Finnish defence‑tech startup Creoir raised a €2 million Seed round led by Swedish VC Gungnir Capital to expand its on‑device voice AI technology for European defence operators, aiming to bring its EdgeVUI and Operator Assistant solutions to market faster.
Spanish biotech startup MOA Foodtech raised €3.3 million in a funding round led by Swanlaab Innvierte Agri Food Tech and the EIC Fund, with participation from CDTI-Innvierte. The capital will be used to move from product validation to commercial execution, supporting the launch of its MOA Q5 plant‑based meat substitute and broader market rollout.
German AI startup Zeit AI secured €5 million in new financing to accelerate product development and market expansion.
Polish biotech startup Science4Beauty, which develops next‑generation skincare products using its patented recombinant‑protein technology, has completed a funding round worth 7 million PLN, backed by 4growth VC, Hard2beat and a group of business angels.
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.
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.
London‑based Pharosyn, an AI‑powered competitive intelligence platform for biopharma, raised €2.5 million in a round led by Moonfire to expand its product and accelerate adoption among pharmaceutical commercial and portfolio strategy teams.
UK‑based cleantech startup Ki 13 secured $5 million in seed capital, led by HICO Investment Group, to construct an industrial pilot plant for its low‑temperature biomass electrolysis process that simultaneously produces green hydrogen and biogenic CO₂ for synthetic fuels such as e‑SAF, e‑methanol and e‑methane.
Finnish quantum‑technology startup S‑Transistors secured €2.6 million in pre‑seed financing, led by Lifeline Ventures, to build superconducting transistors for cryogenic quantum computers, aiming to create a wafer‑scale multiplexer that brings control electronics closer to the quantum processor.
Clementine, a Dutch AI‑powered hearing‑care startup, raised €1.7 million in a seed round led by Healthy.Capital to expand its platform that converts hearing‑clinic leads into patients.