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May 26, 2026

Lucis lands $20M Series A to expand its AI-driven preventive health platform across Europe

The $20 million Series A round for Lucis was led by Singular, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator.

May 26, 2026

Finnish deeptech startup Quanscient secures €10M to transform hardware simulation with AI

The Series A round was led by 55 North and B&C-Gruppe, with support from Maki.vc, Crowberry Capital, QAI Ventures, and First Fellow Partners.

May 26, 2026

Certo lands $4M to build AI compliance platform for beauty and CPG brands

The seed round was led by Daphni, with participation from Entrepreneurs First, Motier Ventures, and Transpose Platform.

May 25, 2026

Vilnius-based firm Backoffice secures €150k for hospitality operations platform

The investment was backed by FIRSTPICK and Lost Astronaut.

May 25, 2026

Leadbay raises $4.3M seed round to use AI for finding hidden SMB sales leads

The seed round was backed by Y Combinator along with Rebel Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Inovexus Ventures, and TS Ventures.

May 25, 2026

Fresha hits $1B valuation as KKR invests $80M to fuel global AI-powered expansion

The round was led and supported by KKR, through its Next Generation Technology Growth fund.

May 22, 2026

Cleo Ventures launches €30M AI-focused fund targeting early-stage startups in Europe

The new fund is backed by more than 40 AI founders and operators acting as limited partners.

May 22, 2026

UK's biotech firm Imperagen raises £5M from PXN Group Ventures

The seed round was led by PXN Group Ventures, with support from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.