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Exclusive: Brighteye closes $72M for Fund III to back ‘HumanOS’, the layer beyond edtech
While defence and AI infrastructure is hoovering up Europe’s venture capital, edtech VC Brighteye Ventures, the London and…
September 16, 2026
Crane Venture Partners raises $484M across four funds to back founders from London to Bangalore
Krishna Visvanathan and Scott Sage had previously invested together in seven European countries before setting up Crane Venture…
September 15, 2026
Why European founders are ditching venture capital
Across the second quarter of 2026, European deal value reached €44 billion, up from a sharp drop-off in…
September 11, 2026
Seed Capital closes €130M Fund V to expand into Sweden and cybersecurity
Seed Capital, Denmark’s largest venture firm in the early-stage sector, has now completed its fifth fund, valued at…
September 11, 2026
How Backed VC decides who to back: Andre de Haes checks whether early hires took a pay cut
Before Andre de Haes decides whether to write a check, he asks a question that has nothing to…
September 10, 2026
Ex-Rocket Internet executive raises €12M for fundcraft to digitise European buyout funds
Julien De Mayer, having previously led fund administration at Rocket Internet, founded fundcraft to address problems he observed…
September 9, 2026
Molten Ventures’ £350M Growth Fund gets £175M first close, anchored by British Business Bank
Molten Ventures intends to raise £350 million in order to increase its investments in its top portfolio companies;…
September 7, 2026
Claret Capital raises €575M to back European tech and life sciences beyond equity dilution
Claret Capital Partners, a London-based specialised venture debt and growth credit fund manager, has closed its fourth flagship…
September 7, 2026
British Business Bank backs Zinc’s £46M fund to turn lab science into startups
Chris Watson studied gene regulation in failing hearts at Queen’s University Belfast for 15 years to find a…
September 2, 2026