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Prague’s Zerops Raises €1.7M Seed Funding Led By Gi21 Capital

Zerops, a Prague-based platform-as-a-service startup, has raised a €1.7 million ($2 million) seed round led by Gi21 Capital to support its global expansion, including growth in the US and Asia, new infrastructure scaling, and a data centre in Singapore. Founded in 2021 by Aleš Rechtorík and Jan Saidl as a spin-off from vshosting.eu, Zerops aims […]

May 14, 2026
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Appointment
Rio Tinto Appoints Trudi Charles As Chief Legal Officer

Rio Tinto has announced the appointment of Trudi Charles as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs, succeeding Isabelle Deschamps. She will join the company on 1 August 2026. Trudi currently serves as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President Legal, Supply, Trading & Shipping at BP plc. She brings more than 20 years of […]

May 14, 2026
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Funding
Germany-based NVision Raises $55M In Series B Funding Led By Abbott

NVision, a healthcare-focused quantum technology company based in Ulm, Germany, raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Abbott, with participation from Playground Global, Matterwave/b2ventures, Entrée Capital, and other investors. The financing also included a $17 million venture loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), bringing NVision’s total funding to $120 million. […]

May 14, 2026
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Acquisition
MovitOn Acquires Glocalzone To Grow Decentralised Logistics Network

MovitOn has acquired Glocalzone to strengthen its peer-to-peer logistics network and expand its decentralised delivery infrastructure. Founded as a platform connecting travellers with people seeking international deliveries, Glocalzone has grown to more than 1.3 million registered users and facilitated over 600,000 delivery requests across markets including Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. The acquisition […]

May 14, 2026
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Funding
Fractile Raises $220M In Series B To Speed Up AI Inference

Fractile, a London-based AI inference hardware startup, has secured $220 million in Series B funding to advance the development of its next-generation AI chips and compute systems. The financing round was led by Accel, Factorial Funds, and Founders Fund, with additional backing from Conviction, Gigascale Capital, O1A Ventures, Felicis, Buckley Ventures, and 8VC, alongside existing […]

May 14, 2026
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Mantle8 Raises €31M Series A To Accelerate Natural Hydrogen Drilling Campaign In France

French natural hydrogen exploration company Mantle8 has secured €31 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to €37 million (US$44 million). The round was led by Sandwater and included participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the Ecotechnologies 2 fund managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French government, as well as IP Group, […]

May 14, 2026
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Funding
London Isomorphic Labs Raises $2.1 Billion Funding In Series B Round

Isomorphic Labs, a London-based AI-first drug discovery company, has raised $2.1 billion in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Alphabet, GV, MGX, Temasek, CapitalG, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund. The company will use the funds to advance its AI drug design engine (IsoDDE), expand its […]

May 13, 2026
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Funding
Barcelona’s Dolfin Raises €2.1M Seed Round To Grow Its AI Sales Compensation Platform

Dolfin, a Barcelona-based AI-native platform for sales compensation management has raised a €2.1 million ($2.5 million) seed round to accelerate product development and support expansion across Europe and the United States. The round was led by Swanlaab, with participation from Archipelago Next, Inveready and Dozen. Founded in 2023, Dolfin enables RevOps, finance, and compensation teams […]

May 13, 2026
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Funding
Infex Therapeutics Raises £4.3M To Develop Treatments For Drug-Resistant Infections

Infex Therapeutics a UK-based biotech company headquartered in Macclesfield, Cheshire, has raised £4.3 million in funding to advance its pipeline of anti-infective therapies targeting drug-resistant infections. The round was led by Jon Moulton, with participation from the GM&C Life Sciences Fund (managed by Catapult Ventures) and existing high-net-worth investors. The company will use the proceeds […]

May 13, 2026
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Funding
Paymentology Raises $175 Million In Funding Led by Apis Partners And Aspirity Partners to Support Growth

Paymentology, a global issuer-processor, has secured a $175 million investment co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners. The funding will help accelerate the company’s international expansion, enhance product innovation, and strengthen its global team as demand for modern issuer processing continues to grow worldwide. The investment brings together two firms with extensive experience in payments […]

May 13, 2026
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