James O'Brien 
Manchester‑based AI platform Revnu secured €2.6 million in a round led by NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance with participation from Y Combinator, aiming to scale its sales‑automation solution across Europe and the US.
London‑based AI recruiting platform Metaview announced a €53.1 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to €97.4 million. The round, led by Insight Partners with participation from GV and other investors, will fund product expansion, team growth to 250 staff, and a new New York office.
Juicebox, backed by Sequoia Capital, is expanding its operations to London to challenge the UK‑based Jack & Jill platform.
Manna’s chief executive Bobby Healy said he is moving to Oklahoma because he believes the US market offers a more supportive environment for the company’s drone delivery business, contrasting it with what he perceives as a less business‑friendly climate in Europe.
Monzo, the UK challenger bank, is said to be negotiating a sale to Brazil’s Nubank, which could result in a significant acquisition for the digital‑banking startup.
Basecamp Research, a London‑based AI life‑sciences startup founded in 2019, closed a $140 million Series C round led by S32, with participation from Nvidia, Anthropic and several European and UK investors. The funding will be used to develop next‑generation AI models and push its AI‑designed therapeutic pipeline toward clinical development.
StandardX, a UK deep‑tech startup founded in 2025, secured £10 million in seed capital led by Vsquared Ventures to build a novel accelerator platform that can produce a range of rare isotopes for cancer diagnostics, targeted therapies and fusion energy, aiming to create a resilient European supply chain for these critical materials.
FintechOS, a London‑based B2B fintech startup founded in 2017, announced a $28 million equity and debt raise from existing investors including Bek Ventures, IFC, Cipio Partners, Molten Ventures and a debt facility from Santander. The company, which has raised over $150 million to date, will use the capital to grow its US presence, win more European customers and further develop its AI‑driven software platform for banks and insurers.
Metris Energy, an AI‑native platform for managing energy assets, secured a $5 million seed round led by PT1 Ventures and other investors, bringing its total funding to $7.5 million. The round will fund the expansion of its unified data layer, new AI features, and European market growth, especially in Germany.
London‑based startup Penelope Health raised €87 million in a funding round led by Thoreau, with participation from Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, Twine Ventures and Seedcamp. The capital will be used to expand its real‑time payer policy intelligence platform, creating a shared infrastructure for payments and clinical rules, and to launch new products that reduce administrative burdens in healthcare. The company, founded in 2025, already covers policies for over 200 million Americans.