French Voice AI Startup Gradium Raises $30M in Extended Seed Round, Hitting $100M+ in Total Funding

French voice AI startup Gradium raised $30M in a seed round extension, bringing total funding to over $100M. The round included new investors like Nvidia and followed a $70M first tranche led by Firstmark and Eurazeo. The company builds tools for developers to create voice applications and plans to expand its research and operations.

French Cleantech Startup Bohr Energie Secures €10 Million Series A to Expand AI-Powered Energy Platform Across Europe

Toulouse-based Bohr Energie, a renewable energy aggregation platform, raised €10 million in Series A funding led by Suma Capital. The company uses AI to optimize distributed renewable and flexible assets, aiming to expand its technology and enter new European markets.

Wageningen Agritech Startup Aardaia Raises €5 Million Seed Round Led by Point Nine

Aardaia, an agritech startup developing new crop varieties from wild plants, secured €5 million in seed funding led by Point Nine. The company uses genomic and computational methods to breed crops without genetic modification, with its first product, the aardaker, designed to reduce reliance on imported protein crops.

Luffy AI Secures £8.1 Million Series A to Scale Industrial AI Motor Control Technology

Luffy AI, a UK-based startup, raised £8.1 million in Series A funding led by BGF. The company develops neuroplastic AI for industrial motor control, enabling real-time adaptive systems without cloud dependency. Funds will scale deployment in industrial applications.

UK Fashion Tech Platform Whering Secures $7 Million in Seed Funding From eBay Ventures and Google

Whering, a UK-based digital wardrobe platform, has secured $7 million in seed funding led by eBay Ventures and Google AI Futures Fund. The company, founded in 2021, enables users to digitize their wardrobes, plan outfits, and promote circular fashion. The funding will support AI-driven features like personalized outfit recommendations and virtual try-ons, as well as expansion of resale integrations.