22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

German FinTech startup Aufinity Group raises €23 million to innovate payments in the automotive sector

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 23m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Seaya

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Neot Raises $390 Million to Launch New Sustainable Mobility Financing Platform

Investment Raised: EUR 350m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alba Infra Partners, Banque des Territoires, Mirova

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

CellCentric lands $120M to power clinical trials of oral cancer drug inobrodib

Founded: 2003

Investment Raised: USD 120m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Avego Bioscience Capital, BrightEdge - American Cancer Society, Forbion Capital Partners, RA Capital Management

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Swedish legaltech Legora raises $80M Series B at $675M valuation

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 80m €

USD 595m

Valuation

Investors: Benchmark, General Catalyst, ICONIQ Capital, Redpoint, Y Combinator

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Jeito Capital Leads a USD 65 million Financing in ReproNovo to Develop Transformational Treatments in Reproductive Medicine and Women’s Health

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: USD 65m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ALSA Ventures, AXA Investment Managers, Jeito Capital, M Ventures, Ysios Capital

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Gravitee secures $60M to scale API infrastructure and accelerate global expansion

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 60m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AlbionVC, Riverside Acceleration Capital, Sixth Street

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

H&M invests in Portuguese smart textile technology developer Smartex.ai

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 40m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Amazon Web Services, H&M Group Ventures, Tony Fadell

22.05.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 21 |

2025

German scale-up Flip secures €25 million to expand new AI-powered capabilities for deskless workers

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 28m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: HV Capital, LEA Partners, Notion Capital, Roland Berger

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Fintech Aufinity receives EUR 23 million investment

Investment Raised: EUR 23m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Seaya Ventures

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Mandatum Asset Management invests in rapidly growing golf equipment manufacturer Takomo

Investment Raised: EUR 20m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Mandatum, Rite Ventures

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

UK-based Origin raises $21M Series A to tackle fragmented employee benefits

Founded: 2024

Investment Raised: USD 21m €

USD 85m

Valuation

Investors: Acadian Ventures, Felix Capital, Jacqui Canney, Laura Modiano, Notion Ventures, Paul Daugherty, Tudor Havriliuc

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Cronofy secures £15m BGF investment to supercharge growth

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: GBP 15m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Business Growth Fund

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Optics11 raises €17M to enhance power infrastructure resilience in Europe

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: EUR 17m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: FORWARD.one, Join Capital, SET Ventures

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Madrid-based startup Shakers raises €14 million to help businesses integrate teams of specialised talent with AI

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 14m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Athos Capital, Brighteye Ventures, K Fund, Partech, Wayra

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

TILT Biotherapeutics raised $25.6M to find a cure for ovarian cancer

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 25.6m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: European Innovation Council, Lifeline Ventures, Stephen Industries, Tesi

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Largest ever funding in UK space tech: Space Forge raises £22.6M to launch new era of space manufacturing

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: GBP 22.6m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: British Business Bank, Cardiff Capital Region, Gaingels, Helium-3 Ventures, London Technology Club, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, NATO Innovation Fund, Space.VC, Stellar Development Foundation, Type One Ventures, Unruly Capital, World Fund

16.05.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 20 |

2025

AI brain behind your Slack threads: London-based Granola, led by Google alumni, raises $43M

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 43m €

USD 207m

Valuation

Investors: Amjad Masad, Charlie Songhurst, Des Traynor, Guillermo Rauch, Karim Atiyeh, Karri Saarinen, Laura Modiano, Lenny Rachitsky, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nat Friedman, NFDG Ventures, Nilan Peiris, Noah Weiss, Romain Huet, Spark Capital, Tobias Lütke, Zach Lloyd

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

With $110M raise, Ascendx Cloud gives Enterprise CRM data sollutions an AI lift

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 60m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Charles Delingpole, Christopher North, Columbia Lake Partners, Malte Janzarik, Osprey Investors, Sujay Tyle

16.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Azafaros, Jeito, Seroba, TILT Biotherapeutics, Eligo Bioscience

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 132m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BioGeneration Ventures, Forbion Capital Partners, Jeito Capital, Pictet Alternative Advisors, Schroders Capital, Seroba Life Sciences

09.05.2025

Deal of the Month |

May |

2025

German Quantum Systems raises €160 million as it targets global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 160m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Airbus Defence & Space, Airbus Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bullhound Capital, DTCP, Hensoldt, HV Capital, LP&E AG, Notion Capital, Omnes Capital, Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding, Project A Ventures

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Parloa Raises $120M Series C to Reinvent Customer Service with Agentic AI

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 120m €

USD 880m

Valuation

Investors: Altimeter Capital, Durable Capital Partners, EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, Mosaic Ventures, RPT Capital, Senovo

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Amazon’s Bezos leads $72m investment in AI data firm Toloka

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 72m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bezos Expeditions, Mikhail Parakhin

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

HAYA Therapeutics Raises $65 Million in Series A Funding to Deliver Precision RNA-Guided Medicines for Chronic and Age-Related Diseases

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 65m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: +ND Capital, 4See Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Apollo Health Ventures, ATHOS, Bernina BioInvest, Earlybird Venture Capital, Eli Lilly, LifeLink Ventures, Longview Ventures, Schroders Capital, Sofinnova Partners

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

British FinTech startup Juice secures €29.4 million to provide new funding options for UK SMEs

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: GBP 25m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Aern capital, Falco

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

AppSignal Raises $22M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 22m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Elsewhere Partners

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 21m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Kinnevik, Lowercarbon Capital, Volvo Cars Tech Fund

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

StackOne Raises $20m Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) to Reinvent SaaS and AI Agent Integrations

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 20m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Episode 1, Google Ventures, Playfair Capital, Workday Ventures, XTX Ventures

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

German FinTech startup Circula secures €15 million as it cuts expense admin by 80%

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 15m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alstin Capital, Capnamic, CIBC Innovation Banking, Peak, Storm Ventures, WENVEST Capital

09.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Luzia Closes $13.5M Funding Round

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 13.5m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Khosla Ventures, monashees, Prosus Ventures

05.05.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 18 |

2025

SafeHeal Closes Oversubscribed €35 Million Series C Equity Financing

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Solar Eclipse, Sofinnova Partners, M&L Healthcare Investments, Gideon Strategic Partners