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Every story from the Sesamers desk — funding rounds, data, interviews and opinion across European tech.
Convelio Secures Series C to Automate Fine Art Logistics Globally
Paris- and London-based Convelio has closed a Series C funding round to accelerate the automation of global fine art logistics and expand its storage footprint into the United States. The…
Kelluu Raises €15M Series A to Scale Autonomous Airship Intelligence Platform
Finnish deeptech company Kelluu has secured €15 million in a Series A round led by the NATO Innovation Fund, marking the fund’s first investment in a Finnish startup. The round…
Replenit Raises $2.5M to Bring Real-Time AI Decision-Making to Retail
Warsaw-based retail artificial intelligence startup Replenit has closed a $2.5 million pre-seed round, aiming to shift commerce platforms from predicting customer behaviour to reasoning about it in real time. The…
Pixel Photonics raises €13.5 million to bring quantum photon detectors from lab to market
Europe’s quantum technology sector is attracting increasing attention from both private investors and public institutions, as governments across the continent position photonics and quantum computing as strategic priorities in the…
Zell raises €500K to scale AI-powered sales coaching platform
The European sales technology landscape is gaining momentum as artificial intelligence reshapes how companies train, manage, and optimise their commercial teams. From automated call analysis to personalised coaching workflows, a…
Round raises $6 million to scale AI-powered finance automation platform
The European fintech sector continues to attract significant investor attention as AI-powered solutions reshape how finance teams operate. From treasury management to accounts payable and payroll, startups are racing to…
Altilium Secures £18.5M from DRIVE35 to Build the UK’s First Commercial EV Battery Refinery in Plymouth
Plymouth-based Altilium has secured £18.5 million from the UK government’s DRIVE35 Scale-Up Fund to build Britain’s first commercial refinery recovering lithium, nickel and graphite from end-of-life EV batteries.
MAECONOMY Raises €1.5M to Turn Building Materials into Tradable Circular Assets
Dutch circular-construction startup MAECONOMY has raised €1.5 million in fresh funding to scale a platform that treats building materials as auditable, financeable and tradable assets. The round was led by…
Fundraising of the Week (Week 15): European Startups Raise Over €280M Across AI, Defence and Fintech
European venture funding held up decisively this week, with more than €280 million flowing into a mix of AI-native, defence-tech, deeptech and fintech companies. The pattern is familiar — AI…
Serve First Raises £5M Follow-On to Scale AI-Powered Customer Experience Platform
Milton Keynes-based Serve First has secured £5 million (€5.7 million) in follow-on funding to accelerate the growth of its AI-driven customer experience platform, less than a year after closing its…