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Every story from the Sesamers desk — funding rounds, data, interviews and opinion across European tech.
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 energy with 40% higher efficiency.
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 €300M.
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 French Insurance Fraud Prevention Agency. The…
Why hyper-focused events are a startup’s secret weapon
For startup founders, events offer a spectrum of opportunities. On one end, you have the mega-conferences, bustling hubs of innovation that bring together tens of thousands of people. They’re fantastic…
Why events still matter in the age of AI
AI is reshaping how people discover information. Search traffic, once the lifeblood of websites, is plummeting as AI tools provide answers and context immediately, eliminating the need to browse to…