• vertical blockchain startups with and without traction to get funded
• YC alums closed seed rounds
• quantum computer, no code-tools and carbon tracking developers, all in early stage backing.

 

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Interesting deals

Later-ish stage

🇩🇪 Celus, operating an engineering platform used to automate the development of electronics w/ some 1800 active engineers, raised $25.5 million series A round from investors led by Earlybird Capital, joined by DI Capital, Speedinvest and Plug and Play, as well as by angel investors.

🇪🇸 o11h, a real estate developer building high-tech, wooden smart buildings that are carbon neutral to produce, raised $25.5 million series A from investors led by Redalpine, joined by Seaya, Breega, Aldea Ventures, Foundamental and A/O Proptech.

🇫🇷 Bridge, developing open banking-based payment solutions in use by 200+ corporate customers, raised $20.4 million first equity round from Truffle Capital and Groupe BPCE.

🇮🇹 BKN301, a service platform based on international payment schemes and blockchain technology, raised $16 million series A in a round led by Abalone Group and joined by PayU, Azimut Digitech Fund, CRIF and GNB Swiss Investments.

🇬🇧 Nuclera, which makes biology accessible through desktop enzymatic protein and gene synthesis, in a $15.5 million series B extension backed by Jonathan Milner and Verve Ventures.

🇫🇷 Kardinal, developer of a real-time tour optimization SAAS solution for logistics and field services companies, raised $10. 2 million series A led by Benhamou Global Ventures joined by Serena, Cap Horn Invest and Plug and Play Ventures.

🇫🇷 Fifty, developing a SAAS platform helping half of the CAC 40, as well as mid-sized companies. with employee skills development, raised $10 million from Signals Venture Capital, Eurazeo, Acadian Ventures, S3 Partners and Tekton Ventures.

🇫🇷 Hors Normes, handling a subscription-based retail operation selling fruits and vegetables, raised $7.1 million post-seed round led by Stride VC and Project A.

🇪🇸 FlexiDAO, selling solutions allowing corporate customers operate on round-the-clock carbon-free energy, by certifying and tracing their electricity and its true carbon content, raised $6.5 million in a round led by SET Ventures, joined by existing paying customers Google and Microsoft.

 

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Earlier stage

🇩🇪 Myne, developing a co-ownership platform for vacation properties, raised a $24 million debt and seed equity funding capital provided by embedded/capital, TruVenturo, Scope Hanson, Rivus Capital and CoastCap. 

🇫🇷 Troopy, developing a mobile shared scooter operation to be launched in the fall this year, raised $10.2 million strategic investment from Motul.

🇬🇧 Cauldron, working on a web3 gaming world to be launched by the end of the year, raised a seed extension round closed at $6.6 million and led by Cherry Ventures and including contributions from Seedcamp, Cassius family, IQ Capital and Playfair Capital.

🇳🇱 Baserow, building an open-source, all-in-one, no-code toolchain that gives customers complete freedom to own and manage the applications they develop, raised $5.1 million seed from investors led by Inkef, joined by firstminute capital, Seedcampand Frontline Ventures.

🇩🇪 planqc, startup building quantum computers, raised $4.9 million seed from Speedinvest and UVC Partners.

🇬🇧 Hammock, developing a financial service for landlords that uses a software tool plugging into their bank accounts via open banking, raised $4.9 million seed from Fuel Ventures, Ascension Ventures and Second Century.

🇨🇭 Qiibee, developing a blockchain-based B2B rewards marketplace that offers crypto and loyalty platforms for businesses and consumers, raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Z5 Capital joined by R/GA and American angel investors.

🇫🇷 OpenReplay, YC alum (2019) developing an open-source session replay stack that lets you see what users do on your web app, helping you troubleshoot issues faster., raised $4.7 million in a seed funding round led by Runa Capital, joined by Expa, 468 Capital and Rheingau Founders.

🇫🇷 Paarly, developing a SAAS pricing intelligence tool that monitors online products to give e-retailers a bird’s eye view of the competition, raised $4.2 million seed from Irdi, GSO and French angel investors.

🇫🇷 Surfe, developing a CRM tool on top of Linkedin, raised $4 million from investors including 360 Capital and TS Ventures.

🇫🇷 Just, SAAS developer of a no-code checkout solution for e-sellers, raised $3.1 million from Otium Capital and angel investors.

🇧🇪 Tenderize, crypto startup developing a tool connecting Web3 with DeFi through liquid staking, raised $3 million seed from Daedalus, Eden Block, TRG Capital and multiple other crypto backers.

🇫🇷 MeltingSpot, developing a video-first community platform designed to help users start, grow, and engage all their communities, raised $3 million seed from Ankaa Ventures, Isai, SaaS Partners, Kima Ventures, Notus Technologies and angel investors from France.

🇩🇪 Pina Earth, YC alum (2022) building a suite of digital tools for data collection, monitoring, and certification of forest carbon projects, raised $2.5 million seed from investors led by XAnge, with participation from Nordstar and multiple business angels.

🇫🇷 WeeFin, software startup developing a SAAS platform used to centralize ESG data and automate related reporting processes, raised $2.1 million seed from Asterion and Investir&+.

🇫🇷 Whaly, YC alum (2021) selling a data platform to 30 paying small and medium customers, raised $1.9 million seed from investors led by Redalpine and joined by Kima Ventures and angel investors.

🇬🇧 Least, developing a solution for easing the commercial property leasing process, via a digital platform that connects landlords, tenants, and agents, raised a $1.8 million seed round backed by Love Ventures and Concrete Ventures.

🇮🇹 Futura, using selling student tutoring services using custom-based AI-based tech for personalisation, raised $1.8 million seed from investors led by United Ventures, joined by Exor Seeds, Ithaca Investments, LVenture Group and angel investors from Italy.

🇬🇧 SymTerra, developing a Slack-like product for the construction industry in order to reduce miscommunication and reduce delays, raised $1.7 million seed from investors led by Samaipata and joined by Nemetschek, Pi Labs and Accel.

🇪🇸 Rungie, a software startup developing a framework helping brands build web3 communities, raised $1.5 million seed from K Fund and Webedia.

🇬🇧 Holly Health, working on a digital coach that helps individuals to change their health intentions into clear daily actions, for mental and physical wellbeing, raised $1 million from Kima Ventures, Very Serious Ventures and angel investors.

🇨🇭 Silta Finance, crypto startup providing on-chain collaterals that enables ESG-conscious infrastructure developers to access liquidity in DeFi, was pre-seeded by US-based Cerulean Ventures.


Please note that this is just a deal selection - the complete dealflow is available here.

 

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Active investors

🇫🇷 Caphorn
🇫🇷 Truffle Capital
🇬🇧 Stride VC
🇬🇧 Notion Capital
🇬🇧 Plural
🇩🇪 Project A Ventures
🇳🇱 Inkef Capital
🇩🇰 byfounders
🇨🇭 btov


🇩🇪 Tim Schumacher (founder at Sedo.com)
🇩🇪 Anselm Bauer (co-founder at Alasco)
🇫🇷 Romain Niccoli (co founder at Criteo)
🇫🇷 Steve Fiehl (CEO at Crossknowledge)
🇮🇹 Giuseppe Zocco (co founder at Index Ventures)
🇮🇹 Matteo de Brabant (founder at Jakala)
🇳🇱 Rob Straathof (CEO at Liberis)
🇬🇧 Ben Davey (ex-CEO at Barclays Ventures)
🇺🇸 William Hockey (co founder at Plaid)


Fresh powder

🇩🇪 Headline, the German-American early-stage VC firm previously known as e.ventures, raised $408 million for a North America-focused fund, R$915m for a Latin America-focused fund and €320 million for a European fund.

🇫🇷 Armen is a new investment fund from France targeting €400 million for its debut fund with a €500m hard cap - founded by Thierry Baudon (ex-Mid Europa Partners), Dominique Gaillard (Ardian) and Laurent Bénard (Capza).

🇫🇷 XAnge, the Franco-German VC fund, has closed its fourth fund at €220 million to be used for early-stage investments in France and Germany. XAnge is also raising a Web3 fund with a target of €80 million.

🇩🇰 Climentum Capital announced the first close of its inaugural €150 million fund to be deployed across 25 startups across Europe at late-Seed to Series A with tickets ranging from €1 million to €5 million. 

🇩🇪 Pirate Impact has rebranded into Aenu and announced a €100 million evergreen fund to be deployed multi-stage in climate-tech and social impact in Europe and the US.

🇸🇪 Spintop Ventures announced the first closing of Spintop Fund IV at $78 milliontargeting a total of 100 million to be deployed on Swedish and Nordic early-stage startups. 

🇩🇰Unconventional Ventures launches €30 million fund to invest in underrepresented founders

🇷🇴 Underline Ventures is a new investment fund from Romania targeting €20 million(half of which secured) to be spent on early-stage Eastern European startups.


Also notable:

🇺🇸 Insight Partners is in talks to raise a new $20 billion flagship fund just months after collecting that exact amount for a predecessor vehicle.

🇯🇵 Rajeev Misra no longer will oversee new venture capital investments for SoftBank, with plans to launch his own outside investment firm in London, UK.

🇫🇷 France plans to fully nationalize power utility EDF, in which the government already holds over an 80% stake.

🇬🇧 U.K. antitrust regulators launched an investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of game maker Activision Blizzard.

🇪🇺 The European Commission carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of Glovo and Delivery Hero amid cartel concerns.

🇮🇹 Italy will provide $46 million in subsidies for blockchain projects.

🇺🇸 James Murray, the head of the U.S. Secret Service, is retiring to take a top security post at Snapchat.

 

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