White Star Capital wants to lead seed rounds with new $50m North American Seed Fund
White Star Capital has launched a new seed fund to fill what it sees as a key gap in the venture capital market.
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Novisto fuels up for European expansion with $27m Series C
Montréal-based Novisto has closed $27m from existing backers to scale its operations in Europe.
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Finn tops Sifted’s DACH & CEE leaderboard for second year
Munich-based car subscription startup Finn has topped the newly launched Sifted 100: DACH and CEE 2025 Leaderboard for the second year in a row.
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IntoTheBlock and Trident Merge with $25m backing to build institutional DeFi gateway
Decentralised finance specialists IntoTheBlock and Trident Digital have merged into a new company called Sentora.
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XWeave raises $3m for stablecoin-based cross-border payments
XWeave plans to expand its network into the Middle East and broader Asia, including the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.
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Flash Coffee secures $3m to accelerate growth & expand new store concept across Indonesia
Flash Coffee, the Indonesia-focused coffee chain, has raised $3m from TA Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital.
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Upexi raises $100m to buy Solana tokens
Upexi Inc. is raising $100 million to accumulate the cryptocurrency Solana.
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Uvaro acquires coding school Lighthouse Labs to take on AI-augmented job market
Workforce training platform Uvaro has acquired coding school Lighthouse Labs to create one of Canada’s largest and development organisations.
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DFNS raises $16 million Series A
Having gained strong momentum in 2024, the startup which is HQ'd between Paris and New York has raised a $16m Series A.
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Carbon6 to be acquired by US-based SPS Commerce to grow e-commerce merchant toolkit
arbon6 is set to be acquired by Minneapolis-based retail supply chain solutions company SPS Commerce for $210 million.
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Flare raises $30m to thwart info-stealers
On the strength of this new anti-info-stealing tech, Flare has landed a fresh $30 million Series B led by Base10 Partners.
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Vet network Petfolk raises $36m Series C for expansion
Petfolk has raised a Series C round from Deerfield Management to accelerate the evolution of veterinary care.