Engitix, a British BioTech company targeting the extracellular matrix (ECM) to develop transformative therapies for cancer and fibrosis, today announced the closing of a €21 million ($25 million) Series A extension financing. The financing was provided by Netherton Investments, a fund investing on behalf of Mike Platt, the co-founder and Managing Director of BlueCrest Capital ... Read more ›
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Once again, it is that time of the year when we begin our annual series highlighting some of the most promising startups from across Europe. Each edition takes a country-by-country look at the teams and technologies shaping the continent’s entrepreneurial landscape. For 2026, we are starting with Austria, opening the series with a closer look ... Read more ›
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Paris-based Spore.Bio, a BioTech startup developing AI-based microbiology testing technology, today announced that it has secured multi-million-dollar funding from the Google.Org Fund for AI in Science. Additionally, it has also launched Spore.Labs, an AI-native research division focused on tackling the critical challenges in public health. The Google.org AI for Science Fund is a multi-million-dollar initiative ... Read more ›
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Cologne-based United Manufacturing Hub (UMH), an open-source industrial data management platform for modern factories, today announced a €5 million funding round to accelerate its mission to build the foundational data layer for global manufacturing. The round was led by KOMPAS VC, with participation from seed + speed Ventures, Sustainable Future Ventures, and Archimedes New Ventures. ... Read more ›
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Barcelona-based pre-Seed manager 4Founders Capital today announced they will be taking a new step forward after surpassing in €130 million in AUM with the launch of their first fund specialised in hotel real estate; 4Founders Capital Hospitality. The new vehicle will have an investment capacity of €60 million, a six-year duration, and has already received ... Read more ›
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Dark Blue Therapeutics, a British discovery and development BioTech company innovating the next generation of precision oncology medicines, has been acquired by US-based global BioTech company Amgen, in a transaction valued at up to €718 million ($840 million). Dark Blue’s DBT 3757 is a first-in-class therapy in IND-enabling studies for AML and ALL, with the ... Read more ›
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Biographica, a British AI startup innovating how the agricultural industry develops new crop varieties, today announced an €8 million (£7 million) funding round to accelerate the creation of climate-resilient, productive and nutritious crops – addressing global food security challenges driven by climate change, population growth, and limited natural resources. The round was led by Faber ... Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based MedTech startup ShanX Medtech (SXM), which provides in vitro diagnostic platforms for antibiotic susceptibility testing, has closed a €15 million Seed funding round to scale, boost clinical validation, and prepare for market launch. The oversubscribed funding round includes multiple funding instruments, including equity, grants and the Innovatiekrediet. The equity investment was led by the ... Read more ›
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Vienna-based Vitrealab, a developer of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for laser-based augmented reality (AR) display systems, has closed a €9.4 million ($11 million) Series A financing round to accelerate the development of its Quantum Light Chip (QLC) for AR Displays. The “significantly oversubscribed” round was led by LIFTT Italian Venture Capital and LIFTT EuroInvest with ... Read more ›
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Toloka.vc, a Ukrainian investment syndicate, has announced an investment of €215k in British electric bike company GIN e-bikes, which is scaling a subscription-based electric bike rental service in London under its PLUTO brand. The investment was structured as a two-year secured loan with an annual interest rate of 12%, backed by the company’s electric bike ... Read more ›
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Like every year, we take a country-by-country look at the teams and technologies shaping the continent’s entrepreneurial landscape. In 2026, we start this journey by turning our attention to Belgium, a country known for its strong research institutions, thriving tech hubs, and an innovation ecosystem that consistently produces high-impact ventures. Belgium, as we all know, ... Read more ›
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Salzburg-based BENTELER Group has signed an agreement to acquire Frankfurt-based provider of software-based mobility solutions, ioki, from Deutsche Bahn. With this acquisition, BENTELER subsidiary HOLON, ioki, and Benteler Mobility form the first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility. As part of this deal, HOLON will manufacture the autonomous HOLON urban shuttle, ioki will provide platform ... Read more ›
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Milano-based MotorK, an AI-centric SaaS provider to the automotive retail industry in the EMEA region, has secured an additional €3 million tranche of financing from its existing lender Atempo Growth. The fresh capital will be utilised to strengthen the Group’s financial position further and support general corporate purposes. According to the company, additional funds were ... Read more ›
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Have you ever attended a climbing class? If so, you know that the first thing you are taught is how to fall. The logic is simple. If you are not afraid of falling, you are more likely to keep climbing. The same applies to entrepreneurship. Have you ever re-arranged a cap table before a Series ... Read more ›
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For anyone who has searched for a job recently, the experience is painfully familiar: hours spent scrolling through job boards, submitting dozens of applications, and hearing nothing back. The same roles appear across multiple platforms. Listings stay up months after positions are filled. And despite applying to what seems like a perfect match, most applications ... Read more ›
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Sicily is an island known for its vibrant lifestyle, rich culture, and world-renowned cuisine. Yet beyond its heritage and charm, the island is steadily carving out a reputation as a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship. While the pace of startup growth may not yet match established Italian centres like Rome or Milan, Sicily is steadily ... Read more ›
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It’s remarkable to think that a year or so ago, securing a coveted page-one search engine ranking was considered the marketer’s holy grail. No easy feat, getting there required absolute precision, constant fine-tuning and the perfect mix of keywords and backlinks. Of course, today that world looks rather different. As AI-driven search experiences dominate, they ... Read more ›
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In 2026, many startup founders are facing the same uncomfortable truth. Their product may be technically solid, and their team may be shipping fast, but growth stalls the moment AI agents become the first touchpoint in the customer journey. The interface has changed, and with it, so should we. In previous years, you optimised for ... Read more ›
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Looking back at the evolution of healthtech, many revolutionary startups have been built, often completely shifting the way clinicians work. We have moved from digital record keeping to telehealth platforms, preventative healthcare devices, and now the latest wave of AI co-pilots. Decades of investing in digitisation have consequently turned healthcare into fertile ground for AI ... Read more ›
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Europe’s DeepTech ecosystem is approaching an important crossroads. Across the continent, universities and research institutes continue to generate breakthrough science, supported by one of the world’s strongest pipelines of technical talent. The ingredients for globally relevant DeepTech companies are already present. Japan’s recent commitment of more than €33 billion to European DeepTech and AI highlights ... Read more ›
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