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Today’s startup funding news is lighter than usual, and I’d rather say so than pad it. Only four rounds passed my checks on the original article pages in the last 24 hours. The biggest by far is a $300M defence play out of Amsterdam. The rest cover satellites, remittances and ad tech across Europe and Australia.
Which Startups Raised Money in the Last 24 Hours?
Defence and space
- Onodrim Industries (Amsterdam): The company raised a $300M Series A at a $1.3B valuation. Lux Capital led, with General Catalyst, Lakestar, Altimeter, Strike Capital, 137 Ventures, 8090, and Expeditions joining. Total funding now sits at $345M after an early-2026 seed of about €40M. The cash goes into buying dual-use aerospace, defense, and industrial businesses. New offices are planned in Munich and Turin, next to Amsterdam, London and Vilnius. Two ex-Palantir people run it: CEO Aistis Šimaitis and CTO Alexander Blessing. Is it a roll-up with a software story on top? Maybe. I’ll wait for the first acquisition before I get excited.
- Marble Imaging (Bremen): This German company closed a €6M seed extension led by Cherry Ventures. It sits on an earlier €5.3M seed led by HTGF, so the total is €11.3M. Marble wants to build Germany’s first commercial very high-resolution satellite constellation, with 30 satellites planned, plus AI analytics on the imagery. CEO Robert Hook leads the team. Satellites are expensive, so €11.3M is a start, not a finish.
Fintech and ad tech
- Seva Money (London): The seed round is $5M, co-led by Blockwall and Revent. Seedcamp, Stride.VC, Ada Ventures and a few angels joined, including NALA’s Benjamin Fernandes. Seva sells white-label wallets and cards to the people who receive remittances, with stablecoin support. It is live in India and Mexico. The Philippines, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ghana come next. The company says retention is up 29%, which is its own number. Ritu Soni founded it.
- Vudoo (Melbourne): Startup Daily reports a $22M Series B, and it does not name the currency. Blue Sky Capital, a US fund, led, and existing family offices stayed in. The money funds a push into the US, where Vudoo has hired a COO and a North America managing director. The product is checkout inside the ad itself. In one Moët & Chandon campaign, average spend hit $140 against $90 normally. That is one campaign, so keep the salt handy.
Can you trust the numbers in funding announcements?
Mostly, but treat every figure as reported. The amounts come from the company or the press, and I have not converted any of them. Vudoo is the clear example because the currency is missing. Valuations, retention gains and spend lifts also come straight from the companies, not from audits.
If a round name confuses you, my guide to funding stages explains what separates a seed from a Series B. It helps when a headline says “Series A” for a $300M cheque.
What founders can take from today’s rounds
- Sovereignty sells. Onodrim and Marble both pitch European control over defence and space capacity. Investors are paying for that story right now.
- Narrow beats broad. Seva serves remittance recipients, not all of fintech. Vudoo does in-ad checkout, not all of ad tech.
- Old backers come back. Vudoo’s family offices and Marble’s earlier investors showed up again. That signal matters more than a press quote.
- One hard number helps. A $140 versus $90 spend gap is easy to repeat. Bring your own version of it.
If you track where this money goes next, the AI startups worth watching list is a decent place to compare.
Sources: Startbase on Onodrim, Tech Funding News on Onodrim, EU-Startups on Marble Imaging, Tech.eu on Marble Imaging, Tech Funding News on Seva Money, Startup Daily on Vudoo
