Cursor's $29 Billion Bet on a Bottleneck It May Be Creating
Robert Brown / implicator - Cursor just paid a premium for a code review startup to fix what it calls the new bottleneck in software development. But a July 2025 study using Cursor's own tools found AI made experienced developers 19% slower. The math gets uncomfortable from there.
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Swiss Glucose-Monitoring Startup Liom Raises €13.9 Million In Series A Round
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Schwyz-based Liom, a developer of a non-invasive glucose-monitoring wearable and biomarker monitoring solutions, has secured a €13.9 million (CHF 13 million) extension to its Series A financing round. The round was led by existing investors, with new part…
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Early backer of Personio and Enpal Picus Capital raises €150M in preferred equity from Carlyle AlpInvest
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Picus Capital has secured a capital boost, closing a €150 million preferred equity financing provided by Carlyle AlpInvest.…
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Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation to turn non-developers into software builders
Cate Lawrence / tech - Lovable has raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures' Anthology fund. Additional investors in this round include the venture arms of lead...
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Enlightra Raises $15M To Develop Energy-Efficient AI Data Centre Lasers
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Enlightra, a deeptech startup focused on developing chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for next-generation data transmission, has raised $15 million in funding. Investors include Y Combinator, Runa Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Protocol Labs, Halo Labs, …
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Imprint becomes latest Irish-founded unicorn with $150m Series D raise
Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - New York-based fintech Imprint, co-founded by Irishman Daragh Murphy, has hit a $1.2bn valuation with its latest $150m Series D raise.Read more: Imprint becomes latest Irish-founded unicorn with $150m Series D raise
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Italy’s Cybersecurity Firm Exein Raises €100M To Fuel Global Expansion
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Exein, a Rome-based innovator in embedded cybersecurity for connected devices, has announced €100 million in new funding to accelerate product development and international expansion, bringing its total raised in 2025 to €170 million. The round was led by…
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Ben Raises $27.5M in Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Ben, a London, UK-based provider of a platform using AI to help global enterprises manage employee benefits, raised $27.5M in funding. The round was led by Mercia Ventures with participation from existing investors Atomico, Cherry Ventures, DN Capital, an…
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Ankar lands $20M Series A to reinvent how Innovation becomes defensible IP
Cate Lawrence / tech - IP patent platform Ankar has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Atomico, with Index Ventures doubling down and Norrsken VC and Daphni participating. This Series A brings Ankar’s total funding...
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Wodan AI Secures €2M Funding To Advance Sovereign Data Security In Europe
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Wodan AI, a startup specializing in running artificial intelligence models directly on fully encrypted data, has closed a €2 million pre-seed round. The round was led by Spanish funds JME Ventures, Swanlaab, and Adara Ventures, with additional participati…
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Roamless Secures $12M To Expand Global eSIM Connectivity Platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Global connectivity provider Roamless has closed a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Rasmal Ventures, with participation from Shorooq, Revo Capital, Finberg, and JIMCO. This new capital brings Roamless’ total funding to $18 million, following a $…
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Databricks Raises >$4B Series L at $134B Valuation
FinSMEs / finsmes - Databricks, a San Francisco, CA-based Data and AI company, raised a >$4 billion Series L investment, valuing it at $134 billion. The round was led by Insight Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management with additiona…
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Meet MyDello: This Baltic startup lands €3.1M to take on Flexport with AI freight automation
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - The global freight industry is one of the world’s largest markets, yet much of it still depends on…
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Antwerp’s Mindoo secures €5 million to reduce workload for hospital and medical staff using AI agents
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Mindoo, a Belgian platform deploying safe and governed agentic workflows in healthcare, announced today that it has secured €5 million in Seed financing to provide hospitals and practices with a scalable AI workforce layer that performs routine tasks and …
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YC-backed Lucis bags $8.5M to turn blood tests into Europe’s daily health dashboard
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - Europe’s healthcare system is still built around treating illness after symptoms appear. However, that approach comes at a…
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Jutro Medical extends Series A to €36M for AI-enabled primary care scale
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Warsaw-based Jutro Medical, an AI-firstprimary care operator combining online and in-person care, has raised €24million in new funding led by Warsaw Equity Group, with participation fromVinci, natural...
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Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Luminar, the lidar manufacturer that rode a wave of self-driving car hype to land deals with major automakers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, filed for bankruptcy Monday. The company has been mired in a legal fight with its founder and former CEO, Austin Ru…
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Mirelo Raises $41M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Mirelo, a Berlin, Germany-based audio company generating synchronized sound effects for videos, raised $41M in Seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Atlantic.vc and TriplePoint Capital. Angel in…
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IVFmicro Secures £3.5M To Improve IVF Accessibility And Outcomes
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - IVFmicro, a University of Leeds spinout focused on improving IVF outcomes by enhancing embryo quality and quantity per cycle, has raised £3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone and supported by the Innovate UK Investor Pa…
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London-based PolyAI raises €73.2 million to scale its enterprise conversational AI platform
Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - PolyAI, a UK-based enterprise conversational AI company founded in 2017, has raised €73.2 million ($86 million) in Series D funding to develop its technology further and expand its global footprint. The round was co-led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla …
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