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.
Furo lands $4M to build an operating system for industrial battery storage
The $4 million round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Neo, Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, and CDTM Venture Capital.
Ukrainian-founded Robutler raises $400k for its “YouTube of Software”
The round was supported solely by ZAS Ventures, with the $400,000 investment split across ZAS Ventures’ Fund I and Fund II.
Seed Capital raises €130M Fund V to back Nordic startups
The fund was backed by Realdania, EIFO, Dansk Vækst Kapital, and Sampension.
IVEX lands €5M Series A to scale AI-powered automotive safety testing
The round was backed by existing investors The Faktory and Dedicated.lu, alongside private investors.
CloudNC raises $20M to scale AI-powered precision machining tools
The round was led by Nimble Ventures, with participation from Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs First, and LM Ventures.
HelmGuard raises $7.3M to automate risk and compliance with AI agents
The $7.3 million seed round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline.
Arlequin AI secures €28M Series A to build alternative AI architecture
The Series A round was co-led by redalpine and OTB Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance’s Defence Innovation Fund.
French startup Actionable secures $10M to help enterprises predict customer behavior
The round was led by Hi Inov, with participation from existing investor Axeleo Capital.