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TechCabalFunding$1BTechCrunch7h ago
AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report
Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.
TechCrunchProductAfricaTechCabal12h ago
Zuri Health expands mobile clinic fleet across high-traffic Nairobi
Two of the buses operate as a self-contained clinic, powered by solar energy and fitted with equipment for diagnostics, dental care, and cervical cancer screening.
TechCabalFunding$20MAmericasTechCrunch12h ago
Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z
Pillar hopes to offer sophisticated, institutional-grade tools to small and medium-sized enterprises. "Our goal is to make hedging as accessible and ubiquitous as payments or accounting software," he said.
TechCrunchProductAmericasTechCrunch13h ago
In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together
The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it.
There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today!
TechCrunchProductEuropeTech.eu13h ago
Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact
Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autono...
Tech.euFunding$3MEuropeTech.eu14h ago
Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise
Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu14h ago
Clean Food Group raises £4.5M to scale yeast-derived oils and fats from food waste
UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group (CFG) has raised £4.5 million in investment led by Clean Growth Fund and New Agrarian. CFG has also successfully secured a £700,000 non-dilutive grant from In...
Tech.euProductEuropeSifted14h ago
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
SiftedEcosystemAfricaTechCabal15h ago
Kenya-based assistive tech accelerator embeds persons with disabilities in product design
Innovate Now has selected 19 startups working across speech therapy, mobility, inclusive education, and caregiver support sectors to provide locally adapted solutions for accessibility.
TechCabalFunding$22.8MMENAWamda16h ago
Homegrown Ventures closes $22.8 million Fund I to back MENA consumer brands
UAE-based Homegrown Ventures has closed its debut Fund I at $22.8 million, exceeding its $20 million target.
The fund focuses on early-stage CPG and FMCG startups, targeting “better-for-you” brands across food, wellness, and lifestyle sectors.
Founded by Nader Amiri and Ahmad Shamieh, Homegr
WamdaFunding$10MEuropeTech.eu16h ago
Helical secures $10M to advance virtual AI lab for pharma research
Helical, a biotechnologycompany developing a virtual AI lab for pharmaceutical research anddevelopment, has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led byredalpine, with participation from G...
Tech.euProductAfricaTechCabal17h ago
How two Francophone founders are turning second-hand iPhones into a tech business
Sikili is more than a commerce play. It is an early argument for what a West African circular economy could look like, and a story about two women who chose to build it together, across two countries, from scratch.
TechCabalFunding$8MEuropeTech.eu17h ago
TraqCheck raises $8M to turn hiring into an AI-run workflow
London HRtech startup TraqCheck has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL. Instead of recruiters manually sourcing candidates, screening resu...
Tech.euFunding$17.6BEuropeCrunchbase News17h ago
AI Drives Europe’s Second Straight Quarter Of Funding Gain As Deal Volume Falls Sharply
European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second consecutive quarter of growth. The main driver was AI, which for the first time claimed more than 50% of the continent’s total funding for the quarter.
Crunchbase NewsProductEuropeSifted17h ago
Can Europe’s fintechs take on Apple Pay?
SiftedFundingEuropeTech.eu18h ago
StirLight raises £1.25M to bring real-time quality assurance to friction stir welding at scale
UK startup StirLight has secured £1.25 million to commercialise its technology and accelerate the adoption of advanced manufacturing processes at scale by major industrial original equipment manufactu...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu18h ago
Graftcode secures €2.1M to simplify AI-era software integration
Graftcode, aWarsaw-based developer platform focused on simplifying software integration,has raised €2.1 million in funding. The round was led by Hard2beat, withparticipation from DigitalOcean Ventures...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu18h ago
Stegra bags €1.4bn rescue funding package for giant European green-steel plant
Swedish green-tech startup Stegra has secured €1.4bn in rescue funding from a consortium led by the prominent Swedish Wallenberg family, as it looks to finish construction of the world's largest green...
Tech.euFundingEuropeSifted18h ago
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
SiftedProductAsiaRest of World18h ago
RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades
China's Xiaohongshu has an uphill climb in a saturated market as it hires in the U.S. and launches an e-commerce portal for overseas markets.
Rest of WorldFunding$500KEuropeTech.eu18h ago
Obriy AI raises $500K to take multi-agent enterprise automation global
Obriy AI, a platform for building tools that optimise complex business processes using AI agents, announces the successful raising of $500,000 from N1 Investment Company, an investment firm specialisi...
Tech.euProductEuropeTech.eu19h ago
Locai Labs and Civo launch Project Mercury to end UK reliance on foreign AI
Today, Locai Labs, the UK’s sovereign AI company, and Civo, the British sovereign cloud provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake Project Mercury. The programme aims to bu...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu19h ago
Wamo closes €10M Series A to power European SMEs
Wamo, a financial operating platform for small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round tosupport its expansion in Italy and the Nordic region, enhance pr...
Tech.euProductEuropeSifted19h ago
How France is leading Europe’s bioeconomy push
SiftedFundingEuropeTech.eu19h ago
Europe’s biggest seed rounds of Q1 2026: Top tech startups to watch
The Tech.eu Q1 2026 Report reveals that European techcompanies raised €20.2 billion across 855 deals during the first quarter of 2026.Approximately 6.9 per cent of these companies successfullyclosed s...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu21h ago
Peak Quantum reaches €5M in total funding for quantum chips
Peak Quantum, a Munich-based quantum computing startup, hasraised €2.2 million in pre-seed funding to advance its superconducting quantumprocessor technology and establish a European pilot manufacturi...
Tech.euProductAfricaTechCabal21h ago
Airtel expands network capacity in latest move to close gap with MTN
Airtel Nigeria, the second biggest player, has been building aggressively to compete. By December 2025, it had added 1,561 sites over three years, bringing its total to nearly 17,200.
TechCabalProductEuropeTech.eu21h ago
Remote metre reading by 2027: Retrofit beats replacement [Sponsored]
Across Europe, millions of heat and hot-water metres accurately measure consumption every day. Many have been in the field for a decade or more, performing their metrological function with high reliab...
Tech.euProductAfricaTechCabal22h ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – AI, made in Morocco
In today's edition: Morocco’s AI factory || Foreign income earned at home is taxable in Kenya || Nigeria sets June deadline for e-invoicing || Bad loans in Kenya hit 15.5% in 2025
TechCabalFundingEuropeTech.eu22h ago
Fine art logistics company Convelio secures Series C funding
Convelio, a technology-enabled fine art logistics andstorage company, has secured a Series C investment to expand its AI-poweredlogistics and collections management services for the global art and ant...
Tech.euProductAfricaTechCabal22h ago
Ex-Flutterwave executive Awa Koné joins Cauridor as Chief Operating Officer
Koné's appointment comes as Cauridor moves beyond its early infrastructure-building phase and pushes into new markets.
TechCabalFundingEuropeTech.eu23h ago
Kelluu raises €15M to scale autonomous airship intelligence platform
Kelluu, a Finnish deeptech company operating the world’s largestautonomous airship fleet, has raised €15 million in Series A funding. The roundwas led by the NATO Innovation Fund, marking its first in...
Tech.euFundingEuropeSifted23h ago
Kelluu raises €15m to secure Europe’s skies with autonomous airships
SiftedProductEuropeSifted23h ago
After Orbán? Hungary's tech leaders celebrate with 'cautious optimism'
SiftedM&ATechCrunch1d ago
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.
TechCrunchFundingMENAWamda1d ago
Raedbots launches as Egypt’s first industrial robotics manufacturer
Egypt-based Raedbots has launched as a local industrial robotics manufacturer, claiming to be the first in Egypt.
Founded in 2026 by Mohamed Ibrahim and Hamza El-Sahiti, the company develops AI-powered industrial robots, including robotic arms for welding, material handling, and warehouse auto
WamdaFundingMENAWamda1d ago
Egypt’s Reme-D secures GIF backing to cut diagnostic costs by 40%
Egypt-based biotech startup Reme-D has raised $500,000 from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) to scale its molecular diagnostics solutions.
Founded in 2022 by Salma Tammam, the company develops room-temperature PCR testing kits using nanotechnology and lyophilisation techniques.
The technolog
WamdaFunding$941MMENAWamda1d ago
MENA startup funding slips to $941 million in Q1 2026 amid heightened geopolitical risk
Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) fell to $941 million in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 21.5% quarter-on-quarter decline and a 37% drop year-on-year, as escalating geopolitical tensions weighed on investor activity across the region.
The year opened on a relativel
WamdaFunding$2.2MMENAWamda1d ago
Saudi proptech Jozo closes $2.2 million seed
Saudi-based Jozo has raised $2.21 million (SAR 8.3 million) in a seed round, led by Sheikh Hamad Bin Saedan Real Estate Co. as a strategic partner.
Founded in 2024 by Turki Al-Shlail and Fahad Almansour, Jozo develops solutions that enable the tokenisation of real estate assets, allowing individ
WamdaProductAfricaTechCabal1d ago
Storipod strikes deal to distribute Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s books digitally
The agreement will see titles from the Lagos-based publisher distributed digitally via Storipod, as both companies look to widen access to African literature.
TechCabalFunding$69MMENAWamda1d ago
Tamwilcom launches $69 million venture-building programme to support 800 Moroccan startups
Moroccan public financing institution Tamwilcom has launched a $69 million (MAD 700 million) venture-building programme to support 800 startups over three years.
The initiative combines capital, mentorship, and operational support, guiding startups from ideation to market expansion.
Founders
WamdaFundingMENAWamda1d ago
Saudi fintech AVA targets cashless growth with Plug and Play backing
Saudi Arabia-based fintech AVA has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from Plug and Play Middle East, following its graduation from the fintech accelerator programme.
Founded in 2019 by Aisha Alsaggaf, AVA develops IoT-enabled payment solutions, including SoftPOS, QR payments, and smart
WamdaProductAfricaTechCabal1d ago
Africa can’t build 54 clouds, and importing one won’t fix it
I sat in on a cloud panel at GITEX Africa in Morocco on April 8, 2026, that was less about how countries and companies are adopting the cloud, but more about who is controlling it.
TechCabalProductAmericasTechCrunch1d ago
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge
"The company is ready and getting more ready for every day," Rauch said about an IPO at the HumanX conference.
TechCrunchFunding$2.5MEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Replenit raises $2.5M to bring real-time AI decision-making to retail
Replenit, an AI decision engine for retail that turns customer signals into real-time, individualised decisions, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by Movens Cap...
Tech.euFunding$650MTechCrunch1d ago
Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.
TechCrunchProductAfricaTechCabal1d ago
Charm Impact’s Gavriel Landau on backing deals others avoid
Gavriel Landau, founder and CEO of Charm Impact, talks about the limits of current climate finance and the economics of small-ticket lending.
TechCabalProductAfricaTechCabal1d ago
Kenya ruling expands tax net to foreign income earned from Nairobi operations
A Kenyan Tax Appeals Tribunal ruling that income earned from projects abroad can still be taxed locally could ripple through Nairobi’s fast-growing pool of remote tech workers, freelancers, and back-office teams working for global companies from Kenya.
TechCabalProductEuropeTech.eu1d ago
The new Seed filter: what investors look for beyond the demo
AI has made it easier than ever to build something that looks impressive. Polished demos, sleek interfaces, and convincing prototypes can now be produced in days, not months. But how do investors cut...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu1d ago
GoCardless sees revenue boost, undertook 2025 restructure
UK fintech GoCardless has reported a year-on-year revenue uplift in 2025, in a year in which it underwent a restructuring and made a provision for redundancies impacting around 90 jobs, a new filing s...
Tech.euProductEuropeSifted1d ago
Anthropic plots Lovable challenger, leak suggests
SiftedProductEuropeSifted1d ago
Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter
SiftedFunding$27.4BAsiaCrunchbase News1d ago
China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years
Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per Crunchbase data. That’s up about 20% from the prior quarter and nearly double year-ago levels, with total funding also hitting its highest level in more than three years.
Crunchbase NewsProduct$107MEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Eka closes $107M Fund II to becomes the UK’s largest early-stage impact VC
Eka has announced the final close of its second fund at $107 million (£80 million), marking a significant milestone in the firm’s journey. With this raise, the firm becomes the UK’s largest early-stag...
Tech.euEcosystemAsiaRest of World1d ago
In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance
Google and Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar projects under construction in India are facing backlash from farmers, while the government offers huge tax relief to foreign companies setting up data centers.
Rest of WorldFundingEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Zell raises €500K to scale AI-powered sales management
Berlin-based Zell, an AI startup focused onautomating sales management workflows, has raised €500,000 in a funding round.The round was co-led by P3 Ventures, SkyDeck Europe, UC Berkeley SkyDeck,Lendle...
Tech.euProductEuropeTech.eu1d ago
The agenda for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026 has been revealed
With only a few days left until the Tech.eu Summit London 2026, it is time to reveal the agenda for what promises to be one of the most substantive gatherings in the European tech calendar this year. ...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Fewer deals, bigger bets: Europe’s venture market resets in Q1 2026
Funding climbs to €20.2 billion despite declining deal count, with mega-rounds, the UK, and cloud and AI capturing an outsized share of capital.Haberin devamını okumak için tıklayınız.
Tech.euProductEuropeTech.eu1d ago
OpenAI to move to first permanent London office, with capacity to more than double headcount
OpenAI says it’s moving into its first permanent London office, which has the capacity to more than double its current 200-strong headcount, days after pausing its flagship data centre project in the ...
Tech.euProductEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Accenture and Google Cloud unveil Brussels centre to accelerate sovereign AI adoption
Today, Accenture, in partnership with Google Cloud, is launching a new Accenture and Google Cloud Sovereign Centre in Brussels, with a dedicated training facility. The new centre comes as governmen...
Tech.euFundingEuropeTech.eu1d ago
European tech weekly recap: €720M in deals and March's highlights
Last week, we tracked more than 40 tech funding deals worth over €720 million, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.Haberin devamını okumak için tıklayın...
Tech.euFunding$6MEuropeTech.eu1d ago
Round raises $6M to scale its AI-powered finance automation platform
London-based Round,an AI-powered finance automation platform, has raised $6 million in seedfunding to accelerate the development of its financial infrastructure andexpand its product offering. The rou...
Tech.euProductAfricaTechCabal1d ago
The system Kenyan ag-tech keeps ignoring
Kenyan ag-tech startups are chasing new systems while ignoring cooperatives that already solve trust, distribution, and financing at scale.
TechCabalPolicy$200MAfricaTechCabal1d ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Project BRIDGE gets $200 million
In today's edition: Project BRIDGE gets $200 million || South Africa wants data from telcos || Banks bet on Optasia || Amazon Leo to launch mid-2026 || Plus: World Wide Web 3 and Events in tech
TechCabalFundingEuropeSifted1d ago
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
SiftedProductEuropeSifted1d ago
Who gets ahead in VC? Mostly the usual suspects
SiftedProductEuropeSifted1d ago
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions
SiftedProductEuropeSifted1d ago
AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?
SiftedProductAsiaTechCrunch3d ago
Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups
Flipkart's ongoing expansion beyond major cities and heavy discounting is raising risks for India's quick-commerce startups, analysts say.
TechCrunchProductTechCrunch3d ago
Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi.
TechCrunchFunding$3.65BAmericasTechCrunch3d ago
Nvidia-backed SiFive hits $3.65B valuation for open AI chips
The deal is interesting for a number of reasons, including that SiFive's chip designs are based on RISC-V, not x86 or ARM.
TechCrunchProduct$1.6MAfricaTechCabal4d ago
Nigeria’s NIGCOMSAT says it earned $1.6 million amid satellite dispute
Broadcasting remains the backbone of NIGCOMSAT’s earnings, accounting for more than 50% of total revenue.
TechCabalProductTechCrunch4d ago
TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it
SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving's software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and climate tech, and candid conversations about how AI i
TechCrunchFunding$400MCrunchbase News4d ago
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: SiFive Leads With $400M For Custom Chip Designs As Aviation, Biotech And Defense Startups Also Raise Big
While no billion-dollar rounds led this week’s list, we nonetheless saw a variety of startups in industries ranging from semiconductors to aerospace to biotech raise sizable rounds.
Crunchbase NewsFundingEuropeTech.eu4d ago
Aura Aero secures €340M, Europe’s first AI-native M&A deal, and Baltic hacker house
This week, we tracked more than 40 tech funding deals worth over €720 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Alongside the week’s top funding ...
Tech.euProduct$100MTechCrunch4d ago
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.
TechCrunchProductAmericasTechCrunch4d ago
Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
This is it. Tonight is your last chance to lock in savings of up to $500 for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These discounts end at 11:59 p.m. PT.
TechCrunchProductEuropeRest of World4d ago
Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral
The Meta-Manus deal holds lessons for U.S. investors and Chinese founders alike.
Rest of WorldFunding$12BCrunchbase News4d ago
Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026
Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of April 6, per Crunchbase data. That’s a 5% increase in dollars raised compared to the $11.4 billion raised across 1,097 deals during the same time period in 2025.
Crunchbase NewsEditor's Briefing · Issue #4
Europe's Unicorn Revival Meets a Harder Question: Who's Actually Building the Future?
Europe is minting billion-dollar startups at the fastest clip in four years, new VC funds are launching across the continent, and AI is reshaping what entrepreneurship looks like. But OpenAI's abrupt pause on Stargate UK and a collapse in UK banking licence applications suggest the ecosystem's foundations are shakier than the headlines imply.
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