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SignaCor Therapeutics Secures €288K Funding To Advance Heart Disease Treatment
SignaCor Therapeutics, a Belfast-based HealthTech startup, has received €288k (£250k) in funding from VC firm Zinc to advance the development of a new treatment designed to repair heart damage and slow hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The investment is part of the Discovery Spark programme at Discovery Park, which supports innovations in cardiovascular health. It will form […]
March 10, 2026
YC-Backed Escape Raises €15.4M Series A Led By Balderton For AI-Powered Offensive Security Platform
Escape, a Paris-founded offensive security engineering platform, has raised €15.4 million ($18 million) in Series A funding to automate the full security lifecycle using AI agents. The round was led by Balderton, with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors IRIS and Y Combinator. Founded in 2020 by Tristan Kalos and Antoine Carossio Escape replaces […]
March 10, 2026
Isembard Raises €43M To Expand Software-Driven Factories For Aerospace And Energy
Isembard, a London-based high-precision manufacturing company, has raised €43 million ($50 million) in Series A funding, less than 12 months after its Seed round. The capital will be used to open 25 factories by the end of 2026, expand its engineering teams, and launch operations in Germany, France, and Ukraine. The round was led by […]
March 10, 2026
Paris-Based Qevlar AI Raises €25.8M To Automate SOC Investigations
Qevlar AI, a Paris-based startup offering an agentic AI Security Operations Centre (SOC) platform that automates and enhances security investigations, has raised €25.8 million ($30 million) to further develop its platform. The funding round was co-led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from EQT Ventures & Growth. The capital will be used to […]
March 10, 2026
Silverfin, Belgium’s Cloud Accounting Platform, Appoints An Maes As CEO
Silverfin, a cloud-first accountancy SaaS platform, has appointed An Maes as its new CEO. She will lead Silverfin’s global expansion and drive the diversification of its product and service offerings. Founded in Ghent, Belgium, in 2013 with a mission to “connect the world’s financial data,” Silverfin’s cloud-based platform is used by over 1,000 accountancy practices […]
March 10, 2026
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Backbase Announces Appointment Of Didier Van der Coelden As CFO
Backbase, a global leader in AI-powered banking technology, has announced the appointment of Didier Van der Coelden as Chief Financial Officer. Van der Coelden brings over 20 years of international finance leadership across fintech, SaaS, and professional services. He has held CFO and executive positions at Capco, NGDATA, and most recently MEDIAGENIX. His career spans […]
March 10, 2026
Cytotrait Secures £3M To Advance Agricultural Gene-Editing Technology
Cytotrait, a biotech spinout from The University of Manchester focused on developing advanced traits for food and agricultural applications, has raised £3 million in seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, managed by Future Planet Capital, and the Northern Universities Ventures Fund, managed […]
March 10, 2026
ILS Raises Seed Funding To Grow ProVision Legal Platform
Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS), a global legal technology company developing automation software for investment fund lawyers, has raised a seed funding round led by Chicago Ventures, bringing its total funding to more than $3 million. Founded in 2024 by Fergus Plant, Jack McCarthy, and Stefano Benigni, ILS was created to address the manual and fragmented […]
March 10, 2026
Vilnius-Based Food Marketplace Saltz Raises €20M Funding In Series A Round
Saltz, a Vilnius-based digital marketplace for the food supply industry, has raised €20 million in Series A funding to expand across Europe, invest in cross-border food trade technology, and grow its team by over 100 employees by 2026. The funding round was supported by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Inovo, Lifeline Ventures, and […]
March 9, 2026
BIOCAPTIVA Raises £1.58M To Transform Liquid Biopsy Sample Preparation
Biocaptiva, an Edinburgh-based magnetic bead technology company, has raised £1.58 million in new funding. The round was led by Archangels, with participation from Old College Capital, BBI, Scottish Enterprise, and new investor EverQuest Capital Partners. In addition, Biocaptiva appointed Alan Schafer as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to support its technology and growth strategy. The company […]
March 9, 2026
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