This week our research tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €4.3 billion, and 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, 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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💻Imec raises €2.5B for advanced chip tech R&D pilot line
🚲 Bicycle Therapeutics scores $555M investment for disease prevention
🇩🇪 DeepL soars to $2B valuation with $300M investment
🇬🇧 CIRCTEC raises €150M for Europe’s largest tyre pyrolysis recycling facility
🇫🇷 Visma makes third acquisition of 2024 with MyCompanyFiles
🇧🇪 Belgian recruitment platform Jobtoolz acquires Hirehive
🇩🇪 Doctolib acquires Aaron.ai, maker of AI-based telephone assistance
🌳 Europe’s original sustainability VC, ETF Partners, raises €285M in oversubscribed round
🪻UK’s Zero Carbon Capital closes €23.4M fund to back European early-stage climate tech Ventures
🥘 Avvio founder launches €5M fund for hospitality tech
🌍 NATO Innovation Fund announces its new investment team
🇩🇪 German AI defence giant Helsing eyes $4B valuation in Series C funding
🦄 Iceland’s first unicorn will spur investment but don’t expect “floodgates” to open, says unicorn founder
🤖 AI concerns and workplace dynamics – findings from the Scaleup Culture Report 2024
⛈️ Biochar booms towards gigatonnes, but low-quality concerns cloud market growth
🍄 Enifer secures €36M funding for food-grade mycoprotein factory in Finland
🤖 It’s frightening how concentrated this industry is’: Scott Galloway on Europe, new media and breaking up Big AI
🇮🇹 10 Italian startups to watch in 2024
🌙 The Exploration Company wins cargo contract from the ESA
🐕 Lassie’s preventative pet insurance is now available in France
🇪🇪 CARÁ Health raises €620,000 for prenatal and postpartum support
🇵🇹 Web3 proptech Unlockit raises €1.4M pre-seed
🇷🇴 Remote Butler raises €50,000 for its HoReCa application
🇫🇷 En Carta Diagnostics secures €1.5M for rapid Lyme disease diagnostic kits
This week we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €266 million, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories a
August was the slowest month YTD, with over €1.9 billion raised in some 203 deals. This figure represents a decrease of around 60 per cent compared to the pr
German fitness startup 7NXT, owner and operator of Gymondo and 7Mind, is acquiring Buddyfit. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Genoa, Buddyfit offers online
Reonic, a climate tech SaaS startup focused on enabling the deployment of sustainable energy solutions across Europe, today announces that it has raised a €1