Swedish deep‑tech startup Solinide Photonics raised €4 million in a seed round co‑led by Navigare Ventures and PSV Hafnium to commercialise its silicon‑nitride photonic integrated circuit and microcomb technology for AI data‑centre interconnects, with funds earmarked for team expansion, prototyping and European manufacturing preparation.
UK AI startup Callosum, which builds software infrastructure to run AI workloads across different chips and models, closed a $100 million seed round led by Atomico with participation from Plural, DCVC, Sovereign AI and angels, following a $10.25 million raise earlier in the year.
Swedish yoga and lifestyle brand Sisterly Tribe announced it has closed a €1 million financing round led by Wellstreet, reported a strong rise in sales, and added new senior hires from rival brands Aim’n and Axel Arigato.
UK‑based EcoNomad Solutions secured a £400k funding round, led by the British Design Fund with support from Innovate UK and existing investor Beeches Group, to expand its BioNomad waste‑to‑energy technology for small livestock farms, aiming to cut methane emissions and lower energy and fertiliser costs across the UK and Europe.
UK edtech startup Medly AI secured an $8 million seed round led by Felix Capital, with participation from Eka Ventures, Ada Ventures and several angel investors. The funding will be used to scale its AI‑driven exam‑preparation platform, which already serves over 400,000 UK students, and to expand into international markets such as the US.
Edinburgh‑based semiconductor startup Singular Photonics secured $2.15 million in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with participation from several angels and regional investors, to boost its SPAD‑based image sensor technology and grow its engineering team.
SpaceAM, a Gloucestershire‑based aerospace and defence startup, raised an undisclosed Seed round backed by Foresight Group and UK Government funding. The capital will be used to expand its AI‑enabled ultra‑lightweight sensor systems for space, defence and security markets, and the company is gearing up for a future Series A round.
Nebex, a space‑trading platform founded in 2025, announced a €100 million initiative in France that will channel global space contracts back to French startups, guaranteeing a full industrial return on foreign spending. The move is backed by a $30 million seed round led by GV and supported by a dozen venture investors. The model aims to simplify cross‑border space procurement and boost the French space ecosystem without changing existing procurement laws.
Polish fintech Investly, which offers a platform for investing in digital assets, completed a seed round of 4.2 million zł, backed by VO2 Ventures, IPOPEMA and private investor Maciej Duda. The funds will be used to launch the product commercially, strengthen compliance capabilities and expand into European markets.
Versatile RobotX, a University of Essex spin‑out based in Colchester, raised over €1.17 million from the British Design Fund, Innovate UK and Defra to move its AI‑driven field robots from trials to commercial deployment, aiming to make advanced agricultural automation affordable for growers worldwide.