Denmark is widely recognised for its high quality of life, shaped by strong public infrastructure, sustainability-driven urban planning, and a culture that prioritises long-term thinking. From bike-friendly cities and clean coastlines to digitally advanced public services, these foundations create an environment that supports both talent attraction and entrepreneurial ambition. This mindset is also reflected in ... Read more ›
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Bound, an automated British FX risk management platform helping businesses protect themselves from currency volatility, today announced a €20.7 million ($24.5 million) Series A funding to pursue regulatory authorisation in the EU, building on the nearly €1.6 billion ($2 billion) it traded in 2025. The round was led by AlbionVC, with participation from Notion Capital ... Read more ›
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Lawhive, a London-based LegalTech company transforming how consumer legal services are delivered, has raised €50 million ($60 million) in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion across the US and scale its model of building an AI-native consumer law firm. The round was led by Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher Corporation, with participation from TQ ... Read more ›
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ElevenLabs, a leader in AI voice generation and text-to-speech technology, has raised €424 million ($500 million) in a Series D funding round – valuing the British company at €9.3 billion ($11 billion), more than tripling its valuation from one year prior, and bringing total funding to €662 million ($781 million) across five rounds since its ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of Olio, a community-powered platform built to redistribute surplus food and household items at scale. Founded in 2015, Olio connects neighbours and local communities to share surplus food and non-food items that would otherwise go to waste. Alongside peer-to-peer sharing, ... Read more ›
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Over the past decade, digital influence has shifted from celebrity-style endorsements to a more personal, community-driven ecosystem. While macro-influencers once dominated, many brands now see diminishing returns: audiences are more sceptical of polished sponsorships, engagement often lags behind expectations, and a single branded post can be hard to justify against uncertain outcomes. At the same ... Read more ›
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Vexlum, a Tampere-based manufacturer of semiconductor lasers for high-impact applications, today announced that it has secured €10 million in funding to scale its proprietary semiconductor chip manufacturing and laser technology operations in Finland. Vexlum claims that this funding is set to be the largest Seed round to date for a photonics company from the Nordics. ... Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Kembara, which claims to be Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund, today announced a €750M first close toward its €1 billion target. The fund is now actively investing in “breakthrough” DeepTech science and engineering companies. According to the fund, it is anchored by a €350 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF), ... Read more ›
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In 2025, AI startups raised nearly half of all global venture capital, a record-breaking $150 billion in funding. OpenAI alone pulled in $40 billion, Anthropic secured $13 billion, and xAI raised $10 billion. Most startups created last year were building something with AI. Which means that having AI no longer differentiates you. In 2026, saying ... Read more ›
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Groningen-based BioTech startup QT Sense has raised €4 million to accelerate Quantum Nuova, their platform that uses quantum technology to track cellular stress within individual cells in real time-enabling scientists to watch cellular processes as they happen. The funding combines a €3 million Seed round led by Cottonwood Technology Fund, alongside follow-on funding from the startup’s existing ... Read more ›
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Vilnius-based capital markets infrastructure provider Axiology has secured €5 million in Seed funding to introduce new tokenised securities capabilities under the EU DLT Pilot Regime – bringing the full lifecycle of digital fixed-income instruments into one regulated environment. The funding round, led by Exponential Science, e2vc and Coinvest Capital, was joined by new investors TIBAS Ventures ... Read more ›
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Slate Venture Capital, a Paris-based venture capital firm dedicated to the climate transition, has secured a €132 million first close for its inaugural growth fund focused on energy and circularity. Disclosed investors include the European Investment Fund (EIF), Bpifrance and the Fonds National de Venture Industriel (FNVI), managed by Bpifrance and endowed by the French ... Read more ›
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BCAS, a Madrid-based EdTech startup specialised in flexible education financing, today announced the closing of a new €30 million debt round, led exclusively by Spanish neobank MyInvestor. With this new capital, the company aims to expand its operational capacity, introduce traditional instalment-based financing at affordable interest rates, and “significantly” increase the number of students who ... Read more ›
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Soundtrack Technologies, a Stockholm-based background music platform for businesses, today announced that it has acquired Tunify, a Belgium-based B2B music provider, and Ambie, a UK-based background music service dedicated to hospitality. With these acquisitions, Soundtrack has established commercial and operational teams across the UK and the Benelux. These teams work alongside existing staff in Stockholm ... Read more ›
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Sparxell, a University of Cambridge spin-out and innovator of bioinspired colour technology, has raised €4.2 million ($5 million) in pre-Series A funding to replace toxic chemicals in the €40 billion ($48 billion) global colourants market. The round is led by SWEN Capital Partners’ Blue Ocean 2 fund, with participation from Alpha Star Capital and Cambridge ... Read more ›
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The Novo Nordisk Foundation has allocated up to €25 million for the BioInnovation Institute (BII) to launch a new initiative, ‘Upscalator’, to support Danish and European early-stage startups with facilities, services, and expertise to support that novel biosolutions reach the market and can drive the green transition. The BII is a life science and DeepTech ... Read more ›
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If 2025 was the year for setting global ambitions when it comes to technology and innovation, 2026 is the year we start realising our potential. Over the next 12 months, we will see the maturation of AI as it is applied to more industries. At the same time, a new race is emerging, the race ... Read more ›
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Hublo, a Paris-based provider of workforce management software solutions for the healthcare sector, has raised received a €40 million reinvestment vehicle from growth investment firm Revaia. This investment will support Hublo in a new phase following its sale in 2025, aiming to extend support for the company beyond the initial holding period. This follows 2025’s ... Read more ›
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Following our series of country articles, today we turn our attention to Greece’s innovation landscape, exploring the factors shaping its startup ecosystem and highlighting the momentum behind a new generation of technology-driven companies. Greece has steadily strengthened its position as a growing startup hub in Southeastern Europe, supported by an increasingly active venture capital scene, ... Read more ›
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Veremark, a British workplace trust company, has raised €22 million ($26 million) in Series B funding to drive further investment in new products, AI, and continuing to expand the company’s global scale. The round was led by Gresham House Ventures, with participation from existing investors Samaipata, ACF Investors and Stage 2 Capital – inclusive of ... Read more ›
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