Weekly · Monday, Sep 28 – Sunday, Oct 4, 2026

Weekly funding picks, September 28–October 4: Varda’s next flights and Voi’s bank refinancing

Varda raises $251 million for orbital pharmaceutical processing, Voi signs a €150 million bank facility, and Reverion funds a larger power-plant factory.

Varda announced a $251 million Series D on September 30, led by Lux Capital and Natural Capital. Its spacecraft process pharmaceutical materials in microgravity and return them to Earth. After six successful reentries, the company plans to increase mission frequency and deepen pharmaceutical partnerships.

Voi replaces bond funding with a €150 million bank facility

Voi signed a revolving credit facility with Danske Bank A/S, Swedbank AB and DNB Sweden AB on September 29. It covers refinancing and fleet investment. Redemption of the scooter operator’s outstanding bonds remained subject to the conditions for first utilisation; the announcement expected it to complete on October 19.

Reverion funds a factory with 250 MW of annual capacity

Reverion closed a $175 million Series B led by Kembara. The German company makes fuel-cell power plants that generate electricity from gas and can reverse operation to store electricity as gas. It plans a new German production site targeting 250 MW of annual manufacturing capacity, a tenfold increase.

The selected financing announcements

Sources

  1. prnewswire.com ↗
  2. attachment.news.eu.nasdaq.com ↗
  3. reverion.com ↗

All rounds in this edition

All funding rounds in this edition
CompanyAmountRoundSector · countryInvestorsDate
FOOD FOUNDERS Studio

Zurich venture studio building B2B food and beverage technology companies.

€4MUndisclosedFoodtech · Switzerland
AceVector

AceVector operates a digital-commerce group spanning Snapdeal’s marketplace, Unicommerce’s commerce software and Stellaro’s consumer brands.

₹2.9BIPO — fresh issueEcommerce · IndiaHelios Small Cap Fund, Saint Capital Fund, Mavira Growth Opportunities Fund, TIMF Holdings, ASAS Global Fund, Turnaround Opportunities Fund, Taurus Ethical Fund, Alchemy Long Term Ventures Series 3, LC Pharos Multi Strategy Fund, Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund II, Negen Undiscovered Value Fund, Ashika Global Finance, Emerge Capital Opportunities Scheme, Helios Mid Cap Fund
Spotable

Spotable automates renovation sales workflows for roofing and façade contractors, turning a property address into measurements, estimates and a customer-ready quote.

€4MSeedProptech · BelgiumFamily office of Hilde Cloostermans and Philip Corens, Christophe Morbee, Arne Vandendriessche, Jonas Dhaenens
Vortex

Vortex provides office ownership, property investment and real-estate management services for businesses and investors in Japan.

¥300MPrivate placement bondBusiness services · JapanThe Yamagata Bank, Ltd.
BlueWX

Weather-forecasting software that helps airlines and wind-power operators anticipate local wind conditions and turbulence.

UndisclosedSeries A extensionClimate tech · JapanFidea Capital Co., Ltd.
Tryp.com

Tryp.com combines flights, trains, buses, ferries, hotels and activities into multi-destination trips, using search technology to surface route combinations and manage bookings in one place.

€1.9M€1.9 million funding roundTravel tech · DenmarkPoint Capital Partners (lead), Iberis Capital
Varda

Varda builds spacecraft that manufacture materials in low Earth orbit and return them to Earth. Its capsules support microgravity pharmaceutical development and materials processing, followed by controlled reentry and post-flight analysis of returned payloads.

$251MSeries DSpace tech · United StatesGiant Step Capital, Lux Capital (lead), Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Caffeinated, Natural Capital (lead), 8090 Industries
EDT

EDT makes kitchen and personal-care appliances, including LUMA air fryers, FLOW kettles and SUKI hair dryers.

$2.4MPre-Series AConsumer · IndiaArindam Paul, Anushree Tainwala, Alteria Capital, Ajith Pai, Sauce (lead), Raul Rai, Shibam Das
Juxie Intelligent

Juxie Intelligent develops integrated joints and drive components for robots.

>CN¥100MSeries A+Robotics · ChinaJohnson Electric, 自变量机器人, Ecovacs, 九号资本, Nanjing Innovation Capital Group, 华泰紫金 (lead)
LEBO ROBOTICS

Robotic inspection and repair systems that help wind-farm operators maintain turbine blades more safely and efficiently.

UndisclosedSeries B first closeRobotics · JapanTamashima Regional Revitalization Investment Limited Partnership, Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P.
Zenithon AI

Zenithon builds physics-grounded machine-learning models that help engineering teams simulate and optimize complex systems in fusion, aerospace and semiconductor development.

$10MSeedAI · United KingdomLunar Ventures, Seraphim Space, Backed VC (lead), MMC Ventures, SOSV
Bee People

Bee People sells Swiss-made wellness supplements and superfoods built around honey, propolis and selected vitamins and minerals.

CHF 1.3MSeedFoodtech · Switzerland
Blackswan Space

Blackswan Space builds simulation software and autonomous-navigation hardware that help satellite operators design, test and carry out complex missions in orbit.

€2.5MSeedSpace tech · LithuaniaTomas Žalandauskas, Lemonade Stand, Linas Sargautis, Iron Wolf Capital (lead), NGL Ventures
Blitz

Provides fulfilment and rapid delivery for ecommerce and direct-to-consumer brands in India.

~₹287MPre-Series BLogistics · IndiaVishal Dhupar, ICMG Group, IvyCap Ventures (lead)
Inbolt

Inbolt makes vision-guidance software that lets industrial robots locate parts from their CAD models and adjust their movements to real factory conditions.

€11M€11 million funding roundRobotics · FranceBridges Climate Transition Partners, BNP Paribas Développement, Ora Global, Shift4Good (lead)
Kuro Technology

Kuro connects construction project documents to help contractors prepare bids and identify risks.

€10MSeedEnterprise software · GermanyUVC Partners (lead), HelloWorld, Realyze Ventures, Foundamental
NKN Media

NKN Media distributes media and television content and develops original entertainment formats, events and media partnerships.

AED 15MStrategic investmentMedia & gaming · United Arab EmiratesDhiraj Jain
Charter Space

Charter is a licensed insurance brokerage focused on space and defense companies, placing coverage for spacecraft, launch missions and the businesses behind them.

$5MSeedFintech · United StatesCrystal Venture Partners (lead), Blank Ventures, Gaingels, Hustle Fund, QED Investors
AI Librarium Inc.

AI Librarium provides AI strategy, governance and organizational-adoption consulting for enterprises.

UndisclosedStrategic investmentAI · JapanComputer Engineering & Consulting Ltd.
Cold Solutions Rwanda

Cold Solutions Rwanda provides temperature-controlled handling, storage and logistics for perishable goods.

≤$18MSenior debt facilityLogistics · RwandaAfrica Go Green Fund
Aurachain

Aurachain provides a governed workflow platform for compliance, risk and fraud operations.

UndisclosedStrategic growth investmentEnterprise software · SwitzerlandEvolution Equity Partners
CScale

CScale develops optical interconnects that keep large AI computing systems communicating reliably.

$145MSeries CHardware · United StatesSutter Hill Ventures, Intel Capital, Valor Equity Partners (lead), NVIDIA, Atreides Management (lead), Premji Invest (lead), Maverick Silicon
Restate

Restate is an open-source runtime that makes application code durable, recovering long-running services and workflows across failures while preserving their progress and state.

$20MSeries ADeveloper tools · GermanyRedpoint Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Singular (lead)
Prodoc AI

Prodoc AI connects hospital systems and coordinates patient journeys from first enquiry to follow-up care.

UndisclosedSeedHealthtech · IndiaParth D. Bhasin, Dr Arokiaswamy Velumani's Family Office (lead), Dr Kunal Shet
Intentia, Inc.

AI agents that help manufacturers and wholesalers prepare sales visits and process customer orders within their existing systems.

¥10MDebt financingEnterprise software · JapanJapan Finance Corporation
PERPTools

PERPTools is a self-custodial perpetual-futures trading platform with a no-code layer for deploying autonomous trading agents.

$5MSeedFintech · SpainNEAR, Shima Capital, BigBrain Holdings, Sfermion, Animoca Brands
Onomondo

IoT connectivity infrastructure combining global SIM/eSIM access with network management software for connected-device fleets.

UndisclosedMajority investmentEnterprise software · DenmarkAspirity Partners, EIFO
Gravity

An operating platform that helps interior architects, design-and-build studios and showrooms source home-interior materials through shared procurement, distribution and service infrastructure.

$15MFunding roundProptech · IndiaInfo Edge Ventures (lead), 3one4 Capital (lead), Alteria Capital, Genesia Ventures
GMI Cloud

GMI Cloud provides GPU computing, model inference and infrastructure for AI applications.

$223MSeries BAI · United StatesKT Corporation, Kyobo Life, DSC Investment, NVIDIA, KB Investment, ARCHIV (lead), Trend Micro
Flow Engineering

Flow Engineering builds requirements management software and AI agents for hardware development teams.

$50MSeries BEnterprise software · United StatesSV Angel, EQT, Sequoia Capital, Roelof Botha, Valor Equity Partners (lead), Atreides Management (lead), Thomas Wolf, Jonas von Malottki, Nico Rosberg, Odyssey Ventures, Human Capital, Evantic