Vestbee Weekly Roundup, March 7, 2025
European deals
Amsterdam-based hospitality tech unicorn Mews has secured $75 million from Tiger Global Management , Kinnevik , Battery Ventures , and Guidepost Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
?? Read more: https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/mews-raises-75-m
Munich-based startup Alpine Eagle GmbH , focused on countering autonomous drones, has raised €10.25 million in seed funding from IQ Capital , General Catalyst , and HCVC .
Dutch Moonwatt , developing sodium-ion batteries for sustainable energy storage, has secured €8 million from daphni , LEA Partners , Founders Future , and AFI Ventures .
Berlin’s provider of evidence-based digital therapeutics for mental health HelloBetter has raised over €6 million, led by Mutuelles Impact, MMV Leasing GmbH / MMV Bank GmbH , HealthCap , Exponent , and DvH Ventures.
Vienna-based healthtech scaleup XUND has secured €6 million led by Lead Ventures . J&T Ventures , MassMutual Ventures , tba network , and LANA Ventures also joined the round.
Norwegian startup Telescope , which helps real estate owners mitigate climate risks, has raised €3.7 million from Scale Capital , Dreamcraft Ventures , Curiosity VC , and OBOS Oppstart.
Berlin-based startup Needle , an AI-powered search and agent development platform, has raised $2.2 million from 468 Capital and Presight Capital .
London-based foodtech startup Citizens of Soil | B Corp , which produces regenerative olive oils, has raised ￡1.8 million in seed funding from FIGR Ventures .
UK-based startup Notify Technology , offering a platform for workplace safety and compliance, has secured ￡1.5 million from Calculus Capital , the North East Venture Fund, and private investors.
Finnish cross-border vehicle transfer startup Bahn Express has raised €920,000 from Trind Ventures , Innovestor and Wave Ventures.
CEE startup funding rounds
AI automation startup Zocks | AI for Advisors , co-founded by a Hungarian, has raised $13.8 million from Motive Ventures , Lightspeed Venture Partners, Expanse Venture Partners , Entrée Capital , and 14Peaks Capital .
Vienna-based cybersecurity startup Quantum Industries GmbH has secured $10 million from Sparring Partners Capital , Findus Ventures, and KGAL.
Vilnius-based digital bank myTU has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round from its existing undisclosed investors. The funds will support the startup’s further expansion.
Tallinn-based fintech startup Cino , offering shared payments via a single virtual card, has secured €3.5 million from Balderton Capital , Connect Ventures , Tera Ventures , and business angels.
?? Read more: https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/cino-secures-3-5-m
Polish-founded AI-driven platform for construction and real estate industry Howie Systems has secured €600,000 from Pi Labs , Vienna Business Agency, and the Austrian Economic Agency.
Vilnius-based startup Strato Create , which develops a cloud-based platform that automates the homebuilding process, has raised €167,400 from Coinvest Capital and business angels.
New VC funds
London-based VC Arāya Ventures has raised $23 million in the second? oversubscribed close of its Super Angel Fund, with British Business Investments among the backers. The fund will support 60 UK B2B SaaS and consumer startups in healthtech, fintech, commerce, and the future of work at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Startup & VC events
Impact 2035 Challenge by OVHcloud???
The OVHcloud Startup Program is celebrating a decade of supporting innovators and shaping the future of technology. Looking ahead, we’re launching the Impact 2035 Challenge at Viva Technology 2025, taking place in ?? Paris from June 11–14. This competition is dedicated to discovering and accelerating startups tackling the world’s most pressing challenges.
If your startup:
? Apply before March 30 and learn more here: https://vivatechnology.com/challenges/ovhcloud-2025
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