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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Refurbed Raises €51.9M to Bring Circular Electronics to the UK
Vienna-based Refurbed secures €51.9M in circular electronics funding from Alex Zubillaga and Orilla to expand its refurbished marketplace into the UK, bringing sustainable tech…
Saturn raises €12.9M in fintech Series A to slash financial advice costs by 90%
London’s Saturn secures €12.9 million in fintech Series A funding led by Singular to automate compliance for wealth managers, reducing advice costs by 90%…
Hydryx raises €2.5M in climate tech funding for landfill methane capture
Amsterdam’s Hydryx secures €2.5 million in climate tech funding led by Marcel Smits to automate landfill methane capture across Europe, converting emissions into renewable…
Bronto raises €12M to fix log management for AI era
Dublin-based Bronto secures €12M from Cercano Management, Heavybit, and Conviction Capital to build AI-native log data platform that eliminates costly tradeoffs in data retention.
Nexos.ai raises €30M in enterprise AI funding round
Vilnius-based nexos.ai secures €30M in enterprise AI funding co-led by Index and Evantic to scale its secure AI orchestration platform, valuing the company at…
Etalytics raises €16M in AI energy funding round
Darmstadt-based etalytics secures €16M in AI energy funding led by M12 to scale industrial energy optimization globally, with customers achieving 50% cost reductions.
Chipmind exits stealth with €2.3M for AI chip design agents
Zurich-based Chipmind secures €2.3M in AI chip design funding from Founderful to launch design-aware agents that save semiconductor engineers 40% of their time.
Yaga raises €4M in sustainable fashion funding
Tallinn-based Yaga secures €4M in sustainable fashion funding led by Specialist VC and H&M Group to expand its second-hand marketplace across emerging markets.
HotGreen Solutions raises €1.4M in industrial heat pump funding
UK-based HotGreen Solutions secures €1.4M in industrial heat pump funding led by Empirical Ventures to decarbonise process heat with ultra-efficient technology.
Certificall raises seed funding of €1M to fight Europe’s surging AI-powered insurance fraud
Insurance fraud in France jumped 30% in a single year, climbing from €695 million in 2023 to €902 million in 2024, according to the…