01.03.2022

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2022

This French startup called CarbonWorks helps industries reduce carbon emissions by converting CO2 into natural raw materials; raises €11M

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: Biotechnology

Investment Raised: EUR 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AQUITI Gestion (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=AQUITI+Gestion&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) BNP Paribas (https://group.bnpparibas/en/) Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com) Demeter (https://www.demeter.at) Fermentalg (https://www.fermentalg.com) SUEZ Environnement (https://www.suez.com/en/who-we-are)

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24.02.2022

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2022

Parisian fintech Finary picks up €2.1 million from its community in 21 minutes

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/) Eric Demuth Alexandre Prot Steve Anavi

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24.02.2022

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2022

Depict.ai raises USD17m in Series A led by Tiger Global

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: e-commerce

Investment Raised: USD 17M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Initialized Capital (https://initialized.com/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/) Carl Rivera Erik Bernhardsson Finbarr Taylor Fredrik Hjelm Johannes Schildt Joshua Browder Nicolas Dessaigne Vidit Aatrey

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22.02.2022

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2022

Luxembourg-based LEKO Labs raises €18.57M to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable housing; appoints new CEO

  • HQ: LU

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: Information Technology

Investment Raised: EUR 18.57M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 2150 (https://www.2150.vc/) AMAVI Capital (https://amavi.capital/) Extantia Capital (https://extantia.com/) Freigeist Capital (https://freigeist.com/) Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/sustainability/climate-innovation-fund) Rise PropTech (https://riseproptech.eu/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/)

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22.02.2022

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2022

London technology provider Weavr completes £29.5m Series A funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Software

Investment Raised: GBP 29.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anthemis Group (https://www.anthemis.com/) Force Over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/) Headline (https://headline.com/) Latitude (https://latitudeventures.vc/) Mubadala Capital Ventures (https://www.mubadala.com/en) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) UFP Fintech (https://www.utdfirst.com/ufpfintech/)

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22.02.2022

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2022

Global electronics company backs Porotech $20m Series A

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Chemical Engineering

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ameba Capital (http://www.amebacapital.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/)

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22.02.2022

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2022

SeMI Technologies’ $16M Series A Round Highlights a New Wave of AI-first Database Tech

  • HQ: NE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Cloud Data Services

Investment Raised: USD 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cortical Ventures (https://cortical.vc/) ING Ventures (https://www.ing.com/Home.htm) New Enterprise Associates (https://www.nea.com/) Zetta Venture Partners (https://www.zettavp.com/)

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22.02.2022

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2022

PerchPeek raises $11M to woo ‘great resignation employees’ with easy relocation

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Stage 2 Capital (https://www.stage2.capital/) AlbionVC (https://www.albion.vc/)

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20.02.2022

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2022

SpliceBio Raises EUR 50M in Oversubscribed Series A Financing to Advance Protein Splicing Platform and Expand Gene Therapy Pipeline

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2012

  • Series A
  • Sector: Biotechnology

Investment Raised: EUR 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Asabys Partners (https://asabys.com/) Gilde Healthcare (https://gildehealthcare.com/) New Enterprise Associates (https://www.nea.com/) Novartis Venture Fund (https://www.nvfund.com/) UCB Ventures (https://www.ucbventures.com/) Ysios Capital (https://ysioscapital.com/)

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17.02.2022

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2022

French startup Boxy raises €25 million to expand its network of autonomous convenience stores

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: EUR 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bootstrap Europe (https://bootstrap-europe.com/) CapHorn Invest (https://caphorn.vc/) LocalGlobe (https://localglobe.vc/) Serena (https://www.serena.vc/)

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16.02.2022

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2022

Centauri Therapeutics Closes £24 Million GBP Series A Investment Round

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: Biotechnology

Investment Raised: GBP 24M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Animatrix Founders (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/animatrix-founders) Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim-venture.com/) Evotec (https://www.evotec.com/en) Kent Life Science LLP (http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/company/OC420283/KENT-LIFE-SCIENCE-%28GP%29-LLP) Novo Holdings (https://www.novoholdings.dk/) Wren Capital (https://www.wrencapital.co.uk/)

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10.02.2022

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2022

Zefir raises €20 million to develop instant real estate sales

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Real Estate

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com/) Kima Ventures (https://www.kimaventures.com/) Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com/) Stride Ventures (https://strideventures.in/)

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10.02.2022

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2022

Insify raises €15 million Series A round led by Accel

  • HQ: NE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: InsurTech

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Fly Ventures (https://www.fly.vc/) Frontline Ventures (https://www.frontline.vc/) Visionaries Club (https://visionaries.vc/)

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10.02.2022

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2022

FloodFlash Raises $15m Series A led by Buoyant Ventures and Featuring Munich Re Ventures

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Insurance

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Buoyant Ventures (https://www.buoyant.vc/) Insurtech Gateway (https://insurtechgateway.com/) LocalGlobe (https://localglobe.vc/) MS&AD Ventures (https://msad.vc/) Munich Re Ventures (https://www.munichre.com/mrv/en.html) Pentech Ventures (https://pentech.vc/) PropTech1 Ventures (https://proptech1.ventures/) Sony Financial Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sony-financial-ventures)

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10.02.2022

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2022

Hamburg-based Cofenster raises €8 million to bring video communication into the corporate world

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Video

Investment Raised: EUR 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Capnamic Ventures (https://capnamic.com/) signals Venture Capital (https://signals.vc/)

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10.02.2022

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2022

Slovenian healthtech app Mediately raises €7.2M to make medical knowledge accessible across Europe

  • HQ: SI

Founded: 2011

  • Series A
  • Sector: Medical

Investment Raised: EUR 7.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: VentureFriends (https://venturefriends.vc/) Silicon Gardens (https://silicongardens.si/) Piton Capital (https://www.pitoncap.com/) LAUNCHub Ventures (https://launchub.com/)

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09.02.2022

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2022

Seyna raises a record €33 Million Series A to modernize the insurance industry’s infrastructure

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Financial Services

Investment Raised: EUR 33M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Allianz (https://www.allianz.at/de_AT/privatkunden.html) Elaia (https://www.elaia.com/) Financiere Saint James (https://www.finsj.com/) Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/) White Star Capital (https://whitestarcapital.com/)

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04.02.2022

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2022

London’s digital asset manager Qredo courts $80 million from 10T Holdings and Coinbase

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Blockchain

Investment Raised: USD 80M €

USD 380M

Valuation

Investors: 10T Holdings (https://10tfund.com/) Alumni Ventures (https://www.av.vc/) Avalanche (https://www.avalabs.org/) Coinbase Ventures (https://www.coinbase.com/de/ventures) GMF Capital (https://gmfcapital.com/) GoldenTree Asset Management (https://www.goldentree.com/) HOF Capital (https://www.hofvc.com/) Kenetic (https://kenetic.capital/) Kestrel 0x1 (https://www.kestrel0x1.com/) Kingsway Capital (http://www.kingswaycap.com/) Liberty City Ventures (https://www.libertycityventures.com/) Nural Capital First Light (https://www.firstlightllc.com/) Raptor Group (https://www.raptorgroup.com/) Rovida Kruptos Assets (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rovida-kruptos-assets) SVK Crypto (https://www.svkcrypto.com/) Terra (https://www.terra.money/) tokentus investment AG (https://tokentus.com/) Vectr (https://vectr.com/)

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03.02.2022

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2022

Veed, an online video editing platform, picks up $35M from Sequoia

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Media and Entertainment

Investment Raised: USD 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com/)

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03.02.2022

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2022

Frontline worker HR platform Snapshift raises $45M round led by Highland Europe

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Information Technology

Investment Raised: USD 45M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/) Highland Europe (https://www.highlandeurope.com/) UL Invest (https://ulinvest.lu/en/accueil-english/)

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03.02.2022

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2022

Marvel Fusion generates €35 million in new funding round as it focuses in on the Holy Grail of energy production

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Electronics

Investment Raised: EUR 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Berggruen Holdings (https://www.berggruenholdings.com/) Earlybird Venture Capital (https://earlybird.com/) Heinz Dürr Invest (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/heinz-d%C3%BCrr-invest) Possible Ventures (https://www.possible.ventures/) Primepulse (https://www.primepulse.de/) Taavet+Sten (https://taavetsten.com/) Thistledown Capital (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/thistledown-capital) Hartmut Neven Albert Wenger

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27.01.2022

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2022

PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year

  • HQ: NO

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Video Games

Investment Raised: USD 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Access Industries (https://www.accessindustries.com/) Animoca Brands (https://www.animocabrands.com/) Avenir Growth Capital (https://www.avenirgrowth.com/) Coatue (https://www.coatue.com/) Connect Ventures (https://www.connectventures.co/) Founders Fund (https://foundersfund.com/) Nordstar (https://nordstar.com/) Rogue Venture Partners (https://roguevp.com/) SNÖ– Ventures (https://sno.vc/) Socii Capital (https://sociicapital.com/) Talis Capital (https://www.taliscapital.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) TQ Ventures (https://www.tqventures.com/) Aleksander Leonard Larsen Julius Genachowski Matt Cohler Rishi Garg

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25.01.2022

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2022

Crypto payments firm BCB Group raises $60m

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Financial Services

Investment Raised: USD 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BACKED VC (https://www.backed.vc/) Blockchain.com (https://www.blockchain.com/) Circle (https://www.circle.com/en/) Cowa Ventures (https://cowa.ai/ventures/) Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Foundation Capital (https://foundationcapital.com/) L1 Digital (https://l1.digital/) LAUNCHub Ventures (https://launchub.com/) Menai Financial Group (https://menai.io/) Nexo (https://nexo.io/) North Island Ventures (https://www.northisland.ventures/) Pantera Capital (https://panteracapital.com/) PayU (https://payu.in/) Profluent Ventures (https://www.profluenttrading.com/) Rockaway Blockchain Fund (https://rbf.capital/) tokentus investment AG (https://tokentus.com/) Wintermute Trading (https://www.wintermute.com/)

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20.12.2021

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Calendar Week # 52 |

2021

Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $13M in funding

  • HQ: EE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Gaming

Investment Raised: USD 13 M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Taavet+Sten (https://taavetsten.com/) Konvoy Ventures (https://www.konvoy.vc/) NordicNinja (https://nordicninja.vc/) and Tom Preston-Werner

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30.11.2021

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2021

Energy Dome raises $11M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: IT

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Energy

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 360 Capital (https://www.360cap.vc/) Barclays (https://www.barclays.de/) Novum Capital Partners and Third Derivative

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25.11.2021

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2021

Munich’s e-commerce logistics provider Everstox raises €20 million

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Logistics

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Acton Capital (https://actoncapital.com/) Capnamic Ventures Flash Ventures (https://fl4sh.vc/) Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/)

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22.11.2021

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2021

Jina AI Announces $30 Million to Build Neural Search Networks for Businesses

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Canaan Partners (https://www.canaan.com/) GGV Capital (https://www.ggvc.com/) Mango Capital (https://www.google.com/search?q=Mango+Capital+vc&sxsrf=AOaemvI8cxCdE6XmiyjD_YR6ynU32aDZWA%3A1638367802855&ei=OoKnYfbRM4uNxc8Po9yJ2AY&ved=0ahUKEwj21pnX48L0AhWLRvEDHSNuAmsQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Mango+Capital+vc&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEMsBMgYIABAWEB46BwgjELADECc6BwgAEEcQsAM6CwguEMcBENEDEMsBOggIABDJAxDLAToFCC4QywFKBAhBGABQ_ARYkAdgsQhoAXACeACAAXCIAZECkgEDMi4xmAEAoAEByAEGwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz) SAP.iO (https://sap.io/) Yunqi Partners (http://www.yunqi.vc/en/)

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18.11.2021

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2021

Brainnwave forms co-venture with Hatch following USD 10M Series A investment

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hatch (https://www.hatch.com/)

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18.11.2021

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2021

Eatron, which makes ‘intelligent automotive software’ raises USD 11M Series A led by MMC

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Vinfast (https://vinfastauto.us/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Hirschvogel Automotive Group (https://www.hirschvogel.com/) Aster Capital (https://www.aster.com/)

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18.11.2021

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2021

Pomelo Pay raises USD 10M

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Inference Partners (https://www.inferencesolutions.com/partner) Force Over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/)

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