The Icon League scores €15M Series A to redefine European Five-a-Side Football

Berlin-based The Icon League, the fast-rising five-a-side football format founded by Toni Kroos and Elias Nerlich, has raised €15 million in Series A funding to accelerate its European expansion, elevate team operations, and grow its fan-first brand of competitive entertainment.

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The Icon League scores €15M Series A to redefine European Five-a-Side Football

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Inforcer raises $35M Series B to power MSPs with Microsoft Security and AI

London-based Inforcer, a platform helping Managed Service Providers (MSPs) manage and secure Microsoft environments, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Dawn Capital, with participation from existing investor Meritech Capital.

Sweden

BOOST Pharma secures €3.1M to advance Stem Cell Therapy for Brittle Bone Disease

Stockholm-based BOOST Pharma has raised €3.1 million from Sound Bioventures to accelerate clinical development of its lead stem cell therapy, BT-101, a potential breakthrough treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) — a rare genetic disorder better known as brittle bone disease.

Canada

Canada’s Gander Social nets $1M crowdfunded Boost to challenge Meta and X

Canadian startup Gander Social has raised over $1 million CAD in just over a week through the first phase of its equity crowdfunding campaign on FrontFundr, marking one of the fastest-growing campaigns in the platform’s history.

United States

GitLaw raises $3M Pre-Seed led by Jackson Square Ventures to launch its AI Legal Companion

AI legal tech startup GitLaw has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to launch its AI-powered legal companion for startups and small businesses.

Canada

Sparrow BioAcoustics bags $10M to scale Smartphone Stethoscope across North America

Canadian healthtech company Sparrow BioAcoustics has raised $10 million CAD in fresh equity funding to expand its Health Canada–approved smartphone stethoscope app across hospitals in North America.

Switzerland

Swiss Robotics Startup Mimic secures €13.8M to give Industrial Robots Human-Like Dexterity

Robotics innovator Mimic has raised $16 million (€13.8 million) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Elaia, with participation from Speedinvest, Founderful, 1st Kind, 10X Founders, 2100 Ventures, and the Sequoia Scout Fund.

Germany

Octonomy raises $20M to scale Agentic AI for complex Enterprise Workflows

AI startup Octonomy, which builds agentic AI systems capable of handling complex enterprise support and service workflows, has raised $20 million in seed funding.

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Code Together, Change Together: How Chris Wanstrath turned GitHub into a global Collaboration Platform

Chris Wanstrath was born on March 13, 1985 in Ohio, USA. From an early age he was drawn to video games and computing rather than a traditional academic trajectory. He briefly attended the University of Cincinnati to study English, but soon dropped out to pursue programming full-time.

United States

YC Alum Adam raises $4.1M to build an AI Copilot for 3D Design

AI design startup Adam, one of the breakout stars of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to evolve its viral text-to-3D modeling app into an AI copilot for professional-grade CAD workflows, TechCrunch has learned exclusively.

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The Icon League scores €15M Series A to redefine European Five-a-Side Football