This week we tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €2.5 billion, and over 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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🇧🇪 Odoo raises €500M, reaching a €5B valuation
🇪🇸 seQura raises a round of €410M
🇬🇧 New unicorn Lighthouse secures $370M Series C for travel analytics
🇩🇪 The Exploration Company raises $160M Series B for reusable spacecraft development
🇫🇷 Adzuna strengthens presence in North America and Europe with Seiza acquisition
🇬🇧 PayPal-backed Modulr snaps up first acquisition
🇹🇷 Game District acquires majority stake in local mobile gaming startup Gleam Games
🇫🇷 Halma plc makes £42 million swoop for French leader
💸 500 Emerging Europe transforms into e2vc: a new era for global-focused startups
🤖 BSV Ventures closes €15M Fund for Pre-Seed and Seed investments
🌳 Move Energy Fund I secures €35M from EIF to accelerate energy transition
🔋 Northvolt files for Chapter 11: A blow to Europe’s independence from Chinese battery manufacturing
💯 OASYS NOW wins €1M in Slush 100 competition
🇪🇺 Deep Tech Momentum launches pan-European deeptech marketplace
☀️ Good Energy and GRYD make deal to boost solar power
🤖 Atomico’s State of European Tech: A decade of growth and innovation
🏭 Unlocking the power of manufacturing data with CloEE
🇫🇮 Happy Plant Protein bags €1.8M to disrupt plant protein market with local, low-cost production
🇪🇺 European deeptech companies: Shaping the future of innovation
🔐 Remote and Kota team up: disrupting global benefits with embedded employee insurance
🇭🇷 SaaS startup Bitreport raises €300,000 for chain store management
🇸🇰 SuperScale raises $1.2M for gaming analytics platform
🇳🇱 Blockchain ticketing startup Celebratix secures €1.1M
🇫🇮 Serviceform secures €2.45M for SME marketing suite
🇬🇧 MannyAI raises €1.5M to reduce overproduction in the fashion industry
By Emma Whitford ( February 6, 2025, 01:26 GMT | Insight) -- Policy advisors from France and the European Union chose to highlight the poss
It’s sometimes said that European VC doesn’t have the firepower to compete with VCs in the U.S., which regularly raise billion-dollar+ funds these days. Pe
Froda, a provider of capital to SMEs, has strengthened its partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF) by securing an additiona
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