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Every story from the Sesamers desk — funding rounds, data, interviews and opinion across European tech.
LO:TECH raises $12M Series A for always-on trading
London capital markets firm LO:TECH closed a $12M Series A led by MMC Ventures, with Faction, 13 Books Capital and Atka, to run trading around the clock in the US and Asia-Pacific.
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Hypersonica raises €100M Series B, targets operational systems by 2029
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Tumbleweed raises €6.9M seed to sell microgravity by the box
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Quint Computing raises €9.1M for leaner quantum error correction
Stéphane Paillard Marble Cognition raises $3.75M pre-seed to map work for AI coworkers
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Bleu Robotics raises €5M pre-seed to teach humanoids factory tasks
Paris-based Bleu Robotics, an Inria spin-off, closed a €5M pre-seed to teach industrial humanoid robots new tasks from about ten operator demonstrations.
Pixel Systems raises $3.1M seed to detect AI-faked images
The Stockholm company says it hit $100,000 in contracted recurring revenue three weeks after launch, with Unconventional Ventures leading its $3.1M seed.
Braid raises $38M Series A for branded mobile connectivity
Profitable before its first outside check, The Hague's Braid lands a $38M Series A from Octopus Ventures and KPN Ventures to let more brands sell their own mobile plans.
Talky raises €1.5M pre-seed to learn each company’s accounting rules
Madrid's Talky closed a €1.5M pre-seed with HelloWorld, Silence VC and Motive Force for AI that learns each large company's unwritten accounting rules and posts entries straight to the ERP.
Ares Intelligence raises €2.6M to show firms where AI pays off
London's Ares Intelligence raised €2.6M from Creandum and Lakestar, two backers of its founders' last company, to scale an AI interviewer that tells leadership where AI pays off.