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.
Finland to use €1B in EU SAFE loans for defence capabilities and joint procurement
The EU’s SAFE instrument provides up to €150 billion in loans for joint defence procurement across Europe.
Headline launches $400M early-stage fund to back European founders
The fund was backed by undisclosed LPs.
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B in $300M employee tender offer
The tender saw backing from Wellington Management, T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs, GIC, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and EQT Group.
DIG Ventures closes $120M fund to back European AI infrastructure startups
The new fund saw support from Horsley Bridge Partners, Sofina, Hillman, and Granite.
LAUNCHub Ventures secures €65M to back CEE and SEE startups
The fund is backed by the European Investment Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and family offices.
Onomondo secures over €100M investment to scale global IoT infrastructure
The investment was led by Aspirity Partners, with participation from existing investor EIFO.
French robotics startup Inbolt lands €11M to scale AI-powered robot vision
The round was led by Shift4Good, with participation from Bridges Climate Transition Partners and BNP Paribas Développement.
Blackswan Space secures €2.5M to advance autonomous satellite rendezvous technology
The seed round was led by Iron Wolf Capital, with participation from Lemonade Stand.