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🇺🇸Apr 30, 2026 137 Ventures raises $700M across two funds as SpaceX IPO looms

🇩🇰Apr 30, 2026 Kompas VC closes €160M Fund II to back industrial AI in a fragmented world

🇩🇪Apr 30, 2026 Earlybird closes its largest fund at €360M to bet on Europe's deep tech moment

🇺🇸Apr 30, 2026 BMW i Ventures closes $300M Fund III with a big bet on automotive AI

🇬🇧Apr 29, 2026 Illuminate Financial closes $135M fund backed by major banks to scale fintech AI

🇳🇱Apr 28, 2026 Ground State Ventures closes $88M quantum fund, 26% above target

🇫🇷Apr 23, 2026 Kurma Partners closes €215M Biofund IV, crosses €1B in assets under management

🇺🇸Apr 17, 2026 Sequoia raises $7B expansion fund under new leadership to double down on AI

🇨🇳Apr 16, 2026 Lanchi Ventures closes $560M fund to bet on Chinese AI

🇺🇸Apr 15, 2026 With $5B in new funds, Accel bets big on AI hardware and software

🇬🇧Apr 13, 2026 Eka Ventures closes $107M Fund II to back UK health and sustainability startups

🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026 Collide Capital closes $95M Fund II backed by Goldman, JPMorgan and UC Endowment

🇵🇹Apr 9, 2026 Bondstone launches €50M deep tech fund to back Southern European startups

🇺🇸Apr 8, 2026 Eclipse raises $1.3B across two funds to double down on physical AI

🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026 OpenAI veterans launch Zero Shot, a $100M VC fund with a view on where AI is — and isn't — headed

🇸🇬Apr 1, 2026 Circulate Capital raises $220M first close for Asia recycling fund amid global ESG headwinds