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.
Vienna-based AI startup Fonio, led by CEO Daniel Keinrath, raised $17 million in funding from 20VC after previously avoiding venture capital.
Hypefy AI, a Croatian AI platform for automating influencer marketing campaigns, secured $7.2 million in Series A funding led by AYMO Ventures. The platform streamlines end-to-end influencer campaign execution, including creator discovery, outreach, and performance tracking. The funding will accelerate global expansion and product development.
Baker, an AI-operated performance marketing agency, secured 525,000€ in funding led by Draper B1, with participation from Angels (Marina de Empresas) and Itnig.
PKP Inżynieria, a Polish railway infrastructure company, has partnered with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to adopt advanced Swiss technologies and AI-driven systems to enhance efficiency and safety in Poland’s rail network.
Six Robotics, a Norwegian DefenceTech startup, raised €12 million in a Seed round led by DTCP Defence to develop autonomy software for unmanned systems. The funding will support collaboration with Norwegian defence partners and international expansion.
Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA), a Lund-based Agritech startup, raised €4.3 million in a funding round led by Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest Greentech. The investment supports the development of AI-driven forestry machinery solutions, with existing and new investors participating. NFA’s technology enables real-time tree measurement and operator support in forestry operations.
Pocket, an AI device for recording conversations and ideas, raised 11 million USD in a Seed round led by Accel. The funding includes participation from Y Combinator, Silicon Valley angels, and Matyjusz Staniszewski of ElevenLabs.
Macrodata Labs addresses the data infrastructure gap in robotics by offering Refiner, an open-source platform for processing multimodal robotics datasets. The company emerged from stealth after securing $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Air Street Capital.
Techtail, a Spanish startup, opened its first autonomous AI-powered store in Italy at BolognaFiere. The store uses weight sensors, ceiling cameras, and AI to operate without staff, allowing customers to pay via credit card with an automated billing system. The technology has already been deployed in 10 stores in Spain.