09.02.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 6 |

2026

Newcleo Secures EUR75 Million Funding Round with Cementir Among Investors

Founded: 2021

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.

24.06.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 25 |

2025

Ostrom raised €20M to accelerate Germany’s smart energy revolution

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 20m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 468 Capital, Adjacent, Eneco Ventures, J12, SE Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Übermorgen Ventures

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Proxima Fusion secures €130M to supercharge Europe’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: EUR 130m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Balderton Capital, Bayern Kapital, Cherry Ventures, Club degli Investitori, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Elaia, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), Leitmotif, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Omnes Capital, Plural Platform, redalpine, UVC Partners, Visionaries Tomorrow, Wilbe Capital

14.03.2025

Deal |

2025

Amsterdam’s Thorizon bags €20M: CEO Kiki Lauwers on building ‘walk-away safe’ molten salt reactor, regulatory challenges, and roadmap 2030

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 16m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: European Commission, Impuls Zeeland, Invest-NL, PDENH, Positron Ventures

04.10.2024

Deal |

2024

Newcleo raises $151 million from new investors, moves to Paris

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 135m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Inarcassa, Ingerop, Walter Tosto

16.11.2023

Deal |

2023

CDPQ investing $200 million in Swedish battery company Northvolt

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (https://www.cdpq.com/fr)

13.11.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 46 |

2023

CDPQ investing $200 million in Swedish battery company Northvolt

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (https://www.cdpq.com/fr)

05.09.2023

Deal |

2023

EIT InnoEnergy secures over €140 million in private placement round

Founded: 2010

Investment Raised: EUR 140M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Capgemini (https://www.capgemini.com/) CMA CGM Engie Groupe IDEC (https://www.groupeidec.com/) ING Ventures Koolen Industries NIIT (https://www.niit.com/) Renault Group (https://group.renault.com/en/) Santander CIB (https://santandercib.com/) Schneider Electric Siemens Financial Services (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/financing.html) Societe Generale Stena Recycling (https://www.stenarecycling.se/) Volkswagen Group (https://www.volkswagenag.com/)

27.07.2023

Deal |

2023

Nuada raises £4.4m to help decarbonise heavy industries

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: GBP 4.4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Business Growth Fund (https://www.bgf.co.uk/)

26.01.2023

Deal |

2023

European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 46.9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bayern Kapital (https://bayernkapital.de/) Kiko Ventures (https://kiko.vc/) Trill Impact (https://www.trillimpact.com/) Zürcher Kantonal Bank (https://www.zkb.ch/de/private.html)

28.07.2022

Deal |

2022

VoltStorage raises €24 million to expand product offering beyond vanadium

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 24M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cummins (https://www.cummins.com/)

14.05.2021

Deal |

2021

Munich-based home climate management startup Tado° raises €38 million, partners with noventic

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: EUR 38M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Noventic (https://noventic.com/en)