Wonderful raises ~EUR 509m as Salesforce joins
Amsterdam-based enterprise AI startup Wonderful raised $550 million (~EUR 509m) in a Series C led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce and a broad VC syndicate participating.
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Aksìa-backed Valsa adds I Maestri del Forno
Valsa Group, backed by Aksìa Capital V, has acquired Italian specialty bakery producer I Maestri del Forno in an add-on deal. Sellers rolled a minority stake, reinforcing Aksìa’s buy-and-build play in premium bakery.
AksìaiPremom raises EUR 15m seed for pregnancy diagnostics
Valencia-based iPremom has raised EUR 15 million in a seed round led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with Asabys Partners and APEX Ventures participating, to advance early pregnancy risk detection testing.
iPremomBritish Business Bank backs Zinc deeptech fund
The British Business Bank has committed up to £46 million (~EUR 55m) to Zinc Capital Management for a new deeptech fund, adding more capital to UK early-stage technology financing.
British Business BankScience4Beauty raises EUR 1.6m from 4growth VC
Polish healthcare venture Science4Beauty has secured a EUR 1.6 million funding round backed by 4growth VC and Hard2beat. Terms, valuation, and use of proceeds were not disclosed.
Science4BeautyScannell buys Cabiate site for Dometic Marine BTS
Scannell Properties has acquired a 13,345 sq m site in Cabiate, Italy, to develop a build-to-suit production facility for Dometic Marine. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Scannell PropertiesNVIDIA joins EUR 125m iPronics Series B
Valencia-based iPronics raised EUR 125 million to scale silicon-photonics optical circuit switching aimed at easing networking bottlenecks inside AI data-center clusters.
iPronicsPri0r1ty Intelligence buys Pirkx out of administration
UK AI group Pri0r1ty Intelligence has acquired the operating assets of employee benefits platform Pirkx from administrators, using a £50,000 upfront payment plus a capped royalty structure.
Pri0r1ty IntelligenceGenerali Real Estate targets stake in REAM SGR
Generali Real Estate has moved to acquire a minority stake in Italian real estate manager REAM. Financial terms have not been disclosed, with governance and strategic intent now in focus.
Generali Real EstatePlastiflex buys Italy’s Sidam in strategic exit
Mindful Capital Partners and minority shareholder Berrier Capital have exited Italian single-use medical devices maker Sidam via a sale to Plastiflex Group, strengthening the buyer’s fluid-management platform.
SidamIMPACT Partners leads EUR 7.2m Foorban round
Italian foodtech Foorban has raised EUR 7.2 million in a funding round fully subscribed by IMPACT Partners. The financing underlines investors’ selective appetite for defensible, operations-led models in food services.
FoorbanNearfield raises ~EUR 352m for chip metrology scale-up
Dutch semiconductor metrology player Nearfield Instruments has closed a $380m Series D led by Fidelity, with Temasek and QIA among participants. The round underlines rising late-stage capital for European deep-tech tied to semiconductor equipment.
Nearfield InstrumentsPharosyn raises EUR 2.5m for pharma intel
UK healthcare startup Pharosyn has secured EUR 2.5 million in funding to build a competitive-intelligence platform for pharmaceutical teams. Moonfire, Entrepreneurs First, Transpose Platform and General Advance participated.
Pharosynxorlab raises EUR 5m for sovereign email security
Swiss email security vendor xorlab has raised EUR 5 million from a syndicate led by existing backer Spicehaus Partners to expand across regulated European markets.
xorlab fundingCianfrocca Trasporti buys Green Planet Logistics
Cianfrocca Trasporti has acquired Italy-based Green Planet Logistics for EUR 200 million, betting on scale and a broader intermodal logistics footprint. Terms beyond headline value were not disclosed.
Cianfrocca TrasportiNuveen moves to fully acquire Arcmont
Nuveen has announced the acquisition of private credit manager Arcmont Asset Management, deepening its European direct lending push. Terms were not disclosed.
NuveenApax Digital takes majority stake in Wematch
Apax Digital has agreed to become majority shareholder in UK fintech Wematch, backing its push to digitise securities finance workflows and expand internationally.
Apax DigitalINLEAP Photonics raises EUR 20m for laser counter-drone scale-up
German photonics start-up INLEAP Photonics has secured a EUR 20 million seed round led by UVC Partners to scale production of laser-based counter-drone systems for defence and critical infrastructure.
INLEAP PhotonicsMondeVita buys majority of Underscore District
MondeVita has acquired a strategic majority stake in Milan-based Underscore District, the brand accelerator behind Magliano, GR10K and WOK Store, as it builds an Italian luxury platform.
MondeVitaEIF backs Cloover to finance home electrification
Cloover has secured an EIF-backed guarantee to scale financing for residential solar and heat pump installs across Europe, de-risking a capital-intensive installer-led distribution model.
ClooverSearchlight Capital invests in Sweden’s Aderian
Searchlight Capital has agreed to invest in Swedish technology company Aderian. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Searchlight CapitalFinlogic buys CP Serigrafica in Italy roll-up
Finlogic has acquired labels producer CP Serigrafica, its 21st deal, to add capacity and deepen its footprint in central Italy as labeling consolidation continues.
FinlogicSkanska exits Poland’s Business Link for EUR 20m
Skanska has agreed to exit its Business Link flexible workspace operation in Poland in a deal valued at EUR 20 million, underscoring developers’ reshaping of office strategies toward flex-led services.
SkanskaMubadala commits EUR 600m to ADD Capital housing funds
Mubadala has committed up to EUR 600 million to two ADD Capital-managed real estate funds targeting European living assets, including an Italy-focused vehicle. The move underlines sovereign appetite for residential strategies amid Europe’s housing shortage.
MubadalaTyche Bank provides EUR 6m funding to ARAV
Italian consumer company ARAV has secured a EUR 6 million financing from Tyche Bank. The funding adds fresh capacity as lenders keep a tight focus on credit quality in discretionary categories.
ARAVBanco BPM backs Fornopronto’s Panificio Stefani buyout
Banco BPM has provided EUR 9.5 million in acquisition financing to support Fornopronto’s purchase of 100% of Panificio Stefani Group, underscoring debt-backed consolidation in Italy’s fragmented bakery market.
Banco BPMArgos-backed Axitea buys Digitronica.IT
Argos Fund-backed Axitea has acquired Digitronica.IT, a Verona-based software specialist in integrated security management. The deal extends Axitea’s 2026 acquisition run as Italian security and cyber demand continues to rise.
Argos FundMML takes 27% stake in offshore law group Mourant
MML Capital has agreed a 27% minority investment in offshore professional services group Mourant. The deal adds fresh private equity capital to a legal-adjacent platform serving cross-border funds and sponsors.
MML CapitalAEM wins ~EUR 19m to scale rare-earth-free motors
Advanced Electric Machines has raised £16 million (~EUR 19m) from a climate-and-innovation investor group to push rare-earth-free motor designs from development into scaled manufacturing.
Advanced Electric MachinesMonava raises funding for passive drone detection
Sweden's Monava has raised an undisclosed funding round led by Gungnir Capital, with Foundry Ventures and Hede Capital participating, to scale commercialisation of its passive acoustic counter-drone system as European defence demand rises.
MonavaOre Energy raises EUR 43m for 100-hour storage
Amsterdam-based Ore Energy has raised EUR 43 million from Plural, HV and Positron Ventures to scale iron-air batteries and build its first manufacturing facility for long-duration energy storage.
Ore EnergyHighland Europe leads EUR 40m Adaptyv Series A
Swiss AI-biotech Adaptyv Bio raised EUR 40 million in a Series A led by Highland Europe, with ACE Ventures, byFounders and Y Combinator participating. The round underscores Europe’s continued capital concentration into AI-native life-science platforms.
Adaptyv BioPasqal closes EUR 309m to scale French quantum
French quantum computing company Pasqal has closed a EUR 309 million financing package, adding fresh firepower for R&D infrastructure and industrial capability build-out in France.
PasqalFynveur backs Lupin Dental in EUR 15m round
France’s Lupin Dental has raised EUR 15 million from Fynveur to accelerate its dental robotics platform. The round underscores growing investor appetite for automation in procedure-heavy care workflows.
Lupin DentalTCEE Fund IV leads EUR 6.1m Series A in BOOKR
Hungarian edtech BOOKR has raised EUR 6.1 million in a Series A led by TCEE Fund IV. The round backs expansion of its digitised children’s books and classroom-focused learning products.
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