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UK-Based AethexAI Raises $3M Pre-seed To Build Voice AI Infrastructure For Emerging Markets

AethexAI, a UK-based voice AI infrastructure company focused on emerging markets, has raised a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures, alongside participation from Enza Capital, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, 26 Fund and strategic angel investors from Stanford, telecom, and AI research backgrounds. The company is building a voice AI platform designed […]

June 4, 2026
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Airspeed Raises €17.2M Series A To Scale AI Platform For Revenue Teams

Airspeed, a London-based agent-native platform for go-to-market (GTM) execution, has raised a €17.2 million ($20 million) Series A to expand its technology, hire globally, and grow its US presence. The round was led by DN Capital, with participation from Vi Partners, Framework Venture Partners, and Atlassian Ventures. Founded in 2022 by former DeepMind researchers Adam […]

June 4, 2026
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Spain’s Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6M In Series B Funding

Ona Therapeutics, a Barcelona-based biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for treatment-resistant cancers, has announced the closing of an oversubscribed $86.6 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by new investors Columbus Venture Partners and Mérieux Equity Partners, with participation from COFIDES, Korys, and existing investors including Alta Life Sciences, Asabys Partners, […]

June 4, 2026
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Merantix Capital Launches €103M Fund To Back Early-Stage AI Startups In Europe

Merantix Capital has closed its €103 million AI Fund, aimed at backing early-stage AI-native startups across sectors including healthcare, energy, logistics, finance, manufacturing, robotics and enterprise software. The fund’s investors include Union Investment, Jungheinrich, KPMG Germany, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Building on its first fund, Merantix Capital will invest […]

June 4, 2026
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New Dawn Bio Raises €2.1M Led By CapitalT To Develop Cultured Wood Technology

New Dawn Bio, a deeptech startup developing what it calls the world’s first cultured wood, has raised €2.1 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by CapitalT, with participation from Norrsken Evolve, Ontdekkers Group, and angel investors including Jelle Prins. Founded in 2024, the company is rethinking how wood is produced by growing it from […]

June 4, 2026
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Kodesage Raises $6.6M In Seed Funding To Modernise Legacy Software With AI

Kodesage, a startup building an on-premise AI platform for legacy software modernisation, has raised $6.6 million in seed funding led by VentureFriends, with participation from Portfolion and angel investors including Christian Szegedy (xAI co-founder) and footballer Mario Götze. Founded in 2024 Kodesage helps enterprises understand, document, and modernise complex legacy software systems. Its platform extracts […]

June 4, 2026
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Acquisition
CommerceClarity Acquires Katalogo.ai To Expand AI Catalogue Platform

CommerceClarity, an AI agent platform for catalogue operations used by enterprise retailers and brands including Prada and Next Hardware & Software, has acquired Barcelona-based startup Katalogo.ai in its first-ever M&A deal. The acquisition comes just 18 months after CommerceClarity was founded and six months after it raised €2.7 million in funding. As part of the […]

June 4, 2026
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French Startup Innovorder Secures €20M Funding Led By UL Invest

Innovorder a French restaurant technology company, has raised €20 million in a round led by UL Invest, combining a capital increase with a partial secondary share sale. Existing investor Evolem remains a shareholder. Founded in 2014, Innovorder provides a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps restaurants and catering operators digitise and manage operations, including ordering, payments, […]

June 4, 2026
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Semble Raises £30M In Series C Round Led by Revaia

Semble, a UK-based healthcare technology company, has raised £30 million in a Series C round led by Revaia, with participation from Partech, Mercia Ventures, and Octopus Ventures. The company provides a unified practice management and care coordination platform for outpatient healthcare providers. Its software helps clinicians and healthcare organisations manage patient journeys, streamline clinical and […]

June 4, 2026
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Appointment
Standard Chartered Appoints Shebani Baweja As Group Chief Data Officer

Standard Chartered has appointed Shebani Baweja as Group Chief Data Officer (CDO) with immediate effect. Based in Singapore, she will report to Alvaro Garrido, Chief Operating Officer for Technology & Operations and Chief Information Security & Data Officer. In her new role, Shebani will lead the Group Data Office and oversee the bank’s global data […]

June 4, 2026
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