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Early wildfire detection startup SmokeD secures over $1M

Polish company SmokeD has raised more than $1 million from KnowledgeHub fund, reports MamStartup. SmokeD designs an early wildfire detection solution that consists of proprietary detector equipped with sensors and a microcomputer, AI-software, web and mobile app. The company’s technology

Ukrainian startup VAR.energy allowing solar plants to boost profits raises angel investment

The founder of YouScan, Alexey Orap, has become an angel investor for the Ukrainian startup VAR.energy that is working to create a system boosting income from solar power plants (SPP). The amount of investment has not been disclosed. According to a commentary by

French startup CrowdSec raises $1.8 million

CrowdSec, a software developer of cybersecurity solutions, has raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed round, FrencWeb.Fr reports. The round was led by Reflexion Capital. For the Parisian startup, this is its first fundraiser. Founded in 2019 by Philippe Humeau, Thibault

Romanian startup Soleadify raises $1.5 million

Bucharest-based Soleadify, a search engine for businesses and business data, has raised $1.5 million in a seed round. The round was led by European venture firms GapMinder, Venture Partners, and DayOne Capital with participation from some business angels through SeedBlink,

Hungarian security startup BitNinja raises $2.5 million

BitNinja, an integrated server defense system, has raised $2.5 million in Series A round. The round was led by Lead Ventures – a Budapest-based venture capital firm with participation from iEurope, Oxo Technologies Holding, and previous investors Octogon Ventures and

German traveltech unicorn GetYourGuide lands €114M

Berlin-based startup GetYourGuide has raised €114 million in convertible note financing led by the private investment firm Searchlight Capital. Existing investors SoftBank Vision Fund, KKR, Battery Ventures, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, Lakestar, Heartcore Capital and NGP Capital, as well as

Ukrainian TA Ventures and ICLUB invest in Spanish mobility startup Bipi during a €10.5M round

VC firm TA Ventures and private investors club ICLUB invested in Bipi, a fast-growing car-as-a-service startup headquartered in Madrid. The €10.5 million Series B funding round also was led by Adevinta Ventures, with participation from Toyota AI Ventures, Atresmedia, Maniv Mobility, and IDC Ventures. “We

Austrian startup Authentic Vision closes $5M funding round

Anticounterfeiting solution provider Authentic Vision has closed a $5 million Series B funding round. Investors include Austrian private company Custos Privatstiftung, the US VC fund Dolby Family Ventures, the UAE-based Gronova Vision, German company TAKKT AG and business angels.  

French startup SparingVision raises $52.6 million

SparingVision, a genomic medicine company focused on ocular diseases, has raised $52.6 million in its first funding round. The round was led by 4BIO Capital, UPMC Enterprises, Jeito Capital, and Ysios Capital with participation from the existing investors Bpifrance and