Foundational is developing technology for collecting, processing and delivering precise positioning data for satellites, with applications spanning navigation and positioning, Earth observation and surveying, as well as maritime and aviation.
Startup Funding News
New startup rounds, lead investors and the businesses behind the funding.
71 rounds · $162.6M disclosed · $1.8M median
| Company | Amount | Stage / sector | Lead investor | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational Foundational is developing technology for collecting, processing and delivering precise positioning data for satellites, with applications spanning navigation and positioning, Earth observation and surveying, as well as maritime and aviation. | £8.2M | Pre-seed Space | — | |
| DoD Solution DoD Solution is a defence technology company building embedded AI and onboard computing platforms for unmanned systems operating in contested environments. | €1.8M | Pre-seed Cybersecurity | — | |
| Kyndred Kyndred is developing AI companions with voice, memory and real-time interaction, aiming to provide users with a more consistent way to navigate AI and receive support with everyday tasks. | €500K | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| bilt.me bilt.me is developing an AI-powered platform that enables users to turn ideas into native mobile apps, with the new funding supporting global expansion and further product development. | $700K | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Qambria Qambria builds the classical engine designed to address the bottlenecks between quantum and classical compute. | CHF 2M | Pre-seed Deeptech | — | |
| Duqu Duqu is an fintech providing short-term working capital advances against outstanding B2B invoices, allowing businesses to access money before their customers pay. | €1.5M | Pre-seed Fintech | — | |
| Reply Next Reply Next is developing an AI platform that allows brands with hundreds of locations to manage their digital presence and customer interactions from a single place. | €400K | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| F13 F13 is developing AI models for precise vector graphics, targeting professional use cases where accuracy, editability and adherence to design specifications matter. | $5M | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Palma.ai Palma.ai provides enterprises with a central governance layer for AI agents, helping teams control permissions, enforce policies and audit how agents interact with company systems. | $1.8M | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Benford Benford is a registered audit firm in Norway with its proprietary engine, AuditOS, live and running client audits today. | €5M | Pre-seed Fintech | — | |
| S-Transistors S-Transistors develops superconducting transistor technology designed to enable energy and cost-efficient control and scaling of cryogenic quantum computers. | €2.6M | Pre-seed Deeptech | — | |
| Motion Motion provides humanoid robots to industrial, warehouse and logistics companies through a subscription model covering deployment, financing, integration, maintenance and fleet management. | $2M | Pre-seed Robotics | — | |
| Metaktik Espoo-based company is developing ultra-lightweight, flexible antennas that can be seamlessly integrated into drones, satellites, and ground systems—enhancing communication, radar capability, and stealth by conforming to the shape of the platform. | €1M | Pre-seed Software | — | |
| Itoflow Itoflow uses AI agents to turn investment firms’ strategies into governed workflows that research and test opportunities, monitor portfolios continuously and surface material changes with supporting evidence. | $2.5M | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Repodo Repodo aims to reduce the manual work involved for both businesses and auditors, creating a “faster, lower-friction and more affordable audit experience”. | €8.2M | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Embedd Embedd uses digital twins and AI agents to automate the integration of chips into software ecosystems, helping semiconductor companies make their hardware easier and faster for developers to build on. | $2.7M | Pre-seed Software | — | |
| Kazimi Kazimi provides mobile app developers with security technology to protect first-party data, detect bot activity and distinguish genuine users from fraudulent activity while preserving user privacy. | €2.2M | Pre-seed Software | — | |
| Guideless Guideless is developing a platform that uses AI to automate the creation and maintenance of software training and workflow documentation. | €1M | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Paralo Paralo is developing software to replace the fragmented systems currently used to run golf clubs, spanning membership, tee sheets, competitions, payments, EPOS, food and beverage, marketing, reporting and agronomy. | £270K | Pre-seed Sports | — | |
| Aisel Health Aisel Health is the Danish HealthTech company building an Operating System (OS) purpose-built for psychiatry and mental health. | €1.7M | Pre-seed Healthtech | — | |
| Metal Morph Metal Morph is developing an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that recovers industrial materials from municipal and industrial wastewater. | £700K | Pre-seed Cleantech | — | |
| FlairMakers FlairMakers is a talent-as-a-service platform live in the UK and Romania that is purpose-built for hospitality. It connects hospitality businesses with vetted freelance professionals from the floor to the boardroom, handling training, compliance, contracts, payments and quality. | £500K | Pre-seed Software | — | |
| ELEVA AI ELEVA AI is a startup specializing in developing artificial intelligence agents for large physical spaces. | €500K | Pre-seed AI | — | |
| Kinematic Trees Kinematic Trees develops a software integration layer designed to make advanced robotics easier to deploy across different hardware platforms. | £585K | Pre-seed Software | — | |
| Sigvi Sigvi is an AI-powered revenue platform for the car rental industry. | €1.2M | Pre-seed Transportation | — |
DoD Solution is a defence technology company building embedded AI and onboard computing platforms for unmanned systems operating in contested environments.
Kyndred is developing AI companions with voice, memory and real-time interaction, aiming to provide users with a more consistent way to navigate AI and receive support with everyday tasks.
bilt.me is developing an AI-powered platform that enables users to turn ideas into native mobile apps, with the new funding supporting global expansion and further product development.
Qambria builds the classical engine designed to address the bottlenecks between quantum and classical compute.
Duqu is an fintech providing short-term working capital advances against outstanding B2B invoices, allowing businesses to access money before their customers pay.
Reply Next is developing an AI platform that allows brands with hundreds of locations to manage their digital presence and customer interactions from a single place.
F13 is developing AI models for precise vector graphics, targeting professional use cases where accuracy, editability and adherence to design specifications matter.
Palma.ai provides enterprises with a central governance layer for AI agents, helping teams control permissions, enforce policies and audit how agents interact with company systems.
Benford is a registered audit firm in Norway with its proprietary engine, AuditOS, live and running client audits today.
S-Transistors develops superconducting transistor technology designed to enable energy and cost-efficient control and scaling of cryogenic quantum computers.
Motion provides humanoid robots to industrial, warehouse and logistics companies through a subscription model covering deployment, financing, integration, maintenance and fleet management.
Espoo-based company is developing ultra-lightweight, flexible antennas that can be seamlessly integrated into drones, satellites, and ground systems—enhancing communication, radar capability, and stealth by conforming to the shape of the platform.
Itoflow uses AI agents to turn investment firms’ strategies into governed workflows that research and test opportunities, monitor portfolios continuously and surface material changes with supporting evidence.
Repodo aims to reduce the manual work involved for both businesses and auditors, creating a “faster, lower-friction and more affordable audit experience”.
Embedd uses digital twins and AI agents to automate the integration of chips into software ecosystems, helping semiconductor companies make their hardware easier and faster for developers to build on.
Kazimi provides mobile app developers with security technology to protect first-party data, detect bot activity and distinguish genuine users from fraudulent activity while preserving user privacy.
Guideless is developing a platform that uses AI to automate the creation and maintenance of software training and workflow documentation.
Paralo is developing software to replace the fragmented systems currently used to run golf clubs, spanning membership, tee sheets, competitions, payments, EPOS, food and beverage, marketing, reporting and agronomy.
Aisel Health is the Danish HealthTech company building an Operating System (OS) purpose-built for psychiatry and mental health.
Metal Morph is developing an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that recovers industrial materials from municipal and industrial wastewater.
FlairMakers is a talent-as-a-service platform live in the UK and Romania that is purpose-built for hospitality. It connects hospitality businesses with vetted freelance professionals from the floor to the boardroom, handling training, compliance, contracts, payments and quality.
ELEVA AI is a startup specializing in developing artificial intelligence agents for large physical spaces.
Kinematic Trees develops a software integration layer designed to make advanced robotics easier to deploy across different hardware platforms.
Sigvi is an AI-powered revenue platform for the car rental industry.
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Active investors
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| 01General Catalyst | 13 | 1 | DwellyNeko Health |
| 02Balderton Capital | 12 | 1 | SpottThe Exploration Company |
| 03Y Combinator | 12 | 0 | SpottConveo |
| 04British Business Bank | 11 | 0 | Certain EnergyAlchemab Therapeutics |