French unicorn Pennylane has raised $200M to scale its AI-powered accounting platform across Europe, intensifying the race to automate finance for SMEs and accounting firms.
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Partner Andy Bloxam outlines why smart capital is racing into photonics, and how the UK can secure a leading position in the emerging photon economy.
Ananda Impact Ventures has raised €73M in the first close of its fifth fund, reinforcing its focus on scalable European startups delivering measurable social and environmental impact.
Veteran VC Niko Bonatsos exits General Catalyst to raise a $300M fund targeting early-stage founders behind the next Discord- and Mercor-style breakout startups.
Munich-based Vanagon Ventures closes a €20M fund to plug Europe’s pre-seed DeepTech and AI financing gap, targeting founders from universities and research labs.
Amsterdam-based Optics11 lands €25M venture debt from the European Investment Bank to accelerate DeepTech sensing solutions and global industrial expansion.
Starbucks unveils a radical portfolio restructuring in early 2026 to solve its congestion crisis, officially separating its high-speed mobile order business from the traditional café experience.
London startup Incentifi raises €174k pre-seed to pilot a wellbeing-first workplace rewards platform aimed at boosting engagement, retention and healthier employee habits.
German scaleup osapiens raises $100M at unicorn valuation as demand surges for AI-driven ESG compliance and supply-chain transparency tools across Europe.
Somersault Ventures has closed a $20M debut fund to back seed-stage software and marketplace startups in specialised U.S. and European verticals, targeting future high-margin monopolies.