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Ranketta receives €1M to improve e-commerce brand performance in AI search
Czech-based AI visibility platform Ranketta secured €1 million in pre-seed funding to help brands optimize their presence in AI search results. The platform, founded in 2025, provides data-driven suggestions for e-commerce and B2B brands, given that AI-influenced spending is projected to reach $750 billion by 2028.

Future Energy Ventures secures €205M to power the next wave of energy innovation
Future Energy Ventures secured €235 million to invest in digital energy solutions, aiming to reshape the energy landscape. The firm focuses on AI-driven software optimizing grid efficiency and integrating tech into energy systems, backing companies at the Series A and B stages.

Noteless gains €3.5M to free doctors from administrative burden
Oslo-based AI company Noteless secures €3. 5 million to reduce doctors' administrative burdens with its AI-powered documentation tool....

Gosta Labs completes €7.5M seed to scale its AI OS for oncology worldwide
Helsinki-based Gosta Labs secured €7. 5 million in seed funding to scale its AI operating system for oncology globally....

Neuracore raises $3M to power next-gen robots and open robotics research
London-based Neuracore secured a $3 million pre-seed round to accelerate robot learning and deployment, revolutionizing robotics teams. The cloud-based platform, already used by 50+ organizations, allows for quicker data collection to machine learning model deployment.

Polish HRTech startup Global Work AI secures €2 million to enhance automated applications and launch its AI career assistant
Polish HRTech startup Global Work AI secured €2 million to enhance its AI-powered job search platform focused on job seekers. The investment will deepen its AI features, bringing its total funding to €3....

Clover raises €30M to become the go-to investor for work and education startups
French entrepreneur Samuel Tual launched Clover, a €30 million fund, to back work and education startups. Clover will deploy €100,000 to €200,000 checks in 20-30 investments annually, focusing on AI, productivity tools, and workflow automation.

Opinion: EU’s AI Act backtrack threatens Ireland’s lead in trusted tech
The EU's potential softening of the AI Act could jeopardize Ireland's tech leadership, according to Partsol founder Dr. Darryl Williams....

Amid new tariffs and volatile delivery timelines, Procure AI lands €11 million to help enterprises stabilise procurement and supply-chains
London-based Procure AI secured €11 million in seed funding to automate procurement and supply chain management with AI. The funding round highlights a European trend, with roughly €32 million invested in procurement automation across the continent in 2025.

Procure AI nets $13M to scale autonomous AI for procurement
Procure AI, based in London, secured $13 million in seed funding to scale its AI-powered procurement automation platform. The platform integrates and enriches procurement data, aiming to deliver cost savings, with core solutions showing significant time reductions.

Norway’s Bsure raises €1.8 million to uncover risky and inactive microsoft accounts
Norwegian startup Bsure secured €1. 8 million to bolster companies' Microsoft environments by identifying risky accounts and reducing license costs....

Commission requests Shein to provide information on the sale of illegal products under the Digital Services Act
Brussels demands Shein provide information about illegal product sales, particularly child-like sex dolls and weapons, under the Digital Services Act. The Commission is investigating potential systemic risks to EU consumers, as this is the third request for information sent to Shein.

Monq reports up to 40% cost savings and 5x faster deal cycles as it secures €2.5 million
London-based Monq launches its AI-driven negotiation platform after securing €2. 5 million in pre-Seed funding....

ElevenLabs and Revolut backer launches $15M solo GP fund
London-based Baobab Ventures, backed by ElevenLabs and Revolut, launches a $15M solo GP fund targeting AI, robotics, and defense startups. The fund will make average investments of $300,000-$350,000 in pre-seed and seed stage European companies.

Carles Reina launches €12.9 million solo GP fund Baobab Ventures to back early-stage AI and robotics startups
Baobab Ventures, a London-based fund, launches with €12. 9 million to back early-stage AI and robotics startups....

Startup-corporate partnerships in Europe: Interview with Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council Board
The European Innovation Council's Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP) links deep-tech startups with major corporations to drive commercial collaboration. A new report details successful partnerships and provides a roadmap for future collaborations across Europe and beyond.

Bsure raises $2.1M to fix one of modern IT’s most overlooked problems
Norwegian startup Bsure secured $2. 1 million to address blind spots in Microsoft environments, a rising security risk....

Noahs raises €1.9M to power its expansion to 600 digitised food locations by 2026
Noahs, a Copenhagen-based food-tech company, secured €1. 9 million to digitize food locations, targeting modernizing retail....

Kovant closes €1.5M to advance agentic AI for enterprise operations
Kovant, an AI platform, secured €1. 5 million to launch globally, offering autonomous AI agents for enterprise operations....

Yasu lands €850K to build the world’s first AI cloud engineer
Dutch AI startup Yasu secured €850,000 to build its AI Cloud Engineer, aiming to prevent cloud waste. The platform has already delivered average cost savings of 35% for customers and manages €3....
