Weekly Startup Ecosystem Overview in Europe / September 23 - 27

This week, more than 80 funding rounds took place in European entrepreneurship ecosystem. Here is the notable funding rounds and secondary?transactions between September 23 - 27:

Investments:

3 United Kingdom (UK), 2 Germany, 2 Italy, 1 France

Sectors Received Investments:

1 Fitness & Welness

1 Mapping Services

1 Biotechnology

1 Life Science

1 Marine Transportation

1 Financial Services

1 Information Technology

1 Assistive Technology

News of the Week

?? Wellness platform EGYM raised $200 million.

EGYM, a smart fitness startup that provides fitness and health facilities with intelligent workout solutions, has raised $200 million in growth funding round, led by L Catterton and Meritech Capital . Harbiz and Reform RX also participated in the investment round.

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: L Catterton, Meritech Capital, Harbiz, Reform RX

Co-founders: Florian Sauter,?Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer

Headquarters: Germany

?? Drone startup Quantum Systems raised €100 million.

Quantum Systems, a drone startup that provides aerial intelligence for both government and commercial clients, has raised €100 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was led by Notion Capital and Porsche Automobil Holding SE .

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Notion Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE?

Co-founders: Armin Busse, Florian Seibel?

Headquarters: Germany

?? Synthetic genomics Constructive Bio raised $58 million.

Constructive Bio, which develops a technology that turns living cells into biofactories, has raised $58 million in Series A funding round, led by Ahren , OMX Ventures and Paladin Capital Group . Fine Structure Ventures , +ND Capital and Jonathan Milner also participated in the investment round.

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Ahren, OMX Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Fine Structure Ventures, +ND Capital, Jonathan Milner

Co-founders: Jason Chin

Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)

?? Biotechnology?startup Genespire raised €46.6 million.

Genespire, a biotechnology company focused on the development of transformative gene therapies for patients affected by genetic diseases, has raised €46.6 million in Series B funding from Sofinnova Partners , XGEN Venture , CDP Venture Capital and Large Venture Fund.

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Sofinnova Partners, XGEN Venture, CDP Venture Capital, Large Venture Fund

Co-founders: Luigi Naldini, Alessio Cantore

Headquarters: Italy

?? Wind-powered boat maker Vela raised $43 million.

Vela, a designer and shipowner of a new generation of cargo sailboats, has raised $43 million from Crédit Mutuel Impact , 11th Hour Racing and?Bpifrance .

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Crédit Mutuel Impact, 11th Hour Racing,?Bpifrance

Co-founders: Fran?ois Gabart, Michael Fernandez Ferri, Pierre-Arnaud Vallon, Thibault Charles, Pascal Galacteros

Headquarters: France

?? Payment solutions provider Apron raised $30 million.

Apron, a platform that allows small businesses to pay their suppliers, has raised $30 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was led by Zinal Growth , with participation from Index Ventures , Bessemer Venture Partners , Visionaries Club and Tony Fadell.

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Zinal Growth, Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Visionaries Club, Tony Fadell

Co-founders: Bogdan Uzbekov

Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)

?? Productivity software platform Raycast raised $30 million.

Raycast, which allows users to interact with different apps without fully switching contexts, has raised $30 million in Series B funding round, led by Atomico . Accel , Coatue , Y Combinator , Atlassian Ventures , World Innovation Lab , Guillermo Rauch, Thomas Dohmke and Tobi Lütke also participated in the investment round.

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Atomico, Accel, Coatue, Y Combinator, Atlassian Ventures, World Innovation Lab, Guillermo Rauch, Thomas Dohmke, Tobi Lütke

Co-founders: Thomas Paul Mann

Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)

?? Vehicle assistance provider hlpy raised €18 million.

hlpy, which specializes in full digital services for mobility and vehicle assistance, has raised €18 million from Nextalia Venture , Sinergia Venture Fund of Alkemia Capital SGR , The?Techshop?SGR ,?CDP?Venture?Capital, Corporate?Partners?I,?ServiceTech and Simest .

Transaction Type: Investment

Investors: Nextalia Venture, Sinergia Venture Fund of Alkemia Capital SGR, he?Techshop?SGR,?CDP?Venture?Capital, Corporate?Partners?I,?ServiceTech, Simest

Co-founders: Valerio Chiaronzi

Headquarters: Italy

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