Proba, an Amsterdam-based startup certifying Scope 3 reductions in the agri-food supply chain, has raised €1.25 million to expand into the United States and Brazil.  Existing investors Future Food Fund, Yield Lab Europe, and Value Factory Ventures participated in this round.  “Our ambition is to make fertiliser-related Scope 3 reductions standard practice in global agri-food The post Amsterdam’s Proba raises €1.25 million to scale fertiliser-related Scope 3 reductions across agri-food supply chains appeared first on EU-Startups.

HomeCooks, a British meal-prep marketplace connecting health-conscious consumers with homemade dishes from independent chefs, has raised €1.6 million (£1.4 million) to accelerate its retail expansion and growth across the UK. The company, which has received funding from PXN Ventures, Love Ventures, Speedinvest and several angel investors, is also planning to use the money raised to The post London’s HomeCooks secures €1.6 million for its home-cooked meals prepared by independent chefs appeared first on EU-Startups.

Amsterdam-based Lucend today announced that it has raised €2.7 million ($3.3 million) in Seed funding to bring its transparent data centre optimisation to the U.S. market, helping enterprises illuminate complex operational environments. The round was led by Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC), other investors include Mitsubishi Electric’s Innovation Fund, New Climate Ventures, Avesta Fund, and Stepchange The post Dutch data centre optimisation startup Lucend raises €2.7 million to expand to the U.S. appeared first on EU-Startups.

Remember when we said the prize package for this year’s EU-Startups Summit Pitch Competition was worth more than €622k? Well, since then, we have added new partners, more credits, and additional opportunities, pushing the total prize value to over €1 million. Yes, you read that right! As the EU-Startups Summit 2026 approaches, taking place on The post Update: The EU-Startups Pitch Competition prize package just hit €1 million! appeared first on EU-Startups.

This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Hanno Renner, co-founder and CEO of Personio, a leading European all-in-one HR software platform built for small and medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2105 in Munich, Personio supports companies across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to payroll, performance, and people analytics. Today, the The post The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Personio co-founder & CEO Hanno Renner appeared first on EU-Startups.

Paris-based VC firm daphni has reached the final closing of its latest fund, daphni Blue, at €260 million. The fund, which exceeded its initial target, is designed to transform Europe’s scientific strength into globally relevant startups tackling environmental and societal challenges. The final closing was achieved in under nine months from the first, and daphni The post From lab coats to unicorns: French VC Daphni Blue closes €260 million fund to turn science into startups appeared first on EU-Startups.