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Holo raises €5M for AI marketing tools targeting small businesses
Vilnius-based Holo has raised €5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered marketing automation platform.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Zenzap raises $44M for AI-powered collaborative workspace
Zenzap, an AI startup building a collaborative workplace environment called Multiplayer AI.
Reporting: en.globes.co.il
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SMEs ramp up expansion plans despite economic pressures: survey
A recent survey reveals that 78 percent of smaller enterprises now have expansion goals, up from 67 percent last year.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Groww now handles nearly half of India’s new SIP registrations
Groww accounted for nearly half of new systematic investment plan (SIP) registrations in India during the recent quarter, the company told a major financial publication.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Ambio raises €5.1M to bring AI to sustainable plastics procurement
Helsinki-based Ambio has raised €5.1 million in seed funding led by b2venture, with participation from Montis and existing investor Lifeline Ventures.
Reporting: tech.eu
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120ft raises angel funding for humanoid-run microfactories in shipping containers
Stockholm-based robotics startup 120ft has raised an early funding round from a group of angel investors to build autonomous microfactories run by humanoid robots.
Reporting: unite.ai, siliconangle.com
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Shamrock AI raises $5 Mn to boost enterprise AI agent reliability
Enterprise AI startup Shamrock AI has secured $5 million in seed funding, led by Endiya Partners, to help companies deploy AI agents more reliably.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Solvera raises $6.3M to build AI-native engineering firm for construction
Oslo-based Solvera has raised $6.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Seedcamp.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Healthleap raises $38M for AI patient triage tools
Healthleap, a healthcare AI startup focused on flagging at-risk hospital patients, has raised $38 million across two rounds.
Reporting: msn.com
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Peak XV’s Mohit Bhatnagar: Indian founders now build for the world
Peak XV Partners managing director Mohit Bhatnagar has said Indian startup founders are increasingly building companies “rooted in India but built for the world,” citing AI as a key enabler.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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ANRF unveils patient-capital plan to lift India’s R&D spend to 3% GDP
India’s national research foundation has sketched a patient-capital model to push the country’s R&D expenditure toward 3% of GDP.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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MumbaiSemi debuts multi-GNSS RF chip prototype
MumbaiSemi, an IIT Bombay spinout, has developed a prototype radio-frequency chip that processes signals from multiple satellite navigation systems, including India’s NavIC, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Europe’s deeptech boom hinges on customers, not capital—Sifted
Europe’s deeptech startups are being told to stop chasing venture capital and start chasing purchase orders.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Tandem Health tops Sifted’s 100 standout AI startups in Europe
Sifted has named Tandem Health the top startup in its ranking of Europe’s 100 standout AI companies, a list compiled using headcount growth as the primary metric.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Matters raises $5m pre-seed for AI personal finance platform
AI personal-finance startup Matters has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was first reported by Sifted.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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EU startup capital reforms reportedly weakened
Campaigners linked to discussions around startup funding in the EU have reportedly accused lawmakers of diluting proposals intended to simplify capital-raising for early-stage companies.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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British Business Bank deploys £180m into six AI funds
The British Business Bank has allocated £180 million across six AI-focused venture funds, Sifted reported.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Zocdoc buys Sohar Health in first acquisition after 20-year gap
Zocdoc has acquired Sohar Health, a New York-based insurance verification startup, marking its first acquisition in nearly two decades.
Reporting: alleywatch.com
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Scimplify secures $25M Series C led by Hitachi Ventures
Scimplify, an Indian startup that helps manufacturers source specialty chemicals, has raised $25 million in a Series C round led by Hitachi Ventures.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Jio files for India’s largest tech IPO
Reliance Industries has filed the draft red herring prospectus for its digital arm Jio, setting up what could become India’s largest initial public offering.
Reporting: inc42.com
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