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News 24 leading funds launch initiative for more growth capital in Germany 24 leading venture and growth investors launch the German Venture & Growth Forum to mobilize more institutional capital for innovation and growth in Germany.

News Merchantee raises 1.8 million euros and automates marketplace trading with AI Prague-based AI startup Merchantee secures €1.8 million in fresh capital to automate Europe's marketplace trading and drive its expansion into Germany.

News OpenAI submits confidential S-1 application and aims for the trillion OpenAI has confidentially filed an S-1 application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and thus officially embarked on the path towards an IPO. However, a specific IPO date has not yet been set.

News Isar Aerospace takes off with fresh 270 million euros Isar Aerospace has concluded Series D financing of 270 million euros and is pressing ahead with the expansion of its rocket production. In addition to the launch site in Norway, the Munich-based space tech company is...

News ICEYE raises over 1 billion euros and joins Europe's space tech elite The Finnish space tech company ICEYE secures more than 1 billion euros in fresh capital in a Series F and is valued at over 10 billion euros.

News 14.6 million euros seed for fonio.ai at 120 million euros valuation fonio.ai raises 14.6 million euros and reaches for the global top spot in AI customer service.

News Tokura secures seed funding for the future of outpatient surgery Tokura raises a mid-seven-figure sum in a seed round. The Berlin-based start-up wants to rebuild the infrastructure for outpatient surgery in Germany.

News LVM invests in travelträger LVM Versicherung joins travelträger and expands an existing cooperation from Münster. The start-up rents out roof boxes and carrier systems nationwide via digital booking and 50 service points.

News $1.8 million pre-seed for BeatpulseLabs BeatpulseLabs raises $1.8m pre-seed to translate human expertise into AI training data London-based data infrastructure platform already reports 10x revenue growth in H1 2026

News Qonto and Upvest bring investment function for company cash to the banking app Qonto integrates investment functions for the first time and enables companies to invest surplus liquidity directly in money market funds.

News 2.5 million euros in fresh capital for Volteum The London-based FleetTech start-up wants to simplify the electrification of company fleets and significantly reduce operating costs at the same time.

News GALVANY raises 10 million euros seed and increases turnover sevenfold to 20 million euros Energy-Tech GALVANY expands AI-supported heat pump platform with fresh capital. From installer to energy operating system for existing buildings.

News Startup news for the weekend week 23/2026 103 million euros for AI startups, million-euro financing, major takeovers and exciting growth stories: a compact summary of the most important startup news for the weekend.

Marc Nemitz 05.06.2026

News Venture clienting in practice: How LASCANA, OTTO DOCK 6 and BOTfriends are scaling AI innovation together The fashion brand LASCANA, together with the AI start-up BOTfriends and the venture client unit OTTO DOCK 6, has successfully put an AI chatbot into live operation.

Marc Nemitz 04.06.2026

News Perk receives 300 million US dollars for global expansion The former TravelPerk brand plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its AI-based platform, accelerate its global expansion and push ahead with the planned US launch of its integrated spending platform.

Marc Nemitz 03.06.2026

News nu:legal receives 1.3 million euros for the digitalization of legal processes The legal tech startup nu:legal secures 1.3 million euros in fresh capital and launches the public beta of its platform at the same time. Founded by a former Freshfields lawyer, the company aims to significantly speed...

Marc Nemitz 03.06.2026

News Factorial reaches USD 2.5 billion valuation and secures over USD 700 million in growth capital Factorial joins the European AI elite: The company secures 150 million US dollars in a Series D. In addition, General Catalyst provides up to 540 million US dollars in growth capital.

Marc Nemitz 03.06.2026

Interviews Interview with newcomer of the year Ruth Bosse Awarded "Newcomer of the Year": Ruth Bosse talks about her start-up journey, the development of Ark Software and the opportunities of AI in public administration in the Startbase interview.

Marc Nemitz 03.06.2026

News Wecan Group receives majority investor and 5 million Swiss francs for AI-supported compliance platform Swiss FinTech and compliance platform Wecan Group receives tailwind for its next growth phase: listed cybersecurity company SEALSQ acquires a majority stake in the company and provides an additional 5 million Swiss...

Marc Nemitz 02.06.2026

News DEScycle secures over 10 million euros in funding for critical raw material supply More than 10 million euros in funding within just ten months: The British CleanTech company DEScycle is driving forward the development of a new generation of metal recycling infrastructure.

Marc Nemitz 02.06.2026