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Berlin-based fintech Finmid has raised a €17 million Series A extension round, backed by an unnamed founder of German challenger bank N26, tech.eu reported. The startup also announced a partnership wi
Reporting: tech.eu
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Hamburg-based Procuros has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round to scale its AI-native supply chain connectivity platform. The company, which automates procurement and trade document workflo
Reporting: tech.eu
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Bavaria-based Finches has secured €2 million in pre-seed funding to help food manufacturers detect supply risks earlier. High-Tech Gründerfonds led the round, with Vanagon Ventures co-leading and Baye
Reporting: tech.eu
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French fintech Cleavr has raised €8 million in a seed round led by Varsity, with participation from existing investors, to expand its AI-powered accounts receivable automation platform across Europe.
Reporting: tech.eu
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London-based voice AI startup Vocca has raised $20 million to automate patient phone calls for healthcare providers, according to Sifted. The funding arrives as voice AI models face questions about ac
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Poseidon’s Forge, a startup building robot submarines, has set up operations in a post-industrial city, bringing high-tech jobs to the area. CEO Daryl Slocum told a news outlet the move was an easy ca
Reporting: yahoo.com
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Tokyo-based Celaid Therapeutics has reportedly closed its Series B round with backing from Shionogi & Co. and a corporate venture firm, positioning the company for next steps in its pipeline developme
Reporting: msn.com
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Celaid Therapeutics has reportedly closed a second tranche of its Series B round, with sources citing JPY 400 million (approximately $2.6 million) raised. The Tokyo-based biotech is said to be earmark
Reporting: pulse2.com
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Celaid Therapeutics has closed its Series B round with investments from Shionogi & Co. and a corporate venture firm, positioning the Tokyo-based biotech to begin US clinical trials for its lead candid
Reporting: vir.com.vn
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Thirty investors and founders have joined DeepVerse, a new policy platform launched by the Startup Policy Forum to tackle regulatory, capital, and talent challenges in India’s deeptech sector. The ini
Reporting: moneycontrol.com
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The UK has launched a formal inquiry into whether training frontier AI models on publicly available data violates existing privacy laws. The probe, first reported by Sifted, could reshape how startups
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Reports suggest Hadrian, a cybersecurity startup, has raised $40 million as enterprises face growing pressure to address AI-related threats. The round was disclosed by Sifted today, though details rem
Reporting: sifted.eu
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