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Romania
Kyndred Secures €500K to Build AI Companions for Everyday Life

Romanian startup Kyndred has secured €500,000 in pre-seed funding. The round was backed by Early Game Ventures. Kyndred is building AI companions that are designed to help people with everyday tasks and make their daily lives easier. “Most AI characters today are really just text in a chat window. We build characters with a face, […]

September 29, 2026
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Germany
SereneDB Releases Krummelanke, An Open-Source Database Built For AI Agents Rather Than People

Berlin-based SereneDB has released Krummelanke, the first production-ready version of its real-time search analytics database. The release went live on 22 September, open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, and was announced simultaneously in the United States and at HumanX in Amsterdam, where co-founder and CEO Alexander Malandin presented it. The company’s argument is that […]

September 29, 2026
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Belgium
Spotable Gets €4Mn to Grow Its AI-Powered Platform for Contractors

Ghent-based construction technology company Spotable has raised €4 million in seed funding. The company will use the new investment to improve its platform and expand its business across Europe and the United States. The funding round was arranged by investment broker The Harbour. Investors include Jonas Dhaenens of team.blue, Christophe Morbee of NewSchool.vc, and the […]

September 29, 2026
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Switzerland
Cotierra Lands $3Mn to Scale Decentralized Biochar Technology

Zurich-based climate technology company Cotierra has raised $3 million to scale its technology from successful field projects to larger commercial operations. The latest funding brings the company’s total funding raised since its founding to $4.75 million. In tropical farming regions, large amounts of agricultural waste are often left unused. At the same time, farmers are […]

September 29, 2026
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Luxembourg
ANote Music Secures €2Mn Funding to Grow Music Royalty Trading Platform

ANote Music, a Luxembourg-based marketplace for music royalties, has raised €2 million in new funding. The platform allows users to buy, sell, and earn money from music royalties. The funding round was led by Seventure Partners and ScaleFund, with support from ANote Music’s existing investors and shareholders. ANote Music plans to use the new funding […]

September 29, 2026
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France
Rayon Raises €10Mn Series A to Expand AI-Powered Interior Design Software

Rayon, a browser-based design software platform for interior designers, has raised €10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Partech, with continued support from existing investors Northzone, Foundamental, and Seedcamp. The latest funding brings Rayon’s total funding to nearly €16 million. Rayon is built specifically for interior and experiential design projects. The […]

September 29, 2026
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France
Paris-Based Marble Secures €6.5Mn Series A for Financial Crime Compliance

Marble is a Paris-based company that has raised €6.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Smartfin, a European investment firm focused on high-growth B2B technology companies. Other investors in the round include ADNEXUS and existing backers Passion, 42Capital, and Hexa. With this latest funding, Marble has raised a total of €9 […]

September 29, 2026
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Sweden
Sweden-Based Klang Raises €1.32Mn to Develop Real-Time Speech AI

Klang is an AI company based in Helsingborg, Sweden. The company helps users transcribe, summarise, and analyse interviews, meetings, and conversations. Klang has raised €1.32 million (SEK 15 million) in new funding. Following the investment, the company is valued at €13.2 million (SEK 150 million). The funding round was supported by Klang’s existing owners and […]

September 29, 2026
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Estonia
DOD Solution Secures €1.8Mn Pre-Seed Funding for AURA AI Platform

DOD Solution is an Estonian-Ukrainian DefenceTech company that develops AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned vehicles. The company has raised €1.8 million ($2.1 million) in a pre-Seed funding round. The new funding will help DOD Solution speed up the development and expansion of its AURA AI autonomy platform. The platform is designed to help unmanned systems […]

September 29, 2026
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Funding
Granite Secures €4 Mn to Expand Its AI Infrastructure Platform

AI infrastructure company Granite has raised €4 million in funding to expand its business and bring its software and hardware together for customers. The funding round was led by Bifrost Studios, with additional support from private investors. Granite is developing what it calls an “agentic cloud”. Instead of adapting traditional cloud infrastructure for AI agents, […]

September 28, 2026
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