Startups Weekly: Tech and the law
Here are the startup stories and funding rounds that caught our eye over the last few days, which have been quite busy.
SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up
Finom, an Amsterdam-based challenger bank for SMBs that claims to have doubled its revenue in 2024, closed a €115 million Series C equity round (around $133 million).
Startups Weekly: Fast and furious
Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot.
After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns
With Polar as their ‘Merchant of Record’ responsible for handling billing and taxes, developers can sell online products and SaaS subscriptions globally from day one.
Startups Weekly: No sign of pause
This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click away.
Proxima Fusion joins the club of well-funded nuclear contenders with €130M Series A
Commercial nuclear fusion power isn’t a reality yet. But venture capital is flowing into startups that promise that clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy is no longer just a distant dream. Most fusion companies that…
Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed co-founder, raises a fresh €30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG
Co-founded by Adyen’s former CTO, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one subscription-based platform that can handle payments, reservations, inventory, and more.
Startups Weekly: It’s buying season
From acquiring stealth startups to larger ones, and from funding Series A to G, buyers and investors made for a busy news cycle.
Europe will have to be more Tenacious to land its first rover on the moon
Tenacious was set to become the first European-made rover to land on the Moon, but communications were lost with the lander that carried it.
Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space
Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities.