Copenhagen‑based microalgae startup Algiecel bolstered its leadership with two senior female appointments—CFO Mette Ingeman Pedersen and Board Chair Tove Feld—while gearing up to expand its sustainable marine bioactives ingredient production for nutrition, pet food and personal care markets.
Munich-based robotics startup Microagi secured $55 million in a seed funding round led by Hummingbird, marking Germany’s largest seed round. The company, founded by former Formula 1 engineers, aims to advance robot automation for manufacturing by training humanoids using real-world data collected from factories and households.
Hyperion Robotics, a Finnish physical AI company, raised $7.4 million to scale its robotic microfactories for infrastructure construction. The investment will accelerate the deployment of its Forge platform and expand manufacturing across Europe.
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.
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.
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.
London-based Meticulous, founded by brothers Gabriel and Quentin Spencer-Harper, has raised $15m in Series A funding led by Chemistry and Menlo Ventures. The company provides a tool to help developers verify AI-generated code by simulating edge cases, enabling faster deployment. It has grown annual recurring revenue fivefold in the past year and plans to expand its team to 30-40 employees.
Dutch Clean Tech, a Netherlands-based water treatment company, raised €15 million from existing investors and Aguas de Valencia to acquire a 25% stake in Agua del Mariscal, Guatemala’s oldest private drinking water company. The investment aims to expand Agua del Mariscal’s operations, targeting €35 million in revenue by 2033 and connecting over fivefold more customers.
xFarm Technologies, an Italian agritech company, secured €36 million in Series C funding to scale its platform connecting geospatial AI, farm management, and regenerative agriculture for over 450,000 farms across 100 supply chains.
Amsterdam-based Promptwatch, an AI chatbot visibility optimization platform, raised a €6m seed round led by Berlin-based Seed + Speed Ventures. The company, which competes with Berlin’s Peec, has 17 employees, 2,000 users, and achieved €2m in annual recurring revenue 12 months after launch. Funds will support expansion into New York.