April 2026 Startup Funding Report

47 European funding rounds and $2.2B disclosed. Ineffable Intelligence leads the edition; explore the companies, investors and stage breakdown.

· RoundOS Funding
Apr 1–Apr 30, 2026 · 47 announced rounds
47Funding rounds
$2.2BDisclosed capital · 47 rounds
$12.9MMedian disclosed round
01 / The takeaways

The month in funding

01

Ineffable Intelligence leads disclosed funding

Its $1.1B round represents 51% of the $2.2B disclosed across this edition. Ineffable Intelligence is using Reinforcement Learning to create a “superlearner” that can endlessly discover knowledge and skills without relying on human data.

02

Healthtech: 10 rounds

ALP Bio AG, auryx, Cerca Magnetics are among the companies in the most active sector by number of rounds in this edition.

03

34 early-stage rounds

Pre-seed, seed and Series A account for 34 of the 47 announcements. These rounds total $1.4B in disclosed funding.

02 / Capital allocation

Funding by sector

Compare disclosed funding by the companies’ primary sector.

Explore the underlying rounds
Where capital wentDisclosed funding · USD
AI$1.3B
6 rounds
Deeptech$167.8M
4 rounds
Robotics$135M
2 rounds
Healthtech$126.6M
10 rounds
Software$102.3M
6 rounds
Foodtech$83M
3 rounds
Cybersecurity$80.6M
2 rounds
Space$45.6M
2 rounds
Transportation$36.4M
1 round
Fintech$28M
4 rounds
HRtech$25M
1 round
Energy$13M
1 round
E-commerce$11.7M
1 round
Semiconductors$3.8M
1 round
Hardware$3.5M
1 round
Gaming$1.5M
1 round
Consumer$1.2M
1 round
Beyond the headline

Take out the three biggest rounds.

The remaining capital went to smaller rounds. Compare the totals before and after removing the three largest deals.

All disclosed funding$2.2B
Without the top three$819M
Apr 1–Apr 30, 2026
03 / Standout rounds

Largest funding rounds

01
Seed · AI

Ineffable Intelligence

Ineffable Intelligence is using Reinforcement Learning to create a “superlearner” that can endlessly discover knowledge and skills without relying on human data.

$1.1B
02
Series B · AI

Xoople

Xoople provides an Earth data infrastructure layer that delivers continuous, high-resolution physical measurements to enable AI-driven decision-making.

$130M
03
Series B · Robotics

Sereact

Provider of AI-powered robotics solutions for autonomous warehouses.

$110M
04 / Market structure

Stages & geography.

By stage

StageRoundsCapitalMedian
Seed14$1.2B$6.1M
Pre-seed8$19.4M$2.1M
Series C+3$186.5M$58.5M
Series A12$221M$14M
Series B9$511.6M$45M
Growth1$12.9M$12.9M

By country

CountryRoundsCapitalMedian
United Kingdom16$1.4B$11.6M
Switzerland3$33M$3.8M
Germany11$327.7M$14M
Netherlands1$13M$13M
Estonia1$4M$4M
Spain3$144.6M$11.7M
Italy2$4.2M$2.1M
Norway1$6.2M$6.2M
Denmark2$60.6M$30.3M
Sweden2$11.6M$5.8M
Czech Republic1$1.2M$1.2M
France2$64.5M$32.3M
Ireland2$75M$37.5M
05 / Investors

Most active investors in this edition

Investor activity in the selected funding rounds
InvestorRoundsLedRecent investments
01High-Tech Gründerfonds30Primogenetacalyx
02better ventures20Primogenedehaze
03EWOR20auryxManaMind
04JME Ventures20TietAIIncapto Coffee
05OTB Ventures20SpreadAtmos Space Cargo
06115K10HrFlow.ai
0742Cap10ALP Bio AG
087 percent10BioOrbit
09A3 Media10Incapto Coffee
10Ad4Ventures10viteSicure
06 / The full selection

All funding rounds

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47 rounds · $2.2B disclosed · $12.9M median

Startup funding rounds
CompanyAmountStage / sectorLead investorAnnounced
Performativ

Performativ developed a software solution used for wealth management.

€11.9MSeries A
Fintech
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Redpine

The company develops a platform that provides licensed, domain-specific and multi-modal datasets for artificial intelligence applications.

€6.8MSeed
Software
—
Tapaya

Prague-based payments infrastructure startup.

€1MPre-seed
Fintech
—
Zellify

Zellify is building the Web2App infrastructure for mobile app companies.

$3.7MSeed
Software
—
Ineffable Intelligence

Ineffable Intelligence is using Reinforcement Learning to create a “superlearner” that can endlessly discover knowledge and skills without relying on human data.

$1.1BSeed
AI
—
QuoIntelligence

German provider of threat intelligence.

€7.3MSeries A
Cybersecurity
—
Sereact

Provider of AI-powered robotics solutions for autonomous warehouses.

$110MSeries B
Robotics
—
Cerca Magnetics

UK-based MedTech startup developing wearable brain imaging systems using quantum sensing technology.

€4.3MSeries A
Healthtech
—
HrFlow.ai

Paris-based startup building the data and AI infrastructure for the labour market.

$6MSeed
AI
—
Cloudsmith

Cloudsmith provides hosted software package management for development and DevOps teams.

$72MSeries C+
Cybersecurity
—
Incapto Coffee

Incapto Coffee, the startup that is going to revolutionize the capsule coffee system.

€10MSeries B
E-commerce
—
planetary

Planetary uses biomass and precision fermentation techniques to create meat and dairy alternatives.

€23MSeries A
Foodtech
—
Atmos Space Cargo

Germany-based startup developing and manufacturing technology for space.

€27.5MSeries A
Space
—
Storm Therapeutics

A biotechnology company developing small molecule drugs that target RNA modifying enzymes for the treatment of cancer.

$56MSeries C+
Healthtech
—
Solidroad

AI-powered platform dedicated to revolutionising hiring, onboarding, and training for enterprises.

$25MSeries A
HRtech
—
Synera

Germany-based provider of a agentic AI platform orchestrating the full industrial engineering value chain.

$40MSeries B
AI
—
Nesto

Karlsruhe-based startup building an AI-driven platform for workforce management in the hospitality industry.

€11MGrowth
AI
—
Subra

Subra is a Danish deep-tech developing revolutionary superconductor solutions for zero-loss power transmission and fusion energy.

€40MSeries A
Deeptech
—
Aura Aero

Toulouse-based company aims to become a new flagship of the French aeronautics industry with its electric aircraft designed for training and regional passenger transport.

€50MSeries B
Deeptech
—
Xoople

Xoople provides an Earth data infrastructure layer that delivers continuous, high-resolution physical measurements to enable AI-driven decision-making.

$130MSeries B
AI
—
Manna

Manna provides a "Drone Delivery as a Service" stack to restaurant chains, dark kitchens and online food delivery platforms.

$50MSeries B
Foodtech
—
Sona

Deskless employee platform.

$45MSeries B
Software
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Performativ€11.9M

Performativ developed a software solution used for wealth management.

Series A · Fintech
Redpine€6.8M

The company develops a platform that provides licensed, domain-specific and multi-modal datasets for artificial intelligence applications.

Seed · Software
Tapaya€1M

Prague-based payments infrastructure startup.

Pre-seed · Fintech
Zellify$3.7M

Zellify is building the Web2App infrastructure for mobile app companies.

Seed · Software

Ineffable Intelligence is using Reinforcement Learning to create a “superlearner” that can endlessly discover knowledge and skills without relying on human data.

Seed · AI

German provider of threat intelligence.

Series A · Cybersecurity
Sereact$110M

Provider of AI-powered robotics solutions for autonomous warehouses.

Series B · Robotics

UK-based MedTech startup developing wearable brain imaging systems using quantum sensing technology.

Series A · Healthtech

Paris-based startup building the data and AI infrastructure for the labour market.

Seed · AI

Cloudsmith provides hosted software package management for development and DevOps teams.

Series C+ · Cybersecurity

Incapto Coffee, the startup that is going to revolutionize the capsule coffee system.

Series B · E-commerce
planetary€23M

Planetary uses biomass and precision fermentation techniques to create meat and dairy alternatives.

Series A · Foodtech

Germany-based startup developing and manufacturing technology for space.

Series A · Space

A biotechnology company developing small molecule drugs that target RNA modifying enzymes for the treatment of cancer.

Series C+ · Healthtech

AI-powered platform dedicated to revolutionising hiring, onboarding, and training for enterprises.

Series A · HRtech
Synera$40M

Germany-based provider of a agentic AI platform orchestrating the full industrial engineering value chain.

Series B · AI
Nesto€11M

Karlsruhe-based startup building an AI-driven platform for workforce management in the hospitality industry.

Growth · AI
Subra€40M

Subra is a Danish deep-tech developing revolutionary superconductor solutions for zero-loss power transmission and fusion energy.

Series A · Deeptech
Aura Aero€50M

Toulouse-based company aims to become a new flagship of the French aeronautics industry with its electric aircraft designed for training and regional passenger transport.

Series B · Deeptech
Xoople$130M

Xoople provides an Earth data infrastructure layer that delivers continuous, high-resolution physical measurements to enable AI-driven decision-making.

Series B · AI
Manna$50M

Manna provides a "Drone Delivery as a Service" stack to restaurant chains, dark kitchens and online food delivery platforms.

Series B · Foodtech
Sona$45M

Deskless employee platform.

Series B · Software
07 / Further reading

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