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Portfolio 44
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 09.09.2026 | Fusionalit... | fusionality.com | $3.71M | Switzerlan... |
| 12.02.2026 | SuperAweso... | superawesome.com | $51M | United Kin... |
| 12.02.2026 | jackandjil... | jackandjill.ai | - | United Kin... |
| 12.02.2026 | RoadRunner... | roadrunnerwm.com | $157.5M | United Sta... |
| 12.02.2026 | getdayjob.ai | - | - | |
| 12.02.2026 | RetailNext | retailnext.net | $212M | Singapore |
| 12.02.2026 | Halcyon Ro... | halcyonrobotics.io | - | - |
| 12.02.2026 | Auryx | auryx.ai | $2M | United Kin... |
| 10.02.2025 | Astral Sys... | astralsystems.com | $5.6M | - |
| 10.02.2025 | bryo.ai | bryo.ai | - | - |
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Persons 15
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Jeevan | Sunner | Principal | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | United Kin... |
| - | Joao | N | VC Analyst | - | j**o@playf... | - | |
| - | Clare | Zhang | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | c***e@play... | United Kin... |
| - | Henrik | Wetter San... | General Pa... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | h****k@pla... | United Kin... |
| - | Lucia | Polverino | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Andrew | Sheffield | Principal | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Felix | Neubeck | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Joe | Thornton | Partner | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Raxita | Kapashi | Chief Fina... | linkedin.c... | - | r****a@daw... | - |
| - | João | Nunes | Analyst | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | United Kin... |
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Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.09.2026 | Furo sammelt 4 Millionen ein – Aeon übernimmt Aware | Im #DealMonitor für den 14. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 13.09.2026 | Fusion Energy Accelerates: Fusionality Secures CHF 3 Million to Revolutionize Reactor Operations | Fusionality, an EPFL spin-off, recently secured CHF 3 million in pre-seed funding. The company develops integrated hardware and software solutions. These systems address critical operational challenges in magnetic fusion devices. They provi... |
| 09.09.2026 | Fusionality raises CHF 3 million to make fusion more reliable | Venture Kick alumnus Fusionality has raised CHF 3 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Founderful and Playfair. Founded in 2026, the EPFL spin-off is developing integrated hardware and software to help fusion companies operate, monitor, an... |
| 12.08.2026 | Travel-tech start-up Zerolook closes USD 1.9 million pre-seed financing round | The airline industry is experiencing what it calls the "look-to-book" problem: the ratio of searches to actual bookings. Airline pricing systems were built for a world where a travel agent made one search at a time - now, every s... |
| 23.06.2026 | Astral Systems Raises £23M in First Close of Series A Funding | Astral Systems, a Bristol, UK-based nuclear fusion technology company, raised £23M in first close of Series A funding. The round was led by Mercia Ventures with participation from Tees River, Daphni, Blast Club, Speedinvest, Playfair and ot... |
| 23.06.2026 | Astral Systems raises £23M to tackle the global shortages of medical radioisotopes | Astral Systems, a deeptech company pioneering multi-state fusion (MSF) technology, has secured a £23 million first close investment led by Mercia Ventures. The round is supported by various investors including Tees River, Daphni, and Blast ... |
| 16.10.2025 | Jack & Jill Raises $20M in Seed Funding | Jack&Jill, a London, UK-based AI recruitment company, raised $20m in seed funding. Backers included Creandum (lead), as well as VCs including Dig Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Ada Ventures, Firedrop, Repeat.vc, Episode1, Playfair and ov... |
| 16.10.2025 | British HRtech Jack & Jill raises $20M to expand to US | London-based startup Jack & Jill has secured 20 million dollars in seed funding to expand its AI-powered recruitment platform to the United States. The round was led by early-stage European VC firm Creandum, with participation from Ada ... |
| 03.07.2025 | Relief for startups as government U-turns on onerous Companies House rules | Small businesses are breathing a sigh of relief after it emerged the government is set to U-turn on the introduction of new onerous Companies House rules. The new rules, which were due to come into effect in April 2027, would have required ... |
| 12.03.2025 | TempoCap to Join Playfair’s 13th Female Founder Office Hours | We’re excited to participate alongside 190 VCs in the Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours on 3rd April 2025, led by Playfair in collaboration with Microsoft for Startups. To date, this initiative has brought together over 2,800 founders... |
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