| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.09.2026 | Europe's Deep Tech Surge: Satellites, AI, and the Sovereignty Race | Europe's tech scene thrives. Open Cosmos secured €300M for satellite intelligence, propelling a continent-wide deep tech surge. This investment bolsters European sovereignty in space and connectivity. Cybersecurity firm Exein raised $270M, ... |
| 14.09.2026 | Open Cosmos secures €300M to expand satellite intelligence and connectivity | European satellite company Open Cosmos has secured €300 million in funding to expand its satellite manufacturing capacity and accelerate the deployment of its connectivity and Earth observation services. The round was led by European invest... |
| 11.09.2026 | Mistral secures €3B Series D, 100 days to save EU Inc, and early-stage funding crisis | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €3.9 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 10.09.2026 | Claret Capital Secures €575M for European Tech, Life Sciences Growth | Claret Capital Partners has finalized its €575 million Fund IV. This significant growth debt fund targets Europe's burgeoning technology and life sciences sectors. It provides flexible, non-dilutive capital. The firm exceeded its €500 milli... |
| 10.09.2026 | Venture Capital Redefines Future: Billions Flow to Strategic Control, Embedded AI, and Deep Tech Frontiers | Venture capital's focus has sharpened. Investors now target control: scarce physical capacity, regulated workflows, and hard-to-replicate networks. Billions flow into companies mastering these bottlenecks. Reusable rockets, autonomous aircr... |
| 09.09.2026 | Neurent Medical Secures €25 Million Growth Debt Facility from Claret Capital Partners to Accelerate Commercial Expansion | Neurent Medical, the pioneer behind the NEUROMARK® System for the treatment of chronic rhinitis, today announced that it has secured a €25 million growth debt financing facility from Claret Capital Partners.
The financing will support the c... |
| 08.09.2026 | Forus Raises $150M at $3B Valuation to Expand AI Healthcare Network | Forus Raises $150M Series C Financing
Forus has raised $150 million in Series C funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round. Existing investors also returned with further backing. Participants included Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Acc... |
| 07.09.2026 | Claret Capital Partners exceeds target with €575M growth debt fund for European innovators | Claret Capital Partners has closed its fourth European Growth Capital Fund at €575 million, exceeding its €500 million target. Including affiliated discretionary mandates, the fund will make growth debt investments in technology, life scien... |
| 07.09.2026 | Claret Capital Partners Raises €575M for European Growth | Claret Capital Partners Closes €575M Fund IV
London-based Claret Capital Partners has raised €575 million through Fund IV and an affiliated discretionary mandate. This surpassed its original €500 million fundraising target. The firm complet... |
| 08.04.2026 | UK Money Transfer Fintech Paysend Announces $25M Funding Round | UK-headquartered money transfer Fintech firm Paysend has reportedly acquired $25 million in follow-on investments from Claret Capital Partners. Established back in 2017, Paysend currently serves over 12 million customers and enables cross-b... |
| 19.01.2026 | Growth capital to fuel SIS Medical's next steps |
SIS Medical, a medtech startup based in Frauenfeld, develops, manufactures, and distributes innovative cardiovascular products, such as the unique Super-High-Pressure Twin-wall Balloon “OPN NC” for coronary calcified plaque modification. T... |
| 13.09.2025 | Claret Capital: Over €350 Million Raised For Fund IV | Claret Capital Partners has completed the second close of its fourth growth debt fund, raising more than €350 million and pushing its total assets under management past $1 billion. This milestone reinforces the firm’s leadership in supplyin... |
| 12.09.2025 | Mistral raises €1.7B with ASML as key backer, Bending Spoons to acquire Vimeo for $1.38B, and one year on from Draghi report | This week, we tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €3.1 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most ... |
| 11.09.2025 | Claret Capital Secures €350M for Fund IV, Bolsters European Tech | Claret Capital Partners, a leading European growth debt fund manager, announced its Fund IV second close. The firm secured over €350 million. Total assets under management now exceed $1 billion. This capital targets high-growth European SME... |
| 10.09.2025 | London’s Claret Capital Partners announces second close of Fund IV at over €350 million to invest in tech and life sciences | British Claret Capital Partners, Europe’s largest independent growth debt fund manager, has announced the second close of its Fund IV, bringing total commitments to over €350 million and total assets under management to over €850 billion.
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| 10.09.2025 | Claret Capital Partners secures €350M second close for Fund IV | Claret Capital Partners, Europe’s largest independent growth debt fund manager, has announced the second close of its Fund IV, bringing total commitments to over €350 million and total assets under management to over $1 billion.
Claret Capi... |
| 03.12.2024 | Busting the myths of venture debt: when and how to use it to fuel growth (and why it's not a company killer) | Author: Antony Baker, Principal at Claret Capital Partners
“Venture debt is a killer”, “venture debt should not exist”, “companies should not draw venture debt…”
Recently, there have been various public, blanket, statements on venture debt,... |
| 19.07.2024 | British Business Investments launches new co-investment fund with Claret Capital Partners | British Business Investments has today announced a further commitment to Pan-European firm Claret Capital Partners, with a new co-investment fund, to invest in high-growth technology enabled smaller businesses across the UK.
The size of the... |
| 13.07.2023 | Rostock-based insurtech hepster raises €10 million to focus on profitability and sustainable growth | German embedded insurtech hepster has raised €10 million in a Series B funding round. Via its API it enables companies 'to integrate needs-based and individual insurance into their offerings', including mobility, electronics, equipment, tra... |
| 03.05.2023 | Claret Capital Partners Launches €72M Opportunity Fund | Claret Capital Partners Team
Claret Capital Partners, a London, UK-based pan-european growth capital adviser, launched its first Opportunity Fund, the Claret European Growth Opportunities Annex Fund I, with a total size of €72M.
The final c... |
| 10.10.2022 | Dublin’s GridBeyond has further expansion plans afoot with new €6 million funding | Dublin based scale-up GridBeyond has secured funding led by Claret Capital. It comes in the form of debt financing from Claret European Growth Capital Fund III – the lenders are well-rehearsed in supporting European SMEs.
GridBeyond will be... |
| 09.09.2022 | Spanish platform Exoticca wraps up €20 million to plan travel in the ‘new normal’ | Somewhere in between travel lockdowns and more chaos at airports and hotels in the last two years, people have become more confident about travelling. And as the Covid-19 pandemic finally recedes, the travel tech startups have bounced back ... |
| 31.08.2022 | London-based Claret Capital wraps up €297 million fund to back life sciences startups | Debt funding has been on the rise in Europe’s tech ecosystem in recent times. Klarna and Revolut-backed GP Bullhound closed a £257 million fund last year.
And now, joining the ranks, London-based growth capital provider Claret Capital has w... |
| 31.08.2022 | London’s Claret Capital closes Fund III at €297 million to grow European tech startups | - |
| 09.02.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Yet another massive spike in debt funding deals, Carta buys Capdesk, Claret Capital closes €297 million fund, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in Euro... | This week, our research team tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 17.12.2021 | Playtomic secures $63M round led by GP Bullhound, and also backed by Claret Capital, Félix Ruiz and Optimizer Invest | 17/12/2021
Press release
PLAYTOMIC SECURES $63M ROUND LED BY GP BULLHOUND, AND ALSO BACKED BY CLARET CAPITAL PARTNERS AND EXISTING INVESTORS FÉLIX RUIZ AND OPTIMIZER INVEST.
Madrid, 17 December 2021 – Venture capital firm GP Bullhound ha... |
| - | Munich’s digital healthcare startup Avi Medical raises €28.5 million in Series A financing | Munich-based digital healthcare startup Avi Medical has raised €28.5 million in a Series A round led by Heal Capital and Addition. The round also saw participation from existing investor Picus Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, ID Invest, 3VC, and ... |
| - | Wellster closes Series B round with a bang, raises another $20 million | Bavarian digital healthcare platform Wellster has closed its Series B round with an additional $20 million funding extension. The additional flow of capital arises just six months after an initial $40 million injection, and will be used to ... |
