European HR Tech Fundings 07/2025

July as the first month of Q3 2025 was a bit more quiet in terms of funding news than the end of Q2. However, there have been some noteworthy investments in early-stage HRTech ventures in Europe. The investments underline how AI is especially changing both talent acquisition and also learning with new smart and AI-based use cases that replace manual work and improve quality.

Here are the details:

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💵 Yuno (DE) raised a €7M Series-A round led by Blast Club with additional backing from New Renaissance Ventures, IBB Ventures, Fairway Partners and FAIR VC. Yuno pairs AI with the expertise of specialized journalists, historians and scientists, ensuring every short, bite-sized lesson balances cutting-edge technology with human depth: https://www.ibbventures.de/news/yuno-funding

💵 TuringDream (ES) raised a €6M Seed round co-led by Adara Ventures and HWK TechInvestment, with participation from Next Tier Ventures for its agentic AI platform for education and enterprises. The company plans to use the funds to build out its Agent Generation Model and expand into key markets across Europe, North America, and Latin America. TuringDream is already working with partners in banking, insurance, and training to refine its offering for enterprise use: https://www.founderstoday.news/turingdream-secures-6-millions-in-funding/

💵 Ucademy (ES) raised a €3.5M unknown round led by Inveready  with participation from Sabadell Venture Capital for its academic test preparation platform that personalizes test prep with AI: https://siliconcanals.com/madrid-ucademy-secures-3-5m/

💵 Gigged.AI (UK/ Scotland) raised a GBP1M round from Scottish Enterprise, Par Equity and various business angels for its AI-powered skills platform. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth of its customer base in the UK and US amid a growing concern over tech skill shortages caused by the rise in AI projects: https://gigged.ai/gigged-ai-secures-1-million-investment-to-scale-ai-powered-skills-intelligence-platform/

Additional start-ups reported smaller or undisclosed funding including Shoorah (UK) and Placed. (DE). 

Interesting global fundings include Ashby's (US; talent acquisition) $50M Series-D, Sparrow's (US; compliant leave management) $35M Series-B, and Honor Education (US; learning) $38M Series-A. 

Let me know if I overlooked something in the comments below! 👇

Congrats to the startups, their teams and the founder including Patrick Dr. Hildebrandt, Cornelius Rantzau, jose moran, Manuel Tarrasa, Ramiro Zandrino Romero, Rich Wilson, Lorri Haines, Fatih Temel, Kai Künne, Benjamin Encz, Meir Veisberg, Joel Podolny and their teams as well as to the many familiar investors involved!

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