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Perk

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Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 112.8 (Hot), up 11.4 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-3.2pts).

Perk: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.

Signals at Perk

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Capital Raising · EMEA

Quantum Systems

German defense drone maker Quantum Systems (affiliate of STARK founder) raised €180M at €3B valuation in November 2025, led by Balderton Capital. Also secured €210M Bundeswehr contract for Falke reconnaissance drones.

Capital Raising · EMEA

Hugging Face

Paris-based Hugging Face surpassed $100m ARR run rate as its open-source AI platform continues to scale, reaching 13m+ users, 2m public models, and 500k public datasets.

Capital Raising · EMEA

uniQure

uniQure participated in a quartet of biotech companies raising nearly $1.5B combined in follow-on offerings.

Capital Raising · EMEA

Nice

Nice completed a €370 million transaction to fund organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and internationalization initiatives.

Capital Raising · EMEA

Fiserv

Fiserv is raising €1 billion via debt issuance in European debt markets, signaling capital needs and European market presence expansion.

Capital Raising · EMEA

Luminance

Luminance raised $75m in Series C funding led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Forestay Capital, RPS Ventures, and Schroders Capital. Combined with Series B, total capital raised in 12 months exceeds $115m.

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