Munich AI Startup Atira Secures $17.5M to Automate Industrial Sales Engineering

Munich‑based AI startup Atira announced it has raised $15 million in a seed round led by Accel, together with a previously undisclosed $2.5 million pre‑seed round, bringing total new funding to $17.5 million. The capital will be used to scale its AI orchestration platform that automates complex industrial sales engineering processes and to expand internationally.

Wonderful Raises $550M Series C to Reach $5B Valuation Following European Relocation

Dutch AI platform Wonderful, a two‑year‑old startup that relocated from Israel to the Netherlands, raised $550 million in a Series C round led by Insight Partners, bringing its total capital raised to $800 million and valuing the company at $5 billion. The round included Salesforce and existing backers such as Index Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.

UK Startup Souk Secures $1.6M in Pre-Seed Funding to Expand AI-Powered Partner Management Platform

UK‑based B2B software startup Souk secured $1.6 million in pre‑seed financing led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from Antler, Fuel Ventures and angel investors. The funds will be used to advance its AI Partner Manager, Coco, which automates partner lifecycle tasks and aims to reactivate dormant B2B relationships into revenue streams.

Belgian AI startup Backbone secures €4 million pre-seed funding to streamline food industry compliance

Backbone, a Belgian food‑industry software startup founded in 2025, secured €4 million in a pre‑seed round led by Pitchdrive. The funding will accelerate its AI‑driven platform that centralises quality and compliance data for food companies and supports its expansion into the UK and the Netherlands.