| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.04.2026 | Covalo Powers Up: €3.5M Investment Drives Ingredient Data Innovation | Covalo, a Swiss B2B platform, secured €3.5 million to revolutionize personal care ingredient data. The funding, led by Hi Inov, accelerates AI development and enterprise expansion. It addresses fragmented product information, streamlining R... |
| 02.04.2026 | Covalo lands €3.5M funding extension to advance personal care data platform | Covalo, a Switzerland-based platform for ingredient discovery and data management in the personal care industry, has raised €3.5 million in a funding extension. The round was led by Hi Inov, with participation from existing investors HTGF a... |
| 02.04.2026 | Covalo sichert sich Finanzierung in Millionenhöhe für nächste Wachstumsphase |
Im Bereich Körperpflege hängt Innovation stark von Inhaltsstoffdaten ab – doch diese sind über Unternehmen, Systeme und Formate fragmentiert. Ein Produkt kann bis zu 40 Rohstoffe mit jeweils rund 20 zugehörigen Dokumenten enthalten. Diese ... |
| 01.04.2026 | Sous: €4 Million Raised For AI Hospitality Growth Platform | Sous, an Amsterdam-based AI-driven growth platform for the hospitality industry, has raised €4 million in seed funding to expand its product capabilities and accelerate its European rollout.
The oversubscribed round was led by Seed + Speed ... |
| 27.03.2026 | Sous Raises €4M in Seed Funding | Sous, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based developer of an AI-driven growth platform for the hospitality industry, raised €4m in seed funding.
The investment was led by Seed + Speed Ventures, with participation from PeakBridge, āltitude, Gek... |
| 26.03.2026 | SOUS secures €4M to develop AI growth tools for restaurants | Amsterdam-based SOUS, an AI-powered growth platform for independent food and beverage businesses, has raised €4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Seed +Speed Ventures, with participation from existing investor PeakBridge, alongs... |
| 13.03.2026 | Finperks: $4 Million Raised To Build Global Infrastructure Layer For Prepaid Products | Fintech startup Finperks announced it has raised $4 million in a pre-seed funding round to build a global infrastructure layer for prepaid products. The round was led by Motive Partners and seed + speed Ventures. According to the company, t... |
| 12.03.2026 | European Startups Ignite Innovation with Fresh Capital and Strategic Acquisitions | European tech registered substantial activity. Berlin FinTech finperks secured $4 million for its prepaid market API infrastructure. This capital fuels engineering expansion and European market growth. US company Superhuman acquired AI data... |
| 11.03.2026 | Ex-viafintech founders’ new venture finperks raises €3.4 million pre-Seed to build the “Stripe for prepaid” | finperks, a Berlin-based FinTech startup building the API infrastructure layer for the global prepaid market, has raised €3.4 million ($4 million) in a pre-Seed funding round.
The round was led by Motive Partners and seed+speed Ventures. Th... |
| 11.03.2026 | finperks raises $4M pre-seed to build prepaid payments infrastructure | Berlin-based finperks has closed a $4 million pre-seed funding round led by Motive Partners and seed+speed Ventures. The company is developing API infrastructure for the global prepaid market, including gift cards, eCash, and prepaid cards,... |
| 24.02.2026 | Agaton: $10 Million In Total Seed Funding Raised For AI Sales Intelligence Platform | Agaton, an AI-powered sales intelligence platform focused on unlocking insights from enterprise conversations, announced it has raised $10 million in total seed funding.
The company was founded on the belief that the most valuable data insi... |
| 20.02.2026 | Europe's AI Future: seed+speed Ventures Fuels Innovation with €90M Fund III | Seed+speed Ventures, a Berlin-based firm, closed its third fund at €90 million. This significantly surpassed its initial €30 million target. The fund invests in European pre-seed and seed B2B and enterprise software companies. A core focus ... |
| 20.02.2026 | „Die besten Startups können sich ihre VCs aussuchen“ | Der Berliner Frühphaseninvestors seed+speed Ventures legte gerade seinen dritten Fonds (90 Millionen Euro) auf. Das Team rund um Carsten Maschmeyer und Alexander Kölpin möchte mit dem neuen Fonds gezielt in die „sichere Einführung und Verwe... |
| 19.02.2026 | Agaton raises $10 million to expand its AI platform for sales teams | Stockholm-based Agaton, an agentic AI platform that uses voice analysis to help enterprise sales teams identify and act on opportunities in customer conversations, has emerged from stealth and raised $10 million in total seed funding. The r... |
| 19.02.2026 | Stockholm-based Agaton secures €8.4 million to turn customer conversations into revenue insights | Emerging from stealth, Agaton, a Swedish agentic AI platform identifying and actioning sales opportunities based on customer conversations, today announced it has raised €8.4 million ($10 million) in total Seed funding.
The Seed round was c... |
| 28.01.2026 | seed+speed Ventures closes €90M Fund III, tripling its original target | seed+speed Ventures, the Berlin-based early-stage fund led by Carsten Maschmeyer and Alexander Kölpin, has closed its fundraising at €90 million.
The original planned target size for this third fund was €30 million. With investor approval, ... |
| 03.12.2025 | Orq.ai lands €5M to close the AI production gap for enterprises | Amsterdam-based Orq.ai has raised €5 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by seed + speed Ventures and Galion.exe, with continued support from Curiosity VC, Spacetime, XO Ventures, xdeck ventures, Waves Capital, and GoldenEggCheck. T... |
| 12.11.2025 | AI Drives Industrial Precision: CERPRO Lands €2M to Revolutionize Quality Assurance | Berlin's CERPRO secured €2 million in pre-Seed funding. Its AI-driven SaaS platform, QualiSpec, revolutionizes industrial quality assurance. The system automates technical drawing interpretation, accelerating inspection workflows by up to 8... |
| 12.11.2025 | Quality assurance German startup CERPRO raises €2 million to accelerate industrial workflows by up to 80% | Berlin’s CERPRO, an AI-based SaaS startup for industrial quality assurance, has raised around €2 million in a pre-Seed funding round to further expand product development, sales, and international market presence across Europe.
The lead inv... |
| 12.11.2025 | CERPRO secures €2M pre-seed to set a new manufacturing quality standard | Berlin-based CERPRO, a startup for industrial quality assurance, has raised around €2 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by seed+speed Ventures, with D11Z as co-lead, and participation from EIT Manufacturing and Techstar... |
| 12.11.2025 | Cerpro sammelt 2 Millionen ein – Autonomyo erhält 1,4 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 12. November werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor... |
| 03.10.2025 | AI Powers Green Buildings: Optimuse Secures €4M to Revolutionize Construction | Vienna's Optimuse, a deep tech innovator, just secured €4 million in seed funding. This investment propels its advanced AI platform. The platform transforms building engineering, renovation, and operation. It leverages AI simulations to ide... |
| 01.10.2025 | Vienna-based Optimuse raises €4 million seed round to scale AI-driven building engineering | Vienna-based deep tech startup Optimuse has raised €4 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for the engineering, renovation, and operation of buildings. The round was led by seed + speed Ventures and Blum Ventures, with particip... |
| 01.10.2025 | Optimuse sammelt 4 Millionen ein – viboo erhält 3,3 Millionen – Headmade Materials bekommt 1,8 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 01. Oktober werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 01.10.2025 | Optimuse raises €4M to make building design smarter, cheaper, and greener | Austrian deep tech startup Optimuse has raised €4 million Seed funding.
Optimuse was founded in Vienna in 2021 by Dominik Pezzei, Fabian Pitscheider, and Felix Maximilian Hofer.
Optimuse is an AI platform that shows builders, developers, an... |
| 26.09.2025 | +++ Portage +++ Kertos +++ EQT Ventures +++ Futurail +++ Foxyfitness +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Freitag, 26. September). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. ... |
| 17.09.2025 | European Tech Accelerates: AI, Green Energy, and Robotics Drive Major Investment Boom | European tech surges. Germany's Kertos secured €14M, redefining AI compliance. Suena Energy garnered €8M for energy storage. Leadity also raised capital for ESG software. Significant M&A deals reshape the landscape. Agile Robots acquire... |
| 17.09.2025 | Kertos lands €14M to lead Europe’s AI-first compliance shift | Germany-based AI compliance platform Kertos has closed a €14 million Series A to redefine AI-native compliance in Europe. The round was led by global fintech investor Portage, with continued participation from existing backers Pilabs, Redst... |
| 17.09.2025 | Kertos erhält 14 Millionen +++ suena energy sammelt 8 Millionen ein – Cusp investiert in leadity | Im #DealMonitor für den 17. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 13.06.2025 | “Like building with LEGO bricks” – German startup RIIICO secures €4.3 million to digitalise factories | Düsseldorf-based RIIICO, a DeepTech startup developing a platform for digital models, has raised €4.3 million in Seed funding to expand its AI platform with new applications for utilising digital twins, helping to enhance the resilience and... |
| 12.06.2025 | Boosting industrial efficiency: RIIICO's AI solution raises $5M in Seed funding | German deeptech industrial startup RIIICO has raised $5 million in Seed funding.
RIIICO develops an AI-based software platform that enables industrial companies to digitally model, redesign, and quickly adapt their established factories (br... |
| 27.02.2025 | +++ Lilium +++ RightNow +++ Element +++ Zombie-VCs +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 27. Februar). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt.... |
| 19.02.2025 | CHF 3,5 Millionen für Expansion und Skalierung von Eleven Dynamics |
Komplexe Qualitätskontrollen, beispielsweise für Batterien, erfolgen heutzutage durch manuelle Stichproben – mit kostspieligen Folgen wie Materialverlust, Produktionsverzögerungen sowie Gesundheitsrisiken für die Belegschaft. Das 2020 gegr... |
| 19.11.2024 | Calvin Risk raises $4M to enhance AI safety and compliance | Swiss AI safety startup Calvin Risk has raised $4 million in Seed funding, bringing its total funding to over $5.5 million.
Founded in 2022 and spun out of ETH Zurich, Calvin Risk helps companies deploy AI safely and manage these risks thro... |
| 19.11.2024 | 3,5 Millionen für ETH-Spin-off Calvin Risk |
Die ursprünglich auf Finanzdienstleistungen fokussierte Risikomanagement-Plattform von Calvin Risk deckt mittlerweile auch Bereiche wie Transport, Telekommunikation und anderen Sektoren ab, in denen KI in grossem Massstab anwendet wird. Da... |
| 19.11.2024 | Zurich-based Calvin Risk secures €3.8 million to boost AI governance platform | Calvin Risk, a Swiss startup founded in 2022 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich, has raised €3.8 million in a seed funding round to enhance its AI governance platform. The investment was led by Join Capital and seed + speed Ventures, bringing th... |
| 01.10.2024 | Briink: The AI Vanguard of Sustainability Data | In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, the demand for accurate environmental data is surging. Enter Briink, a Berlin-based AI startup that has just secured €3.85 million in Seed funding. This investment marks a significant step ... |
| 30.09.2024 | AI-startup Briink raises €3.85 million to help ESG teams verify and benchmark their sustainability data | Briink, a Berlin-based AI startup dedicated to empowering ESG and sustainability teams, today announced a €3.85 million Seed funding round. The round was co-led by EquityPitcher Ventures and 13books Capital, with participation from existing... |
| 30.07.2024 | Meisterwerk: Crafting a Digital Future for European Artisans | In the bustling heart of Berlin, a startup is reshaping the landscape for craft businesses across Europe. Meisterwerk, founded in 2018, has emerged as a beacon of innovation, offering a central operating platform tailored for artisans. Rece... |
| 25.07.2024 | Craft business platform Meisterwerk raises €6M for DACH expansion | The Berlin-based startup Meisterwerk App, a central operating platform for craft businesses, has raised €6M in Series A funding. Semapa Next, a venture capital firm that invests in European-based companies, led the round and was joined by I... |
| 05.10.2023 | Helio raises €4.9M Seed funding for sustainable cloud computing | Zurich-based cloud computing startup Helio has raised a Seed funding round of €4.9 million. The round made up of both equity and debt funding, is led by QBIT Capital and includes Uebermorgen Ventures, seed+speed Ventures, Combination VC, Ro... |
| 05.10.2023 | Austrian ROI Ventures joins €4.9M round for German Helio | Austrian ROI Ventures joins €4.9M round for German Helio
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| 20.03.2023 | HTGF invests in Personal Care ingredients platform | |
| 17.11.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Muncher grabs $27m for ghost kitchens, Freight Farms lands $17.5m | Besides a major milestone for cultivated meat, this week’s news also includes new fundraising for Colombian ghost kitchen startup Muncher and a Series B round for vertical farming startup Freight Farms. Meanwhile, it’s more bad news for foo... |
| 02.11.2022 | Vienna-based Orderlion raises circa €4 million in fresh funding to make the global B2B food supply chain more scalable | The funding will be utilized for international expansion, growing the team, and extending the company’s product line-up.
Orderlion announces the successful closing of circa €4 million in pre-Series A funding, including a mix of equity and ... |
| 02.11.2022 | Food supply chain platform Orderlion raises a $4 million pre-Series A | Vienna-based Orderlion have announced they raised $4 million pre-Series A funds led by a new European VC.
The VC are not revealing themselves at this point...but also involved in the funding round are the less shy VC firms Rockstart, seed +... |
| 02.11.2022 | Austrian foodtech startup Orderlion raises $4M in a pre-Series A round | Austrian foodtech startup Orderlion raises $4M in a pre-Series A round
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| 11.10.2022 | Jena-based cybersecurity company Enginsight closes growth financing round and strengthens its sales and marketing team | Cybersecurity software vendor Enginsight successfully closes a growth financing deal, strengthening its marketing and sales team with well-known and experienced individuals from the channel.
“October is off to a strong st... |
| 21.09.2022 | Vienna-based Prewave rakes in €11 million for supply chain risk intelligence platform | As businesses manage globally distributed suppliers, the need for transparency across the entire supply chain is evident. Vienna-based AI platform Prewave has raised €11 million in funding to help businesses predict, find, understand and ca... |
| 25.03.2021 | Das Plattform-Startup PAXLY digitalisiert den Bestellprozess von Verpackungen und schließt sechsstellige Wachstumsfinanzierung | Leuna, 25.03.2021 – Die Einkaufs-Plattform für Verpackungen aus Wellpappe: Ein Startup aus Sachsen-Anhalt hilft Unternehmen, den Bestellprozess von individuellen Verpackungen signifikant zu verschlanken. Jetzt investieren der von bmp Ventur... |
| 12.01.2021 | Newion led a € 2.8M investment round in Filestage – with current investor HTGF and Carsten Maschmeyer’s seed+speed | STUTTGART / BERLIN / AMSTERDAM, 12 January 2021 – Filestage, the Online Proofing SaaS platform, has received €2.8M in a Series A investment round led by Newion, together with current investor HTGFandSeed+Speed by celebrity Carsten Maschmeye... |
| 15.06.2020 | Insider #79 – Rasa – Caroobi – Movinga – Lana Labs – Felmo – Cluno – Clue – 468 Capital – Homeday | Im ds-Insider-Podcast liefern OMR-Podcast-Legende Sven Schmidt und ds-Chefredakteur Alexander Hüsing regelmäßig spannende Insider-Infos aus der deutschen Startup-Szene. In jeder Ausgabe gibt es exklusive Neuigkeiten, die bisher zuvor nirgen... |
| - | Million investment for marketing technology start-up Adtriba | High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seed + Speed, Aschendorff Next, Lightfield Equity, IFH and business angel Jens Schumann jointly invest in the start-up for AI-supported marketing optimisation. |
| - | Newion led a € 2.8M investment round in Filestage – with current investor HTGF and Carsten Maschmeyer’s Seed+Speed | Filestage, the Online Proofing SaaS platform, has received €2.8M in a Series A investment round led by Newion, together with current investor HTGF and Seed+Speed by celebrity Carsten Maschmeyer. |
