Oxford spin‑out OMass Therapeutics raised €275 million in a Series C round co‑led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, Forbion and Novo Holdings to push its novel small‑molecule therapies, including OMS1620 for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, into the clinic.
Finland‑based AI infrastructure startup Verda secured a €100 million financing round in April 2026 to boost its high‑performance AI cloud platform, reflecting the broader European push for sovereign cloud solutions as highlighted by AWS’s upcoming independence test.
Estonian energy‑storage startup Skeleton Technologies became a European unicorn, received backing from Siemens and is gearing up for a US market entry.
Varda Space Industries, a US‑based space‑tech startup founded by a Bulgarian entrepreneur, closed a €224 million Series D round that valued the company at $1.6 billion and will fund three upcoming orbital missions.
London‑based AI recruiting platform Metaview announced a €53.1 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to €97.4 million. The round, led by Insight Partners with participation from GV and other investors, will fund product expansion, team growth to 250 staff, and a new New York office.
Portuguese spin‑off TEKEVER, a 25‑year‑old autonomous drone specialist, secured $580 million in a Series D round led by UC Investments and Baillie Gifford, pushing its valuation to $6.4 billion. The funding will fuel international expansion, technology development and further acquisitions, reinforcing its role as Europe’s top AI‑powered defence drone provider.
Basecamp Research, a London‑based AI life‑sciences startup founded in 2019, closed a $140 million Series C round led by S32, with participation from Nvidia, Anthropic and several European and UK investors. The funding will be used to develop next‑generation AI models and push its AI‑designed therapeutic pipeline toward clinical development.
Noxtua, a Berlin‑based legal AI startup founded in 2017, raised over €100 million in a Series C round, giving publishing group C.H.BECK a majority stake and adding MANZ as a new investor. The funding will accelerate product development and European expansion, bringing its curated‑data legal AI to more markets.
Novadip Biosciences, a Belgian late‑stage biotech focused on regenerative bone therapies, raised €10.4 million in a convertible financing round led by New Science Ventures. The funds will support a pivotal Phase 3 trial of its autologous graft NVD003 and enable the company to draw on an €18 million EIB loan tranche, advancing regulatory filings and future commercial plans.
Bulgarian spacetech startup EnduroSat raised $205 million (€178 million) in a round co‑led by Riot Ventures and Atreides Management, bringing its valuation above $1 billion and granting it unicorn status, with a broad syndicate of investors supporting its satellite fleet expansion.