Calling all EU-funded AI, hardware & robotics, and climate tech startups! Lisbon is calling – and so are Europe’s most influential investors, corporates, and policymakers. The Innovation Radar Prize 2025 is your chance to step into the spotlight, showcase your EU-backed innovation, and ignite partnerships that could change your trajectory. And it’s not just for ... Read more ›
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Aarhus-based startup Understory has raised €12 million to accelerate its growth in the global experience market, which McKinsey & Company estimates is worth more than $3 trillion, growing around six percent each year. This Series A investment is led by London-based Smedvig Ventures, with participation from new investors People Ventures and Sequel. Existing investors Seed ... Read more ›
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EU-Startups has learned that Athens-based BOATSCRIBE, a metasearch platform for yacht rentals, has raised over €250k in pre-Seed to make yachting a mainstream and accessible part of global travel experiences and services. The round was led by Sylke Hizli and Osman Hizli from EOS Yacht Charter, with participation from Andrew Tsarenko from Stark Shipping. “Within ... Read more ›
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What a journey for Europe: long and complex. Since the launch of the Capital Markets Union in 2015, the focus has shifted. What began as a response to the financial crisis, aimed at stabilising the banking system, has evolved into a broader ambition: creating a true single market. This change is not just about words. ... Read more ›
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Helsinki’s DataCrunch, a provider of high-performance AI infrastructure, has raised a total of €55 million in a Series A round to scale its compute platform and further its ambition to become Europe’s first AI cloud hyperscaler. This round was led by byFounders, Skaala, Varma pension fund, and Tesi, with additional participation from J12 Ventures and ... Read more ›
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BoobyBiome, a London-based BioTech company advancing the science of breast milk and the microbiome, has raised €2.8 million in Seed funding for its infant feeding solutions in order to scale internationally. The funding round was led by DeepTech investor Empirical Ventures, alongside The Helm, XFactor Ventures, Lavender Ventures, Kayan Ventures, and Evenlode Investment, with angels ... Read more ›
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The Next Web, the Amsterdam-based company behind one of Europe’s most recognisable tech events, has confirmed it will be winding down its events and media operations by the end of September following a strategic review. The Financial Times (FT), which took a majority stake in TNW in 2019, confirmed today a decision first shared with ... Read more ›
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ViCentra, an Utrecht-based medical device company innovating insulin delivery for people with diabetes, announced the successful close of a €72.4 million Series D financing to accelerate manufacturing and launch the Kaleido 2 patch pump in Europe while preparing for US market entry. The round was led by new investor Innovation Industries, a DeepTech VC firm, ... Read more ›
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As an educator in the VC space, I’m regularly asked, “Do I have to be an investor to work in VC?” It’s a perfectly reasonable question, and one that highlights something that’s so often overlooked and misunderstood – breaking into VC doesn’t have to mean becoming an investor. From firm operations to roles across talent, ... Read more ›
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I was staring out of my London apartment window, 80% revenue drop, less than three months of runway left, and 140 salaries I couldn’t pay. It was April 2020, COVID-19 had just shattered the travel industry, and our funding round (the one supposed to catapult us forward) had evaporated overnight. But here’s what still surprises ... Read more ›
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With demand for electricity skyrocketing and grid capacity facing structural delays for the next decade or more, Zympler, a Dutch energy software startup, has raised €1.5 million in Seed funding to help businesses take control of their energy usage. The round was led by Dutch investor group Arches Capital, with participation from regional co-investor ROM ... Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based TracXon has raised €4.75 million in Seed investment to accelerate the industrialisation of its hybrid printed electronics (HPE) technology. The funding saw participation from Invest-NL’s Deep Tech Fonds, which contributed €2 million, alongside DeepTechXL and the Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM). TracXon’s flexible, double-sided, and sustainably printed electronics aim to replace conventional printed circuit boards ... Read more ›
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The role of a chief executive officer is often seen as the pinnacle of corporate achievement, but it comes with constant scrutiny and pressure. Shareholders, employees, regulators, and the public expect CEOs to embody the values of their companies while also delivering results. Even small missteps can have outsized consequences, and scandals that might end ... Read more ›
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Dalton, a Belgian startup turning static websites into self-improving growth engines, today announced it has raised a €1 million pre-Seed round to expand its team and bring its AI-powered optimisation platform to more e-commerce and SaaS businesses. Investors include Syndicate One and a roster of entrepreneurs such as Stijn Christiaens (Collibra), Matthias Geeroms (Lighthouse), Jorn ... Read more ›
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Offset Labs, a startup applying artificial intelligence to defence and security, has landed €600k in pre-Seed funding to advance NATO-allied defence technologies, EU-Startups has learned from sources close to the deal. The round was led by Archangel, Europe’s first dedicated defence investment platform, with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners and Seven Capital. “AI represents the ... Read more ›
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If you don’t book a meeting, you don’t have to pay. That’s what Throxy, a British outbound growth partner for companies selling into traditional industries, says as it raised €5.3 million to deliver meetings through fully-managed, outcome-based outbound service. The Seed round was led by Base10 Partners with participation from Y Combinator. Pablo Jiménez de ... Read more ›
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Launched today from stealth with €4.2 million in Seed funding, Barcelona’s Supersonik is introducing an autonomous, multilingual AI agent that joins live video calls, showcases real software in action, and adapts the demo to the buyer in real time. The Seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by strategic angels from Google, DeepMind ... Read more ›
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MEGA, a Danish AI voice agent platform purpose-built for order-to-cash (O2C) management, today announced a €1.7 million pre-Seed funding round to expand across Europe, invest in product development, and shape O2C management through technology and thought leadership. The round was led by Spintop Ventures, a Nordic early-stage VC firm with 15 years of experience scaling ... Read more ›
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FERNRIDE, a Munich-based ground autonomy platform, announced the extension of its Series A financing round, raising an additional €18 million – bringing the total funding to €75 million. The extension is backed by Helantic and joined by dual-use investors, including Thomas Müller, former CEO of Hensoldt and Board Member of Airbus Defense, who also takes ... Read more ›
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