The British Business Bank committed €58 million to Soho Square Capital’s Fund II, targeting established UK SMBs in growth sectors. The investment aims to address gaps in flexible capital solutions for founder-owned businesses, supporting scaling, technology adoption, and acquisitions without excessive ownership dilution.
Humanoid, a London-based robotics startup, is in talks for a $200m funding round that would value the company at approximately $1bn. The deal involves Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco.
Monumental, an Amsterdam-based construction tech company, raised $32M in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company uses autonomous robotics and AI to address labor shortages in construction, deploying over 150 robots across the Netherlands and UK. Funds will accelerate international expansion and enhance automation capabilities.
Buenavista Equity Partners, a Madrid-based private equity firm, announced that its third buyout fund, Buenavista Buyout Innvierte III, secured €75 million in commitments from Fond-ICO Global. The fund aims to invest in Spanish companies across healthcare, industry, services, and food, with a focus on digitalisation and generative AI. It has already completed two transactions, including investments in Hundred Burgers and Instituto Bernabeu.
Cornea Sense, a Finnish medtech startup spun out from Aalto University, has raised over €1.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop non-invasive corneal hydration measurement technology combining terahertz sensing and optical coherence tomography (OCT). The funding includes contributions from Innovestor Angel CoFund, Business Finland, and angel investors.
Elewit, the technological platform of Redeia, announced a 40 million euro investment over four years to drive innovation and digitalization as part of Redeia’s Strategic Plan 2029. The funds will focus on efficiency and transformation initiatives within the group.
Norrsken Evolve, a Danish pre-Seed fund, closed a €62 million oversubscribed fund and established its Amsterdam office to address gaps in the Dutch pre-Seed ecosystem. The fund will invest in climate, health, and resilience startups, with a focus on early-stage Dutch companies.
SuperCharger Ventures, a Maltese investor, launched Fund I to back global edtech and future-of-work startups at pre-seed and seed stages. The fund will target top startups from its accelerator program and offer follow-on investments after program completion.
Neko Health, a preventative healthtech startup based in Stockholm, announced a $500m Series C funding round. The company, co-founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek, offers body scanning and health monitoring services. The article discusses user experiences with Neko’s unflattering 3D avatars and their potential to motivate behavioral change.
Daniel Ek’s company has joined as a new shareholder in Float, a Stockholm-based credit company that has lent over 1 billion SEK to European software companies. Cedric Notz, the founder, describes the investor as a ‘dream investor.’