# AI funding rounds led by Contrarian Ventures

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Contrarian Ventures led or co-led 2 funding rounds at 2 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026. The most recent: Bleu Robotics and Indurex.

| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bleu Robotics](https://presspool.ai/companies/bleu-robotics-com) | €5 million | Pre-seed | October 29, 2026 | OVNI Capital |
| [Indurex](https://presspool.ai/companies/indurex-ai) | €7 million | Round type not disclosed | October 22, 2026 | None named |

## Rounds by year

| Year | Rounds led | Led rounds announced in dollars | Round types led |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 2 | no rounds announced in dollars | Pre-seed, round type not disclosed |

## Co-investors

Investors named with Contrarian Ventures on the rounds above: OVNI Capital.

## Each round and its sources

### 1. Bleu Robotics: €5 million Pre-seed

- Announced: October 29, 2026
- Company record: [Bleu Robotics on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/bleu-robotics-com)
- Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 26–31, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-26)
- Sources: [FinSMEs](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/bleu-robotics-raises-e5m-in-pre-seed-funding.html), [Vestbee](https://www.vestbee.com/insights/articles/bleu-robotics-raises-5-m), [Company AI identity](https://bleu-robotics.com/)

### 2. Indurex: €7 million, round type not disclosed

Participation from Axeleo Capital and Curiosity.

- Announced: October 22, 2026
- Company record: [Indurex on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/indurex-ai)
- Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-19)
- Sources: [Indurex press release](https://indurex.ai/resources/press-release/indurex-raises-7-million), [Tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/10/22/indurex-raises-eur7m-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-across-critical-infrastructure/), [EU-Startups](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/amsterdams-indurex-raises-e7-million-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-and-safety-across-cyber-physical-systems/)

## What this page covers

Presspool records the lead investors of each round, as the company's announcement or the confirming outlets name them, and the other investors the round's entry names. This page lists the rounds this investor led on Presspool's record: every weekly AI startup funding roster, and the latest round of each company on a niche map. A round it joined without leading is listed when the round's entry names it, matched only to firms the record names as some round's lead. It is not the investor's full portfolio: rounds its sources did not name it in are not listed.

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