Welcome back to our monthly funding roundup!
Investments certainly didn’t slow down too quickly in December. We saw 11 companies secure tech funding – not bad for the last month of the year!
We’ve rounded up some of the notable investments from December to see out our monthly roundups for 2024 👇
💰 Recall’s $1.5 million pre-seed funding round 💰
Recall, an Amsterdam-based AI tool, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Jason Calacanis, with participation from Blockchain Founders Capital, Rocket Capital, and Digital Virtues. The funding will help the company advance its mission to revolutionise how we consume, organise, and retain online knowledge.
🏠🪴 Next Sense equipped to keep cutting carbon emissions 🪴🏠
Next Sense, a smart building platform provider, has secured €11.5 million to advance its mission of creating climate-neutral buildings using AI control. The investment was led by ABP and ETF Partners, with additional support from Edge, SHAPE Capital, and Timeless Investments. This funding marks a significant step toward reducing buildings’ 40% contribution to global CO₂ emissions.
♻️ Orbisk & AI to tackle food waste ♻️
Orbisk, a Dutch scaleup tackling food waste with AI, has raised over €8 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The round was led by Regeneration.VC and co-led by PeakBridge, with support from Kost Capital, DOEN Participaties, Brabant Development Agency (BOM), and EIT Food’s AgriFoodInvest. The funds will be used to improve AI technology, enhance operations, expand customer integrations, and grow their global team.
🤖 Agricultural robots are on the up! 🤖
Odd.Bot, a Lelystad startup specialising in autonomous agricultural robots, has raised €2 million in pre-Series A funding to advance its sustainable robot and launch new versions.
Led by Iconic Ventures & with contributions from PolKa Capital Management, Horizon and regional farmers and private investors, the funds are sure to enable the growth of the agricultural robot!
Conclusion
It’s clear that innovation across industries shows no signs of slowing down & these investments highlight the diverse and impactful ways technology continues to shape our world.
It was an exciting close to 2024 and a promising preview of what’s to come in 2025. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue tracking the latest trends and breakthroughs in the tech funding landscape!