Female-founded construction tech startup Trayd raises $10M Series A led by Y Combinator, aiming to digitise workflows and close the sector’s efficiency and gender gaps.
Author: Evelyn Monroe
Renasens raises €10M from Extantia and Norrsken Launcher to build a European textile recycling pilot plant and scale circular fashion technologies.
Italian FoodTech startup Foreverland raises €6M to accelerate European expansion and scale its plant‑based product portfolio from Milan and Puglia.
Dash0 hits unicorn status after a $110M round led by Balderton Capital, as the observability startup scales globally with customers like Zalando and Taco Bell.
French VC firm Partech leads a $5M round in South Africa’s Happy Pay to scale its interest‑free BNPL platform and expand responsible credit access.
Paris-based 360 Capital raises €85M toward a €100M deeptech fund, targeting European startups in AI, robotics, semiconductors and industrial innovation.
Baird Capital shifts focus from flashy foundation models to data-first AI platforms, funding consultancies and automation tools that make enterprises truly AI-ready.
London-based Air Street Capital closes a $232M fund, positioning itself as Europe’s largest solo GP investor focused exclusively on AI startups.
A new wave of female founders in the UK is overcoming funding gaps and scaling startups across highly competitive, capital-intensive sectors.
California startup Autoscience secures $14M led by General Catalyst to build AI-driven systems that automate key lab research tasks and accelerate scientific discovery.