A heavyweight week for European startup funding saw capital flow into AI infrastructure, applied bioscience, fintech and enterprise software. A single, large-scale data-centre commitment anchored the week, while a steady pipeline of early-stage and growth rounds highlighted continued investor appetite across the EU innovation ecosystem.
In total, 11 startups raised €1.94bn, backed by 31 investors, spanning infrastructure, life sciences, financial technology, industrial software and consumer platforms.
AI and Data Infrastructure: Scaling Power and Trust
Funding activity this week clustered around two critical layers of the AI stack: physical compute infrastructure and software designed to make AI outputs auditable and enterprise-ready. Investors placed distinct but complementary bets, underwriting both hyperscale capacity and early-stage data governance tooling.
Global Technical Realty secured a €1.9bn growth commitment from KKR and Oak Hill to accelerate the rollout of power-dense, AI-ready data centres across Europe. The funding will support new greenfield developments and market entry across key European regions as demand for hyperscale and AI workloads continues to rise.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, WholeSum raised €730k, combining a Women TechEU grant with a pre-seed round led by Twin Path Ventures. The company is commercialising a hybrid-AI platform for auditable qualitative analysis, with the new capital earmarked for product development and enterprise API pilots in regulated sectors such as healthcare and research.
Together, the deals underline a layered European AI market, where institutional capital backs infrastructure at scale while public funding and specialist VCs help de-risk early-stage compliance and data tooling.
AI & Data Infrastructure Deals
Global Technical Realty — €1.9bn
WholeSum — €730k
Applied Bioscience and Climate-Resilient Agtech
Life sciences and agtech funding this week focused on platforms that translate complex biological data into scalable commercial programmes. Investors backed both therapeutic discovery and climate-resilient agriculture, reflecting confidence in data-driven bioscience models.
Engitix raised €20m in a Series A extension from Netherton Investments to advance its extracellular-matrix-targeted programmes in cancer and fibrosis. The funding will support preclinical development and expand the company’s human-tissue dataset-driven discovery platform.
Biographica closed a €7m round led by Faber VC to scale its platform for discovering drought-tolerant and disease-resistant crop genes. The capital will be used to expand proprietary datasets and deepen commercial partnerships with seed companies, including BASF | Nunhems.
Bloemteknik secured €2.5m from Foresight and the Investment Fund for Wales to commercialise GreenFingers, its autonomous LED lighting system for growers. The funding will support product rollout, operational scaling and international expansion from its Cardiff base.
The mix of venture capital and regional funding highlights Europe’s continued commitment to applied bioscience with near-term commercial pathways.
Biotech & Agtech Deals
Engitix — €20m
Biographica — €7m
Bloemteknik — €2.5m
Fintech: Cloud-Native Tools for Institutional Investors
European fintech investment this week centred on modernising institutional fund operations through cloud-native, AI-enabled platforms. Investors targeted solutions designed to reduce operational friction and unify front-to-back workflows.
MAIA Technology raised €4m in Series A funding to develop its cloud-native platform for portfolio and fund operations. The capital will accelerate product development and systems integrations as the company targets hedge funds and institutional asset managers across Europe.
The deal reflects sustained demand for infrastructure that replaces fragmented legacy systems in the institutional finance sector.
Fintech Deal
MAIA Technology — €4m
Enterprise Software and Industrial Efficiency
Enterprise software funding focused on scaling established products and capturing operational knowledge in industrial settings. Growth investors showed willingness to take strategic positions, while early-stage capital backed targeted efficiency gains.
Redgate Software announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount to support global expansion and deeper AI integration across its database operations portfolio. Terms were undisclosed, with Sagemount set to become majority shareholder subject to regulatory approvals.
Meanwhile, iMaintain raised €250k in a pre-seed round backed by SFC Capital. The company is building a platform to capture and reuse maintenance knowledge in manufacturing environments, with the funding supporting product development and expanded deployments.
SaaS & Industrial Tech Deals
Redgate Software — undisclosed
iMaintain — €250k
Consumer Mobility and Subscription-Led Platforms
Smaller rounds this week targeted subscription-first consumer models across mobility, fitness and social platforms. Founders are prioritising hardware-agnostic strategies and controlled scaling to improve unit economics.
Apex Rides raised €420k to pivot its connected fitness business into a hardware-agnostic app, enabling studio workouts on any Bluetooth-enabled bike.
GIN e-bikes secured €186k in a loan-style investment from Toloka.vc to expand its PLUTO subscription fleet by 160 e-bikes, supporting urban couriers and riders across London.
CLIQ raised a seven-figure investment led by Artesian to accelerate international expansion of its social app focused on converting online connections into in-person meetups.
Mobility & Consumer Deals
Apex Rides — €420k
GIN e-bikes — €186k
CLIQ — undisclosed (seven-figure round)
Market Takeaway
This week’s funding activity shows a European market comfortable backing both capital-intensive infrastructure and focused early-stage platforms. AI infrastructure remains the headline driver, but steady investment across bioscience, fintech and enterprise software points to broad-based confidence heading into 2026.
