Uzum, the leading digital commerce and fintech platform in Uzbekistan, has secured $65.5 million in equity funding, pushing its post-money valuation to $1.5 billion — a 30% increase since reaching unicorn status in March 2024.
Qbeast, a spinout from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, has raised €6.5 million (approx. $7.6M USD) in seed funding to scale its open-source data optimization platform for lakehouse architectures.
Motive, a U.S.-based company transforming operations for the physical economy, has raised $150 million in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total capital raised to over $646 million.
QuamCore, an Israeli quantum computing startup, has raised $26 million in a Series A round led by Sentinel Global, with participation from Arkin Capital, Viola Ventures, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Surround Ventures, Rhodium, and Quantum Leap.
Jeh Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based aerospace manufacturing startup, has raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Elevation Capital, with participation from General Catalyst.
Bling Energy, a Lisbon-based startup making renewable energy more accessible for households, has secured €15 million in strategic investment from BlueCrow Capital.
roadsurfer, the global market leader in campervan travel, has raised €85 million in fresh financing to scale its fleet and expand its international presence.
Sunly, the Tallinn-based renewable energy developer, has raised €85 million in debt financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and SEB to build four large-scale solar parks in Latvia.
Hytro, a London-based startup pioneering wearable Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) technology, has raised €2.3 million (approx. £2M) in a round backed by athlete-led syndicates Joyned Capital and Skin In The Game.
