Bulgarian spacetech EnduroSat has closed a $205 million (€178 million) funding round to dramatically scale its next-generation satellite fleets. Which officially launched them over the $1B valuation and granted unicorn status. The investment, co-led by Riot Ventures and Atreides Management, brings together a heavy syndicate including the European Innovation Council, Google Ventures, Founders Fund, House Capital, Lux Capital, Omnes Capital, Giant Ventures, Emphatic Capital & Endeavor Catalyst.

Veridion, a Romanian-founded business intelligence startup that builds a living digital replica of the global business landscape, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform, which continuously updates data on around 640 million businesses worldwide. The round was led by Hoxton Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Underline Ventures, OTB Ventures, Gapminder, Day One Capital and LAUNCHub.

Tallinn-based Creem, a billing and monetisation platform targeting AI-native software companies, has raised €5 million in seed funding, the company announced. The round was led by Polish venture capital fund Inovo VC, with participation from existing investors Practica Capital and Antler. Angel investors include Markus Villig, founder of Bolt; Timmu Tõke and Kaspar Tiri, co-founders of Ready Player Me; Adam Jafer of Voi; and Fryd Wiatrowski of Viktor.com.

Vilnius-based EnforceShield has raised €1.7 million led by Vendep Capital to scale its autonomous, attorney-built platform for removing IP violations at enterprise scale. The round was led by Vendep Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK VC.

The San Francisco- and Warsaw-based TesterArmy has raised its €1 million pre-seed from Y Combinator, AIP Seed, Eight Capital, Script Capital and angels including Vercel founder Guillermo Rauch. The startup uses AI agents that follow user journeys in plain language, no test scripts, no source-code access.

Czech investment fund JSK Investments SICAV a.s. has backed US medtech startup Andromeda Surgical in its Series A round. The company secured $15 million in the round, bringing its total funding to $30 million. Based in San Francisco, Andromeda Surgical is developing an autonomous surgical platform aimed at broadening access to advanced procedures while reducing the steep learning curve associated with specialized interventions.

New fund launching

Asternova Centru, a new €8.061M regional venture capital fund, is set to officially launch on September 30 at CATTIA Brașov during the Romanian Capital Circle – Asternova Centru launch x EIT Urban Mobility Ecosystem Day.

Backed by €7.058M in public anchor capital from ADR Centru via the European Regional Development Fund, the new vehicle is managed by Aster Capital Partners in partnership with Iceberg+ and Venture Booster. Led by General Partner Silvia Ursu, the fund addresses the critical early-stage institutional gap by offering ticket sizes between €50,000 and €350,000 to build a portfolio of 40 pre-seed and seed tech startups across six central Romanian counties: Alba, Brașov, Covasna, Harghita, Mureș, and Sibiu.

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