026
NuuEnergy Secures €4.3M To Expand Heat Pump Installations
Munich-based energytech startup nuuEnergy, which builds and scales regional heat pump installation businesses, has raised €4.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by amberra, the corporate venturing studio of the Cooperative Financial Network Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, with participation from EnjoyVenture and existing investors HTGF, Vireo Ventures, better ventures, and Bynd Venture Capital. The heat […]
February 18, 2026
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