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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 EnergySwiss 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 BioFrench 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.
PasqalFrance’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 DentalHungarian 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.
BOOKRStockholm-based Lovable has raised $400 million (~EUR 370m) in a newly announced funding round, extending a rapid run-up in valuation for one of Europe’s best-known AI coding startups.
Lovable fundingNavisalma has raised EUR 40 million from Einride co-founders Linnéa Kornehed Falck and Robert Falck, alongside Robert Westerdahl, following the carve-out of Einride’s design organization.
NavisalmaBoksi has acquired German influencer-management business Goodlife Management, extending its creator-economy consolidation playbook in the DACH market. Financial terms were not disclosed.
BoksiTRG, backed by Gemspring Capital, has acquired Netherlands-based Reverse IT. The deal extends TRG’s Benelux footprint and adds managed mobility capability as private equity-backed consolidation accelerates in IT lifecycle services.
Gemspring CapitalWhistler Capital-backed Radiology Partners has agreed to acquire Everlight Radiology from Livingbridge, adding an established UK-led international teleradiology network to its platform. Terms were not disclosed.
Everlight RadiologyBudapest-based BOOKR Kids has secured a EUR 6.1 million Series A round, underscoring that venture-backed EdTech deals are still getting done in Central Europe.
BOOKR KidsUK livestock-tech platform Breedr has raised EUR 23 million in Series B funding led by Partech, with Latitude and Outsiders Fund also backing the round. The capital is earmarked for expansion as digital traceability moves from pilot to procurement requirement.
BreedrCroatian gaming café franchise Friendly Fire has raised EUR 4 million from AYMO Ventures to scale its franchise support and proprietary platform as it targets rapid expansion across Europe.
Friendly FireNeura Robotics is acquiring 100% of Ulm-based Adlatus Robotics, adding autonomous cleaning robots to its NEURA Mobile Robots arm as it continues an acquisitive platform-build.
Neura RoboticsStability AI has raised $76m (~EUR 70m) in a Series B backed by Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music, alongside EA and tech investors. The round signals a shift from IP conflict to capital participation in generative AI.
Stability AI fundingUK humanoid robotics startup Humanoid has raised $152m (~EUR 183m) in Series A funding at a $1.35bn post-money valuation, with industrial backers Bosch and Schaeffler participating.
Humanoid roboticsForesight has sold UK fleet and plant services provider Plantexpand to Premius Capital, delivering more than a 3x return for its East of England fund. The deal marks Foresight’s fifth exit of 2026.
Foresight PlantexpandForesight has sold UK plant and fleet maintenance group Plantexpand to another private equity buyer, extending the run of sponsor-to-sponsor exits in outsourced infrastructure services.
Foresight GroupTMF Group, backed by CVC, has acquired Finnish fund administrator Navigator Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.
CVCHungarian edtech BOOKR has closed a EUR 6.1 million Series A led by TCEE Fund IV, with 3TS Capital Partners advising. The round backs international expansion of its storytelling-based English learning platform.
BOOKRWaterland Private Equity has entered talks to acquire London-listed Gamma Communications, adding momentum to a competitive, UK takeover-panel governed process.
Gamma CommunicationsLondon-based Boldr has raised EUR 5 million to scale its home energy management platform that turns heat pumps and AC into smart, grid-responsive devices.
BoldrVeeda AI has raised $90 million (~EUR 83m) in funding to build software aimed at training and deploying robots. The investor was not disclosed in the announcement.
Veeda AIAachen-based amber has raised EUR 7 million Series A co-led by Ventech and NRW.Venture to deepen its AI Data Layer and expand into Benelux, targeting SME knowledge workflows with a sovereign, GDPR-aligned stack.
amber fundingDanish private equity firm CataCap has acquired a majority stake in B4Restore, a Data Protection-as-a-Service provider focused on EU-sovereign, compliant backup and recovery.
CataCapUK private equity firm Exponent has agreed an investment in Ireland-based OFS, a gas turbine services specialist. Terms were not disclosed.
ExponentUK care management software provider Nourish Care has agreed a growth investment from Hg, with Livingbridge retaining a minority stake. Terms were not disclosed.
Nourish CareOceanloop has secured EUR 38.5 million in a mix of EIB venture debt and equity from Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund and Stolt Ventures to expand its indoor aquaculture platform in Germany and Spain.
OceanloopCVC Capital Partners is lining up a bid for UK challenger bank Aldermore as owner FirstRand seeks an exit amid a sharp regulatory-compensation overhang tied to motor finance.
CVC Capital PartnersMonte dei Paschi di Siena approved two all-share exchange offers for Banco BPM and Banca Generali, positioning the move as a takeover-defence counterplay in Italy’s consolidation race.
Monte dei Paschi di SienaLondon-based Axle Energy has raised EUR 21 million to scale its virtual power plant platform that turns EV chargers, home batteries and heat pumps into grid-balancing capacity.
Axle EnergyLondon-based Greyparrot has raised $27 million (~EUR 25m) in Series B funding led by technology investor Omar Mir, taking total funding to $60 million.
GreyparrotPortfoLion Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Graphwise in an undisclosed transaction. The Sofia-linked company sells knowledge graph and GenAI reliability software to enterprises looking for audit-ready answers from fragmented data.
GraphwiseAmpaire has raised EUR 16.87 million with strategic participation from IAG and Alaska Airlines as it moves from flight testing toward certification and early commercial deployment.
AmpaireSalt Creek Capital has acquired Craig Wire Products in an undisclosed private-equity transaction, backing a niche magnet wire supplier leveraged to electrification-linked industrial demand.
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