DEALS MONITOR
Deal of the Week
Each week our analysts go through the list of recently announced deal and select the most outstanding one to be awarded “Deal of the Week”.
The selection criteria are focused on the “whole picture” of the announced deal, such as raised investment, type of investment round, investors and further perspective of company development.
AWARDED DEAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
09.02.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 6 |
2026
Newcleo Secures EUR75 Million Funding Round with Cementir Among Investors
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2021
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Clean Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 75m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: The round welcomed new investors such as Cementir Holding, Danieli & C, and Orion Valves, alongside existing shareholders including Kairos, Indaco Ventures, Azimut Investments, the CERN pension fund, and Walter Tosto. Among the recent additions is NextChem, a MAIRE subsidiary, which joined the capital following its joint venture with Newcleo.
02.02.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 5 |
2026
RobCo Secures $100 million to Scale Autonomous Industrial Robotics
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2020
- Series C
- Sector: Industrial Automation, Robotics
Investment Raised: USD 100m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: The round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation, an investment firm owned by Exor, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif, and The Friedkin Group
26.01.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 4 |
2026
Neko Health raises $260M Series B for preventative health scanning tech
- HQ: SE
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: HealthTech
Investment Raised: USD 260m €
USD 1.8b
Valuation
Investors: The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, O.G. Venture Partners, Rosello, Lakestar and Atomico
19.01.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 3 |
2026
Parloa Raises $350M Series D at $3B Valuation
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series D
- Sector: AI
Investment Raised: USD 350m €
USD 3b
Valuation
Investors: The round was led by General Catalyst and joined by existing investors such as EQT Ventures, Altimeter Capital and Durable Capital Partners
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12.01.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 2 |
2026
Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2022
- Series C
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence, E-commerce Platform
Investment Raised: USD 100m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: The round was co-led by DST Global and ICONIQ
05.01.2026
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 1 |
2026
Kraken Technologies Raises $1 Billion in First Standalone Round at $8.65 Billion Valuation
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2019
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence, Energy
Investment Raised: USD 1b €
USD 8.65b
Valuation
Investors: The investment round was led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from Fidelity International, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, and Durable Capital Partners.
26.12.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 52 |
2025
Renewco Power Secures £29 Million to Accelerate Utility-Scale Renewables Across the UK and Europe
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2021
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: GBP 29m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: The investment round was led by a £20 million commitment from Scottish National Investment Bank, alongside a further £9 million from existing shareholder SSE plc
19.12.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 51 |
2025
Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation
- HQ: SE
Founded: 2023
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 330m €
USD 6.6b
Valuation
Investors: This round was led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures' Anthology fund. Additional investors in this round include NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, T.Capital (Deutsche Telekom), Atlassian Ventures, and HubSpot Ventures. They’re joined by Khosla Ventures, DST Global, EQT Growth, Kinship Ventures, and returning investors Accel, Creandum, and Evantic, among others.
15.12.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 50 |
2025
Green Energy Origin completed a Series B financing round of $110 million, with Light Source Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor.
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2023
- Series B
- Sector: Battery Manufacturing Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: USD 110m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: This round was led by BlueCrest Capital Management, joined by Qiming Venture Partners, as a new investor, along with existing shareholders Sofina, HSG, and NIO Capital. Light Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor for this round.
09.12.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 49 |
2025
Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2024
- Series B
Investment Raised: USD 300m €
EUR 3.25b
Valuation
Investors: The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva, and Figma Ventures.
01.12.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 48 |
2025
Peter Thiel-backed Quantum Systems triples valuation to €3B with €180M funding
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2015
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence, Defence Tech, Drones
Investment Raised: EUR 180m €
EUR 3b
Valuation
Investors: The round was led by Balderton Capital and joined by investors including Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Notion Capital
25.11.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 47 |
2025
HoloSolis Secures €220M to Build One of Europe’s Largest Solar Manufacturing Plants
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2023
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 220m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Backed by Calés Technologie and Forming, and a solid base of long-standing investors including InnoEnergy, TSE, Groupe IDEC, Armor Group, and Heraeus
17.11.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 46 |
2025
Financial services platform Zilch raises US$176.7m in funding
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 176.7 €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Led by KKCG, the funding round also included participation from BNF Capital in addition to several other investors
10.11.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 45 |
2025
Italian biotech AAVantgarde adds $141M series B to fund retinal disease gene therapy trials
- HQ: IT
Founded: 2021
- Series B
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: USD 141m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: The raise was led by Atlas Venture, Forbion and a new backer in the form of Schroders. Other new investors who participated in the round include Amgen Ventures, Athos Capital, CDP Venture Capital, Columbia IMC, Neva SGR, Sixty Degree Capital, XGen Venture and Willett Advisors.
31.10.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 44 |
2025
AI Video Startup Synthesia Valued At $4 Billion In New $200 Million Raise
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2017
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 200m €
USD 4b
Valuation
Investors: Google Ventures (GV)
27.10.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 43 |
2025
Moniepoint tops up Series C with fresh $90m funding
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 90m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: LeapFrog Investments, The initial raise was led by Development Partners International, through the African Development Partners III Fund. Lightrock, Alder Tree Investments, Visa, Proparco, Swedfund, Verod Capital Management, the International Finance Corporation, and Google, through its Africa Investment Fund, also participated in the Series C raise.
20.10.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 42 |
2025
Munich-based Tubulis secures €308 million to advance antibody-drug conjugate innovation
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2012
- Series C
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: EUR 308m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, with participation from Wellington Management and Ascenta Capital, alongside existing investors including Nextech Invest, EQT Life Sciences, Frazier Life Sciences, Andera Partners, Deep Track Capital, Bayern Kapital, Fund+, OCCIDENT, Seventure Partners, and HTGF.
10.10.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 41 |
2025
n8n Secures $180 Million Series C Funding, Hits $2.5 Billion Valuation to Lead AI-Powered Workflow Automation
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series C
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 180m €
USD 2.5b
Valuation
Investors: Led by Accel, with support from Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic and Visionaries Club. Corporate investors NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) and T.Capital also join the round, with previous backers including Felicis Ventures, Sequoia, Highland Europe and HV Capital making follow-on investments.
03.10.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 40 |
2025
Nscale closes $433M round, days after bagging $1.1BN funding
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2024
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 433M €
USD 3.5b
Valuation
Investors: T.Capital, Sandton Capital Partners, Point72, NVIDIA, Nokia, G Squared, Fidelity, Dell Technologies, Blue Owl, Aker
26.09.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 39 |
2025
British AI firm Nscale raises $1.1 billion in Nvidia-backed funding round
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2024
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 1.1b €
USD 3.1b
Valuation
Investors: Led by Norway’s Aker, with additional backing from Nvidia, Nokia and Dell
19.09.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 38 |
2025
Nothing raises $200M Series C to fund AI-driven hardware platform
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2020
- Series C
- Sector: Consumer Electronics
Investment Raised: USD 200m €
USD 1.3b
Valuation
Investors: Led by Tiger Global, included participation from existing investors GV (Google Ventures), Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude Investment Management, I2BF Global Ventures, and Tapestry VC, along with backing from Nikhil Kamath and Qualcomm Ventures
12.09.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 37 |
2025
Mistral’s USD 2b Series C Is Europe’s Largest AI Round By A Lot
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2023
- Series C
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 1.7m €
USD 13.7b
Valuation
Investors: Led by ASML Holding NV, and existing investors including DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz and Bpifrance
29.08.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 35 |
2025
Aerospacelab, a leading European satellite manufacturer, secures €94M to accelerate its ambitious roadmap.
- HQ: BEL
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: Aerospace
Investment Raised: EUR 94m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Airbus Ventures, XAnge, European Financial Institution, Torus Capital, imec.xpand, European Investment Bank, Dassault Systems, BNP Paribas Fortis
25.08.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 34 |
2025
Midas raises $80M to to enhance security to global standards and speed up the launch of advanced products for active trader
- HQ: TR
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 80m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: QED Investors, IFC (International Finance Corporation), HSG (formerly Sequoia China), QuantumLight (founded by Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky), Spice Expeditions LP, and George Rzepecki. The round was also joined by existing backers: Spark Capital, Portage Ventures, Bek Ventures, and Nigel Morris
18.08.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 33 |
2025
Sequoia leads $62M round, valuing Stark at $500M as it ramps up AI-powered battlefield drones
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2024
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: AI, Military
Investment Raised: USD 62m €
USD 500m
Valuation
Investors: Thiel Capital, Sequoia Capital, Project A Ventures, NATO innovation fund, IQT, Doepfner Capital, 8VC
11.08.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 32 |
2025
Tanso raises €12M to grow ESG software for industry
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2021
- Series A
- Sector: Business Intelligence
Investment Raised: EUR 12m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Capnamic, Fortino Capital, henQ, UVC Partners
04.08.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 31 |
2025
Oxford spinout Ultromics lands $55M to combat hidden heart disease through earlier, smarter diagnosis
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2017
- Series C
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Investment Raised: USD 55m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Allegis Capital, GV, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Lightrock, Oxford Science Enterprises, The Blue Venture Fund, UCM Ventures, University of Oxford, UPMC Enterprises
30.06.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 26 |
2025
Zama Raises $57M In Series B To Bring End-to-End Encryption To Public Blockchains
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: Blockchain
Investment Raised: USD 57m €
USD 1.1b
Valuation
Investors: Blockchange Ventures, GSR, Julien Bouteloup, Pantera Capital
24.06.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 25 |
2025
Ostrom raised €20M to accelerate Germany’s smart energy revolution
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2021
- Series B
- Sector: Clean Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 20m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 468 Capital, Adjacent, Eneco Ventures, J12, SE Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Ãœbermorgen Ventures
17.06.2025
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 24 |
2025
Spanish startup Multiverse Computing raises €189 million to scale technology that compresses LLMs by up to 95%
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI)