Antonio L. Escárzaga

Amid growing pressure on European venture capital to consolidate, Swiss pre-seed fund Founderful has successfully closed its second fund at €133 million. The oversubscribed round, achieved despite broader market challenges for emerging managers, underscores strong investor confidence in Founderful’s focus on Swiss tech talent and innovation. The new fund has already backed 15 early-stage companies, supporting breakthroughs such as Chiral Nano’s alternative silicon chips and Eigthinks’ lithium-ion battery advancements.

Biorce, a TechBio company focused on transforming clinical trials through artificial intelligence, has announced the completion of a €3.5 million funding

Tourlane, a provider of personalised, AI-enabled multi-stop travel experiences, has raised €25 million in a Series D funding round aiming to become a leader in sustainable, data-driven travel solutions across Europe and beyond. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with additional investment from Target Global, Jared Smith (co-founder of Qualtrics), and HV Capital.

Workflow, a British company building AI software for design, marketing, and product teams today announced it has raised over €2.8 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by early Venrex with the support of included 8VC/ The round also saw investors back-exited founders Will Taylor, Allis Yao and Paul Sangle

OpenAirlines, a provider of eco-flying software solutions, has raised close to €45 million to further the ecological transition in aviation. Led by Eiffel

In this episode, we catch up with Sophia Velastegui, former Chief AI Officer at Microsoft and a Fortune 100 Executive who has worked with companies like Google and Apple.

VOXReality, a project funded by the European Commission, has awarded €1 million in grants to five EU projects advancing Extended Reality (XR) technology to improve accessibility across sectors like education, career support, and cultural heritage. Each project receives €200K as part of a year-long programme aimed at tackling communication barriers in human interactions.

Gendo, an AI-driven platform that enables architects and designers to rapidly generate high-quality visualisations from sketches, 2D drawings, or text prompts, has raised €5.1 million in a Seed funding round. The funding, co-led by PT1 and LEA Partners with participation from Concept Ventures and Helm Capital, follows Gendo’s initial pre-seed funding of €1 million just four months ago.

The Greenman Group has unveiled the eight finalists for the 2025 Growing Further Awards, selected from a highly competitive pool of over 70 applicants

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce Vasco Portugal, Co-founder and CEO of Sensei, as a featured speaker at the EU-Startups Summit 2025 in sunny Malta. Scheduled for April 24-25, this event will have an inspiring lineup, and Vasco’s participation adds a unique perspective on the future of retail technology.