Planted, a Cologne, Germany-based green tech startup specializing in ESG management solutions, has raised €5 million in seed funding. Investors Backed by TechVision Fonds, WENVEST Capital, neoteq ventures, AWS Gründungsfonds, and Smart Infrastructure Ventures. Additionally, business angels Nina Kani, Felix Schürholz (Co-Founder & MD of SoSafe), Frank Piotraschke (CRO of …

Trace.Space, a Riga, Latvia-based AI-enhanced requirements management platform for industrial product development, has raised €3.8 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Cherry Ventures, marking the firm’s first investment in the Baltics. Other investors include Outlast Fund and existing backers Nebular, Fiedler Capital, and Change Ventures. Cherry …

LogicStar, a Zurich, Switzerland-based deep tech startup building AI agents for app maintenance, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding. Investors The round was led by European VC firm Northzone, with angel investors from DeepMind, Fleet, Sequoia scouts, Snyk, and Spotify also participating. Northzone is a London-headquartered investment firm that …

Model ML, a San Francisco, CA-based AI fintech platform, has emerged from stealth mode with $12 million in funding. Investors The funding round was led by Y Combinator and LocalGlobe, with participation from prominent angel investors in banking and private equity. Y Combinator is a Silicon Valley-based technology startup accelerator …

FLiiP, a Montreal, Canada-based fitness business management software provider, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Cultivation Capital, with participation from Boreal Ventures. Founded in 2012, Cultivation Capital is a St. Louis, Missouri-based venture capital firm that invests in companies developing technologies in life …

Edgecom Energy, a Toronto, Canada-based energy management software company, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by GreenSky Ventures, with participation from ABB Electrification Ventures. GreenSky Ventures is a Toronto-based firm that invests in early-stage Canadian technology companies through its affiliated venture capital fund, GreenSky …

Self Inspection, a San Diego, CA-based AI-powered vehicle inspection platform, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors The round was co-led by Costanoa Ventures and DVx Ventures, with participation from Westlake Financial, one of the largest automotive loan providers. Costanoa Ventures backs technical and product founders from the early …