UK based Movchan Agency created at least 15 entirely fictitious PR personas — complete with AI generated headshots, fabricated biographies, and pre warmed email domains — to pitch stories to journalists on b...
London based AI chip startup Olix raised $312 million in Series B funding on August 3, 2026, at a $3.3 billion valuation — tripling its value from $1 billion in February and marking Europe's largest ever sem...
Shiplog, founded in March 2026 by Khushi Mehta and Mehdi Gribaa, raised $1 million in pre seed funding from Kima Ventures and Project Europe to build Ada, an AI agent that replaces traditional customer segme...
Aflabox is an Italian agritech startup that has raised €1.35 million in seed funding for a portable, AI powered device that detects mycotoxins and assesses grain quality in under 90 seconds — replacing multi...
Estel Technologies raised €270,000 in pre seed funding on August 4, 2026, led by Vitosha Ventures with participation from angel investor Kerem Basak, to expand its AI native sales platform that helps tech st...
Aavalynx is a London based legal AI startup, founded in 2023 by disputes lawyer Hanna Roos, that raised £1.5 million (≈€1.75 million) in an oversubscribed pre seed round led by Omega Ventures with participat...
Dutch climate tech startup Ore Energy raised $43 million in Series A funding (co led by Plural and HV Capital) to build Europe's first iron air battery factory, bringing total funding to over $61 million.
10x Banking, founded by former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, raised £40 million in a debt and equity round led by AshGrove Capital in August 2026, its first external raise since January 2024.
Swedish Finnish defencetech Monava has closed a €500,000 ( SEK 5M) funding round led by Gungnir Capital, with Foundry Ventures and Hede Capital also participating, to commercialise its passive acoustic AI dr...
AEM, a Newcastle University spinout, raised £16 million in August 2026 to scale its sustainable electric motors that use no rare earth materials, permanent magnets, or copper windings — replacing them with a...
On August 4, 2026, HappyRobot raised $150 million in Series C funding at a $1.2 billion post money valuation, led by Prysm Capital and co led by Eurazeo.
The Scaleup Europe Fund's first investment was in ICEYE, a Finnish satellite intelligence company, announced on 5 August 2026.