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B2B startups that raised money in week 45, 2026
14 B2B companies announced funding rounds in week 45 (November 2 to November 8) in the sources we track: 8 in Europe, 3 in the US and 3 without a stated country. The largest: Fal ($1300M), Return (€835M), Harbinger ($240M).
| Company | What they do | Round | Amount | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fal | Provides AI inference infrastructure for developers. | $1300M | techcrunch.com ↗ | ||
| Return | Develops and operates large-scale battery storage systems and energy flexibility services. | Debt | €835M | Netherlands | eu-startups.com ↗ |
| Harbinger | Works on electric trucks, emergency vehicles, and a driverless platform for the military. | $240M | techcrunch.com ↗ | ||
| Candi Solar | Distributes solar installations paired with battery storage for businesses in India. | Debt | €44M | Switzerland | eu-startups.com ↗ |
| VÆRIDION | Develops electric regional aircraft. | Series A2 | €30M | Germany | eu-startups.com ↗ |
| FluoRok | Produces fluorochemicals without hazardous hydrogen fluoride using a patented process. | Series A | €26.64M | United Kingdom | eu-startups.com ↗ |
| Firmly | Software that lets online retailers sell through AI shopping assistants, marketplaces and other channels. | $15M | United States | geekwire.com ↗ | |
| Green Voltis | AI software that operates and trades battery storage across European power markets. | Series A | €13.5M | Sweden | eu-startups.com ↗ |
| Kabilio | AI platform for accounting firms and the small businesses they serve. | €10M | Spain | eu-startups.com ↗ | |
| Finpilot | Uses AI agents to handle the grunt work for institutional investors. | $10M | United States | geekwire.com ↗ | |
| Vensum Power | Develops power conversion technology that reduces power losses in AI data centres, EV charging and energy storage. | Series A | €9M | Finland | tech.eu ↗ |
| Claimlane | Aftersales product resolution platform that turns product claims into business value. | Series A | €5.6M | tech.eu ↗ | |
| Shackleton AI | Agentic operating system for construction. | $5M | prnewswire.com ↗ | ||
| Potential Sciences | Builds AI infrastructure for scientific drug discovery. | Undisclosed | United Kingdom | tech.eu ↗ |
Sources: tech.eu, www.eu-startups.com, techcrunch.com, www.geekwire.com, siliconcanals.com, www.prnewswire.com. Details are extracted from the articles with AI and linked to the source on every row. Only companies that sell to businesses are shown.
↳ What the signal says
Capital is capacity.
A company that just raised money can afford to buy and usually hires and builds. But a round says more about capacity than intent: in an analysis of about a million software purchases, startups that raised a round in 2025 made 25 percent more software purchases than startups whose last round was earlier, but no particular kind of software stood out (Bloomberry 2025). So combine the round with fit and a second signal, such as the company hiring for the role you sell to.
Where can I find companies that just raised funding?+
In news feeds such as tech.eu, EU-Startups and TechCrunch, or in the list on this page, which collects the week's B2B rounds from European and US tech news with a link to the source.
Is a funding round a good buying signal?+
It shows the company can afford to buy, not that it wants what you sell. Combine the round with fit and a second signal, such as the company hiring for the role you sell to.