Dutch dictation‑app startup Wispr secured $280 million of growth capital after a $30 million Series A, pushing its valuation to $2 billion. The round involved existing, new and private investors. The company, led by CEO Tanay Kothari, also launched a meeting‑transcription app called Notetaker and claims rapid quarterly revenue growth with a base of 100 k business users.
Swedish truck‑technology startup Einride published its first financial report, revealing a significant loss driven in part by expensive advisory fees.
Lithuanian femtosecond‑laser startup LITILIT secured an €8 million loan from the national development bank to launch a €10 million project that will enable mass production of high‑power femtosecond lasers and the rollout of its modular FEMODA system.
QuantumLight, the venture capital firm created by Revolut co‑founder Nikolay Storonsky, closed a $500 million second fund, twice the size of its first fund, to back high‑growth tech companies across AI, crypto, fintech, SaaS and healthtech. The fund is managed by CEO Ilya Kondrashov and will use an AI‑driven selection platform called Aleph to pick investments.
Swedish accounting‑software provider Fortnox has committed 50 million Swedish crowns to the Stockholm School of Economics for a decade‑long research initiative that will investigate the factors behind successful companies.
Wealins, a finance firm based in Luxembourg, took a significant equity position in the Swedish outdoor apparel startup Revolution Race by acquiring shares from its founders, as reported by Dagens industri.
Swiss construction‑tech startup Gravis Robotics secured a €172 million Series A investment from SoftBank, pushing its valuation past €1 billion and making it Europe’s newest robotics unicorn. The funding will be used to grow the team, expand globally and scale its autonomous‑excavator technology, which is already deployed on projects across four continents for customers such as Holcim and HD Hyundai.
SpaceAM, a Gloucestershire‑based aerospace and defence startup, raised an undisclosed Seed round backed by Foresight Group and UK Government funding. The capital will be used to expand its AI‑enabled ultra‑lightweight sensor systems for space, defence and security markets, and the company is gearing up for a future Series A round.
Nebex, a space‑trading platform founded in 2025, announced a €100 million initiative in France that will channel global space contracts back to French startups, guaranteeing a full industrial return on foreign spending. The move is backed by a $30 million seed round led by GV and supported by a dozen venture investors. The model aims to simplify cross‑border space procurement and boost the French space ecosystem without changing existing procurement laws.
Self Inspection, a San Diego‑based AI startup founded by Bulgarian entrepreneur Vince Gaydarzhiev, closed a $10 million round led by Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners with participation from strategic automotive and financial investors. The funding will be used to build new products, grow its enterprise client base and launch operations in Europe.