Babylon Facilities, a spin‑off of Rome‑based Babylon Cloud, raised €12 million in a three‑tranche equity round and accompanying debt instruments to build a 3 MW+ data centre powered entirely by solar energy, aiming to generate more electricity than it consumes.
At the EU‑Startups Summit, 3TS Capital connected with Wamo and later announced a €10 million investment, marking a significant funding milestone for the Finnish neobank.
Italian AI deployment startup Datapizza raised €10 million in a Series A round led by Nextalia Ventures to expand its team, accelerate product development and make its AI solutions accessible to larger and mid‑size companies in Italy.
London‑based startup Modo Energy raised €14.9 million from CIBC Innovation Banking to scale its AI‑driven benchmarking and valuation platform for battery storage and renewable assets, aiming to broaden its market reach and enhance its product offering.
Munich‑based deltaVision, a startup that builds valves, pumps and other fluidic components for rockets and spacecraft, closed a €10.2 million seed round led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital to scale production and advance modular orbital refuelling technology.
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.