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Carbon13: Capital Raising
Carbon13 launched its tenth SEIS fund (Carbon13 SEIS Fund X) with exclusive rights to invest in climate tech startups built through its venture builder in Cambridge. The fund focuses on climate horizontal covering energy, AI, materials, food security, and supply chain resilience.
Source: UKTN (UK Tech News)
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens the sector leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
“In 2026, the bar is raised for pre-seed investors. The mix of opportunity and uncertainty means that it's more important than ever that founders are getting their go-to-market strategies right first time – it's not just about who has capital to deploy, but how they can support the founders post investment”
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.9 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-2.8pts).
Carbon13: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
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Capital Raising · EMEA
Upvest →Investment infrastructure provider Upvest raised US$125 million (EUR 109M) in March 2026, consisting of US$90M equity and US$35M debt. 9th largest fintech round in Europe H1 2026. Funds for product expansion and capability enhancement.
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Rolls-Royce →UK defence sector stocks rallied sharply following the appointment of John Healey—a former defence secretary—as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Healey has advocated for increased defence spending to 3% of GDP and procurement prioritization of British firms, signaling increased capital availability for defence contractors including Rolls-Royce, Babcock, and BAE Systems.
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SILQ →Saudi B2B e-commerce and fintech platform SILQ secured $20 million Shariah-compliant structured financing facility from Gemcorp Capital to expand embedded financial services for SMEs.
Capital Raising · EMEA
Humanoid →Humanoid, a European humanoid robotics company, raised $152M in Series A funding at a $1.35B valuation, achieving unicorn status.
Capital Raising · EMEA
Copper →Copper secured investment from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo to expand its consumer earnings platform. Financial terms undisclosed.
Capital Raising · EMEA
Revolut →London-based Revolut received a $196m investment from Nvidia's venture capital arm through a secondary share sale at a $75bn valuation, with the fintech and chipmaker having an existing partnership using Nvidia's technology for AI infrastructure
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