↑Wavo €10M funding round led by Eurazeo ↑Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech €19.6M raises a Series A round ↑Ambio €5.1M Seed round led by Lifeline Ventures ↑Duvo €28.5M Series A round led by Balderton Capital ↑Salience Labs €111.4M Series B round led by Bullhound Capital ↑Cofrai €2.6M funding round led by DFF Ventures ↑Undecimal Bio €16M Seed round led by 4BIO Capital ↑Obsero €1M Seed round led by SFC Capital ↑ParkMundo €2.3M Seed round led by Rabobank ↑Ubitium €12.5M Seed round led by Ibex Investors ↑Alchera Technologies €3.2M Seed round led by Maven Capital Partners ↑Sainaptic €1.2M funding round led by Brighteye Ventures ↑reebuild €3M Seed round led by Rise PropTech ↑Causa Prima €17.9M Seed round led by Base10 Partners ↑Affinity Labs €1.8M Pre-seed round led by Antler ↑Epyr €15M Series A round led by SlateVC ↑CarbonFarm €7M Series A round led by Colam Impact ↑CMR Surgical €358.1M funding round led by Stryker ↑HyLight €13M Series A round led by Rubio Impact Ventures ↑Monopulse €2M funding round led by Coinvest Capital

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