| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.09.2026 | Startup Funding News Today, September 3, 2026: Backbone, Plenti, Rightcharge Outlier Space, Zeit AI, & More | Venture capital is shifting toward specialized AI, physical infrastructure, and software embedded in complex operating workflows this morning. The strongest fresh rounds in the latest 16-hour window include New Zealand orbital-manufacturing... |
| 03.09.2026 | Backbone raises €4M for automated food quality and compliance | Food industry software startup Backbone has raised €4 million in pre-seed funding to further develop its AI-powered quality and compliance platform and support its commercial expansion. The round was led by Pitchdrive, with participation fr... |
| 03.09.2026 | Backbone Raises €4M in Pre-Seed Funding | Backbone, a Brussels, Belgium-based food technology and regulatory compliance startup, raised €4m in pre-seed funding.
The round was led by Pitchdrive, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Passion Capital, 100IN, and Belgian food in... |
| 10.03.2026 | Kinfolk: $7.2 Million Seed Funding Secured For AI Workforce Operations Platform | Kinfolk, a London-based AI workforce operations platform, announced it has raised $7.2 million in seed funding to expand its agentic AI technology designed to automate HR and people operations workflows. The round was led by AlbionVC, with ... |
| 09.03.2026 | Kinfolk Raises $7M in Seed Funding | Kinfolk, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-driven workforce operations platform, raised $7M in seed funding.
The round was led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investors including Ton... |
| 03.03.2026 | Kinfolk Secures $7.2M to Revolutionize HR with Autonomous AI | Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, raised $7.2 million in seed funding. This capital fuels its mission to revolutionize Human Resources. The platform deploys agentic AI. It integrates directly into Slack and Microsoft T... |
| 02.03.2026 | Kinfolk: $7 Million Seed Raised For AI Workforce Operations Platform | Kinfolk, an AI native workforce operations platform designed for modern HR and People Operations teams, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investo... |
| 25.02.2026 | Kinfolk closes $7M seed round for AI-driven HR platform | London-based Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, has raised a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital and existing investors Ascension and Emerge. Angel investors, including T... |
| 07.04.2025 | Hungarian Qneiform Fixes Talent Intelligence With Precision AI and Secures EUR 3M in Seed | Budapest-based HRTech Qneiform attracts EUR 3M in seed funding to expand its AI-driven talent intelligence platform Founded in 2022, it uses domain-specific data to match talent with precision and accuracy Its approach emphasizes quality, u... |
| 01.04.2025 | Qneiform: The Future of Recruitment is Data-Driven | In the bustling heart of Budapest, a revolution is brewing in the world of recruitment. Qneiform, an innovative HRtech company, has just secured €3 million in Seed funding. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a lifeline for ... |
| 31.03.2025 | Hungarian HRtech Qneiform secures €3M to expedite candidate analysis | Qneiform, an employee intelligence platform, has raised €3M in Seed funding to strengthen how organisations understand employee performance.
The round was led by PROfounders Capital and Day1 Capital, alongside existing investors Keen Ventur... |
| 20.05.2024 | Sweden-based QA.tech secures €3M to accelerate AI-powered software testing: Know more | Read this article in:
Stockholm-based AI company QA.tech has secured €3M in a seed round of funding, just six months following its $1M pre-seed round.
The current investment was led by British venture capital firm PROfounders, accompanied b... |
| 26.03.2024 | Scaleup Finance cierra una ronda de $8M liderada por Inveready. Participan Crowberry, Seed X, PROfounders, Fin y CircleRock | 26/03/2024
Nota de prensa
SCALEUP FINANCE CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $8M LIDERADA POR INVEREADY. PARTICIPAN CROWBERRY, SEED X, PROFOUNDERS, FIN Y CIRCLEROCK
Scaleup Finance ha anunciado una ronda pre-Serie A de 8 millones de dólares para «resolver... |
| 08.02.2023 | K Fund lidera una ronda de €3M en Bloobirds. Participan el ICF, Profounders, Bonsai y Encomenda | 08/02/2023
Nota de prensa
K FUND LIDERA UNA RONDA DE €3M EN BLOOBIRDS. PARTICIPAN EL ICF, PROFOUNDERS, BONSAI Y ENCOMENDA
Bloobirds ha cerrado una ronda de €3 millones liderada por la entidad de capital riesgo (venture capital) K Fund, c... |
| 08.12.2022 | Belgian proptech startup Nodalview closes €4 million investment round | While the global real estate market might be cooling off from its blistering pandemic pace, that doesn’t mean that the buying and selling of properties isn’t taking place. To this end, Belgian proptech startup Nodalview is surging ahead wit... |
| 31.05.2022 | Utrecht-based ‘much better than a selfie’ startup Smiler raises $8 million | Aiming to tap into what it calls a ‘second wave gig economy’, the Utrecht-based startup that connects those with a camera to visitors at over a million identified public locations and attractions, Smiler has raised $8 million in a seed roun... |
| 23.05.2022 | Germany's nilo.health picks up $8 million to bring mental health support to workplace | Despite 200 million workdays being lost due to mental health conditions each year, mental health remains a taboo subject. Almost 60% of employees have never spoken to anyone at work about their mental health status. With the numbers becomin... |
| 11.04.2021 | Abacum cierra una ronda de $7M liderada por Creandum, participan Y Combinator, PROfounders, K-Fund y varios BA | 08/04/2021
Nota de prensa
ABACUM CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $7 MILLONES LIDERADA POR CREANDUM. PARTICIPAN Y COMBINATOR, PROFOUNDERS, K-FUND Y VARIOS BUSINESS ANGELS.
La empresa, financiada por Y-Combinator, facilita la colaboración y ofrece dato... |
| 08.04.2021 | Y Combinator-backed financial data collaboration platform Abacum raises $7 million in round led by Creandum | Barcelona-based real-time financial and operational data collaboration tool Abacum has raised $7 million in a round led by Creandum.
Existing investors Y Combinator, PROFounders, and K-Fund also participated, as well as angel investors Just... |
| 17.12.2020 | Nodalview cierra una ronda Serie A de €4.1M liderada por PROfounders, K Fund y Volta Ventures | 17/12/2020
Nota de prensa
NODALVIEW LEVANTA €4,1 MILLONES EN UNA RONDA LIDERADA POR PROFOUNDERS, K FUND Y VOLTA VENTURES, PARA AFIANZAR SU PROPTECH EN ESPAÑA.
Reducir el tiempo de comercialización de viviendas es uno de los grandes retos... |
| 26.11.2020 | Nodalview cierra una ronda Serie A de €4,1M liderada por PROfounders. Acuden también K Fund y Volta Ventures | 26/11/2020
Nota de prensa
NODALVIEW CIERRA UNA RONDA SERIE A DE €4,1M LIDERADA POR PROFOUNDERS CAPITAL. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN K FUND Y VOLTA VENTURES.
Bruselas, 19/11/2020 – Nodalview, la plataforma europea líder para que agentes inmobiliarios ... |
| 15.11.2020 | CEE Scaleup Challenge by Vestbee to Award Best Startups With a One Million Euro Prize | CEE Scaleup Challenge is the biggest online competition in Central and Eastern Europe for startups who are looking for a chance to win fast track to a million euro investment. Organized by Vestbee, an online matchmaking platform for startup... |
| 15.07.2019 | Finland-based Surrogate.tv raises €1.8M to build the next generation of online games | Surrogate, the reality-focused game development and video streaming technology company, announced its seed round of investment of €1.8 million ($2 million) from Initial Capital, PROfounders Capital, Brighteye Ventures, and Business Finland.... |
| 21.03.2017 | VC Under The Spotlight: Sean Seton-Rogers, PROfounders Capital | In this month’s VC Under The Spotlight series we spoke with Sean Seton-Rogers, who is a Partner at PROfounders Capital – an early stage venture capital firm for European technology startups. Sean who will be taking part in Startupbootcamp’s... |
| 29.12.2015 | Brent Hoberman to leave PROfounders, the VC firm he co-founded, to start a new seed fund | Brent Hoberman, the British tech entrepreneur and financier (Lastminute.com, MyDeco.com, Made.com, Founders Forum etc.) has recently made a number of decisions that we couldn’t help but highlight on Tech.eu as the new year is almost upon us... |
| 15.07.2015 | McGraw-Hill Education invierte $6,7 millones en Busuu | 15/07/2015
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION INVIERTE $6,7 MILLONES EN BUSUU.
La compañía dedicada a la ciencia del aprendizaje McGraw-Hill Education, ha anunciado la compra de una participación minoritaria en Busuu, la comunidad online de aprendizaj... |
| 03.12.2014 | Cursogram capta €1,2M de Kima Ventures, TA Ventures, PROfounders Capital, Lead Edge Capital y Great Oaks Venture Capital | 03/12/2014
CURSOGRAM CAPTA €1,2 MILLONES DE KIMA VENTURES, TA VENTURES, PROFOUNDERS CAPITAL, LEAD EDGE CAPITAL Y GREAT OAKS VENTURE CAPITAL.
La plataforma madrileña de video cursos especializados en habilidades técnicas, de negocios y cre... |
| 27.10.2014 | Compass Raises $3 Million For Business Intelligence Toolkit, Launches New Product | Businesses looking for ways to provide insights based on data around benchmarks and industry analysis are a big draw in venture capital these days. From our fellow AOL brand CrunchBase, to data and analytics companies like Compass, these ty... |
| 24.10.2014 | Small Giant Games Completes $3.1M Funding | Small Giant Games, a Helsinki, Finland-based game studio, completed a $3.1m funding round.
The round was led by Creandum, with participation from PROfounders, Spintop Ventures and Capital A Partners and investors Gregory Milken and Risto Si... |
| 11.09.2014 | Festicket Raises $2.7M in Series A Funding | Festicket, a London, UK-based large live music travel platform, raised $2.7m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Wellington Partners and PROfounders Capital with participation from existing investors Windcrest Partners, Playfair Capit... |
| 15.01.2013 | Where's the Money, Jack? | The UK has a long history of innovations in computing and education, from the brilliant minds of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, the Colossus computer, and Sir Ken Robinson. And it’s also got quite a track record when it co... |
| 14.12.2012 | Applifier Raises €3M in Series B Funding | Applifier, a Helsinki, Finland-based company that operates a cross-promotion network for social games and applications, has raised €3m (approximately $4m) in Series B funding.
The round was led by Lifeline Ventures, with participation from ... |
| 22.10.2012 | busuu.com Raises €3.5M in Series A Funding | busuu.com, a London, UK-based social network for language learning, has raised €3.5m in Series A funding.
Backers include PROfounders Capital and private investors.
The company plans to use the capital to further improve its existing produc... |
| 20.10.2012 | Busuu recibe €3,5M de PROfounders Capital e inversores privados y traslada su sede a Londres | 20/10/2012
BUSUU RECIBE €3,5 MILLONES DE PROFOUNDERS CAPITAL E INVERSORES PRIVADOS Y TRASLADA SU SEDE A LONDRES.
Busuu, la comunidad online de aprendizaje de idiomas que ofrece de forma gratuita cursos online audiovisuales, acaba de cerra... |
| 19.06.2012 | onefinestay Raises $12M in Series B Financing | onefinestay, a London, UK-based start up that provides visitors a service to stay in someone’s place while they’re out of town, has raised $12m in Series B financing.
The round was led by Canaan Partners, with participation from existing in... |
| 07.05.2012 | Google Ventures-Backed Location-Sharing Service EchoEcho Raises $750k From Bullpen, PROfounders | EchoEcho is one of the more useful location-based applications on the market today. Instead of focusing on check-ins and deals, the application simply makes it easy for you to find out where your friends are and lets you set up a meeting wi... |
| 02.04.2012 | Roomorama And Lofty Merge Online Rental Sites, Take $2.1M Seed Round From ProFounders, Lerer Media | As a wave of new hopefuls enter the online travel market using social media elements to stand out from the pack, two more traditional sites that focus on vacation rental accommodation, Roomorama and Lofty, are merging to scale up, and they’... |
| 09.03.2012 | Zwei Millionen US-Dollar für GetYourGuide | |
| 13.12.2011 | Dude, you’re not a lady! Luluvise launches, but only for women | Luluvise, which launches today, aims for “girl time all the time” by recreating online the experience of private chats with your girlfriends. The all-female service has, however, attracted a lot of interest from a surprising source: men.
“W... |
| 13.12.2011 | Dude, you’re not a lady! Luluvise launches, but only for women | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Luluvise, which launches today, aims for “girl ti... |
| 08.11.2011 | Luluvise lands $1 million for “girl time, all the time” (Exclusive) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Pre-launch startup Luluvise aims to recreate onli... |
| 08.11.2011 | Luluvise lands $1 million for “girl time, all the time” (Exclusive) | Pre-launch startup Luluvise aims to recreate online the experience of private chats with your girlfriends. The company just landed $1 million in funding from Passion Capital, ProFouders Capital and various angel investors.
Two years ago, fo... |
| 08.09.2011 | Echoecho Closes $750K Seed Funding | Echoecho, a Los Angeles and London-based developer of a location-based mobile application for finding friends in the real world, has closed $750k in seed funding.
Investors include Google Ventures and PROfounders Capital.
The company intend... |
| 06.07.2011 | In a historic move, 21 European investors agree on standard term sheet for startups | Reviewing term sheets from investors can be time consuming and not a little confusing, especially for first time entrepreneurs who may have never seen one before. That puts them at a disadvantage against the investor. Across Europe, the pic... |
| 04.01.2011 | CitySocialising Raises £1M in Series A Funding | CitySocialising, a London UK-based social network addressing the need to find people to socialise with in the real world around interests and events, recently secured £1m in a Series A round of funding.
The investment was led by PROfounders... |
| 17.11.2010 | Reasons to be cheerful about Euro VC? | Recently some research from Dow Jones came out which showed the number of venture capital investments in Europe declining dramatically.
The third quarter of 2010 saw the lowest quarterly deal count for venture in Europe since DJ began track... |
| 21.03.2010 | Made.com raises £2.5m to assault designer furniture industry | Made.com, a web-based furniture company, has raised £2.5million from investors to launch its service which connects buyers directly with manufacturers thus cutting out middle men. It will launch initially in the UK, aiming to slash the cost... |
| 02.03.2010 | London’s TechHub plans to be a mini-cluster for tech startups | TechHub (@TechHub), the project set up by Elizabeth Varley and Mike Butcher to create a physical space in London for tech start-ups “from from across the UK, Europe, the US and beyond”, appears to be well on its way. It is now accepting a l... |
| 26.01.2010 | Never Mind the Valley: Here’s London | A settlement for nearly 2,000 years, London is today the most populous greater metropolitan area in Europe with over 13 million residents. Home to popular tourist locations such as Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace, London’s sky... |
| 09.11.2009 | PROfounders Capital finally gets a web site to call its own | So the PRO Founders Capital web site just went live. Since we broke the news last Summer that this new Seed stage fund for tech startups was launching on the European scene they have kept pretty quiet. Until today there was literally no Web... |
| 10.07.2009 | Bebo's Michael Birch launches $49m startup fund for Europe | Well it appeared to be signed and sealed when news leaked back in April that two icons of the UK’s tech startup world were joining forces to create a new fund to address the so-called ‘equity gap’ in Europe. But it gradually emerged that th... |
| 09.07.2009 | Hoberman and Birch launch PRO Founders Capital | Well it appeared to be signed and sealed when news leaked back in April that two icons of the UK’s tech startup world were joining forces to create a new fund to address the so-called ‘equity gap’ in Europe. But it gradually emerged that th... |
| - | Germany's nilo.health picks up $8 million to bring mental health support to workplace | Despite 200 million workdays being lost due to mental health conditions each year, mental health remains a taboo subject. Almost 60% of employees have never spoken to anyone at work about their mental health status. With the numbers becomin... |
| - | Por dentro do evento inglês Founders Forum que aconteceu no Rio de Janeiro | Olivier Grinda, CEO da Shoes4You
Lembra quando avisamos que a nata do empreendedorismo inovador estaria reunida no Rio de Janeiro esta semana para um evento originalmente europeu, e que a imprensa estava vetada? Pois, se a imprensa não vai ... |
| - | Por dentro do evento inglês Founders Forum que aconteceu no Rio de Janeiro | Olivier Grinda, CEO da Shoes4You
Lembra quando avisamos que a nata do empreendedorismo inovador estaria reunida no Rio de Janeiro esta semana para um evento originalmente europeu, e que a imprensa estava vetada? Pois, se a imprensa não vai ... |
| - | Y Combinator-backed financial data collaboration platform Abacum raises $7 million in round led by Creandum | Barcelona-based real-time financial and operational data collaboration tool Abacum has raised $7 million in a round led by Creandum.
Existing investors Y Combinator, PROFounders, and K-Fund also participated, as well as angel investors Just... |
| - | Rio de Janeiro vai sediar The Founders Forum esta semana com participação de empreendedores e investidores | Tentei acesso a um evento bastante interessante que vai acontecer no Rio de Janeiro de amanhã a sexta-feira, mas as informações são controladas porque os participantes não querem imprensa participando. Felizmente, obtivemos uma série de inf... |
| - | Utrecht-based ‘much better than a selfie’ startup Smiler raises $8 million | Aiming to tap into what it calls a ‘second wave gig economy’, the Utrecht-based startup that connects those with a camera to visitors at over a million identified public locations and attractions, Smiler has raised $8 million in a seed roun... |
| - | Helsinki’s metabolic health monitor Veri raises $4 million, aims to put a nutritionist by your side 24/7 | Helsinki-based glucose tracking for non-diabetics wearable technology startup Veri has raised $4 million in a combined pre-seed and seed round that was led by PROFounders. The round(s) also saw participation from Lifeline Ventures, Accel, a... |
| - | London’s Breakroom breaks it down, rakes in $7 million in seed funding | Crowdsourced data platform for hourly and shift workers, Breakroom, has secured $7 million in a seed funding round. Through a peer review system, the startup aims to improve the life of workers by avoiding the bottom of the barrel and aimin... |
