December 16, 2025
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TECHNOLOGY

Sweden’s Liquid Wind Secures €3.6 Million Boost to Pioneer Large-Scale Green eMethanol Production

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In a decisive stride toward sustainable fuel innovation, Liquid Wind, a trailblazer in renewable energy, has garnered €3.6 million from Industriklivet, a Swedish Energy Agency program dedicated to accelerating the country’s industrial green transition. This critical funding supports the pre-engineering phase of Liquid Wind’s ambitious full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden—an initiative poised to transform…

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Excellergy Raises $70M to Rewrite the Allergy Playbook with Trifunctional Biologics

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A new force has entered the allergy‑therapeutics arena. Excellergy has announced a bold $70 million Series A round designed to advance its lead candidates—“trifunctional” Effector Cell Response Inhibitors (ECRIs)—toward clinical proof. The molecules aim to simultaneously strip IgE from bound immune cells, neutralize free IgE, and tamp down the receptor expression that fuels allergic cascades….

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From Hypothesis to Breakthrough: Meta‑Flux Secures €1.8M to Shrink Drug Discovery Timelines

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A Dublin‑based biotech startup, Meta‑Flux, has secured €1.8 million ($2 million) in seed funding to accelerate its AI‑powered decision support platform designed for drug discovery. The company helps scientists navigate complex biological data to identify biomarkers and disease subtypes faster—compressing timelines from years to just weeks. Unlike black-box AI tools, Meta‑Flux blends multi‑omic, clinical, and…

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DUOS Raises $130M to Scale AI‑Driven Member Activation in US Health Plans

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DUOS, an AI-powered digital health startup focused on transforming how health plans engage their members, has secured a $130 million strategic growth equity investment led by FTV Capital. Early backer Forerunner Ventures also participated, marking a renewal of confidence as DUOS charts its next expansion. The funding will propel the company’s national go‑to‑market rollout and…

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Resistant AI’s $25M Bet: Outsmarting the New Age of AI-Driven Financial Crime

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In an era where criminals use generative AI to forge documents, mimic identities, and exploit financial systems at scale, fraud is no longer a low-tech hustle. It’s a high-tech arms race. Now, Resistant AI, a Prague-based startup, has raised $25 million in Series B funding to fight fire with fire—using artificial intelligence to outsmart AI-powered…

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Sweden’s FirstQFM Secures €1.2M to Bring Quantum Computing Closer to Real-World Use

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In a signal that quantum computing is edging closer to commercial relevance, Stockholm-based quantum technology company FirstQFM has raised €1.2 million (13.1 million SEK) in pre-seed funding to advance its proprietary AI foundation models designed specifically for quantum hardware. The round was led by BSV Ventures, with participation from Almi Invest, Further than Capital, and…

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Swiss AgTech Pioneer Ecorobotix Secures €128 Million to Advance AI-Powered Sustainable Farming

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In one of Europe’s most significant AgTech raises this year, Swiss startup Ecorobotix has closed a €90 million Series D funding round, bringing its total funding to €128 million following its €38 million Series C in 2024. The fresh capital is aimed squarely at scaling its ultra-high precision (UHP) spraying technology and expanding its AI…

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HavocAI Raises $85M to Scale Mission-Ready Maritime Autonomy Across Global Defense Networks

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In just eighteen months of operations, HavocAI has achieved what few defense-tech startups can: securing $85 million in new funding to accelerate the deployment of its autonomous maritime systems. The raise brings the company’s total capital to nearly $100 million, a rare milestone in a sector traditionally dominated by slow-moving incumbents and extended procurement cycles….

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Mentium Raises $3.2M to Deploy AI-Powered Digital Workers, Poised to Revolutionize Freight Brokerage Operations

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In the labyrinthine world of freight brokerage and logistics, inefficiency has long been the silent profit killer. Fragmented systems, labor-intensive back-office processes, and error-prone workflows have hamstrung growth and squeezed margins for decades. Enter Mentium, an AI-native startup that aims to disrupt this status quo with its pioneering platform of “digital workers” designed to automate…

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