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A former radio presenter who launched a gut-friendly toothpaste after suffering health problems, has raised €2 million (£1.8 million) to expand international sales of the Alcester-based Gutology and its Oral Biome+ toothpaste. Ollie Gallant, who also runs the Gutology Podcast, has secured funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through fund manager Mercia Ventures, The post Former radio presenter behind gut-health podcast raises €2 million to scale microbiome-friendly toothpaste brand Gutology appeared first on EU-Startups.

Oxfordshire-based Ionech, a clean-energy tech company developing a process to harness thermal energy from ambient air to generate electricity, has received a €2.3 million (£2 million) Seed investment ClimateTech investor Elbow Beach. This investment is combined with a €807k (£700k) Innovate UK Grant, will enable the company to advance its Air Voltaic Cell technology from The post Ionech raises €2.3 million to move air-to-electricity technology into pilots with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners appeared first on EU-Startups.

Hamburg-based DTCP, a global investment management platform with more than €3 billion in AUM, today announced the launch of the €500 million fund ‘Project Liberty’, its eighth fund and its first dedicated exclusively to defense, security, and resilience technologies. The fund is independently managed by DTCP and targets institutional investors, family offices and corporate investors. The post With their new €500 million fund, Germany’s DTCP raises the bar for European defense and resilience capital appeared first on EU-Startups.

We are pleased to announce that Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder and CEO of Freepik, will take the stage at the upcoming EU-Startups Summit, which will take place for the third time in sunny Malta on May 7 to 8, 2026. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Málaga, Spain, Freepik has evolved into a global all-in-one The post Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder & CEO of Freepik, will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit! appeared first on EU-Startups.

Exactly one month, after its founding, Kortrijk-based Tinrate – a platform that enables users to seek and share advice and expertise – has raised a €1.6 million Seed round to roll out the company. The round saw participation from Steve Rousseau (World of Talents), Helena Brutsaert (Get Driven) and Arne Vandendriessche (Signpost). Other notable names The post Belgium’s Tinrate secures €1.6 million to monetise expertise, dubbed “OnlyFans for knowledge” by its founder appeared first on EU-Startups.