Zurich‑based ETH spin‑off Aisot Technologies raised €2.13 million in a Seed extension round, bringing its AI‑powered portfolio optimisation tools to more wealth and asset managers. The round attracted new backer Felix Haldner alongside existing family‑office and angel investors, underscoring confidence in the startup’s agentic AI approach for finance.
Serbian founders Stefan Fejes and Veljko Tornjanski raised a $12 million seed round for their AI video‑creation startup Preview. The round was led by Sequoia and also included The General Partnership and private investor Badrul Farooqi. The platform lets teams generate cinematic videos with AI, offering a collaborative timeline and infinite canvas for assets.
UK‑based water‑tech startup Metal Morph secured £700k in pre‑seed funding, co‑led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Ventures, to scale its infrastructure‑as‑a‑service solution that recovers aluminium and iron‑based chemicals from municipal and industrial wastewater, aiming to create a circular supply chain and reduce costs and emissions.
CoTrainer, a SportsTech startup from Cologne, aims to reduce administrative burdens for volunteer coaches. In an interview, co‑founder Claudius Ludwig discussed the company’s development, its recent multi‑million‑euro financing round, and future objectives.
Entravel Group, a European TravelTech startup founded in 2026, closed a €6.5 million round co‑led by Ethereal Ventures and Finality Capital. The capital will be used to obtain bigger supplier credit lines, scale booking volumes, broaden its white‑label platform and introduce a stablecoin‑based financial layer, positioning the company as a key infrastructure provider for AI‑driven travel commerce.
Amanda AI, backed by Spiltan, announced a new funding round of 10 million SEK, a change in leadership with Charlotte Berg becoming CEO, significant cost cuts, a move to cheaper offices, and its first steps into the UK market.
Finland‑based STRGY AI secured €1 million in angel investment from a group of European private investors, Innovestor’s Angel CoFund and Business Finland to accelerate the rollout of its StrategyOS platform, which helps mid‑market organisations translate strategic plans into daily actions.
In 2017 a group of young visionaries in Berlin, led by Polish entrepreneur Konrad Maruszewski, launched Cringle with the idea that sending money should be as simple as sending a text message. The venture later failed to attract investment, unlike the successful BLIK service.
Luxembourg‑based space biotech startup Exobiosphere received a €1 million grant from the government’s JEI programme to accelerate its commercial activities and develop its orbital high‑throughput screening system for drug discovery in microgravity.
Zerolook, a Swiss startup based in Zug, secured €1.6 million (about $1.9 million) in a pre‑seed round led by London‑based Playfair. The funding will be used to launch its first version of an AI‑powered flight‑shopping API that predicts itineraries and prices, helping airlines and travel agencies handle the high volume of AI‑generated searches without incurring excessive computation costs. The round also included Vento Ventures, TrueSight Ventures, Alpha Venture and several angels.