Romanian esports startup Nexus Gaming announced a near‑2 million‑EUR investment to expand its physical infrastructure across Bucharest and Cluj, aiming to boost content production, host international tournaments and position Romania as a leading destination for esports events in Europe.
Swedish e‑commerce company Haypp Group, behind Snusbolaget, signed a 400 million SEK credit facility with Danske Bank to fund future growth without raising its overall debt level.
Fabian Haglund, frustrated with paper-based processes while working at ICA, co‑founded Storesprint, a digital platform for store‑floor staff. The solution now serves almost 1,000 stores, and with support from a Norwegian giant, the company aims to become the leading player in the Nordics and Northern Europe, targeting 5,000 stores in the coming years.
Berlin‑based mobile cybersecurity startup Kazimi secured €2.2 million in a pre‑seed round led by Market One Capital, with participation from IBB Ventures and several industry executives, to develop privacy‑preserving bot‑detection technology for mobile app developers.
Starcloud, a US space‑AI startup co‑founded by Romanian engineer Adi Oltean, announced a $250 million Series A extension, raising its total capital to $450 million and valuing the company at $2.3 billion as it builds a constellation of data‑center satellites.
Swedish property billionaire Erik Selin is injecting tens of millions of kronor into Din Bostad, a new platform aiming to challenge the dominant Swedish property portal Hemnet.
Swedish AI startup Solva, founded by a trio of entrepreneurs with experience scaling well‑known tech companies, has closed a financing round of just over 57 million SEK, backed by Y Combinator and startup legend Paul Graham.
KidsHustle is the UK’s first iOS marketplace for teenage employment, offering a safe, parent‑verified platform for odd‑job work. The 14‑year‑old founder, Sasha Bagrov, is raising £500k pre‑seed to accelerate growth.
Conversed.ai, a Dutch startup that builds AI agents for knowledge‑base optimisation in healthcare, B2B SaaS, finance and e‑commerce, secured undisclosed growth funding. The capital will be used to enhance its platform, expand the team and boost marketing efforts. New advisory members include Michiel Mol, Maarten Elshove and Walter Hueber, while Sagar Schoneveld takes over as Managing Director.
Fractile, a British semiconductor startup, is reportedly seeking to raise additional capital while being valued at $6.5 billion, indicating a significant milestone for the company in its growth trajectory.