Across Europe, HealthTech companies are developing new technologies that can improve patient care, ease pressure on clinicians and help health services make better use of limited resources. But while these technologies are often successful in getting into hospitals in the pilot phase, many…
SpaceTech company Tumbleweed has raised €6.9 million, allegedly the largest SpaceTech Seed round ever raised in Austria, four months after the startup put the country’s first commercial satellite in orbit. The round was led by PactVC, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, early backer…
Berlin-based VC firm Robin Capital has closed its second €15 million fund, bringing total commitments across its two early-stage funds to €30 million. The new fund, Robin Capital Fund II, follows the firm’s first €15 million vehicle closed in 2024. It has already made 17 investments, including…
A Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory short-lived.
Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new episode of Walter Isaacson’s podcast, The Builders, set to publish on Tuesday, Tan put a price tag on…
Of the 12 companies listed by French AI unicorn Mistral as available Connectors (ready-made integrations connecting AI to external applications), not one hails from Europe; raising questions about the continent’s competitiveness. Despite what this may imply, there are plenty of European software…
Roleo, an Estonian personal AI career agent, has raised €2.9 million to expand across Europe and help tech professionals discover career opportunities – without the hassle of searching and applying. The round was led by the Baltic venture capital firm Practica Capital and included participation from…
Stockholm-based venture capital firm Creandum has closed a €668 million ($750 million) fund, Creandum VIII, to back early-stage technology startups from pre-Seed to Series A. The fund, its largest to date, will support approximately 30 investments over the next two years, with a particular…
Hypersonica, the British-German defence company developing sovereign hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe and its allies, has secured €100 million in Series B funding. The Series B funding round was co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, with continued participation from existing…
Gallium Defence, a Paris-based startup working on drone detection at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems, has emerged from stealth with a €7.1 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital, with participation from Omnes Capital and Polytechnique…
Marble Cognition (Marble), a Munich-based startup building AI coworkers that understand how work is executed to optimise and automate business operations, has raised €3.35 million ($3.75 million) in a pre-Seed round. The round was co-led by Heartcore and Seedcamp, with participation from angels…
Seamoretech, a Porto-based CleanTech startup that converts desalination brine into freshwater and critical minerals, has secured €1.1 million in the first closing of its Seed round. The round saw participation from Rypples, 7Seas Capital, and Crédito Agrícola, bringing together investors with…