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Plume raises "3. 3 M to cut years from renewable energy development timelines
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (352+ words) Plume, a Franco-American startup specialising in geospatial AI for renewable energies, has raised a "3. 3 M funding round led by AENU, with participation from Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Raise Phiture, Better Angle and Collab Fund." Founded by Edouard Labarthe (ex-Palantir) and…...
Photoncycle raises "15 M to scale seasonal energy storage in Europe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Norwegian energy storage scale-up Photoncycle has raised "15 million in Series A funding to address a key renewable energy challenge in Europe: enabling households to store surplus summer solar power for winter heating and electricity. The round was led by Nordic…...
Spain's PLD Space raises "180 M to scale satellite launch infrastructure
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) International space transportation company, PLD Space, has closed a "180 million Series C equity funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The round included the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, through the Centre for the Development of Technology and…...
Alpa lands $3. 5 M to build financial platform for hospitality
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) London-based Alpa has raised $3. 5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) and Jerome Tafani (former Burger King France CEO…...
Portugal in the spotlight: Europe's rising tech star
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) Portugal continues to gain recognition as an emerging European startup hub. While it may not rank among the top 10 tech ecosystems, Portugal's technology ecosystem contributed about 0. 9 per cent of the total amount raised in the European tech ecosystem in 2024. Additionally,…...