Molten Ventures secured a £175 million first close for its Ventures Growth Fund, backed by a £75 million cornerstone from the British Business Bank, to support Series B‑plus technology companies in the UK and Europe.
The Polish Development Fund granted a 106.5 million PLN loan to renewable‑energy startup PST to fund a 70 MW solar farm in north‑west Poland, supporting the country’s clean‑energy transition.
Spanish startup Dimenso, which builds AI infrastructure to automate the capture and structuring of scientific work in labs, raised €600,000 in a seed round led by Draper B1 and joined by Next Tier Ventures.
Stockholm‑based creator‑marketing platform Fluencify closed an oversubscribed $4.3 million pre‑seed round led by byFounders with participation from Wave Ventures. The AI‑driven platform automates end‑to‑end creator campaigns and will use the funds to hire engineers, open a New York office and expand its US sales and creator network.
The French AI cloud startup NSCALE is looking for funding to support its growth and fulfill large contracts worth about $103 billion, highlighting that access to capital is a key competitive factor in the AI cloud market.
Claret Capital announced the closing of a €575 million fourth debt fund, targeting European startups that are often overlooked by traditional lenders. The fund will expand the firm’s venture‑debt offering across the continent, helping founders secure growth capital without diluting equity.
Finnish defence‑tech startup Creoir raised a €2 million Seed round led by Swedish VC Gungnir Capital to expand its on‑device voice AI technology for European defence operators, aiming to bring its EdgeVUI and Operator Assistant solutions to market faster.
Spanish biotech startup MOA Foodtech raised €3.3 million in a funding round led by Swanlaab Innvierte Agri Food Tech and the EIC Fund, with participation from CDTI-Innvierte. The capital will be used to move from product validation to commercial execution, supporting the launch of its MOA Q5 plant‑based meat substitute and broader market rollout.
A group of e‑commerce experts in Sweden, headed by Karsten Deppert, has created Future Retail Ventures, a new fund focused on backing nascent online retailers. The fund is already issuing its first checks.
German AI startup Zeit AI secured €5 million in new financing to accelerate product development and market expansion.