This week our research tracked: 90 technology financing deals worth more than 1.85 billion euros, and around 15 withdrawals, M&A transactions, rumors, and related news articles from across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news items you need to know about.
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💸 Major funding rounds to watch
🇸🇪 EV maker Polestar raises €877 million in external funding
🇩🇪 German renewable energy company Enviria secures $200 million capital commitment from BlackRock
🇵🇹 Powerdot secures €100 million in funding to expand EV charging infrastructure
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Notable acquisitions and mergers
🇩🇪 American HR company Deel to acquire Munich-based Zavvy
🇩🇪 Berlin-based Powerdata has been acquired by CONUTI, a portfolio company of NORD Holding
🇫🇮 GreenTech unicorn 1Komma5° acquires Australia's Arkana Energy Group
🚀 Interesting moves by investors
🇸🇪 EQT drives €22 billion in revenue for latest flagship private equity fund
🇫🇷 French billionaire Xavier Niel expands telecoms empire with $1.26 billion Tele2 deal
🇳🇴 Verdane's big bet on digital and decarbonization: Edda III fund closes at €1.1 billion
🇪🇸 Upbizor raises over 100 million euros in funding for startups and SMEs in 2023
🇺🇦 Horizon Capital closes latest Ukraine-focused fund for €323 million
🗞️ Other (important) news
🇫🇷 Europe Rise: Mistral AI's new flagship model surpasses Google, Meta and comes close behind OpenAI
🇬🇧 Former £4bn tech unicorn Hopin goes into liquidation in UK
🇪🇺 Google Hit by $2.3 Billion Lawsuit by Axel Springer and Other Media Groups
🇬🇧 PlayStation to cut 900 jobs and close London studio
🇪🇺 Meta steps up efforts to fight disinformation ahead of crucial EU elections
📡 Recommended reading and listening
🇪🇺 Anxiety of VCs who desperately want to be liked
🇩🇪 Enabling clean, scalable fusion power plants: An interview with Francesco Sciortino, co-founder and CEO of Proxima
🇬🇧 Dame Jayne-Anne Gadia slams Anne Boden's criticism of open banking
🇳🇱 VanMoof unlocks the VanMoof archive after acquisition: how this will benefit riders
🇬🇧 Arm's soaring share price is bittersweet for the UK tech industry
🔭 European tech startups to watch
🇹🇷 Rototip secures €1 million to expand manufacturing solutions
🇫🇷 Bolero's approach to music royalties attracts €2 million investment
🇪🇸 Fintech startup Embat raises $16M to expand corporate financial management
🇫🇷 Barbie Selfie Generator social media campaign picked up by WB, Photoroom raises $43M in Series B round
🇫🇷 Unseenlabs secures €85 million for maritime surveillance technology
