Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a London, UK-based Europe’s leading quantum computing company, announced that it closed £38 million ($46.45 million) in Series A. The investment is the UK’s largest-ever Series A in quantum computing. The round was co-led by Lansdowne Partners, and The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC). …

Retail Rocket, a Rijswijk, Netherlands-based all-in-one retention management platform, announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A funding round led by Cyprus-based private equity fund Flintera. In addition to the funding, Retail Rocket also announced that it acquired a b2c marketing automation platform for retail and restaurant businesses …

TaskHuman, a Palo Alto, California-based digital coaching platform, closed a $20 million Series B funding. The round was led by Madrona, with participation from Impact Venture Capital, RingCentral Ventures, Sure Ventures, and USVP, alongside new investors Gaingels, PeopleTech Angels, Propel(x), Underdog Venture Team, and Zoom Ventures, and angel investors include …

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 …