Swiss preventive health startup Aeon raised a seed extension, bringing its total seed funding to over €12 million, and used the round to acquire German blood‑diagnostics platform Aware Health, expanding its AI‑driven whole‑body imaging and biomarker offering across Europe.
Swedish e‑commerce group Wesports Group has obtained a new loan facility of up to 1 billion Swedish crowns. The financing will be used to buy more specialist sport and leisure businesses, with the aim of reaching 10 billion crowns in revenue by 2031.
Swedish AI startup Freya, which develops an AI‑driven protection system for drones, announced a new funding round of 6 million euros.
Snelix, an Italian biotech startup that turns snail mucus into bio‑active peptides for cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications, raised more than €1 million through three public grant schemes, minimizing equity dilution while advancing its product pipeline.
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens raised €2.6 million in a Seed round led by VP Capital, with participation from Brightlands Venture Partners, Graduate Ventures and private investors, to commercialise its dry, chemical‑free seed activation process and build industrial‑scale equipment for broader crop applications.
Drita Capital Partners, founded by former Polimi Graduate School of Management students Nazario Monzillo and Yll Luma, announced the creation of Italy’s first search fund. The fund raised €640,000 from a network of institutional and private investors to spend a 24‑month scouting period aimed at acquiring a high‑potential Italian family‑owned SME in sectors such as ICT, healthcare, manufacturing or food & beverage.
Munich‑based startup Furo, formerly Lumera Energy, raised €3.44 million in a funding round led by US investor TQ Ventures to scale its AI‑driven battery storage optimisation platform across Europe and expand its team.
Corvenia was founded earlier this year to give corporate leadership an overview of large groups. The company has now secured new funding to accelerate its growth.
Synclair Vision, after refusing to adapt to venture capital demands for civilian applications and focusing solely on defense, has raised 5 million euros in its first external funding round to expand into Ukraine.
Spanish hydrogen infrastructure startup HVR Energy raised €20 million in a Series A round led by Sandton to speed up the build‑out of its nationwide hydrogen refueling stations.