Tech Funding News

🇧🇬⚡️ Bulgarian startup AMPECO, an EV charging management platform provider, has raised $26 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Revaia, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures. This follows the $13 million investment secured last year and takes the total funding secured to date to $42 million. 📈 This investment will fuel AMPECO’s ambitious growth strategy across multiple fronts. The company plans to accelerate product innovation, enhancing its platform to provide the most robust feature set for large-scale EV charging providers globally. It will also expand its presence in key markets, including Western Europe, Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and Southeast Asia. To support this growth, the company aims to double its team size over the next two years, bringing in top talent across all departments to drive its mission forward. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCEV3BiR ⚡ Orlin RadEV ⚡ Alexander Alexiev Stefan Ivanov #tech #funding #news #EUtech #VC #techstartup #EUstartup #investment #innovation #technology

🔋⚡️Molyon, which develops next-generation batteries with double the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries, has landed $4.6 million in first funding. The round was co-led by IQ Capital and Plural, which recently invested in VSParticle and The Exploration Company. 📈 The funding will enable Molyon to expand the team and begin manufacturing at its pilot facility. This will enable the company to develop Li-S batteries for drones and robots, which will benefit from the lighter weight and improved range that Molyon’s batteries will provide. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e8MGukiM Ismail Sami Carina N. Max Bautin #tech #funding #news #batterytech #startup #VC #innovation #technology

🏥🤖 Biolevate, a Paris-based startup, has raised €6 million in seed funding led by EQT Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance and several angel investors. The company aims to address a pressing challenge in healthcare—streamlining medical writing with artificial intelligence. The raised money will primarily fund product enhancement and team expansion. 📈 This funding milestone will support Biolevate’s efforts to refine its proprietary AI platform, ELISE, and expand its team with top talent. Biolevate also plans to capitalise on its recent inclusion in Station F’s Future 40 list by strengthening its presence in the healthcare tech landscape. With EQT Ventures backing its vision, the company is well-positioned to scale its impact globally. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS2atUAf Joel Belafa #tech #funding #news #healthtech #EUtech #EUstartup #AI #technology #techstartup #VC

🤖🔬 Cradle, a platform for AI-powered protein engineering, has raised $73 million in Series B funding. The investment will be used to expand the company’s wet lab to generate additional datasets that will be used to train its models to address a growing array of challenges and modalities. 📈 The round was led by IVP, with participation from previous investors Index Ventures and Kindred Capital VC. This round takes the total investment raised by Cradle to date to over $100 million. Cradle will also expand its engineering team to further improve its ML capabilities to better generalise across tasks and handle more complex proteins. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e_-JghVT Elise de Reus Stef van Grieken Alex Lim #tech #funding #news #VC #startup #investment #innovation #technology #GenAI #biotech

🤖📊 Pyramid Analytics, an AI-driven analytics and decision intelligence startup, has snapped $50 million in new financing. The investment came from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, which recently backed Upvest and Odoo. 📈 While Pyramid spearheads the AI revolution in business intelligence, BlackRock’s investment rationale is also based on its business performance and efficiency. Pyramid Analytics differentiates itself with no-code and low-code tools, enabling business users to explore data without needing extensive technical skills. Its open, scalable architecture supports seamless integration with various data sources, including cloud, on-premises, and hybrid systems. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/efd4p3nj Omri Kohl Avi Perez Herbert Ochtman #tech #funding #news #EUtech #EUstartup #techstartup #AI #investment #technology #innovation  

🍽🥗 Fresh food wholesalers operate under intense pressure, managing a flood of orders that come through varied channels like emails, texts, and voicemails. These orders must be processed overnight to ensure timely next-day deliveries. Recognising this chaotic system, Fresho—a company founded in 2015 by seafood wholesaler James Andronis and tech entrepreneur Huw Birrell—has developed a platform aimed at digitising and streamlining these processes. 📈 The solution leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify and optimise the way fresh food moves from supplier to restaurant kitchens. On November 26, 2024, Fresho announced the close of its $17 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $50 million. The round was led by Geoff Tarrant, co-founder of Payapps, with participation from other investors. In 2022, the UK-Australian startup also secured £8 million in Series A funding. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWGR34as Huw Birrell #tech #funding #news #VC #foodtech #startup #AI #investment #technology #innovation

🩺🩻 Cambridge-based health-tech startup PocDoc has secured £5 million in a pre-A funding round. This is the largest pre-A raise for a UK digital diagnostics business. With this round, the total funding raised by PocDoc accounts for over £10 million. This new investment will support the company’s continued rapid growth, fuelled by its growing list of pharmacy, retail, and corporate partnerships, as well as its deepening relationships with the NHS across the UK. 📈 The investment came from MMC Ventures, Molten Ventures, and Simplyhealth Ventures. Another major investor joining in this round is KHP Ventures, the first NHS-anchored venture fund, which invests in health tech innovators and supports the adoption of transformative solutions at scale across digital health and MedTech. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e7UZ6UGN Steve Roest Kiran Roest Vladimir Gubala #tech #funding #news #medtech #startup #VC #UKtech #UKstartup #technology #investment #innovation

🩺🏥 Laennec AI Limited, a Cardiff-based medical AI company specialising in AI-driven solutions for chronic disease management, has closed £375K in pre-seed funding. This investment is a testament to the growing recognition of innovative solutions in advancing healthcare and the importance of making these advancements accessible to all. 📈 The investment came from SFC Capital and OVC Ventures, along with grant funding from the Welsh Government, Innovate UK, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). This combined support will accelerate the development of affordable medical devices, bringing healthcare closer to patients and ushering in a new era of self-care. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eRxqhsww Jase John Dr Arathy Varghese Rebecca Evans Harrison F. #tech #funding #news #healthtech #AI #startup #VC #investment #innovation #technology #UKtech #UKstartup

🩻🤖 Zurich-based Kyan Health has secured $16.7M to drive down lost workdays and productivity through AI-powered workplace wellness preventative care, marking a significant step forward in addressing mental health challenges within enterprises. Amid a landscape where one in five workdays is lost to poor mental health, Kyan Health aims to replace outdated, reactive wellness models with a proactive, measurable approach that connects employee well-being to business success. 📈 The funding round includes a previously unannounced $4M seed round led by Amplo VC and a $12.7M Series A led by Swisscom Ventures, with participation from greymatter capital, naturalX Health Ventures, Founderful, and Joyance Partners, and several angel investors. This latest investment brings Kyan’s total funding to $18.4M, which will fuel global expansion and further development of its platform. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e2MFNzMD Vlad Gheorghiu Achim Braun Konstantin Struck Ignacio Leonhardt #tech #funding #news #AI #healthtech #startup #VC #investment #innovation #EUtech #EUstartup #mentalhealth

🔥🌱 HyperHeat, a startup leveraging renewable energy to create zero-carbon industrial heat based near the German-French border has secured €3.5 million in a funding round led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from Finindus, Possible Ventures, E44 Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, and a select group of experienced business angel investors. 📈 The company will deploy the fresh capital to accelerate its strategic objectives: continue developing and testing its first industrial products, strengthen its team, intensify R&D efforts to achieve production readiness, and collaborate with pilot customers by 2025. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/egranpse Frederick Lessmann Lars Amsbeck #tech #funding #news #startup #VC #sustainability #energy #technology #EUtech #EUstartup #investment #innovation