Joy Laoun
News Editor, Vestbee InsightsJoy Laoun is a News Editor and Marketing Specialist at Vestbee Insights, covering European and CEE startup, venture capital, and investment news, while supporting Vestbee’s marketing and content strategy. To get in touch, email her at joy.laoun@vestbee.com.
RhymeQ lands $2.2M to make quantum computing accessible to developers
The pre-seed round was led by Ground State Ventures, with participation from Vanagon Ventures.
Spanish Masia closes €18M debut fund to back AI and frontier tech startups
The fund was backed by more than 70 limited partners (LPs), including technology founders and executives.
Opply raises $7.5M to expand its agentic AI platform for CPG brands
The funding round was led by Chalfen Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures and Anthemis.
Photon Bridge lands €10M to scale laser production for AI data centers
The €10 million funding round was co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and 360 Capital.
Pigment raises $250M at $2.3B valuation to accelerate AI development
The Series E round was led by Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, with support from World Innovation Lab (WiL).
YGO lands €8M to enable direct travel bookings through AI agents
The Series A round was led by Ventech, with participation from Sake Bosch, Caesar Capital and business angels.
Finbee Verslui raises €55M Debt facility to close Lithuania’s SME financing gap
Finbee Verslui secures €55 million from Pollen Street to offer Lithuanian SMEs loans of up to €800,000.
NVIDIA invests in four German startups as it backs industrial AI push
NVIDIA plans to invest in four German startups developing AI-powered robotics, healthcare technology, audio generation tools and satellites.