VÆRIDION raises €30 million and wins selection for €94.5 million EU grant
Munich electric aircraft developer VÆRIDION has raised €30 million in Series A2 financing and been selected for a €94.5 million European Commission Innovation Fund grant, EU-Startups reports. SHIFT Invest and Invest-NL co-led the equity round.
Numica raises $21M to acquire small US accounting practices
Numica has raised $21M in equity and debt from Roosh X and Flashpoint Capital to acquire more small US accounting firms, The Next Web reports. The New York startup targets practices with annual revenue of $700,000 to $5m, often owned by accountants approaching retirement.
Green Voltis raises €13.5 million for battery trading and energy operations
Stockholm-based Green Voltis has raised €13.5 million in Series A financing from sole investor Lochpine Capital, EU-Startups reports. The company operates and trades battery storage across European power markets, with more than 1.2 GWh under contract and in operation.
FluoRok raises €26.64 million to scale fluorochemical manufacturing
Oxford-based FluoRok has secured €26.64 million ($30 million) in Series A financing to expand production of fluorochemicals without hazardous hydrogen fluoride.
Mindmax raises $3.3m for conversational AI exam tutor
London startup Mindmax announced $3.3m (£2.5m) in pre-seed funding to build an AI tutor for professional exams and workplace skills. Concept Ventures led the round, joined by Redrice Ventures, Daybreak Ventures and Lerer Hippeau.
Preprint links restricted AI access to increased vulnerability disclosures
A preprint studying Project Glasswing finds that firms given early access to Claude Mythos Preview more than doubled vulnerability disclosures relative to Chinese and Russian tech firms without access.