AI-focussed venture capital firm Air Street Capital announced the close of a $17 million fund, targeting early-stage founders in Europe and the US who combine AI expertise with sector-specific knowledge. The VC brings its own AI expertise to the table, as well. The London-based firm is led by founder and general partner Nathan Benaich, an […]
Authentic Vision, an Austrian startup developing anticounterfeiting software, has closed a $5 million Series B round to fuel expansion within Europe and the US. The funding came from an international set of investors: Custos Privatstiftung (Austria), Dolby Family Ventures (US), Gronova Vision (UAE), TAKKT (Germany) and some business angels. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates […]
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures has announced a new €535 million fund to support promising startups in Germany and the rest of Europe. The latest fund brings assets under management to over €1.7 billion. With Fund VIII the firm, which has invested in unicorns such as Zalando and HelloFresh, will broaden its scope, investing in later rounds […]
Brussels-based fintech startup Keyrock has raised €4.3 million to accelerate its efforts to build efficient markets for digital assets. SIX Fintech Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures co-led the round, and existing backers Volta Ventures, Seeder Fund and TNN Patrimony also took part. With the rise of digital assets, capital markets worldwide are on the verge of […]
London-based LabGenius, a biotech company using machine learning to develop new therapeutics, has secured a $15 million extension of its Series A, bringing the round’s total to $25 million. Atomico led the investment, and partner Irina Haivas will join the startup’s board. Other investors include those that participated in the first close of the round […]
Kodit.io, a Finnish real estate startup using tech to speed up sales in the housing market, has raised €100 million in a combination of equity and debt. The round, led by Nordic real estate investor NREP, will be used to purchase new homes for Kodit’s real estate portfolio. The company aims to scale in its […]
CodeSandbox, an Amsterdam-based startup building a web development platform for collaborative teams, has raised a $12.7 million Series A round led by EQT Ventures. Other backers include existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Arches Capital, and angel investor Guillermo Rauch, who have been joined by two new angels, Andreas Blixt and Daniel Gebler. CodeSandbox provides a web-based […]
