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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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…
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.