Vestbee Weekly Roundup, October 31, 2024

European deals

Berlin-based startup Vara , which uses AI-driven technology to make breast cancer screening more accessible and effective, has raised $8.9 million in funding. The round was led by IBB Ventures and Smart Family Office (SFO) . Merantix Capital , EQT Foundation , and Vi Partners also joined.

?? Read more: https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/vara-raises-8-9-m?

Porto-based Infraspeak , an intelligent facilities management platform, has raised €18 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by growth investor Endeit Capital .

UK healthtech SaaS Semble has raised $15M in a Series B round led by Mercia Ventures , joined by Octopus Ventures , Smedvig Ventures , and Triple Point .

German AI decision intelligence startup paretos has secured €8.5 million in a Series A round. Acton Capital led the funding, UVC Partners and LEA Group joined.?

Cologne-based energy tech startup Vamo has closed a €7 million seed extension round. Extantia and GET Fund led the funding.

Berlin’s platform for Python developers GlassFlow has secured $4.8 million in a seed funding round led by Upfront Ventures .

Berlin-based fintech startup UnitPlus has secured €4.7 million in a seed round. The funding came from Material Ventures , SeedX, Inc. , NEXTBLUE , and Exxecta Ventures.

Munich-based AI startup Emidat has raised €4 million in a seed funding round led by General Catalyst .?

Dutch startup ANTENNEX has secured €1.5 million in a seed funding round. Value Creation Capital (VCC) and Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) are the investors.

UK-based startup CybaVerse , which provides managed cybersecurity solutions, has raised ￡1.1 million. Investors include The FSE Group , Haatch , and Founder + Lightning .

Antwerp-based AI-powered data platform Wobby has secured €1.1 million in seed funding from Shaping Impact Group , V-Ventures, and imec.istart .

CEE startup funding rounds?

Tallinn-based Modash , an all-in-one platform for creator partnerships, aims to be “the social graph of the internet,” offering brands a data-driven approach to global creator collaboration. The startup has raised a $12 million Series A round led by henQ .

?? Read more: https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/modash-raises-12-m?

Latvian-founded fintech startup Finfra has raised $2.5 million from Cento Ventures , FIRSTPICK , Accion Venture Lab , Z Venture Capital , Hustle Fund , and Matiss Ansviesulis .

Warsaw-based foodtech startup Foodsi has raised €1.2 million in a seed round extension. AIP Seed , SATUS Starter VC , and AC/VC are the investors.

“Back in February 2021, we invested in an excellent team. We continued our commitment with the seed round two years ago and now double-down on its extension, increasing our stake also through the buyback of secondaries. Since our initial investment, Foodsi has achieved 30-fold growth, proving it’s one of the fastest-growing companies in our portfolio,” CEO and founder of AIP Seed, Darek ?uk, commented.?

?? Read more: https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/foodsi-raises-1-2-m?

Latvian biomedical startup PrintyMed has secured €800,000 in grant funding from the Competence Center for Smart Materials and Technologies.

New VC funds?

Lisbon-based Creative Capital Ventures Group has launched a new €18 million fund, aiming for €50 million by next March, to support founders in digital media, and consumer tech. Saratoga Capital, Inc and Anthill Ventures are the investors.

Startup & VC events

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