14.09.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 37 |

2026

The Exploration Company logo

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

Gravis Robotics logo

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

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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

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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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18.10.2021

Deal |

2021

Sunfire raises USD 125M Series D

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2010

  • Series D
  • Sector: Manufacturing

Investment Raised: USD 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Planet First Partners (https://www.planetfirst.partners/) Lightrock (https://www.lightrock.com/) HydrogenOne Capital (https://hydrogenonecapital.com/) Carbon Direct (https://carbon-direct.com/)

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