This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe., and related news stories across Europe.
This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe., and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week’s top financials, we’ve also indexed the most important/industry-related news items you need to know about.
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💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🇫🇮 Nvidia makes $1BN investment in Nokia
🇮🇹 Bending Spoons raises $710M at $11BN, one day after buying AOL
🇸🇪 Legaltech Legora raises $150M Series C
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers
🇬🇧 BMLL acquired by Nordic Capital
🇩🇪 The Danish VC sourcing startup Evertrace is acquiring the Berlin-based deal sourcing startup Morphais
🇳🇱 Amsterdam unicorn Mews continues acquisition spree with US-based AI company DataChat
🚀 Interesting moves from investors
💸 Sequoia launches two early-stage funds, says Europe’s founder pool “never been stronger”
🧬 Earlybird Health promotes two new partners as firm deepens biotech and analytics focus
🔐 VC-backed Antidote accelerator launches to fuel the UK’s next fintech and Bitcoin wave
🗞️ In other (important) news
😠 Ukrainian startups can raise external funding during “hard war”, says country’s newest unicorn
💰 Soft landing in Silicon Valley: how the European Startup Embassy helps CEE founders go global
☀️ Meet the 18-year-old founder behind three Top-100 AI powered Apps — and a 100-hour work week
📡 Recommended reads and listens
🚘 Hyperdrives cracks the ‘holy grail’ of EV motor cooling with manufacturable direct-conductor tech
⏱ Beyond death: how Lyfeguard is building a platform for everyday life — and life after
🤖 Intercom expands to Berlin with new AI R&D Hub and 100 jobs
🔭 European tech startups to watch
🇱🇻 Desktop Commander lands €1.1M pre-seed for AI desktop automation 🇬🇧
🇳🇱 CityLegends raises €1.7M 🇩🇪
🇩🇪 Scavenger AI lands €2.5M to bring company data to every employee
🇨🇭 MoleSense secures €156,000 to pioneer molecular wearables in maternity care
🇬🇧 SAGES receives £190,000 funding to scale sustainable dye made from food waste