Stéphane Paillard
Covering European fundraising, first-time fund managers, and the founders behind the rounds. Previously built event and community products across the French tech ecosystem; now runs Sesamers and hosts the Sesame Summit.
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Riff raises €14.7M for enterprise vibe coding platform
Oslo’s Riff secures €14.7M Series A led by Northzone for its vibe coding platform enabling businesses to build AI apps without coding.
Paygentic raises €1.8M to fix AI billing infrastructure
London’s Paygentic secures €1.8M pre-seed from MiddleGame Ventures to build flexible AI billing infrastructure for usage-based pricing models.
Kotcha raises €3.5M in sports tech funding round
The European sports technology sector continues its robust growth trajectory, with French startups leading the charge in democratising elite athletic performance. Against this backdrop,…
Mondra raises €11.8M Series A for food emissions tech
The European food industry’s sustainability transformation is accelerating, driven by both regulatory pressure and genuine consumer demand. Against this backdrop, Mondra, a London-based platform…
Sizable Energy raises €7.4M for ocean energy storage
Italian startup Sizable Energy secures €7.4M led by Playground Global to commercialize offshore pumped hydro system storing gigawatt-scale power underwater.
Exnaton raises Series A for AI energy platform
Zurich’s Exnaton secures Series A funding for its AI energy platform. 4impact capital and Elevator Ventures co-lead the round with True Ventures participating.
Scaleup Finance raises €3.5M for AI CFO startup Nume
Copenhagen’s AI CFO startup Scaleup Finance secures €3.5M to launch Nume, bringing CFO-level financial management to 50 million SMEs globally with 100% accuracy.
Roclub raises €10.8M in Series A for medtech teleoperation
Berlin medtech startup roclub secures €10.8 million in Series A funding led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital to expand its remote operations platform…
Volta raises €5M in AI-powered B2B commerce expansion
Volta raises €5M led by RTP Global to automate B2B commerce. French-Italian startup reaches €11M total funding with AI platform for distributors.
Acoru raises €10M for AI fraud prevention
Madrid’s Acoru secures €10 million in Series A funding led by 33N Ventures to deploy AI fraud prevention platform that detects criminal intent before…