CELUS, a German deep tech company that uses AI to streamline circuit board engineering, raised €25 million in Series A funding. The investment round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from DI Capital and existing investors Speedinvest and Plug and Play. A host of individuals participated in the …

CardiaTec Biosciences, a Cambridge, MA-based AI drug target discovery company, specializing in cardiovascular disease, raised £1.4 million in pre-seed funding. The financing round was led by Laidlaw Scholars Ventures and APEX Ventures, with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, o2h ventures, and Cambridge Enterprise. The funds will be used for continued …

Black Swan Data, a London, UK-based SaaS company that uses social data to accurately predict consumer behavior, announced that it closed an $18.5 million growth investment. The round was led by Oxx, with participation from existing investors AlbionVC, Blackstone, Mitsui, and Lloyds. The funding will enable Black Swan Data to …

Baserow, an Amsterdam-based open-source, no-code database and platform startup, raised €5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Inkef, joined by firstminute capital, Seedcamp, and Frontline, and angel investors such as Job van der Voort from Remote, Martin Henk from Pipedrive, and Shannon Williams from Rancher Labs. The …

AlexisHR, a Stockholm, Sweden-based SaaS company developing HR software, announced that it closed €1.8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Spintop Ventures, with participation from previous investors Alliance Venture. The funding will fuel further expansion and positioning in the Nordics and Europe to simplify daily HR operations …

COMPREDICT, a German startup specializing in AI-enabled software solutions for predictive maintenance, vehicle health, and usage monitoring, raised $5.5 million in Series A funding. This round was led by Vektor Partners, a mobility-focused VC firm, and BlackBerry Limited. The funds will be used to scale its AI predictive platform for …

APFusion, Inc., a Champaign, IL-based automotive B2B marketplace and SaaS company focused on modernizing the auto salvage industry, secured $6.5 million in seed financing. The round, which brought total financing to $7 million, was co-led by Left Lane Capital and Bedrock Capital, with participation from existing investor M25. The company …