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AVIAN Raises €2.2M To Prevent Industrial Fires With AI Thermal Monitoring
Funding May 20, 2026
UK Primer Raises €86.2M Series C Round Led by Sofina
Funding May 20, 2026
German-Based Qurie Raises €2.2M Funding For Compressor-Free, Refrigerant-Free Cooling Technology
Funding May 20, 2026
Better Futures Raises €600K To Automate Engineering Documentation With AI
Funding May 20, 2026
Infrawatch Raises $3M Pre-seed Funding For Internet Infrastructure Intelligence Platform
Funding May 20, 2026
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Warsaw and Munich-based AI startup Viktor has raised €64.7 million ($75 million) in Series A funding to scale its AI coworker platform that operates inside Slack and Microsoft Teams. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Bek Ventures, Kaya VC, Inovo VC, and Tenacity Capital, along with a group of high-profile angel investors […]
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AVIAN Raises €2.2M To Prevent Industrial Fires With AI Thermal Monitoring
Zurich-based industrial AI company AVIAN has raised a €2.2 million ($2.6 million) pre-seed round led by Founderful to scale its thermal monitoring platform for high-risk industrial operations. Founded in 2023 by Hanover and Thomas Laengle, AVIAN builds always-on AI systems that use thermal imaging and anomaly detection to help prevent fires, reduce downtime, and improve […]
May 20, 2026UK Primer Raises €86.2M Series C Round Led by Sofina
London-based payments infrastructure startup Primer has raised €86.2 million ($100 million) in a Series C funding round led by Sofina, with participation from Peak XV Partners and continued support from existing investors including Balderton, Accel, ICONIQ, Tencent, and Speedinvest. Founded in 2020 by former leaders of Braintree and PayPal, Primer provides a unified platform that […]
May 20, 2026German-Based Qurie Raises €2.2M Funding For Compressor-Free, Refrigerant-Free Cooling Technology
Freiburg-based startup Qurie has raised €2.2 million in a Seed round from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Technology Transfer Fund TT49, and Aepikur GmbH. Founded in 2026 as a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM, Qurie is developing next-generation electrocaloric cooling systems that operate without compressors, refrigerants, or pressure build-up, offering a quieter, more […]
May 20, 2026Better Futures Raises €600K To Automate Engineering Documentation With AI
Dublin-based AI startup Better Futures has raised €600,000 from private angel investors and Enterprise Ireland through its High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme, bringing total funding to €1.1 million. Headquartered at NovaUCD, the company builds AI solutions that automate engineering documentation workflows in regulated industries. It has also launched the next generation of its platform EVA™, […]
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London-based cybersecurity startup Infrawatch has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Outward VC and Triple Point Ventures, with participation from Portfolio Ventures and several fintech and cybersecurity angel investors. Founded by Lloyd Davies alongside former professionals from CrowdStrike, Recorded Future and Intel 471, Infrawatch is building an Internet Infrastructure Intelligence Layer […]
May 20, 2026RemotePass Raises $17.4M Series B Funding Led by EBRD Venture Capital
RemotePass, a global employment, payroll, and spend management platform, has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, with participation from 500 Global and existing investors including Oraseya Capital, 212 VC, Access Bridge Ventures, and Khwarizmi Ventures. The raise comes at a key inflection point as global employment infrastructure and fintech […]
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Stilta Raises $10.5M Led By Andreessen Horowitz To Patent Litigation And Intelligence
Stilta has raised $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable, and Listen Labs. Stilta is building agentic AI software designed for patent litigation, defence, and monetisation. The company believes patents remain one of the most underutilised […]
May 20, 2026
Paymentology Appoints Fiona Tee As Chief Financial Officer
Paymentology has appointed Fiona Tee as its new Chief Financial Officer as the company accelerates its next phase of international growth following recent strategic investments and brand expansion initiatives. Fiona joins Paymentology from Currencycloud, where she spent nine years helping scale the business through a major growth phase that ultimately led to its acquisition by […]
May 20, 2026
CircuitHub Raises $28M Series A Round Led By Plural
CircuitHub has secured $28 million in Series A funding to accelerate the next generation of electronics manufacturing. The round was led by Plural, founded by tech leaders Taavet Hinrikus, Sten Tamkivi, Ian Hogarth, and Khaled Helioui. Founded in 2011 by Andrew Seddon, Rehno Lindeque, and Jon Friedman, CircuitHub is developing what it describes as the […]
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