James O'Brien 
Claret Capital announced the closing of a €575 million fourth debt fund, targeting European startups that are often overlooked by traditional lenders. The fund will expand the firm’s venture‑debt offering across the continent, helping founders secure growth capital without diluting equity.
UK‑based MedTech startup Strolll raised a total of €5 million from Innovate UK (loan and grant) and a new equity round led by IW Capital, aiming to expand its AR‑based neurorehabilitation platform and bring new bedside solutions to market.
UK‑based startup Rightcharge secured £500k in growth funding led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from BlackWood and Purple Ventures, to scale its fleet EV‑charging payment solution across Europe and accelerate product development ahead of a Series A.
Wayve, a London‑based AI driving startup founded in 2018, partnered with Uber to offer supervised autonomous rides in London. Riders can request an UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort and be matched with a Wayve‑powered electric Ford Mustang Mach‑E, with a licensed driver on board for safety. The launch marks the first autonomous trips available to the public in the UK and is part of a broader global rollout with Uber.
UK‑based B2B software startup Souk secured $1.6 million in pre‑seed financing led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from Antler, Fuel Ventures and angel investors. The funds will be used to advance its AI Partner Manager, Coco, which automates partner lifecycle tasks and aims to reactivate dormant B2B relationships into revenue streams.
London‑based Pharosyn, an AI‑powered competitive intelligence platform for biopharma, raised €2.5 million in a round led by Moonfire to expand its product and accelerate adoption among pharmaceutical commercial and portfolio strategy teams.
UK‑based cleantech startup Ki 13 secured $5 million in seed capital, led by HICO Investment Group, to construct an industrial pilot plant for its low‑temperature biomass electrolysis process that simultaneously produces green hydrogen and biogenic CO₂ for synthetic fuels such as e‑SAF, e‑methanol and e‑methane.
London‑based movement‑intelligence platform HITAI bought the technology and intellectual property of YC‑backed fitness‑gaming studio Quell, adding its camera‑less, real‑time motion‑recognition tech to enhance HITAI’s sports video analytics platform.
Starling Bank, the UK‑based challenger bank, rolled out an artificial‑intelligence platform to automate parts of its workflow. While the move aims to improve efficiency, employees have voiced worries that the technology could replace human roles and affect service quality.
Revolut has launched a new internal AI research division to build its own AI models for the fintech sector, emphasizing in‑house development over third‑party tools.