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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.
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Braid raises $38M Series A for branded mobile connectivity
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Talky raises €1.5M pre-seed to learn each company’s accounting rules
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Ares Intelligence raises €2.6M to show firms where AI pays off
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KineDB raises €850K pre-seed for a database that works offline
Stéphane Paillard VUSE XR raises €1.2M pre-seed to make mixed reality training easy to build
Freiburg-based VUSE XR has raised €1.2M in pre-seed funding led by business angel network IACD to scale its AI-assisted mixed reality training platform for industry.
MuRay raises €3.5M round for muon imaging of rocket engines
Just over half of MuRay's €7.1M comes from public funders. The Hamburg startup aims its muon beam at 3D-printed rocket engines, with a first imaging service due in 2027.
Easol raises $30M Series A extension for festival AI agents
London-based Easol closed a $30M Series A extension on 28 October 2026, $20M in equity and $10M in Viola Credit debt, to launch Teammates, AI agents for festival and experience…
i23 raises £4.9M seed to put AI agents inside insurance broking
Former UK minister Bim Afolami's insurtech i23 closes an oversubscribed £4.9M seed co-led by Four Cities Capital to build AI agents that take admin off insurance brokers.
ALLOX raises $10.5M seed to map drug pockets on hard-to-target proteins
A Barcelona spin-out of the CRG closes a $10.5M seed led by Asabys, with CDTI and the Institut Català de Finances, to find drug pockets on hard-to-target proteins.