$145M for Pigment’s business forecasting, Easop acquired by Remote, and German startups to watch

This week our research tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €629 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

In addition to this week’s top financials, we’ve also indexed the most important/industry-related news items you need to know about.

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💸 Notable and big funding rounds

🇫🇷 Pigment raises $145M Series D to enhance strategic decision-making in business

🇫🇷 BlaBlaCar secures €100M credit facility for growth ambitions

🇸🇪 Scayl comes out of stealth with its “fintech for fintech lenders” and €100M funding

🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers

🇬🇧 Content curator Wakelet acquires online portfolio provider Bulb

🇫🇷 Easop acquired by Remote to supercharge its HR SaaS

🇩🇪 The Stuttgart-based DI Group takes over the majority of finance, baby

🚀 Interesting moves from investors

💶 Crowdfunding platform Seedrs targets sport following restructure

🔬Empirical Ventures raises £8.25M for deep science

🇸🇪 Main Capital takes in SEK 28 billion – eyes on Sweden

🗞️ In other (important) news

🇪🇺 Q1 2024 shows a resilient quarter for European tech companies

🇪🇺 18 European mobility companies join forces with a call to action for transport innovation

🤖 Inside the UK’s AI company incorporation boom

📡 Recommended reads and listens

🇩🇪 10 German startups to watch in 2024

🥕 Agritech’s time to shine: State of Foodtech 2024

📲 Vectary API allows more startups to model using AR

🌳 How circular economy startup Bpacks is utilising bark to reduce plastic waste

👷Connected worker platform Zaptic lands industry connections via Hexagon’s Sixth Sense Program

🔭 European tech startups to watch

💡Syntropic raises seven figures for light-based depression treatment

🎛️ Warwick Acoustics raises £7M to increase production of sustainable in-car audio systems

✈️ Tour operator Eurotrips secures €260,000 investment from Day 8

🇪🇪 Baker Hughes backs Elcogen to scale its leading solid oxide technology for hydrogen

🇸🇪 Ironic biotech raises €1M for plant-based proteins high in iron