Daily News: October 2, 2025
10/2/2025
Creator Fund raises $41M to back the best PhD founders across European universities
Creator Fund, a pre-seed VC that helps scientific founders turn university research into deeptech startups, has closed an initial $41 million for its first European institutional fund. They focus on AI, life sciences, robotics, and quantum computing.
praxipal lands $6.7M to build the AI workforce for healthcare front desks
Berlin-based praxipal, developing an AI receptionist for healthcare front desks, has secured $6.7 million in seed funding to expand beyond orthodontics, further develop capabilities, and broaden rollouts.
TiHive raises €8M to boost efficient, high-quality production with Terahertz AI
TiHive, an industrial deeptech company based in Grenoble, has raised €8 million to commercialize its vision solutions based on terahertz AI for industrial quality control and sensing.
Lupa raises $20M for AI-powered OS to transform global petcare market
Lupa, an AI-powered operating system for veterinary clinics, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its AI agents, accelerate international growth, and launch a Veterinary AI Lab.
Nordic mobility disruptor Einride raises $100M to accelerate autonomous future
Einride, a Swedish company providing digital, electric, and autonomous solutions for road freight, has raised $100 million to scale the deployment of its autonomous freight solutions and deepen technology development.