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Climate-tech startup Brineworks raises $5.87 million

Brineworks, a climate-tech startup, just raised $5.87 million in seed funding in hopes of bringing feedstocks for carbon-neutral alternative fuels to market for airlines and cargo ships by the end of 2026.

Portfolio

German DeepTech startup Hyperdrives secures €3 million to turbocharge electric motors

Hyperdrives, a Munich-based DeepTech company building high-performance electric drives at scale, announced its oversubscribed €3 million pre-Seed round.

Portfolio

$1,6 Mio. Finanzierungsrunde: Interview mit Arber Sejdiji, CEO von Zenline

CEO-Interview: Arber Sejdiji erklärt, wie Zenline AI mit frischen 1,6 Mio. USD und über 1 Million analysierten Produkten europäische Händler gegen die Tech-Giganten stärken will.

Portfolio

AI‑Agent Revolution: Arber Sejdiji on How AI Will Reshape Global Industries

Zenline AI's CEO outlines how AI agents will be the evolutionary successor to chatbots, reshaping industries across the globe.

Portfolio

ANA KOLLER

16 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs

First Momentum's Head of Research, Ana Koller, among others, shares her picks of university spinouts to watch.

News

SEBASTIAN BÖHMER

What the robotics industry will look like in 10 years

Together with other VCs and founders, First Momentum's Sebastian Boehmer describes what he thinks robots will look like in a decade.

News

The Deep Tech Napkin 2025: How European Hardware Founders Are Raising Capital

Europe's Deep Tech sector just hit a milestone: nearly €15 billion invested in 2024, cementing its position as one of venture capital's hottest sectors. Yet for founders building hardware-first companies, from quantum processors to industrial robotics, the path to funding remains frustratingly opaque.

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Magentic Is Bringing AI Agents to Industrial Procurement

We’ve joined Sequoia and Westly Group in backing Magentic, which is building enterprise-grade AI agents that autonomously recover millions in lost procurement value. Founded by a supply chain veteran and an ex-OpenAI engineer, Magentic blends industry insight with AI excellence.

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