A new report, The European Open-Source AI Landscape, has just been released by the StepUp Startups project. The report offers a snapshot of where Europe currently stands in the global AI race, and explores how faster adoption of open-source AI could boost competitiveness while strengthening the EU’s digital sovereignty. Open-source AI refers to models, tools ... Read more ›
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Paris-based Minitap, an AI-powered mobile development platform, today announced it has raised €3.5 million ($4.1 million) in Seed funding in order to expand its agentic-AI infrastructure and accelerate the automation of mobile feature development, testing, and iteration. The round was co-led by Moxxie Ventures and Mercuri, with participation from EWOR, Tekton Ventures, Amigos Venture Capital, ... Read more ›
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London-based money-transfer service Sokin today announced it has secured €42.9 million ($50 million) in Series B funding to accelerate its global expansion and product capabilities in the business payments, multi-currency accounts, and cross-border treasury infrastructure space. The round was led by Prysm Capital and joined by Watershed Ventures; with continued participation from investment funds managed ... Read more ›
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Renno, an Amsterdam-based FinTech startup building financial infrastructure for Europe’s renovation industry, has launched with €1 million in pre-Seed funding to replace the payment methods plaguing the €850 billion renovation market. Founded by Mark Slaughter and Mourad Chennaoui, the company aims to address the systemic financial risks faced by both contractors and homeowners with a ... Read more ›
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Europe is poised to emerge as a global leader in the transition to a resilient, net-zero future. There’s a strong foundation for climate action: an intensifying climate crisis, a tightening regulatory ecosystem, and growing consumer demand for more sustainable products and services. However, Europe-based corporations must meet their commitments with bold action, embracing proven sustainable ... Read more ›
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Bremen-based Marble Imaging has today announced the closing of its oversubscribed €5.3 million Seed round ahead of their first satellite launch in Q4 2026 – the funding will help scale operations, accelerate product and technological developments for its upcoming satellite constellation. The round was closed with the help of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). In addition, BAB ... Read more ›
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Spain’s Adcities, an AdTech company innovating out-of-home (OOH) advertising into a fully digital channel, has announced the closing of its Seed investment round of more than €3 million. The round was led by Adara Ventures. European funds PlusPartners and Bynd also participated in the round, as well as business angels Albert Nieto (co-founder of Seedtag) ... Read more ›
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Freigburg-based Black Forest Labs, the visual intelligence company behind FLUX, today announced a €258 million ($300 million) Series B in order to accelerate research and development, hiring, and infrastructure efforts as the team advances its flagship model family – including the recently released FLUX.2 The round was led by AMP and Salesforce Ventures, at a ... Read more ›
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has entered orbit with the launch of Space TechEU, a €500 million financing initiative targeting the European space industry. Unveiled at the European Space Agency’s Council of Ministers in Bremen, the programme aims to stimulate around €1.4 billion in private investment by supporting SMEs and mid-cap companies operating across the ... Read more ›
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Zurich-based Gravis Robotics, a robotic excavator platform innovating global construction, has today announced €19 million ($23 million) in new funding, along with a new wave of industry partnerships. The funding was co-led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures, with Pear VC, Imad (CVC of Nesma & Partners), Sunna Ventures, Armada Investment and Holcim, and will ... Read more ›
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Sofi Filtration, a women-led Espoo-based CleanTech company developing ultrasound-based water filtration technology, has raised a €900k investment from EIT RawMaterials to accelerate industrial pilots, international expansion, and continued development and validation of the technology. The investment includes €600k under the EIT RawMaterials ‘ERMA Booster’ programme and €300k under its ‘Fast Track’ programme. EIT RawMaterials provides ... Read more ›
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Munich’s Quantum Systems has tripled its valuation and raised €180 million in a Series C Extension led by Balderton Capital in order to accelerate its AI, software, and hardware development across all domains – connected by the multi-domain mission software MOSAIC UXS. This follows its €160 million Series C in May this year (as covered ... Read more ›
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Dutch FinTech company POM announced it has acquired its Danish sector peer FarPay in order to set a new European standard for the automation of invoicing processes, payments, and accounts receivable management. The acquisition was supported by investment company Vortex Capital Partner. “We are thrilled to welcome FarPay into POM,” says Martijn Brand, CEO of ... Read more ›
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Lisbon-based Índico Capital Partners announced today the launch of its 6th fund, Indico VC Fund III, with a capital target of €125 million in order to invest in early-stage technology companies across Portugal, Spain and Italy. The fund has successfully secured an anchor commitment of €30 million from The European Investment Fund (EIF), the arm of ... Read more ›
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P2P, short for peer-to-peer, refers to a direct exchange of funds between two users without intermediaries such as traditional banks. In mobile apps, this method has become one of the most convenient ways to send and receive money in just a few taps, allowing users to transfer funds instantly without needing account numbers. In this ... Read more ›
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Uxia, a Barcelona-based B2B SaaS startup automating user testing with AI-generated synthetic users, has secured nearly €1 million in its first investment round, laying the groundwork for a potential Seed round within the next 12-24 months. The pre-Seed round was led by Abac Nest Ventures, with participation from Encomenda VC, and angel investors including Javier ... Read more ›
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Tyten (formerly Fixo), a London-based AI company innovating the facilities management sector, has secured €856k (£750k) in investment in order to modernise the functioning of electrical, plumbing, structural and mechanical systems. The investment was co-led by Fuel Ventures and Concrete Ventures, with follow-on participation from Antler. Vladimir Pushmin, CEO and co-founder of Tyten, said: “Facilities ... Read more ›
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Anyformat, a Spanish GenAI platform specialising in extracting and structuring complex data from any document, has closed a Seed round of €3.3 million to expand the engineering and product team, driving its roadmap in advanced extraction capabilities and the development of proprietary error detection models. The round was led by Kibo Ventures and followed by 4Founders, ... Read more ›
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Brno-based Ranketta, an AI visibility platform helping brands understand and improve their presence in AI search and AI Shopping results, has raised €1 million in pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures with participation from Gi21 Capital. “Coming from the research world, I saw firsthand the lack of visibility that companies have into ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Zuzanna Stamirowska, CEO and Co-founder of Pathway, the company behind the world’s first post-transformer AI model. Pathway is developing an architecture designed to adapt and think more like humans, moving beyond the limitations of traditional transformers. To date, they have raised over €15 million, offering ... Read more ›
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