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Finnish food technology startup Happy Plant Protein, a spinout from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has raised €1.8 million in pre-seed funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC, with Butterfly Ventures and Business Finland also participating through a grant. The company will use the funding to further develop and license its patented technology. 

Helsinki-based startup In Parallel, has closed €2.8 million seed funding round from Lifeline Ventures with participation from Notion Capital.

International Airlines Group (IAG), has launched its eighth Hangar 51 Accelerator program, welcoming a new cohort of startups poised to revolutionize the aviation industry.

Evvy, a female-founded vaginal microbiome startup, has unveiled new prescription grade, at-home treatments that provide clean, fast-acting vaginal symptom relief.

OpenAirlines, a global provider of eco-flying software solutions, has announced a new milestone in its growth trajectory after raising €45 million from Eiffel Investment Group, leading the operation through its Eiffel Essentiel fund, with the backing of Mirova, a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to sustainable investments.

UK startup Naturbeads has secured £7.8 million Series A funding round to further develop its pioneering technology that addresses worldwide microplastic pollution.

GITAI, a space robotics startup, has raised additional $15.5 million as part of its Series B Extension round in October 2024. This follows $30 million raised in May 2023 and $15 million raised in August 2023, bringing the total in the Series B Extension round to $60.5 million.

Hemisphere Ventures, a U.S.-based venture capital and consulting firm for early-stage investments in space, cybersecurity, biotech, nanotech, drones, robotics and other frontier technologies, has expanded into Southeast Asia with opening of a new office in Singapore.

Outbuild, a construction scheduling and planning software company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding, led by Sway Ventures with participation from Hilti Venture, Trimble Ventures, and venture capital firms BGV and Zacua Ventures.

Steven Waterhouse, an early AI researcher, serial investor, and entrepreneur in crypto, web3, and decentralized technologies, has announced the launch of Nazaré Ventures, a Zurich-based early-stage venture capital fund targeting emerging AI infrastructure.

Dentaltech startup Biolux Technology, a player in advanced light-accelerated orthodontics, has raised  €4.26 million seed funding from European VC redalpine and Revere Partners, the only venture capital fund focused on oral health.

Helsinki-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has launched Maki Fund III, a €100 million fund dedicated to backing founders building the next wave of industry-shaking deeptech and brand-driven companies. 

Canadian fintech Neo Financial (Neo), announced it has raised $360 million Series D fundraising round, consisting of $110 million of equity and  $250 million of debt.

Phytolon, an Israeli biotech / food tech startup that produces natural food colors using precision fermentation, secured an undisclosed investment from Rich Products Ventures (RPV), the corporate venture capital fund of food company Rich Products (Rich's), to help drive commercialization of its innovative, sustainable and clean-label solution for natural food colorings.

500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm, and Sanabil Investments (Sanabil), a financial investment company, have announced the eighth batch of the Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global.

India IVF, one of India's first tech-enabled fertility platform, has secured $1.25 million in pre-Series A funding from Tomorrow Capital, a $100 million venture capital fund dedicated to supporting early-stage, transformative consumer healthcare businesses.

Dot Ai, a pioneering startup at the forefront of asset intelligence technology, has appointed Toni Buhrke as Vice President of Global Sales Engineering and Operations.

Oslo-based solar developer software Glint Solar, has secured $8 million Series A funding round led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from Momentum, Futurum Ventures, and Antler.

Interwoven Ventures (Interwoven), an early-stage venture capital firm, has appointed Erez Agmoni as Co-founder and General Partner. 

Plug and Play, the global innovation platform, has announced a new partnership with JERA Ventures, a corporate venturing arm of JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan.

Infinite Machine, a New York-based startup building the next generation of non-car vehicles, has closed $9.3 million seed funding round.