28.02.2023

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2023

StudentFinance secures $41 million to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Banking

Investment Raised: USD 41M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Armilar Venture Partners (https://www.armilar.com/) Ed Vaizey Giant Ventures (https://www.giant.vc/) Iberis Capital (https://iberiscapital.com/) Martin Villig Mustard Seed Maze (https://mustardseed.vc/mustard-seed-maze) Seedcamp (https://www.seedcamp.at/) Tom Blomfield

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27.02.2023

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2023

StudentFinance secures $41 million to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Banking, Education, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 41M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Armilar Venture Partners (https://www.armilar.com/) Ed Vaizey Giant Ventures (https://www.giant.vc/) Iberis Capital (https://iberiscapital.com/) Martin Villig Mustard Seed Maze (https://mustardseed.vc/mustard-seed-maze) Seedcamp (https://www.seedcamp.at/) Tom Blomfield

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27.02.2023

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2023

Gen AI startup Robin AI secures $10.5m

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Episode 1 (https://episode1.com/) Plural Platform (https://pluralplatform.com/) Tom Blomfield

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27.02.2023

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2023

ANGIODROID ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF GROWTH-ACCELERATING €7M CAPITAL INCREASE

  • HQ: IT

Founded: 2013

  • Series A
  • Sector: Health Care

Investment Raised: EUR 7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 8a + INVESTMENTS Air Liquide ALIAD (https://www.airliquide.com/) CDP Venture Capital (https://www.cdpventurecapital.it/en/)

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23.02.2023

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2023

Finway Raises €9.2M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 9.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 10x Group (https://10x.group/) btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) Capital 49 (https://www.capital49.com/) Force Over Mass Capital (https://fomcap.com/)

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22.02.2023

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2023

British-Ukrainian car finance startup Carmoola raises £103.5 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 103.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: InMotion Ventures (https://www.inmotionventures.com/) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com/) TrueSight Ventures (https://www.truesight.vc/) VentureFriends (https://venturefriends.vc/)

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22.02.2023

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2023

Metomic Raises $20 Million to Protect Sensitive Data in SaaS Applications

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Information Technology

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Connect Ventures (https://www.connectventures.co/) Evolution Equity Partners (https://evolutionequity.com/) Resonance (https://resonance.ltd.uk/)

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22.02.2023

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2023

Source.Ag Raises $23M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Agtech

Investment Raised: USD 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Acre Venture Partners (https://acre.vc/) Astanor Ventures (https://astanor.com/)

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21.02.2023

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2023

AeroCloud Raises $12.6M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Aerospace

Investment Raised: USD 12M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: British Business Investments (https://www.bbinv.co.uk/) Haatch (https://haatch.com/) I2BF Global Ventures (https://www.i2bf.com/) Playfair Capital (https://playfaircapital.com/) Praetura Ventures (https://www.praeturaventures.com/contact/) Stage 2 Capital (https://www.stage2.capital/) Triple Point Ventures (https://www.triplepoint.vc/)

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21.02.2023

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2023

Paleo Raises €12M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Agtech

Investment Raised: EUR 12M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Beyond Impact (https://beyondimpact.vc/) DSM Venturing (https://www.venturing.dsm.com/en_us/approach.html) Gimv (https://www.gimv.com/de) Planet A Ventures (https://planet-a.com/) SFPIM (https://sfpim.be/en/about/) Siddhi Capital (https://www.siddhicapital.co/)

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20.02.2023

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2023

Instacar raises 55 mln euros

  • HQ: GR

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Automotive

Investment Raised: EUR 55M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Autohellas Sa (https://www.autohellas.gr/en/) Elikonos Capital Partners (https://elikonos.com/#Home) Olympia Group (https://www.groupolympia.com/) Velocity.Partners (https://velocitypartners.vc/)

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15.02.2023

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2023

Maxion Therapeutics’ $16 million Series A to drive antibody development for previously untreatable ion channel and GPCR-driven diseases

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Information Technology

Investment Raised: USD 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Business Growth Fund (https://www.bgf.co.uk/) LifeArc Ventures (https://www.lifearc.org/funding/venture-investment/) Monograph Capital (https://monograph.bio/)

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14.02.2023

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2023

German Education Platform Knowunity Raises €9M in Series A Extension Round

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: E-Learning

Investment Raised: EUR 9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Educapital (https://www.educapital.fr/) Project A Ventures (https://www.project-a.com/) Redalpine (https://redalpine.com/) Stride.VC (https://stride.vc/)

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13.02.2023

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2023

Qotto raises $ 8 million in series A round to expand to Cote d’Ivoire

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Renewable Energy

Investment Raised: USD 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cordaid Investment Management (https://cordaidinvestment.com/) IBL (https://iblgroup.com/about-ibl) The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (https://www.get-invest.eu/fund/facility-for-energy-inclusion-off-grid-energy-access-fund-ogef/#:~:text=The%20Facility%20for%20Energy%20Inclusion%E2%80%99s%20Off-Grid%20Energy%20Access,renewable%20energy%20to%20communities%20living%20off%20the%20grid.)

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13.02.2023

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2023

Cydar Medical Ltd raises €10.5m in Series A financing

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: EUR 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Downing LLP (https://www.downing.co.uk/) Pembroke VC (https://pembrokevct.com/)

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07.02.2023

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2023

Build38 Raises €13M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: EUR 13M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Caixa Capital Risc (CCR) (https://www.caixacapitalrisc.es/ca) eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS (https://ecapital.vc/impressum/) Tikehau Capital (https://www.tikehaucapital.com/)

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07.02.2023

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2023

Skipperi Raises €7M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Travel

Investment Raised: EUR 7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Baltiska Handels (http://www.baltiska.fi/) HP Capital (https://www.hpcapitalgroup.com/) Matu Capital (https://matu.co.nz/) Yamaha Motor (https://global.yamaha-motor.com/ir/)

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01.02.2023

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2023

European startup (The Exploration Company) gets EUR 40.5M for space station transportation vehicles

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: Aerospace

Investment Raised: EUR 40.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Habert Dassault Finance (https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/56771-83) July Fund Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/) Possible Ventures (https://www.possible.ventures/) Promus Ventures (https://www.promusventures.com/) Red River West (https://www.redriverwest.com/) RYMD Kapital (https://rymdkapital.se/) Schlumberger Limited (https://www.slb.com/) SistaFund (https://sistafund.com/) Vsquared Ventures (https://vsquared.vc/) Wealth Management Alliance (https://www.wma.asia/)

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01.02.2023

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2023

The Exploration Company streicht 40,5 Millionen ein – Sdui sammelt 18 Millionen ein – iwoca bekommt 50 Millionen

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Education

Investment Raised: EUR 18M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Brighteye Ventures (https://www.brighteyevc.com/team) Haniel (https://www.haniel.de/) High-Tech Grunderfonds (https://www.htgf.de/en/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) JSM Hinderer GmbH (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/jsm-hinderer-gmbh/recent_investments) Kreos Capital (https://www.kreoscapital.com/contact/)

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01.02.2023

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2023

Sustainable food supply chain scaleup Hectare raises £16.5m

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Agriculture

Investment Raised: GBP 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Existing shareholders

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31.01.2023

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2023

Hydrogen startup HySiLabs raised €13 million

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: Renewable Energy

Investment Raised: EUR 13M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: CAAP Creation (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/caap-creation) EDP Ventures (https://www.edp.com/en/innovation/edp-ventures) EIC Fund (https://eic.ec.europa.eu/investment-opportunities_en) Equinor Ventures (https://www.equinor.com/energy/ventures) KREAXI (https://www.kreaxi.com/en/) PLD Automobile (https://www.pldauto.fr/) Région Sud Investissement (https://www.regionsudinvestissement.com/)

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26.01.2023

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2023

Kittl hopes to take on Canva, raising an $11.6M Series A for its design platform

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Graphic Design

Investment Raised: USD 11.6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Des Traynor (https://destraynor.com/) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/) Shaan Puri Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/)

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25.01.2023

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2023

Gemba, a corporate VR training platform used by Coca-Cola and Pfizer, raises $18M

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Series A
  • Sector: Professional Services

Investment Raised: USD 18M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Parkway Venture Capital (https://parkway.vc/)

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25.01.2023

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2023

BMW i Ventures pumps $13 million into Bulgaria’s EV charging management platform Ampeco

  • HQ: BG

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Electric Vehicle

Investment Raised: USD 13M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BMW i Ventures (https://www.bmwiventures.com/) Cavalry Ventures (https://cavalry.vc/) LAUNCHub Ventures (https://launchub.com/)

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25.01.2023

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2023

ProovStation raises €10.4 million, continues to scan for damage

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: EUR 10.4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Crédit Agricole Centre-Est (https://www.credit-agricole.fr/ca-centrest/particulier.html) Otium Capital (https://www.otiumcapital.com/) Supernova Invest (https://www.supernova.at/)

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19.01.2023

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2023

The space waste startup ClearSpace has raised a €26.7m Series A

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Sustainability

Investment Raised: EUR 26.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 600 T Space Investments (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/600-t-space-investments) Happiness Capital (https://www.happinesscapital.com/) In-Q-Tel (https://www.iqt.org/) Lakestar (https://lakestar.com/) OTB Ventures (https://otb.vc/) Swisscom Ventures (https://ventures.swisscom.com/) The Luxembourg Future Fund (https://www.eif.org/what_we_do/resources/lff/index.htm)

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19.01.2023

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2023

DeuterOncology closes €5.65M Series A financing round

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Biotechnology

Investment Raised: EUR 5.65M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Investsud (https://investsud.be/) Newton Biocapital (https://newtonbiocapital.com/) Noshaq (https://www.noshaq.be/en/)

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18.01.2023

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2023

Hamburg-based awork scoops up €5 million to make hybrid working more collaborative

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Project Management

Investment Raised: EUR 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hi Inov – Dentressangle (https://www.hiinov.com/) Schweizerische Post (PTT) (https://www.post.ch/de)

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17.01.2023

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2023

Leuven-based Cumul.io bags €10 million to drive better business decisions

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: Analytics

Investment Raised: EUR 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Axeleo Capital (https://www.axc.vc/) Hi Inov – Dentressangle (https://www.hiinov.com/) Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij (https://www.lrm.be/) SmartFin (https://smartfinvc.com/)

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16.01.2023

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2023

Multus Biotechnology closes $9.5M funding to bring cultivated meat closer to price parity

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Agtech

Investment Raised: USD 9.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Asahi Kasei (https://www.asahi-kasei.com/) Big Idea Ventures (https://bigideaventures.com/) Mandi Ventures (https://www.mandiventures.com/) SOSV (https://sosv.com/) SynBioVen (https://www.synbioven.com/)

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