Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36.8 million equity round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Begin Capital and S16VC, alongside a €42.55 million The post London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace appeared first on EU-Startups.

Following up on our country deep-dive series, we now turn to the Netherlands, one of Europe’s most internationally oriented startup ecosystems. Known for its strength in sustainability, fintech, deeptech, and enterprise software, the country combines strong research institutions with a pragmatic, commercially driven founder culture. While Amsterdam remains the dominant startup hub, innovation is clearly The post 10 of the most promising Netherlands-based startups to keep an eye on in 2026 appeared first on EU-Startups.

BeyondMath, a London-based DeepTech company developing a generative physics model, has closed a €8.4 million ($10 million) Seed extension to double its headcount in 2026 and expand globally while increasing its research capacity. The extension was led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, alongside existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures. This closes the Seed The post UK DeepTech startup BeyondMath raises €8.4 million to expand generative physics research appeared first on EU-Startups.

Wayve, a UK leader in embodied AI for autonomous driving, today announced it has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in a Series D investment round, bringing its post-money valuation to €7.2 billion ($8.6 billion) in order to shift from AI research leadership to scaled commercial deployment of its end-to-end AI platform. The round was led The post Wayve rockets to €7.2 billion valuation with €1 billion Series D bet on AI-driven autonomy – backing from Uber and Microsoft appeared first on EU-Startups.

Allica Bank, a British digital bank for SMBs that provides a proprietary full stack technology, has announced a €131 million ($155 million) Series D capital raise as it targets 10% market penetration in the UK by 2028. The round was raised with investements from Ventura Capital, GLG , Sona AM and existing investors TCV and The post London’s Allica Bank targets 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 after €131 million raise appeared first on EU-Startups.

Ask any founder what they spend their time on, and recruiting will be near the top of the list. What they rarely mention is how much of that time goes to activities that do not actually move the needle. The data backs this up. According to research cited by Harvard Business Review, founders spend around The post The founder time trap: Why your best hours are disappearing into hiring appeared first on EU-Startups.