BioInnovation Institute launches AI Lab with €7M from Danish Industry Foundation

BioInnovation Institute (BII) is launching AI Lab, a new innovation platform designed tosupport the commercialisation of artificial intelligence research andaccelerate the development of early-stage A…

Front Ventures raises €5M to back defence tech innovation in Ukraine

Stockholm-baseddefence-focused investment company Front Ventures has raised €5 million throughan oversubscribed rights issue of B-shares, with the raise subscribed to 278per cent. The company backs ea…

Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII, doubling down on deeptech and long-term ownership

Earlybird VC has closed its eighth early-stage fund at €360 million, marking the largest raise in the firm’s history and reinforcing its fundraising momentum, which it has maintained through both bull…

KOMPAS VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups

KOMPAS VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on physical industries, hasannounced the €160 million final close of its second fund. The fund attractedsupport from existing backers such as VKR…

Europe’s AI-native founders are building faster — and younger — than ever

Today, research released by global VC firm Antler highlights that a new generation of founders is reshaping European tech — younger, more mobile, and thriving under the pressure of the AI era. Drawn…

Balderton adds serial entrepreneur Phil Chambers to its partnership

Balderton today announces the appointment of Phil Chambers as Partner, where he will focus on early-stage investments. Chambers joins the firm after a 20+ year career as a founder, operator and angel …

Fund II second close strengthens Unconventional Ventures’ bet on overlooked founders

Today, Unconventional Ventures (UV) announced the second close of Unconventional Ventures Fund II.In a challenging global climate — marked by economic uncertainty and tightening capital markets — this…

ET Capital launches Cambridge Venture Index Fund 2 to broaden access to deeptech investing

ET Capital, a long-standing investor in high-growth technology businesses, has launched the Cambridge Venture Index SEIS/EIS Fund 2 (CVIF2). It aims to back up to 20 early-stage, science-based compa…

£100M boost for UK healthtech as British Business Bank backs Apposite growth fund

The British Business Bank has agreed to make a £100 million commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, a fund investing to support the growth of health technology companies, primarily in the UK. Thi…

What makes a Seed VC say “no” in 30 minutes?

AI has made it easier than ever to build something that looks impressive. Polished demos, sleek interfaces, and convincing prototypes can now be produced in days, not months. But how do investors cut…