Sofia Chesnokova
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Sofia Chesnokova is a Senior Editor at Tech Funding News, spotlighting the European startups poised to disrupt industries. With a keen eye for innovation, Sofia crafts compelling narratives that illustrate the work of these emerging companies. You can pitch her at [email protected]
The Oxford doctor who watched NHS patients wait years for a specialist just raised $15M: Balderton Capital backed her from day one
When Dr Sonia Szamocki was working as an NHS A&E doctor in London, she kept seeing the same…
June 10, 2026
This two-year-old Finnish startup monitors €35B of European industrial production. It just raised €2.1M from Kvanted
European factories collect more machine data than ever. A single shift failure can still cost close to €1…
June 10, 2026
Exclusive: The Cork fintech that started as a Liverpool ticket escrow raises $10M to become the trust layer for AI shopping agents
Cork-based Trustap has raised $10M in a round led by Aperture Capital, with participation from TX Ventures. It…
June 10, 2026
Surgeons still write operative reports from memory, hours after the operation. Uncovr raised $7M, led by Index Ventures, to fix that
The funds will be used to scale its AI platform that automatically generates operative reports from surgical video.…
June 10, 2026
Ex-Wise operators who found errors in their own tax returns just raised $2M to fix Britain’s self-assessment problem
Dhruv Chadha, who has worked as a CFO at Google, Wise, and Nansen, found a mistake in his…
June 10, 2026
Europe conducted fewer than 10 orbital launches in 2025. Isar Aerospace just raised €270M to fix that
In 2025, the United States had over 190 orbital launches, while Europe had fewer than 10. The main…
June 9, 2026
ICEYE just raised €450M led by General Atlantic at a €10B valuation. Six months ago, it was worth €2.4B
In December 2025, ICEYE was valued at €2.4 billion. Today, it has closed a Series F round at…
June 9, 2026
fonio.ai lands $17M from 20VC in Austria’s second-largest seed round ever, just six months after closing €3M in 11 days
Six months ago, fonio.ai raised €3 million in an angel round in just 11 days, led by its…
June 9, 2026
Belgian VC Pitchdrive caps Fund IV at €60M as rising AI costs reshape early-stage ticket sizes
The Belgian pre-seed and seed investor Pitchdrive closed its fourth fund at €60 million, with all investors being…
June 9, 2026