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Finches has closed a €2 million pre-seed funding round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with Vanagon Ventures as co-lead. Find out here what the company plans to do with the new capital.

Munich-based healthtech startup Calliora has raised over €5.3 million ($6 million) in a pre-seed round led by Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments (BHI) and Redalpine.

Robco hits the billion-dollar mark: The robotics startup is valued at more than one billion dollars while also raising fresh capital. With the autonomous industrial robot Alfie and expansion into the US, the company is already planning its next steps.

Munich climate tech Turn2x has raised €20 million in a Series A financing round. The startup plans to use the capital to scale its e-methane technology and set up additional production sites following the launch of a commercial plant in Spain.

Munich-based HR tech startup Ahron has closed a €2.2 million funding round led by Cusp Capital, with participation from super angels and experienced HR business angels, including former Mercedes-Benz HR Director Sabine Kohleisen.

Bavarian energy startup Reverion has closed a Series B financing round of approximately 150 million euros ($175 million) to build, among other things, a new megafactory in Germany with an annual production capacity of 250 megawatts.

Record sums for a few, fewer rounds for many: The Antler Founder Report shows why Europe’s startup boom leaves the next generation behind.

Munich-based cybersecurity startup Kontext has completed a €3.5 million ($4 million) funding round.

AI research lab Grubel from Munich and Tübingen has closed a €3 million pre-seed funding round.

Munich startup Depotcharge has closed a €2.7 million pre-seed round and is launching the nationwide depot charging network BGL Charge with logistics association BGL.

What was once considered a worst-case scenario has become reality: attacks on substations, burning cable ducts along railway tracks, drones over airports and industrial facilities. Attacks on infrastructure that no one monitors around the clock succeed because no one is watching continuously. This structural shift can only be managed at this pace with new technology. That is precisely why Munich security startup Arcos has now secured €5.5 million.

The Exploration Company is set to advance Europe’s independent cargo transport to space stations. The ESA contract includes 310 million euros for a demonstration mission of the Nyx space capsule. Two additional missions could bring in another 450 million euros—these options have yet to be confirmed.