Europe recorded a diverse set of venture deals this week, ranging from major fintech developments in the UK to emerging climate-tech, energy, and AI platforms across the continent. Activity skewed toward seed and pre-seed rounds, with continued investor attention on energy infrastructure, regenerative materials, and AI-enabled consumer business tools.
Key Deals This Week
Revolut (London, UK)
Round: Secondary Share Sale
Amount: Undisclosed (valuation at $75B)
Focus: Fintech neobank and financial super-app
Investors: Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity, a16z, Franklin Templeton, Nvidia’s NVentures
Source: TechCrunch
Revolut completed a major secondary share sale at a landmark $75B valuation, signalling strong institutional appetite for Europe’s flagship fintech.
PowerUP Energy Technologies (Tallinn, Estonia)
Round: Series A
Amount: €10M
Focus: Defense-grade energy solutions
Investors: Mercaton, ScaleWolf, SmartCap Green Fund
Source: EU-Startups
The funding will help scale PowerUP’s hydrogen-based portable energy systems for defense and industrial customers.
Cerrion (Zurich, Switzerland)
Round: Series A
Amount: $18M (€16.7M)
Focus: Biotech treatments for rare diseases
Investors: High-Tech Gründerfonds (lead), Plural, other European biotech funds
Source: Tech.eu
Cerrion will accelerate clinical development for its rare-disease therapeutic pipeline.
Juo (Warsaw, Poland)
Round: Seed
Amount: €4M
Focus: Infrastructure for physical-product subscriptions
Investors: Market One Capital (lead), PEAK, SMOK, BADideas, FJ Labs, Lakestar
Source: EU-Startups
Juo enables D2C and retail brands to launch subscription models for physical goods with built-in logistics and billing support.
NutriUnited (Berlin, Germany)
Round: Seed
Amount: €8.5M
Focus: Foodtech platform for family-owned businesses
Investors: Martina Pfeifer (flatexDegiro), Tim Stracke (Chrono24), Oliver Merkel (ex-Flink), Christof Wahl (G-FUND)
Source: EU-Startups
The company supports traditional food producers with tech-based scaling infrastructure.
Ponda (Bristol, UK)
Round: Pre-Seed
Amount: $2.4M (€2.2M)
Focus: Regenerative insulation material (BioPuff)
Investors: Faber VC, Counteract, PDS Ventures, Evenlode Investment
Source: EU-Startups
Ponda’s bio-based insulation material aims to disrupt global textile and outerwear supply chains.
Sencillo (London, UK)
Round: Pre-Seed
Amount: £350k (€410k)
Focus: Edtech platform for managing family education expenses
Investors: Undisclosed UK social impact funds
Source: Vestbee
Sencillo simplifies planning and financing long-term education costs for families.
Delta Charge (Munich, Germany)
Round: Seed
Amount: $4.3M (€4M)
Focus: Electric truck charging network
Investors: Vireo Ventures, Rethink Ventures, Audi/Allianz executives, family offices
Source: EU-Startups
The startup is building Europe’s corridor-based fast-charging network for heavy EVs.
Ranketta (Prague, Czech Republic)
Round: Pre-Seed
Amount: €1M
Focus: AI-powered visibility platform for brands
Investors: Lighthouse Ventures, Gi21 Capital
Source: EU-Startups
Ranketta offers AI-driven insight and analytics tools for brand discoverability and marketing ROI.
LIFEPOWR (Ghent, Belgium)
Round: Growth
Amount: €5.65M
Focus: Energy flexibility for homes and businesses
Investors: Noshaq, SPDG, ROM InWest
Source: EU-Startups
The company provides grid-connected systems enabling smart energy management and flexibility services.
