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Claret Capital raises $650M for fourth debt fund to back European startups
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WAD Capital Secures €67.5 Mn for SME Acquisition Strategy Across Europe
Belgium September 5, 2026
Octave.energy Raises €10 Mn to Expand Battery Storage Solutions Across Europe
Belgium September 4, 2026
Stellar Alpina Secures €160K to Develop Smaller, More Efficient Rocket Engines
Switzerland September 4, 2026
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Cato Raises €6 Million to Expand AI-Powered Public Tender Platform
Milan-based AI startup Cato has raised €6 million in a seed funding round to expand its platform that helps businesses find and compete for public tenders. The round was led by Keen Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors including Vento, Heartfelt, Moonstone, BHeroes, Alecla7 and Nova Venture. Several angel investors, including the founders of […]
September 7, 2026
Claret Capital raises $650M for fourth debt fund to back European startups
London-based growth debt fund manager Claret Capital Partners has raised €575 million for its fourth European Growth Capital Fund, exceeding its original target of €500 million. The total includes €440 million in Fund IV commitments and €135 million through an affiliated discretionary mandate. The fund received backing from pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, institutional […]
September 7, 2026Top Funding Wrap Of The Week – 31 August – 04 September 2026
European Startups raised capital in order to expand and move into more successful. Here is this week’s Top European Startups Funding Roundup- 31 August – 04 September 2026. Nexeon Nexeon, a battery technology company based in Oxfordshire, UK, has raised €116.7 million (£100 million / $133 million) in its latest investment round. The UK’s National […]
September 5, 2026WAD Capital Secures €67.5 Mn for SME Acquisition Strategy Across Europe
Belgian investment firm WAD Capital has closed the first round of its fund with €67.5 million in funding. The European Investment Fund (EIF) invested €25 million, making it the largest investor in WAD Capital’s first fund. Based in Ghent, Belgium, WAD Capital invests in small and mid-sized European companies that are facing leadership or succession […]
September 5, 2026Octave.energy Raises €10 Mn to Expand Battery Storage Solutions Across Europe
Mechelen-based CleanTech startup Octave.energy has raised €10 million in Series A funding. The company will use the money to expand across Europe and improve its energy storage solutions. The funding includes a mix of equity and flexible debt financing. The round was led by SPDG Growth, the family office of the Périer-D’Ieteren family, which has […]
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Stellar Alpina Secures €160K to Develop Smaller, More Efficient Rocket Engines
Zurich-based space technology startup Stellar Alpina has received €160,000 (CHF 150,000) in funding from Venture Kick. The company will use the funding to further develop its compact rocket engine technology, which is designed to provide propulsion for spacecraft while they are in space. Stellar Alpina is developing rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) for spacecraft. These […]
September 4, 2026Atira Raises $17.5 Mn to Bring AI Automation to Industrial Sales
Munich-based AI company Atira has raised $15 million in seed funding. The company will use the new money to grow its platform, which helps automate sales engineering work for industrial businesses. The funding round was led by Accel, with investment from UVC, Fortino, Booom, and several industry experts. These include Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Marc Bitzer, Markus […]
September 4, 2026
UK Startup Souk Raises $1.6 Mn to Build AI Platform for Business Partnerships
UK-based B2B software startup Souk has raised $1.6 million in pre-Seed funding. The company will use the funding to develop its AI-powered platform for managing business partnerships. The funding round was led by Sure Valley Ventures. Antler, Fuel Ventures, and several angel investors from the B2B software industry also participated. “Partnerships are how most business […]
September 3, 2026
Piney Raises €1.6 Mn to Expand Its AI-Powered Property Operations Platform
Piney, a Cyprus-founded company that provides cleaning and operations services for short- and mid-term rental property managers, has raised €1.6 million in new funding. The funding round was led by Uni.fund, which also led Piney’s previous €1.2 million funding round in December 2024. 33East also invested in the latest round. Piney’s other existing investor is […]
September 3, 2026
Zeit AI Raises €5 Mn to Bring Autonomous Data Engineering to Mid-Sized Businesses
Zeit AI, a startup building technology that can automate data engineering, has raised €5 million in new funding. The company plans to use the funding to expand its platform for mid-sized businesses across Europe. The funding round included Y Combinator, the University of Oxford’s Seed Fund, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, ACE Ventures, and Hasso Plattner […]
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