Financial anxiety may be stalking Europe’s entrepreneurs, but a return to traditional employment is not on the cards for most. New research surveying 1,600 founders and business owners reveal tension at the heart of European entrepreneurship: while 30% cite maintaining a regular income as their biggest financial challenge, more than 80% say they have no ... Read more ›
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EnergyTech is reshaping global investment priorities because it delivers what capital ultimately seeks: predictable returns, cost advantages, and control over critical infrastructure. The energy transition is no longer primarily about carbon. It is about price. Emissions reduction increasingly follows where energy becomes cheaper, more predictable, and economically superior. Rising energy prices, supply volatility, and grid ... Read more ›
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As part of our ongoing country deep-dive series, we turn our focus to Latvia and spotlight 10 promising early-stage startups shaping the country’s next wave of innovation. Founded between 2021 and 2025, these companies reflect the breadth of Latvia’s emerging tech ecosystem, spanning AI, FinTech, defence, logistics, SaaS and sports management. All data referenced in ... Read more ›
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The Cologne-based company Einklang, specialised in integrated energy solutions for Germany’s mid-sized businesses, has secured €2.2 million to scale its battery-optimised electricity tariff solution for SMEs – reportedly reducing electricity costs by 30 to 40%. The funding round was led by Vireo Ventures. Other investors include SI Ventures, Saxovent, Angel Invest, Heimatboost, and DnA Ventures. ... Read more ›
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On 1 March 2026, Barcelona will once again host the GLOBALS Tech Festival 2026, known as “GSTF26”, marking its fourth edition and setting the tone for the week of MWC Barcelona and 4YFN. Positioned just ahead of the major industry gatherings, the one-day event aims to convert pre-conference momentum into tangible outcomes for founders, investors ... Read more ›
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Cernel, an Aarhus-based tech startup developing an AI-driven platform for the intelligent management of e-commerce data, today announced a €4 million Seed round to “build the foundational infrastructure for agentic commerce”. According to Cernel, the round was led by Seed Capital, alongside a group of prominent serial entrepreneurs with experience in building global billion-dollar businesses. ... Read more ›
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Brussels-based Syndicate One, an international network-driven fund backing technology startups based in Belgium or founded by Belgian entrepreneurs, today announced that it has concluded the first close of its second fund at €22 million. The capital raise follows Syndicate One’s €6.5 million fund, which closed in late 2024, and is intended to identify, finance, and ... Read more ›
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Once upon a time, a company would build large, costly, and unwieldy satellites that would then be sent into orbit to sit, often for decades. Those satellites did their job, supporting navigation, tracking the weather, and enabling disaster response, as they circled the planet. These days, they do much more. They are crucial to modern ... Read more ›
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Umlaut.bio, a German/Swiss oncology/immunology BioTech company developing tRNA-modifying small molecules, announced the extension of its pre-Seed financing to ~€3 million through the support of BaseLaunch. This addition not only helps to accelerate its science addressing tRNA modifications through the expertise of BaseLaunch but also highlights the potential of the approach through the approval by the ... Read more ›
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The Vienna-based startup Lystio, an AI-native real estate portal, has closed a €500k funding round in order to expand with a focus on further developing their search algorithm and AI-powered features. In addition to Austrian investors, international business angels from Silicon Valley are participating, including an early Google employee. The capital will be used to ... Read more ›
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It is no secret by now that technological advances, especially artificial intelligence, have driven profound structural changes in healthcare. From the speed at which clinical tasks are executed to the precision that reduces human error, the industry is experiencing a long-awaited transformation. In oncology, these shifts are even more pronounced. We are diagnosing patients earlier, ... Read more ›
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Rapidata, a Swiss company that accelerates AI development through scalable, on-demand data labeling via digital ads, announced a €7.2 million ($8.5 million) Seed round to scale their global human data network and support growing demand from AI companies that need faster, more reliable feedback to train, validate, and improve their models in an increasingly competitive ... Read more ›
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Following up on our country deep-dive series, we now turn to Luxembourg, a small but strategically positioned ecosystem that continues to punch above its weight in European innovation. Known for its strength in finance, space, and cross-border industry, the country has steadily expanded into healthtech, climate tech, robotics, and digital infrastructure. While Luxembourg’s startup scene ... Read more ›
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Kilter, a Norwegian AgTech startup developing autonomous precision weeding solutions, has secured €6.5 million in new financing and a strategic investment from Kubota Corporation, an Osaka-based manufacturer of agricultural machinery and a global distributor with operations across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. In addition to Kubota, the current funding round was backed by SBG ... Read more ›
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Frederiksberg-based Hemi Health, a HealthTech startup helping people with migraine, headache disorders, and concussion care, has raised €4 million in Seed funding to expand internationally, starting with the Netherlands. The round was led by Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) and Swiss Health Ventures, with participation from existing investors Sondo Capital, Alliance Venture Capital, and ... Read more ›
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Cognee, a Berlin-based AI infrastructure company, today announced a €7.5 million funding round to accelerate the development of its structured memory layer for AI systems and agents. The round was led by Pebblebed, with participation from 42CAP as a follow-on investor. Existing and new angel investors also participated. “AI systems today don’t fail because they ... Read more ›
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Stacks, a British agentic platform for enterprise finance, has raised a €19 million ($23 million) Series A – introducing their new reporting and analysis suite, at the core of which sits their new offering; AI Flux Analysis. The round was led by Lightspeed, with EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC doubling down. The round comes ... Read more ›
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Emerging from stealth, Agaton, a Swedish agentic AI platform identifying and actioning sales opportunities based on customer conversations, today announced it has raised €8.4 million ($10 million) in total Seed funding. The Seed round was co-led by Inception Fund and Alstin Capital, with participation from seed+speed Ventures and Foundry Ventures. The rounds also attracted investments ... Read more ›
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Berlin’s Plato, an AI-based operating system for wholesale distributors, today announced the successful closing of its €12.2 million ($14.5 million) Seed funding round in order to transform the €2.5 trillion ($3 trillion) global trading industry through AI. The round was led by European VC firm Atomico, with prior investors, including Cherry Ventures, who doubled down. ... Read more ›
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