Cambridge Enterprise builds London launchpad for next generation of deeptech founders

A new Cambridge Enterprise Initiative called Leaps is launching today to embed Cambridge-based companies in complementary ecosystems, giving selected founders access to new markets, talent and investm…

Marvelous and Joachim Herz Foundation launch €20M deeptech fund to bridge Germany’s commercialisation gap

Germany conducts research at a world-class level. Yet many technologies fail to make the transition from the laboratory to the market, not because of their quality but because of a lack of capital.The…

Skybound launches with $38M to back early deeptech founders

Skybound Venture Capital hasannounced the launch of its founder-led venture capital fund focused ondeeptech startups, securing a $38 million oversubscribed first close anchoredby the European Investme…

Mouro Capital secures $400M first close for latest fund

Mouro Capital has announced the first closeof its third fund, securing $400 million from Banco Santander, the firm’slongstanding strategic partner. The latest fundraising brings Mouro Capital’stotal i…

BioInnovation Institute launches AI Lab with €7M from Danish Industry Foundation

BioInnovation Institute (BII) is launching AI Lab, a new innovation platform designed tosupport the commercialisation of artificial intelligence research andaccelerate the development of early-stage A…

Front Ventures raises €5M to back defence tech innovation in Ukraine

Stockholm-baseddefence-focused investment company Front Ventures has raised €5 million throughan oversubscribed rights issue of B-shares, with the raise subscribed to 278per cent. The company backs ea…

Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII, doubling down on deeptech and long-term ownership

Earlybird VC has closed its eighth early-stage fund at €360 million, marking the largest raise in the firm’s history and reinforcing its fundraising momentum, which it has maintained through both bull…

KOMPAS VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups

KOMPAS VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on physical industries, hasannounced the €160 million final close of its second fund. The fund attractedsupport from existing backers such as VKR…

Europe’s AI-native founders are building faster — and younger — than ever

Today, research released by global VC firm Antler highlights that a new generation of founders is reshaping European tech — younger, more mobile, and thriving under the pressure of the AI era. Drawn…

Balderton adds serial entrepreneur Phil Chambers to its partnership

Balderton today announces the appointment of Phil Chambers as Partner, where he will focus on early-stage investments. Chambers joins the firm after a 20+ year career as a founder, operator and angel …