05.10.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 40 |

2026

Reverion logo

Reverion Series B: Germany’s Reverion raises €154.2 million to scale production of power plants that generate electricity from gas

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2022

  • Series B
  • Sector: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 154.2m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: The round was led by Kembara, Mundi Ventures' €1 billion DeepTech and climate fund. The round also saw participation from new investors Allianz, KfW Capital, Aurum Impact, and Carbon Equity, alongside existing backers Extantia, Energy Impact Partners, UVC Partners, European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), alfa8, and Possible Ventures.

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28.09.2026

Deal of the Month, Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 39 |

September |

2026

TEKEVER logo

TEKEVER Series D: Tekever raises $580 million as investors back Ukraine-honed defence tech firm

  • HQ: PT

Founded: 2001

  • Series D
  • Sector: Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Defence Tech, Drones, Manufacturing

Investment Raised: USD 580m €

USD 6.4b

Valuation

Investors: UC Investments (University of California) and Baillie Gifford led the round, which marks UC Investments' first direct investment in Europe. Merlyn Advisors joined TEKEVER as a new strategic investor alongside continued investment from shareholders Crescent Cove, Ventura Capital and Iberis Capital.

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14.09.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 37 |

2026

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The Exploration Company Series C: The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2021

  • Series C
  • Sector: Aerospace, Manufacturing

Investment Raised: USD 450m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, with participation from existing investors including Balderton, Plural, Cherry and Red River West.

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24.08.2026

Deal of the Month, Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 34 |

August |

2026

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Gravis Robotics Series A: Gravis Robotics becomes Europe’s latest unicorn after €172 million Series A

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2022

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Robotics

Investment Raised: EUR 172m €

EUR 862m, post-money

Valuation

Investors: SoftBank is the sole investor in the round.

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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

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Manufacturing, Semiconductor

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

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25.07.2025

Deal of the Month |

Calendar Week # 30 |

July |

2025

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

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Semiconductor

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

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24.06.2025

Deal |

2025

The SETT participates in a €17.2 million investment in Sparc, a photonic circuit manufacturer

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2022

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 17.2m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: SETT

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27.03.2025

Deal |

2025

An Eiffel Tower a day: GravitHy secures €60 million to power green steel revolution

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2022

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 60m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Advantage Partners, Ecolab, EIT InnoEnergy, ENGIE New Ventures, Marcegaglia, Rio Tinto, Siemens Financial Services

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19.02.2025

Deal |

2025

Pulpex secures NWF’s first investment in Scotland

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Series D
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: GBP 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: National Wealth Fund, Scottish National Investment Bank

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15.01.2025

Deal |

2025

Strategic Value Partners invests €200 million in Bjelin Group

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2017

  • Private Equity
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 200m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Strategic Value Partners

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29.08.2024

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 35 |

2024

Amazon and Bezos Expeditions to Back Robot-Maker Swiss-Mile

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2023

  • Seed
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, Manufacturing, Robotics

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

USD 78M

Valuation

Investors: Linear Capital, HongShan, Bezos Expeditions, Armada Investment AG, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund

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25.07.2024

Deal |

2024

Led by GM Ventures, Addionics Raises $39 Million Series B to Drive Cost-Efficient EV Battery Innovation

  • HQ: GB

Founded: 2018

  • Series B
  • Sector: 3D Technology, Battery, Energy Efficiency, Manufacturing, Product Design

Investment Raised: USD 39M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Scania, General Motors Ventures, Deep Insight

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24.07.2024

Deal |

2024

H55 Keeping Up the Momentum: Series C Funding Closed, Accelerating Electric Propulsion Certification

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: Aerospace, Electronics, Manufacturing

Investment Raised: CHF 65M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Government Of Quebec

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18.07.2024

Deal of the Month |

July |

2024

Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Electronics, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Walden Catalyst, Invest-NL, Innovation Industries, ING Group

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18.07.2024

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 29 |

2024

Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Electronics, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Walden Catalyst, Invest-NL, Innovation Industries, ING Group

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21.03.2024

Deal |

2024

Cemvision raises €10M in landmark climate tech seed round

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 10.0M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BackingMinds (https://www.backingminds.com/) Polar Structure (https://polarstructure.se/) Zacua Ventures (https://zacuaventures.com/)

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19.03.2024

Deal |

2024

Tesla of water: Sweden’s Candela snaps €24.5M to scale up electric vessel production

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2014

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 24.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Groupe Beneteau (https://www.beneteau-group.com/) Ocean Zero (https://www.oceanzerollc.com/)

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11.03.2024

Deal |

2024

Simera Sense zooms in €13.5M for its Earth observation optical imaging solutions

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2017

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 13.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Knife Capital (http://www.knifecap.com) NewSpace Capital (http://www.newspace.capital)

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06.03.2024

Deal |

2024

German startup Greenlyte snaps €10.5M for carbon removal from atmosphere

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2022

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 10.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Carbon Removal Partners (http://carbonremoval.partners) Earlybird Venture Capital (http://earlybird.com/) Green Generation Fund (http://www.greengenerationfund.com/) Partech (http://partechpartners.com) Udo Jung

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27.02.2024

Deal |

2024

Pulsed Field Ablation Innovator Argá Medtech Announces €54 Million Oversubscribed Series B Capital Raise

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2020

  • Series B
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 54M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Advent Life Sciences (https://adventls.com/) Earlybird Venture Capital (https://earlybird.com/) Gilde Healthcare (https://gildehealthcare.com/)

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01.12.2023

Deal |

2023

Stephenson Harwood advises mylight150 on €100 million funding

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2014

  • Private Equity
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 100M €

EUR 100M

Valuation

Investors: Andera Partners Azora Eiffel Investment Group Elevation Capital

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20.11.2023

Deal |

2023

England’s Advanced Electric Machines raises €26.3M to build sustainable electric motor without rare earth metals

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: 23M GBP €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners (https://www.blackfin.com/) IXO Private Equity La Maison Partners (https://www.lamaisonpartners.fr/)

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26.10.2023

Deal |

2023

BlueBull advises Crisalion Mobility on its €15 million investment round

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2019

  • Funding Round
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: undefined

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27.06.2023

Deal |

2023

Nine-month old Greenlyte Carbon Technology raises an additional €4.5 million, bringing its funding to €8 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2022

  • Pre-Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hendrik Brandis

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30.05.2023

Deal |

2023

ZParq completes $2.7M seed round to bring ultracompact electric marine motors to market

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: USD 2.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Almi Invest GreenTech (https://www.almi.se/almi-invest/om-almi-invest/greentech/) InnoEnergy (https://www.innoenergy.com/) Santander (https://www.santander.com/)

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15.05.2023

Deal |

2023

Brompton Bikes confirms £19m equity raise to fund expansion

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 1975

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: GBP 19M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

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

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11.05.2023

Deal |

2023

Sparrow Quantum Aps. secured 31 million DKK ($4.9m) in seed funding

  • HQ: DK

Founded: 2016

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 4.9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 2xN (https://2xn.vc/) EIC-Fund (https://eic.ec.europa.eu/investment-opportunities_en) LIFTT (https://www.liftt.com/en/invest-en/)

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27.07.2022

Deal |

2022

iPronics Raises €3.7M in Funding

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 3.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Amadeus Capital Partners (https://www.amadeuscapital.com/) Caixa Capital Risc (https://www.caixacapitalrisc.es/en/)

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27.06.2022

Deal |

2022

Magical Mushroom Company cultivates £3 million to create biodegradable packaging

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: GBP 3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Dale Vince Ecovative Design (https://www.ecovative.com/) Marcus Watson Robert del Naja

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27.06.2022

Deal |

2022

Finnish plant-based product manufacturer raises €13M funding from Swedish foodtech investment company

  • HQ: FI

Founded: 2015

  • Seed
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: EUR 13M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nicoya (https://www.nicoya.se/)

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