Swiss AI startup Zenline AI has secured €1.3 million in pre-Seed funding to help European retail compete again by enabling smarter, AI-driven assortment decisions. The round was led by Seedcamp, with participation from Yellow, First Momentum, and Arc Investors. “We build AI agents that think like assortment decision-makers, but operate in seconds. Our mission is ... Read more ›
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Holiwise, an AI-powered travel agency based in London, has raised €1.45 million in an oversubscribed pre‑seed funding round. The round was led by Bobby Previti of Bank of America, and co-led by Ulf Nilsson from DHL, who will also join Holiwise’s board. Other participants include senior executives from Barclays, Google, Goldman Sachs, and investors such ... Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Creem, a FinTech startup building financial infrastructure for AI-first businesses, has secured €1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Practica Capital, alongside Antler and several notable angel investors, including Johan Pietilä, Martin Olofsson, and advisors from Revolut and Crypto.com. The capital will be used to grow the company’s programmable finance platform and ... Read more ›
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At 28, I became Google’s youngest country CMO, overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets and leading teams. I had fought for that role for two years, and when I finally got it, I expected to feel elated, but instead I felt bewildered. Yes, my career prospects were immense, but something was missing. Maybe it was the realisation that ... Read more ›
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ARX Robotics, a European defence-technology company specialising in autonomous military vehicles, has announced the launch of Combat Gereon, its first combat-capable unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The system is designed to improve soldier survivability in high-risk environments by taking on the most hazardous frontline tasks. The integration of Combat Gereon was developed, tested, and refined through ... Read more ›
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OrganOx, an Oxford-based medtech company that developed technology to preserve donor livers outside the human body, has been acquired in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. This marks one of the UK’s largest medtech exits and delivers £175 million in proceeds to BGF, making it the investment firm’s most significant return to date. BGF reports ... Read more ›
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In a climate where every dollar is scrutinised and growth doesn’t come cheap, understanding what to measure (and when!) can make or break a startup. Vanity metrics just don’t do the magic anymore: investors, teams, and even customers are looking for signals of substance. The good news? You don’t need to track everything. You just ... Read more ›
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Interhuman AI, a Copenhagen-based startup developing the first social intelligence layer for AI systems, has raised €2 million in a pre‑seed funding round. The investment was led by PSV Tech, a Nordic VC backing ambitious AI founders, with participation from EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), Antler, The Yope Foundation, and prominent angels from ... Read more ›
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Europe hasn’t launched a single €100 billion tech IPO since SAP. Meanwhile, billion-dollar companies are emerging in the U.S. and China at an increasing rate. For example, Tesla transformed the U.S. automotive and energy markets with electric vehicles and battery tech, while China’s BYD has grown from battery maker to a global leader in EVs ... Read more ›
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Authors’ note: In this article, we unpack a blueprint for growth from IRB and ESNA, alongside fresh input from ESNA’s Executive Director, Arthur Jordão. A growing body of evidence shows that public innovation funding works. Startups supported by EU programmes have already created over €560 billion in enterprise value, with many going on to raise ... Read more ›
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Before a single slide appears, before your neatly rehearsed opening line, a decision is already forming in the investor’s mind. Over the last few years, I’ve worked closely with several early-stage startups as they prepared for investor conversations, including one that successfully closed a €50 million Series B round. I’ve also helped other teams get ... Read more ›
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Just Eat Takeaway.com is piloting the use of autonomous ground robots for food delivery in Zurich, becoming the first on-demand delivery company in Europe to test wheeled-legged robotics powered by Physical AI. The pilot is in collaboration with Swiss robotics company RIVR, and marks a step toward the company’s broader adoption of automation technologies to ... Read more ›
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European founders, this is your moment! On 23 October 2025, the Innovation Fair lands in Brussels (with a hybrid format) under the theme “Enabling that step forward”. It is looking for 16 outstanding startups to take the stage together with innovators from Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean to showcase their innovative solutions with potential for ... Read more ›
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Embargo, a London-based hospitality tech scaleup, has raised €3 million from prominent investors in the UK, the United States and Europe. The round includes Paul Statham (founder of Condeco), Christo Georgiev (founder of myPOS), Hampton Finance (a food industry-focused fund created by the Chantler family, founders of Meadow Foods), Stephen Zinser, Carl Christian Reiner, as ... Read more ›
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In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, Joe Seager-Dupuy, Partner at TRUE, talks about his path from a family of firefighters to venture capital, while also giving an inside look at TRUE, the $1 billion consumer-specialist VC and innovation advisory firm transforming the retail, leisure, and consumer tech sectors. The conversation explores how TRUE integrates ... Read more ›
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RedMimicry, a provider of a platform for the realistic emulation of complex cyber‑attacks, based in Berlin, today announces the successful completion of a seven‑figure seed financing round. High‑Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) led the round, joined by Capital Square (Hamburg), superangels (Munich), and several well‑known business angels. The investment will enable RedMimicry to further develop its technology ... Read more ›
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A good night’s sleep is no longer seen as a luxury but as a foundation for health, performance, and mental clarity. Yet, sleep habits vary widely across Europe, shaped by culture, lifestyle, and environment. In the North, people tend to go to bed earlier and rest more efficiently, while in the South, shorter sleep and ... Read more ›
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Let’s start by analysing this case: A startup with all the right ingredients: strong traction, a clean cap table, and a buyer with strategic fit. Thanks to AI, the narrative made the pitch even stronger. The board was aligned. Or so it seemed. Then came the diligence call. A direct question came up: “How does ... Read more ›
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Fluence Technology, founded by four Polish physicists, has raised €6.6 million (PLN 28.1 million) in a seed investment round to accelerate the international expansion of its advanced laser systems. The funding includes PLN 19 million from Vinci S.A., PLN 3 million from Radix Ventures, and contributions from returning investors JR Holding, Altamira, Vigo Ventures, Bitspiration ... Read more ›
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