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.
Clastix secures €2.9M to scale its Kubernetes infrastructure platform
The seed round saw CDP Venture Capital Sgr lead the investment, with participation from Mistral.
Dutch fintech Duqu raises €1.5M to tackle delayed B2B invoice payments
The round was led by Curiosity VC and No Such Ventures.
German fintech startup mika raises €6M to automate accounting and tax for SMEs
The round was led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Wecken & Cie., Dennis Bemmann, and Michael Brehm.
Connect Ventures raises $55M for Fund V to back European founders
The fund is anchored by British Business Bank, with participation from returning LPs Aldea Ventures, Sella Venture Partners, and Molten Ventures.
StandardX lands £10M to develop scalable isotope production
The round was co-led by Vsquared Ventures and East X Ventures, with participation from firstminute capital.
25 books and podcasts recommended by startup founders
Here is what European founders are reading and listening to lately — plus a few recommendations from the Vestbee team.
CIOC Energy raises €3M to expand solar and battery optimisation across Europe
The €3 million round was led entirely by CleverNett, which took a minority stake in CIOC Energy.
Spott secures $21M to build AI-native operating system for recruitment agencies
The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Base10 Partners, Y Combinator, and Fortino Ventures.