26.01.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 4 |

2026

Neko Health raises $260M Series B for preventative health scanning tech

Founded: 2018

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

Founded: 2018

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

Founded: 2022

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

Founded: 2019

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.

01.01.2026

Deal of the Year |

2025

Stuttgart’s Q.ANT raises €62M to scale energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verve Ventures, Venionaire Capital, UVC Partners, TRUMPF, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, L-Bank, imec.xpand, Grazia Equity, Cherry Ventures