Marco Bianchi 
Dolomiti Energia joins Primo Climate, a venture capital fund managed by Primo Capital, to support energytech startups. The partnership aims to leverage Dolomiti Energia’s industrial expertise and Primo Climate’s venture capital experience to accelerate innovation in the energy transition sector, particularly in the Trentino region.
Juno Bio, a UK-founded women’s health company, raised $3.8 million to support its expansion and opened a CLIA-certified sequencing lab in Oakland, California. The company specializes in precision vaginal microbiome testing and has sold over 20,000 tests, aiming to address gaps in women’s health diagnostics.
TECNALIA has designed and validated an electric unmanned aerial vehicle with high capacity for wildfire intervention. The development is part of EXTINCIA, a project coordinated by CLUE Technologies and funded by CDTI, combining drones, artificial intelligence, and advanced air traffic management systems.
BuyBay, a Dutch sustainable returns processing company, has been granted a payment suspension by the Amsterdam court, signaling financial distress. The company, which operates in the growing secondhand and refurbished market, plans to expand to Germany and France but has faced leadership instability in recent years.
The Valencian startup BZERO, specialized in sustainable biomaterials, has closed an oversubscribed seed round of 1.5 million euros, raising total funding to 2.5 million euros since its founding in 2021. Existing investors Ship2B Ventures, CTL Investments, and Torribas have increased their support, joined by new investors.
Oneplus, the mobile phone company founded by Swedish entrepreneur Carl Pei in 2013, is reportedly planning to shut down its operations in the United States and Europe, according to Bloomberg.
Monumental, an Amsterdam-based construction tech company, raised $32M in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company uses autonomous robotics and AI to address labor shortages in construction, deploying over 150 robots across the Netherlands and UK. Funds will accelerate international expansion and enhance automation capabilities.
Buenavista Equity Partners, a Madrid-based private equity firm, announced that its third buyout fund, Buenavista Buyout Innvierte III, secured €75 million in commitments from Fond-ICO Global. The fund aims to invest in Spanish companies across healthcare, industry, services, and food, with a focus on digitalisation and generative AI. It has already completed two transactions, including investments in Hundred Burgers and Instituto Bernabeu.
Elewit, the technological platform of Redeia, announced a 40 million euro investment over four years to drive innovation and digitalization as part of Redeia’s Strategic Plan 2029. The funds will focus on efficiency and transformation initiatives within the group.
Abacum’s founder discusses shifting from traditional KPI-based compensation to revenue-linked bonuses for all employees, emphasizing alignment with company performance and long-term equity incentives.