Berlin startup Cognee raised €7.5 mn to build structured memory for AI agents
Berlin startup Cognee secured €7.5 mn to expand its structured memory infrastructure for AI systems and autonomous agents
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Healthtech Pontiro secured £357,5k to scale NHS imaging AI infrastructure
Pontiro raised £357,500 in a round led by SFC Capital, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures and the British Business Bank
Startup Hemi Health raised €4 mn seed to expand migraine care abroad
Frederiksberg-based Hemi Health secured €4 mn in seed financing to expand beyond Denmark, starting with the Netherlands
Proptech Lystio raises €500 k to scale AI real estate search in Austria
Vienna-based Lystio secured €500,000 to expand its AI-native property portal, with capital directed toward refining its search engine and extending AI-driven product features
Startup Syndicate One reaches €22 mn first close for second fund
Belgium tech startup Syndicate One completed the first close of its second fund at €22 mn, exceeding target demand within eight weeks of its initial pitch
Startup World Labs secures $1 bn to scale spatial AI models
World Labs raised $1 bn to advance spatial intelligence systems designed to generate and reason across immersive 3D environments
Fintech Vestwell raised $385 mn Series E to scale US savings tech
Vestwell, a digital savings platform, secured $385 mn in Series E financing, doubling its valuation and reinforcing its standing inside the US savings infrastructure market
Riverside closes $200 mn software growth lending fund at hard cap
The Riverside Company has closed its Riverside Acceleration Capital Growth Lending Fund III at $200 mn, reaching its hard cap
Jump raises $80 mn Series B to expand AI for financial advisors
Jump, a US-based financial services AI company, closed an $80 mn Series B round led by Insight Partners, lifting total funding to $105 mn
Insurtech Qumis raises $4.3 mn seed to scale attorney-trained coverage AI
Commercial insurance platform backed by MTech Capital, American Family Ventures as total funding reaches $6.75mn
OSS Ventures raised $47.3 mn to scale in-house software startups
Paris-based OSS Ventures closed the first $47.3 mn for a new vehicle targeting $88.7 mn. The fund will provide follow-on capital to industrial software startups
Startup FYLD raises $41 mn Series B to scale AI for field operations
London-based FYLD, an AI-powered intelligence platform for the infrastructure sector, closed a $41 mn Series B round led by Energy Impact Partners
Startup SurrealDB raised $23 mn, launched v3.0 multi-model AI database
London-based SurrealDB secured a $23 mn extension to its Series A round and released version 3.0 of its multi-model database platform
Comeryx launched AI-native MGA with $7.5 mn backing to automate E&S underwriting
Comeryx has launched as an AI-native managing general agent focused on small business risks and closed a $7.5 mn funding round
Insurtech Sixfold raised $30 mn Series B to scale GenAI Underwriter platform
Sixfold has secured $30 mn in Series B funding to expand its AI-driven underwriting platform. Brewer Lane led the round, with strategic backing from Guidewire
ZeroDrift raises $2 mn from a16z to automate finance compliance
ZeroDrift has launched with $2m in pre-seed funding led by a16z speedrun, positioning itself as a real-time compliance firewall for regulated industries
Insurtech mea secured $50 mn from SEP to scale insurance AI platform
AI-native insurtech mea has raised $50 mn in minority growth equity from SEP, marking its first external funding round
Insurtech Lassie raised $75 mn to scale prevention-first pet insurance in Europe
Stockholm-based Lassie has secured $75 mn in Series C funding to expand its prevention-led pet insurance model across Europe
Italian startup Intuos raises €720 k to digitise general aviation fleets
Italian startup Intuos secures €720k to expand fleet management platform into the US after Europe growth and South Africa distribution deal
Advance raises $8.55 mn seed to modernise insurance payment infrastructure
Advance secures $8.55 mn in seed funding led by nvp Capital to automate premium flows, trust accounts and remittances for insurance intermediaries, turning idle balances into yield
Automata raises $45 mn Series C to scale LINQ lab automation
London-based Automata secures $45 mn Series C led by Dimension to expand its LINQ modular robotics platform and deepen integration with Danaher technologies
Insurtech Equal Parts raised $23 mn Series A to scale US agency roll-up
InsurTech platform Equal Parts secures $23 mn Series A to accelerate independent agency acquisitions and expand its AI-driven operating system
Insurtech ManageMy raised $45 mn to scale global insurance platform
Insurtech ManageMy secures $45 mn, including $20 mn Series B, to expand internationally and advance AI-driven capabilities across its platform
Bound raised €20.7 mn Series A to scale automated FX hedging
UK-based Bound secures €20.7 mn Series A led by AlbionVC to expand automated FX risk management across Europe after trading €1.6 bn in 2025
FinTech Duna raised €30 mn Series A to scale AI business identity platform
Amsterdam-based Duna secures €30 mn Series A led by CapitalG to expand its AI-native digital passport for businesses and scale enterprise identity infrastructure
BioTech Aerska raised €32 mn Series A to advance RNAi brain delivery platform
Dublin-based Aerska secures €32 mn Series A to scale brain shuttle technology for RNAi therapies targeting Alzheimer’s and other CNS diseases
Elaia secures €120 mn first close for Digital Venture Fund V targeting European B2B tech
Paris-based Elaia launches €120 mn first close of DV5, aiming for €300 mn to back European B2B startups from pre-Seed to Series B across AI
Trener Robotics raised €26 mn Series A to scale AI skills platform for industrial automation
Norway and US-based Trener Robotics secures €26 mn Series A to expand its Acteris AI robot skills platform and accelerate R&D, partnerships, and global growth
Fintech Overmind raised €2.3 mn to secure agentic AI in regulated sectors
London-based Overmind secures €2.3 mn seed round to build supervision infrastructure for AI agents across legal, healthcare and FinTech markets
Insurtech Indigo raises $50 mn Series B to scale AI medical liability platform
US medical professional liability insurer Indigo secures $50 mn in oversubscribed Series B funding to expand AI underwriting and national distribution
Insurtech Pasito raises $21 mn Series A to build AI workspace for benefits
Pasito secures $21 mn Series A led by Insight Partners to scale its AI-native workspace across group health, life, and retirement benefits operations
Artificial Labs raises $45 mn Series B to scale insurance tech
Artificial Labs closed a $45 mn Series B led by CommerzVentures to scale digital broking and underwriting technology and expand into the US in 2026.
German healthtech Recare raises €37 mn to scale AI platform abroad
Berlin-based Recare secures up to €37 mn led by DNV to expand its AI-driven hospital workflow platform and accelerate international growth
Paris VC Daphni closes €260 mn Blue fund for science-driven startups
Daphni finalises its €260 mn Blue fund to back European science-based startups, as DeepTech capital flows stay strong across 2025–2026
Fulcrum raises $25 mn led by CRV to scale AI automation across US insurance brokers
Insurance automation startup Fulcrum secures $25 mn led by CRV to expand AI-driven servicing across large US brokerage houses
Pace secures $10 mn Series A led by Sequoia to scale agentic AI replacing insurance BPO work
Pace secures $10 mn Series A led by Sequoia to scale agentic AI replacing insurance BPO work across submissions, claims, and policy servicing
Startup Paraglide raises €4.2 mn to automate accounts receivable with AI
Malmö-based Paraglide secures €4.2 mn Seed funding led by Bessemer and DN Capital to scale AI agents for accounts receivable across Europe
ZOHO VC secures 70% of €10 mn debut fund at first close
ZOHO VC, backed by ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator, reaches €7 mn first close for its debut fund, targeting pre-Seed and Seed tech startups in Europe
Ascension Ventures secures £10 mn to back UK pre-seed founders
Ascension Ventures receives up to £10m from the British Business Bank to expand regional access to pre-seed and seed capital across the UK
Armilla AI expands standalone AI liability cover to $25 mn limits
Armilla AI increases AI liability limits to $25m with all-risks coverage as insurers add generative AI exclusions across cyber, E&O, and liability policies
Tokio Marine invests $5 mn for minority stake in insurtech Igloo
Tokio Marine acquires a 1.65% stake in Singapore-based insurtech Igloo as it accelerates embedded insurance and digital retail expansion in Southeast Asia
Vanagon Ventures closed €20 m fund to back Europe’s deep-tech founders
Munich-based Vanagon Ventures raises €20m Fund I to invest at pre-seed and seed stage in AI, quantum, and industrial deep-tech startups
HealthTech Benepass raised $40 mn as employers brace for rising healthcare costs
Benepass secures $40m Series B funding to expand its benefits capital management platform as US healthcare costs are forecast to rise nearly 10% in 2026
Fintech Zocks raises $45 mn Series B to scale AI for financial advisors
San Francisco-based Zocks secures $45 mn in Series B funding to expand its privacy-first AI platform for financial advisors, bringing total funding to $65 m
Insurtech Mantas raises $1.8 mn to insure cloud outages with parametric cover
Digital risk startup Mantas exits stealth with $1.77m seed funding to launch parametric insurance for cloud outages across MENA and North America
Insurtech XBuild raises $19 mn Series A to scale AI estimating for insurers
San Francisco-based insurtech XBuild secures $19 mn Series A led by N47 to expand its AI-native estimating platform used by contractors and insurers
Insurtech Stoïk raises €20 mn Series C to scale cyber insurance across Europe
Paris-based insurtech Stoïk closes €20 mn Series C led by Impala and Opera Tech Ventures to expand AI-driven cyber insurance and response across Europe
Fracttal raises $10 mn to scale asset maintenance software globally
Fracttal secures $10 mn led by Kayyak Ventures to expand AI- and IoT-driven asset maintenance across Europe and Latin America
Ethos targets up to $210 mn IPO as life insurtech returns to markets
Life insurance platform Ethos files for IPO seeking up to $210m, valuing the company near $1.26bn as venture-backed insurtech listings resume
Unicorn Pennylane raises €175 mn to scale AI finance OS for European SMEs
Paris-based unicorn Pennylane secures €175m led by TCV and Blackstone Growth to accelerate AI development and prepare for European market consolidation
Berlin AI startup GeneralMind raises €10.2 mn for ERP automation layer
GeneralMind closes a €10.2 mn pre-seed round to build an AI System of Action that automates workflows across ERP, email, and enterprise tools
Workplace fintech startup Stream raises €76 mn Series D led by Sofina
London-based Stream secures €76 mn in Series D funding to expand workplace finance tools, pensions products, and US operations
Insurtech SelectQuote closes $415 mn credit facility to extend debt maturity to 2031
SelectQuote secured a $415 mn credit facility led by Pathlight Capital and UMB Bank, refinancing term debt, boosting liquidity, and extending maturities to 2031
Osapiens reaches unicorn status with €85.8 mn Series C led by Decarbonization Partners
Mannheim-based osapiens secured €85.8 mn in Series C funding led by Decarbonization Partners, lifting the ESG software provider to unicorn status
WithCoverage raises $42 mn Series B to replace commission-based insurance brokers
WithCoverage, an AI-enabled risk management platform positioning itself as a replacement for traditional insurance brokers for fast-growing companies, has closed a $42 mn Series B
CyberTech Zepo Intelligence raises €12.8 mn to counter AI-driven social engineering
Spanish cybersecurity startup positions agentic human-risk defence as generative AI reshapes attack patterns across enterprises
Ex Nunc Intelligence raises €1.8 mn pre-Seed to build legal AI infrastructure
Oversubscribed round backs Lausanne LegalTech startup positioning Silex as a foundational layer for trusted legal intelligence in Europe
FluoSphera raises €1.23 mn to push multi-tissue drug discovery beyond animal models
The Geneva spin-off is scaling its patented human-relevant platform as pharma looks for faster, safer preclinical validation
Nuclera adds $12 mn to Series C as investors back AI-ready protein platforms
Cambridge-based biotech lifts total Series C to €74 mn, expanding antibody expression and validation inside its benchtop discovery system.
Insurtech Corgi raises $108 mn to launch AI-native insurance carrier for startups
Startup insurer Corgi secured $108 mn from YC and others after regulatory approval, scaling its AI-driven, full-stack insurance model for tech companies
Global InsurTech funding rose 19.5% to $5.1 bn, with Q4 driving momentum as deal count and average size increased sharply, marking the first annual increase since 2021
InsurTech moves past disruption narrative, focuses on underwriting, AI, and operational efficiency as funding drops and insurers demand measurable results
The first notice of loss (FNOL) is the starting point for every insurance claim. It sets the tone for the entire claims cycle. And for years, this process has been manual
InsurTech funding crossed a significant milestone in Q2 2025, with $60.8bn raised since records began in 2012. The data reflects the scale of investor appetite over 10Y