Youmoney, Poland’s largest loan brokering platform, achieved significant growth without venture capital funding. The company generates 100,000–150,000 monthly leads and aims to expand beyond Poland. Piotr Kaim, co-founder and CEO, discusses the company’s strategy in an interview with MamStartup Podcast.
Belgian startup Visiblie, which helps businesses improve visibility in AI-powered search, raised €500,000 in convertible loan funding led by Seeder Fund and BeAngels. The platform uses industry-specific AI datasets to tailor visibility strategies for regulated sectors like finance and insurance. Funds will support SME market growth and international expansion, with plans for a future US-focused seed round.
BidScript, an AI-native tender management platform, has raised $800,000 in a funding round led by NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance and SFC Capital, bringing total pre-seed funding to over $1 million. The platform addresses inefficiencies in public and private sector tendering using AI, with early customers reporting up to 50% improvements in bid win rates.
Wayve, a UK-based autonomous vehicle scaleup, will test the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) new private markets platform, Pisces, by selling shares via the system. The company previously raised $1.2 billion in February and $60 million in April from investors including Nvidia, Microsoft, and SoftBank.
Untold, a Romanian music festival, announced a funding round targeting over 9 million EUR through SeedBlink. The company aims to expand globally, with plans for festivals in Colombia (2027) and other regions, and aspires to become Romania’s next unicorn valued at $1 billion.
Doktor.se, a digital and physical healthcare provider, has secured a 1.5 billion SEK loan from Swedbank. CEO Martin Lindman describes the loan as a ‘quality stamp’ for the company.
Telum Therapeutics, a biotech company leveraging metagenomic datasets, synthetic biology, and generative AI to develop novel antimicrobial therapies, announced the closure of an 18 million euro Series A round. The funding will advance its primary program for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
The University of Edinburgh, known for its deeptech spinouts, is supporting emerging startups seeking funding to advance their technologies. A recent spinout has secured €3.5 million in growth-stage funding led by HBL.
California-based Tapestry VC has launched an $80 million fund targeting repeat founders in the European tech ecosystem, emphasizing its focus on the ‘repeat founder flywheel’ strategy.
Vienna-based AI startup Fonio, led by CEO Daniel Keinrath, raised $17 million in funding from 20VC after previously avoiding venture capital.