Snelix, an Italian biotech startup that turns snail mucus into bio‑active peptides for cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications, raised more than €1 million through three public grant schemes, minimizing equity dilution while advancing its product pipeline.
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens raised €2.6 million in a Seed round led by VP Capital, with participation from Brightlands Venture Partners, Graduate Ventures and private investors, to commercialise its dry, chemical‑free seed activation process and build industrial‑scale equipment for broader crop applications.
Swedish spatial‑biology startup Cubase Bio teamed up with Austrian organoid company HeartBeat.bio, receiving about €1 million in Eurostars funding to create the FACTS‑3D project, which combines Cubase Bio’s 3D spatial transcriptomics with HeartBeat.bio’s cardiac organoids for high‑throughput drug discovery targeting myocardial fibrosis.
Munich‑based startup Furo, formerly Lumera Energy, raised €3.44 million in a funding round led by US investor TQ Ventures to scale its AI‑driven battery storage optimisation platform across Europe and expand its team.
Corvenia was founded earlier this year to give corporate leadership an overview of large groups. The company has now secured new funding to accelerate its growth.
Synclair Vision, after refusing to adapt to venture capital demands for civilian applications and focusing solely on defense, has raised 5 million euros in its first external funding round to expand into Ukraine.
German LegalTech startup Grubel secured a €3 million financing round.
Spanish biotech CONNECTA Therapeutics raised €3.1 million, led by Clave Capital, to fund the next phase of clinical trials for a novel treatment targeting Fragile X syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder with no approved therapies.
Bynario, a European cybersecurity startup, announced a €2.1 million raise aimed at tackling the growing issue of AI sloppiness in security products. The funding will be used to enhance its AI‑driven security platform and accelerate product development.
Swedish music‑creation platform Soundtrap, recently spun off from Spotify, secured a 40 million SEK investment from Industrifonden as it moves toward profitability.