The European Investment Bank (EIB) and its subsidiary the European Investment Fund (EIF) has backed the German energy company Enpal in creating Europe’s first public…

Luxembourg-based Bek Ventures, formerly known as Earlybird Digital East Fund, said its latest fund of $250 million to invest in early-stage technology startups was three times…

Amsterdam-based Sympower — which helps balance the supply and demand of electricity across European energy network — said it has raised €21.3 million from existing…

By Mark McSherry The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced it is committing a total of €90 million to three funds that incorporate Portuguese venture capital…

By Mark McSherry Finland-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has announced the launch of the €100 million Maki Fund III to support early-stage startups across the Nordics…

Big XYT, a data analytics company for financial markets, announced a €10 million investment led by European growth investment firm Finch Capital. Big XYT, which…

Agicap, the Lyon-based treasury and cash management platform for midmarket companies, announced a €45 million Series C funding round led by venture capital firm AVP. For…

By Mark McSherry London-based fintech Iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, announced a new £200 million package of debt funding from Citi and Waterfall…

By Mark McSherry Ualá, the Latin American neobank founded in Argentina, has raised a $300 million Series E investment round, valuing the company at $2.75…

By Mark McSherry Switzerland-based European stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG said on Monday it agreed to buy Aquis Exchange Plc — London’s challenger…

By Mark McSherry Euronext has announced it is planning a big diversification into “new activities and asset classes” across Europe. Euronext said it will expand…

By Mark McSherry Elite, the Euronext ecosystem working with privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on their long-term growth, has expanded further by adding 19…

Paris-based ZE Energy, an independent renewable energy producer with storage (BESS), has announced a capital raise of €54 million. This raise, led by Amundi Energy Transition,…

By Mark McSherry The European Investment Fund (EIF) said it is joining forces with Lithuanian national development institution UAB ILTE to provide as much as…

By Mark McSherry IT spending in Europe is projected to total $1.28 trillion in 2025, an increase of 8.7% from 2024, according to the latest…

Finnish technology company Quanscient, a leader in cloud-based multiphysics simulation technology and quantum algorithms, has announced new growth funding of €5.2 million. The round was…

Dutch based venture capital fund 4impact Capital, which focuses on innovative digital and sustainability ventures, has successfully closed its second fund (Fund II) at €68…

Axeleo Capital (AXC), an independent French venture capital firm, has announced the first closing of its new €125 million Green Tech Industry I fund (GTI…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced its investment of €75 million under InvestEU in Zencap European Sustainable Transition II (ZEST II), a private debt fund…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BOŚ Bank, a Polish commercial bank focused on green financing, signed a portfolio guarantee worth up to €40 million….

Lisbon-based venture capital firm Faber has launched its newest fund, Faber Tech III, at €31 million. Its target size is €60 million. Faber has a…

By Mark McSherry The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italy state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) have announced an agreement to strengthen their cooperation…

Lund, Sweden-based Yazen Health, the healthcare platform dedicated to combating obesity with modern weight loss medication and lifestyle changes, has announced the successful closing of…

Microsoft said it has chosen Ireland as a key location to invest in advancing its global AI innovation. The decision will result in Microsoft creating…

Swedish energy tech company Flower has closed its Series A funding at €45 million with an additional €20 million, bringing total investment in the company…

Norway’s eSmart Systems — a provider of AI-powered services and solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure — announced that it has raised…

Sana, the Swedish AI scaleup, has announced a $55 million investment round at a $500 million valuation led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA)….

Germany’s Siemens AG said it agreed to buy Troy, Michigan-based software maker Altair Engineering Inc. for an enterprise value of $10 billion — its largest-ever…

By Mark McSherry Bain Capital said it will acquire an 80% stake in AQ Compute, the data center subsidiary of Hamburg-based investment firm Aquila Group, in…

Dublin and Oxford-based SynOx, a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel treatment for CSF-1 related and macrophage-driven disorders, announced that it has raised additional funding…

Berlin-based Aignostics, an artificial intelligence (AI) company that “turns complex multi-modal pathology data into transformative insights” announced it has raised $34 million in Series B financing….

Barcelona-based Inbrain Neuroelectronics, a brain-computer interface therapeutics (BCI-Tx) company developing graphene-based neural technologies, has announced the close of a $50 million Series B financing round. The…

By Mark McSherry The European Innovation Council (EIC), part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, said it will support European deep tech…

By Mark McSherry London-based challenger exchange Aquis and Cboe Europe, a division of Chicago-based Cboe Global Markets, have announced their intention to form a joint…

By Mark McSherry Estonian startup companies generated turnover of €2.7 billion in the first nine months of 2024 — 10% more than in the same period…

Antwerp, Belgium-based Agomab Therapeutics NV announced an €82.1 million Series D financing round, with participation from new investors Sanofi and Invus as well as existing…

MobilityPlus, a Ghent, Belgium-based provider in the European EV charging market, has raised €40 million from Suma Capital through its Climate Impact Fund III, an…

By Mark McSherry Lithuania-based Vinted, the European second-hand C2C marketplace focused on fashion, has closed a secondary share sale of €340 million to a group…

By Mark McSherry Venture capital funding for generative AI startups in 2024 is poised to exceed the records of 2023, according to a report by…

Total assets under management (AUM) at the world’s 500 largest asset managers rose 12.5% to $128 trillion at the end of 2023, according to new…