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.
Drita Capital Partners, founded by former Polimi Graduate School of Management students Nazario Monzillo and Yll Luma, announced the creation of Italy’s first search fund. The fund raised €640,000 from a network of institutional and private investors to spend a 24‑month scouting period aimed at acquiring a high‑potential Italian family‑owned SME in sectors such as ICT, healthcare, manufacturing or food & beverage.
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.
Robutler, a Silicon Valley‑based startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Volodymyr Seliuchenko, secured a $400K seed round from US venture firm ZAS Ventures to develop its AI‑driven, collaborative software platform described as the “YouTube of software.”
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.
German startup FRYTE Mobility raised €3.5 million in a Seed round co‑led by 4impact capital and Rethink Ventures to build a software coordination layer for electric truck charging, aiming to connect logistics platforms with charge point operators across Europe.
London‑based HelmGuard, a startup that uses specialised AI agents to automate risk and compliance assessments for regulated industries, closed a $7.3 million seed round co‑led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline. The funding will support US expansion and product development.
Swedish startup Rebaba raised $4.6 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Sistafund to scale its repurposed‑EV‑battery storage systems, expand its Stockholm production hub and roll out additional hubs across Europe.