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Hammer funding news – London-based Hammer Missions Secures €1.6 Million in New Funding
London-based Hammer Missions, a company using AI and drones to improve how buildings are inspected, has raised €1.6 million in new funding. The money will help grow its AI technology and support expansion into North America. The funding round included ACF Investors and angel investors like Graham Hunter (founder of GeoSLAM), Martin Grant (former CEO […]
April 17, 2025
AMT Medical funding news – Netherlands-based AMT Medical Raises €22Million in Series B Round Funding
Netherlands-based AMT Medical has raised €22 million in Series B funding to speed up the development and launch of its heart bypass technology. The round included a €5 million investment from Invest-NL, a Dutch investor that supports innovation. It was led by Bender Analytical Holding, with participation from Oost NL, the European Innovation Council (EIC), […]
April 17, 2025
Pliant acquisition news – Berlin-based Pliant Acquires Insurtech Startup hi.health
Berlin-based fintech Pliant has acquired Vienna-based insurtech hi.health to bring its payment expertise into the insurance sector and gain industry knowledge. This is Pliant’s second acquisition after buying Friday Finance in 2023. hi.health will keep running independently but will use Pliant’s support and resources to make its products stronger and more efficient. Malte Rau, CEO […]
April 17, 2025
Skin Analytics funding news – Medtech Company Skin Analytics Raises £15Million in Series B Round Funding
Skin Analytics – the British healthtech company on a mission to build a future where nobody dies of skin cancer – has secured £15 million in Series B funding led by Intrepid Growth Partners. This investment follows Skin Analytics’ recent EU MDR Class III CE mark approval, making its technology, DERM, the world’s first legally […]
April 17, 2025
Tundr funding news – Milan-based Tundr Raises €7.2 Million in Seed Funding
Milan-based fintech startup Tundr, which offers a simple and fully digital platform for managing employee benefits, has raised €7.2 million in seed funding to grow its product and expand in Italy. The round was led by 360 Capital (via its 360 Digitaly fund) and supported by CDP Venture Capital through the Digital Transition Fund – […]
April 17, 2025
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Lyft acquisition news – Lyft Announce Acquisition of German Mobility Platform FREENOW
Lyft, Inc., a leading ride hailing marketplace, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FREENOW, a leading European multi-mobility app with a taxi offering at its core, from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for approximately €175 million or $197 million* in cash. FREENOW will continue operating as it does today, with […]
April 17, 2025
Portia AI funding news – London-based Portia AI Secures €5.1 Million in Funding
London-based Portia AI, which offers an open-source toolkit for building AI agents, has raised €5.1 million to help developers create reliable and secure AI tools. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with backing from First Minute Capital and Stem AI. Emma Burrows, Portia AI’s Co-founder and CTO said, “AI engineers with deep expertise […]
April 17, 2025
Europe Weekly Startup Funding News Report For Monday, 14 April 2025 to Saturday, 19 April 2025
Weekly Startups Funding News [Monday, Monday, 14 April 2025 to Saturday, 19 April 2025] Weekly Funding Roundup: Each week, we put out a report called Weekly Startups Funding News that summarises all the startups that raised funding that week. This report offers a brief overview of the most recent developments in the startup financing ecosystem […]
Weekly Funding April 17, 2025
Inephany funding news – London-based Inephany Secures $2.2Million in Pre-Seed Funding
AI optimisation startup Inephany has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to speed up the development of its platform, which helps train and fine-tune neural networks like Large Language Models (LLMs) more efficiently. The round was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with support from AI-focused VC Sure Valley Ventures and renowned AI expert Professor Steve […]
April 16, 2025
Lighthouse Acquires The Hotels Network to Add Hospitality Marketing Capabilities to Its Commercial Platform
Lighthouse, the leading commercial platform for the travel and hospitality industry, announced the acquisition of The Hotels Network, the leader in marketing personalization technology that drives direct channel growth for hotels. The acquisition will combine Lighthouse’s commercial intelligence platform with AI-driven marketing technology from The Hotels Network. Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of Lighthouse said, “The Hotels […]
April 16, 2025
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