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| 16.09.2026 | Opio raises €4M to automate the grunt work of financial due diligence | AI for financial due diligence startup Opio has raised €4 million from investors Frst, Seedcamp and GFC to develop its specialised technology that helps auditors examine a company's accounts ahead of an acquisition.
Opio was founded in Pari... |
| 08.07.2026 | Defense Tech Soars: Quantum Systems Lands $1.2 Billion Amid Industry Boom | Quantum Systems clinched $1.2 billion in Series D funding, achieving an $8 billion valuation. Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent co-led the round. The German company specializes in AI-powered autonomous drones and advanced defense syste... |
| 07.07.2026 | Panora raises $5 million | Panora, Panora
Founded: 2025
Headquarters: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
See full company profile "> a French startup developing AI software for insurance brokers, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Isai, with parti... |
| 07.07.2026 | Panora bags $5M to modernise insurance brokerage across Europe | Panora, a French startup developing AI software for insurance brokers, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Isai. The round also included participation from Kima Ventures, 100in, 199 Ventures and the founders of Pennylane.
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| 03.07.2026 | Quantum Systems raises $1.2B, IQM becomes first European quantum company on major US exchange, and European startup funding in June | This week, we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 01.07.2026 | Qonto and Pennylane: French fintech friends and foes | Qonto and Pennylane are two of France's most well-known fintech disruptors. The Paris-based fintechs set out to disrupt particular areas of finance: Qonto- SME banking; and Pennylane- accounting software for SMEs.
Qonto, founded in 2016, fo... |
| 30.06.2026 | Flease Secures €13M to Propel Sustainable Fleet Leasing Across France | Flease secured €13 million from Partech Impact. The investment fuels its expansion in France. It provides sustainable, reconditioned vehicle leasing for enterprise fleets. This capital boosts commercial reach and operational strength. Fleas... |
| 23.06.2026 | Flease secures €13M to expand sustainable fleet leasing across France | Flease, a company specialising in reconditioned vehicle leasing for enterprise fleets, just closed a €13 million round led by Partech Impact, Partech’s Growth Impact Fund.
Founded five years ago in Lyon, Flease describes itself as “the flex... |
| 24.05.2026 | Mercury Banks on AI, Secures $200M at $5.2B Valuation | Mercury secured $200M Series D funding, reaching a $5.2B valuation. TCV led the round. The fintech leader champions AI-native banking for startups and businesses. Mercury boasts $650M annualized revenue and four years of profitability. It s... |
| 23.05.2026 | Leadbay Secures $4.3M Seed Funding to Revolutionize SMB Prospecting | Leadbay, an AI-powered B2B sales intelligence platform, raised $4.3 million in seed funding. The company targets "digitally scarce" small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) often overlooked by traditional sales tools. Its proprietary ... |
| 23.05.2026 | Mercury: $200 Million Series D Raised At $5.2 Billion Valuation For AI-Native Banking Platform | Mercury, the fintech company focused on modern banking solutions for startups and businesses, announced a $200 million Series D funding round at a $5.2 billion valuation. The round was led by TCV and included participation from existing inv... |
| 22.05.2026 | Американский AI-стартап Leadbay привлек $4,3 млн при участии украинского фонда Roosh Ventures | AI-стартап Leadbay, разрабатывающий платформу для поиска и квалификации клиентов с использованием искусственного интеллекта, привлек $4,3 млн в seed-раунде финансирования. Для украинской технологической экосистемы сделка примечательна участ... |
| 19.05.2026 | Leadbay Raises $4.3M in Seed Funding | Leadbay, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a B2B AI prospecting platform, raised $4.3M in Seed funding.
Backers included Y Combinator, Rebel Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Inovexus Ventures, TS Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Bright Ventures by B... |
| 13.04.2026 | The new Seed filter: what investors look for beyond the demo | AI has made it easier than ever to build something that looks impressive. Polished demos, sleek interfaces, and convincing prototypes can now be produced in days, not months. But how do investors cut through the shine to identify a product ... |
| 23.03.2026 | Cleavr Secures €1M to Revolutionize Accounts Receivable with AI | Paris-based Cleavr secured €1M in pre-seed funding. The AI platform automates accounts receivable. It significantly reduces late payments. The system boosts corporate cash flow. It cuts manual finance tasks by 80%. Early clients report a 37... |
| 21.03.2026 | AI Healthcare Automation Secures $20 Million Investment for Parallel | Parisian startup Parallel secured $20 million in Series A funding. This investment propels its AI agents for healthcare administration. The technology automates vital hospital tasks like medical coding, billing, and admissions. It functions... |
| 20.03.2026 | Parallel: $20 Million Raised For AI Agents Automating Hospital Administration | Parallel, a Paris-based startup building AI agents for hospitals, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to accelerate the deployment of its technology across healthcare systems. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation f... |
| 19.03.2026 | Parallel Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Parallel, a Paris, France-based startup building AI agents for hospitals, raised $20m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Frst, YC, Hexa and notable angels including Arthur Mensch (Mistral), Fel... |
| 19.03.2026 | Cleavr raises €1M to develop an AI solution for accounts receivable | Cleavr, an AI solution dedicated to autonomous accounts receivable management, has raised €1 million in a funding round backed by Kima Ventures, Better Angle, Raphaël Nahum (CFO of Pennylane), Régis Samuel (CEO of MyUnisoft), and Olivier Br... |
| 18.03.2026 | Qonto Reaches €4.4 Billion Valuation: Inside Europe’s B2B Fintech Push | Share
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| 18.03.2026 | Pennylane Valued at €3.6 Billion: How Accounting-Tech Became Europe’s Next Fintech Frontier | Share
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| 18.03.2026 | Allica Bank Valued at $1.2 Billion: Europe Adds a New Fintech Unicorn in 2026 | Share
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| 18.03.2026 | Stripe’s $159 Billion Valuation: How the Payments Giant Processed $1.9 Trillion in 2025 | Share
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| 27.02.2026 | Basis Secures $100M, Valued at $1.15B Amid Accounting Crisis | Basis, an innovative AI agent platform, just secured a massive $100 million in Series B funding. This propels its valuation to $1.15 billion. The company directly confronts the acute talent crisis gripping the accounting profession. Its sop... |
| 24.02.2026 | Стартап из США Basis по автоматизации бухгалтерских процессов с помощью ИИ оценен в $1,15 млрд | Компания Basis привлекла $100 млн от инвесторов при оценке в $1,15 млрд, о чем планирует объявить во вторник. Раунд возглавила венчурная фирма Accel, к ней присоединились GV (ранее Google Ventures), бывший генеральный директор Goldman Sachs... |
| 23.01.2026 | Cloover secures over $1.2B, EU Inc launched at Davos, and the Danish fintech boss who says “no” a lot | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.7 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve also curated the most im... |
| 22.01.2026 | Pennylane Achieves $4.25 Billion Valuation, Accelerates AI and European Fintech Dominance | Pennylane, a European financial operating system, secured €175 million in Series E funding. The valuation now sits at $4.25 billion. This capital injection accelerates AI development. It strengthens electronic invoicing infrastructure. It p... |
| 21.01.2026 | TCV и Blackstone поддержали французский стартап Pennylane при оценке $4,25 млрд | В раунде также приняла участие Blackstone Inc., а также существующие инвесторы Sequoia Capital, DST Global, CapitalG и Meritech, сообщила компания во вторник.
По словам источника, знакомого с деталями сделки, новый раунд оценивает компанию ... |
| 20.01.2026 | Pennylane Raises €175 Million To Expand AI And E-Invoicing Push Across Europe | Pennylane has raised €175 million in a funding round led by TCV, with participation from Blackstone Growth, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, CapitalG, and Meritech Capital, as the company seeks to position itself as a leading “financial operati... |
| 20.01.2026 | Sequoia-backed French accounting unicorn Pennylane secures €175 million as it nears profitability | Pennylane, the Paris-based unicorn building the financial OS for European SMEs, today announced a €175 million funding round to accelerate product investment in AI development and anticipate potential market consolidation.
The round was led... |
| 20.01.2026 | French accounting software platform Pennylane raises $200M | French accounting software platform Pennylane has raised $200m in a funding round, but says it had no immediate need for the fresh funds.
The Series E round was led by growth investor TCV, a new investor, with new investor Blackstone Growth... |
| 20.01.2026 | Accounting software startup Pennylane raises $204M at reported $4.25B valuation
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The investment firm was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG fund, Blackstone, S... |
| 21.11.2025 | Dost Launches in UK with AI-Powered Financial Automation | Dost, a Spanish AI finance platform, expands to the UK. A £6M Series A, led by Octopus Ventures, fuels the move. The company aims to streamline financial processes for UK businesses. Dost targets mid-market enterprises with AI automation.
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| 21.11.2025 | Capital on Tap secures £500M, the second round of speakers for the Tech.eu Summit 2026, and how EQT uses AI | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.3 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 i... |
| 19.11.2025 | After processing 4 million transactions with 95% accuracy, Spain’s Dost raises €6.7 million to expand into the UK | Dost, a Barcelona-based AI-powered financial automation platform, today announces its official UK market launch following a €6.7 million (£6 million) Series A funding round to fuel their dual growth strategy: consolidating its leadership po... |
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| 18.11.2025 | Pennylane launches in Germany, plans 100 hires | French accounting software platform Pennylane has launched in Germany, its first overseas market, and is targeting 100 hires in the country next year.
Founded in 2020, unicorn Pennylane is a financial management and accounting platform for ... |
| 17.07.2025 | Paris-based FinTech platform Spiko raises €18.9 million to democratise access to treasury yields | Spiko, a French FinTech platform aiming to transform the European cash management market through tokenised infrastructure, has today announced €18.9 million in Series A funding to accelerate their go-to-market strategy, with investments in ... |
| 17.07.2025 | Spiko Raises $22M in Series A Funding | Spiko, a Paris, France-based fintech company democratising access to money markets, raised $22M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, Rerail, Bpifrance and Blockwall and ... |
| 17.07.2025 | Spiko secures $22M Series A to bring US-style cash optimisation to Europe | Tokenised infrastructure fintech Spiko has raised $22 million in Series A funding.
As of today, $25 trillion sits idly in European bank deposits, missing out on yields, capital efficiency, and essential capital protection.
This stands in co... |
| 07.04.2025 | Unicorn Pennylane bags an additional €75 million for electronic invoicing | - |
| 07.04.2025 | French unicorn Pennylane scores €75M funding, as CapitalG joins investor roster | Pennylane, the French accounting software unicorn, has raised €75m in a funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital, Alphabet’s CapitalG, and Meritech Capital Partners, with DST Global also participating.
CapitalG, which is Alphabet’s venture u... |
| 20.12.2024 | From startup to superstar: European startups that achieved the coveted unicorn status in 2024 | Based in Paris, Pennylane is redefining the relationship between businesses and accountants through its streamlined accounting platform. Founded in 2020, it is an all-in-one financial and accounting management tool designed for businesses. ... |
| 26.04.2024 | Global Founders Capital will deploy Rocket Internet’s cash instead of raising a new fund | Global Founders Capital, the Berlin-based early stage VC firm with close ties to the German startup factory Rocket Internet, is going to become the venture arm of Rocket Internet.
The VC previously raised two $1 billion funds and, just a fe... |
| 09.02.2024 | Pennylane Raises €40M in Series C Funding | Pennylane, a Paris, France-based fintech company, raised €40M in Series C funding.
Backers included Sequoia Capital and DST Global.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate development of its platform, investing in artificial inte... |
| 08.02.2024 | Parisian fintech Pennylane raises €40M at €1B valuation | Pennylane, a Parisian fintech startup, has announced the raise of €40 million in a Series C round that drew the support of existing investors Sequoia Capital and DST Global and sees the company become France’s newly minted unicorn.
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| 08.02.2024 | France’s newest unicorn: Pennylane raises €40M from Sequoia Capital and DST Global | Read this article in:
Paris-based Pennylane, a financial management and accounting platform designed for startups/SMEs, announced that it has secured €40M in a Series C round of funding.
With this round, the company has attained the ‘unicor... |
| 07.02.2024 | Accounting software startup Pennylane becomes France’s latest unicorn | Just like clockwork, Pennylane is raising another €40 million ($43 million at today’s exchange rate). This new funding round comes after the accounting startup raised €4 million in 2020, €15 million in 2021, another €15 million in 2021 agai... |
| 04.07.2023 | After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million | Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015. It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. And it’s a bootstrapped company, meaning that it hasn’t opened its capital and raised any funding ... |
| 03.11.2022 | Fintecture wants to replace paper checks or manual transfers for B2B payments | Meet Fintecture, a French startup that wants to upgrade B2B payments. While many payment companies have focused on B2C payments with Stripe leading the way, B2B payments haven’t changed much over the years.
“In the U.S., there are still a l... |
| 13.06.2022 | French startup JUST picks up €3 million to simplify purchasing journey in e-commerce | Fuelled by the pandemic, there has been an unparalleled uptick in online shopping sales in France. Valued at more than €112 billion in 2020, French e-commerce is expected to double in volume by 2026.
And yet, online shopping is reeling unde... |
| 31.01.2022 | Pennylane raises $57M for its cloud-based accounting platform
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazon W... | Paris-based accounting software startup Pennylane today disclosed that it has raised 50 million euros, or about $57 million, in funding from a group of investors led by Sequoia Capital.
The investment is the latest in a series raised by sta... |
| 31.01.2022 | French fintech Pennylane raises €50 million to accelerate expansion of its financial OS for European SMBs and accounting firms | Launched in 2020, Pennylane is continuing its journey of fast-paced growth with a fresh funding boost of €50 million just secured. The company wants to become the leading financial OS on the European market, enabling thousands of small busi... |
| 30.01.2022 | Pennylane wants to overhaul the accounting tech stack in France | French startup Pennylane has raised a $57 million Series B round (€50 million) from existing investors, such as Sequoia Capital, Global Founders Capital and Partech. The startup wants to replace legacy accounting solutions in France — and i... |
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| - | French startup JUST picks up €3 million to simplify purchasing journey in e-commerce | Fuelled by the pandemic, there has been an unparalleled uptick in online shopping sales in France. Valued at more than €112 billion in 2020, French e-commerce is expected to double in volume by 2026.
And yet, online shopping is reeling unde... |
