BookRepublic, a digital e-book library, raised €1.5m from Mondadori, with a commitment for an additional €1.5m investment in 2025. They two will launch Narae, a joint venture focused on webnovels. NExT, a modular electric vehicles startup, ??raised €1.25m from Cysero. Amalia Care, a health-care startup, ??raised €1m from Personae (a CDP-powered accelerator), A|Impact, Social Fare, and business angels ..read more

Casavo ??raised so far €19.5m out of the €30m in convertible debt as it executes its turnaround plan. Nouscom raised an additional €7m into its Series C round (see TWIS #178) from Angelini Ventures. AION Tech, an API orchestration startup, ??raised €1.3m from AATECH SPA SB. StepsConnect, a recruiting-tech startup, ??raised €1m from a syndicate of investors including 40Jemz Ventures, Eden Ventures, Moonstone Fund, Moffu Labs, and others. Keplero AI, an AI assistant for customer service startup, ??raised €400k in a round led by 40Jemz Ventures. Id.Eight, a sustainable sneaker startup, ??raised ..read more

Wesii, a company deploying drones to monitor critical infrastructure, ??raised €2.8m from Terna Forward and DXT Commodities sa.Cynomys, a Precision Livestock Farming startup, raised €2.1m in a seed round participated by Farming Future, dsm-firmerich Venturing, Levante Capital, SVG Ventures, Plus9, in addition to previous investors.TalentWare, a talent management startup, raised €800k in a pre-seed round led by 360cap.Nozomi Networks, an OT and IOT security company, raised $100m from Mitsubishi Electric and Schneider Electric, among others ..read more

Kurbs Orbital, a space-tech startup, ??raised €3.7m in a round led by Otb Ventures, joined by Credo Ventures, Galaxia, In-Q-Tel, and Inovo.This Unique, startup offering environmentally sustainable menstrual pads, ??raised €0.5m in a bridge round by Ulixes Capital Partners, Moonstone, and Longevity Life Holdings.WAO, a proptech startup, ??raised €0.8m in a preseed round from OneDay and business angels.CityZ, a smart parking startup, ??raised €0.5m from 40Jemz and Magic Spectrum.Bud power, a food for sports startup, ??raised an undisclosed amount at a €6m pre-money.Bending Spoons is considering ..read more

Akuis, a fitness-tech startup, ??raised €1.15m from ALIcrowd III (Azimut), Wemoove, and X-Equity (a club deal). The Italian government ??approved a new allocation worth €150m to support investments in AI, 5g, and cybersecurity. H-Farm received a tender offer to be taken ??private. One of the eldest of the Italian startup ecosystem reports is finally out: VEM 2023 A 78-page-strong report on the Italian VC landscape by P101 + Dealroom ..read more

Medical Microinstruments, a medtech company, raised USD 110m in a series C round led by Fidelity Management & Research.3D Nextech, a digital manufacturing startup, ??raised €1.5m in a round led by EUREKA! Venture.CaSRevolution, a life sciences startup developing a therapy for Alzheimer's, ??raised €1.3m in a crowdfunding round.Superfluid, an Ethereum-based token streaming protocol, raised $5.1m in a round led by Fabric Ventures.Jakala ??acquired GotU.Shopfully acquired Ofertia.Reevo acquired Itnet.Everli was actually ??taken over by Salvatore Palella, through a €21m capital increase ..read more

Gabriele Venturi is founder of PandasAI, a Python library that adds Generative AI capabilities to pandas, the popular data analysis and manipulation tool. In this conversation, we dive deep into various topics related to AI, including the impact of AI on data analysis, the democratization of data analysis, the role of open source vs. closed source in AI, and the business model and sustainability of open source AI. We explore the future of AI interaction and interfaces, the impact of AI on jobs, and the defensibility of AI companies. Additionally, we discuss the future of machine learning profe ..read more

Daze, a startup developing smart chargers for electric vehicles, ??raised €15m in a Series A round led by CDP VC, with the participation of EIC Fund, Founders Future, and Prana Ventures. GuidoIo, an edtech startup, ??raised €700k from 360Cp, Growth Engine, and Vesper Holding. Cloov, a fashion-tech startup, ??raised €400k in a seed round. Bending Spoons confirmed the $155m funding round raised from Durable Capital Partners LP and existing investors Baillie Gifford, Cox Enterprises, NB Renaissance, NUO Capital, and StarTIP. The company reported a $2.55 billion po ..read more

Sealence, a startup developing sustainable and innovative solutions for the marine industry, raised €7.5m in equity, debt, and grants.Underscore District, a fashion brands accelerator, ??raised €4m in a round led by Kairos Ventures ESG One.Addax Biosciences, a biotech startup, raised €2.5m from Fintech Partners.Voidless, a packaging technology startup, raised €2.2m from CDP VC and 360cp.Okapi, a green-tech startup, raised €1m from Digital Magics and Innova Venture.Collecto, a luxury goods crowdfunding startup, ??raised €750k in an angel round.Develop-players, an educative gaming startup, ??rai ..read more

Tau Group, an energy transition startup, raised €11m in Series B extension funding led by CDP Venture Capital and Santander Alternative Investments.Ventive, a consulting and investment firm for startups , ??raised €2.4m from a syndicate of investors.Sikuro, a building site security startup, ??raised €1m in a crowdfunding round led by Fleap Holding Spa and Azimut.Renewcast, an energy forecasting startup for wind energy, ??raised €850k in a round led by Helen Ventures and Tech4Planet.Glutensens and VisioNing ??raised €204k and €184k from Farming Future and ToSeed&Partners.Bending Spoons ??an ..read more