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The EU-funded StepUp StartUps initiative has recently released a comprehensive new report titled Public Sector Services and the AI Opportunity, spotlighting how AI can transform public services across the EU while opening new doors for startups and SMEs. The report outlines how governments can leverage AI to improve citizen services, increase operational efficiency, and stimulate ... Read more ›
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The past few years have reshaped how we think about business and entrepreneurship, and as we approach the winter holidays, it feels like an ideal moment to pause, learn, and find inspiration. Global challenges, rapid technological progress, and shifting values continue to redefine what it means to build and lead successful companies. In this environment, ... Read more ›
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Dublin’s Lative, an AI sales planning platform for sales and go-to-market teams, today announced it has raised €6.4 million in funding to boost product development and expand its go-to market. The round, co-led by Act Venture Capital and Senovo VC, has also been backed by Elkstone, Enterprise Ireland, WestWave Capital, Handshake Ventures and Shuttle. Industry ... Read more ›
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Forgis, a Zurich-based startup developing software to automate industrial machines, today announced a €3.8 million ($4.5 million) pre-Seed funding round to continue projects underway in the automotive and advanced manufacturing sectors. The round was led by redalpine, with participation from Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino, and other investors from DeepTech and manufacturing. “Minimising downtime, maximising ... Read more ›
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T-Therapeutics, a British BioTech company developing next-generation T cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced the successful expansion of its Series A financing, raising a further €27.5 million ($32 million). New investors Tencent and BGF joined the Series A syndicate, alongside all existing major shareholders Sofinnova Partners, F-Prime, Digitalis Ventures, Cambridge ... Read more ›
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Dresden-based semiconductor innovator FMC has raised €100 million to reduces the energy demand of AI data centres with its sustainable and cost-efficient memory chip – ranking among the largest raise of its kind in the semiconductor industry. The €77 million in equity comes from FMC’s oversubscribed Series C financing round, led by HV Capital and ... Read more ›
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London-based Zilch, a consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announced it has raised over €150 million ($175 million) in debt and equity to increase brand visibility through increased above-the-line (ATL) marketing spend, further product development and platform enhancement, and the exploration of strategic M&A opportunities. The round was led by KKCG, including ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Andreas Idl, Co-founder and CEO of Cropster, the company quietly shaping the global specialty coffee movement. If your coffee tastes consistently delicious every morning, Cropster may well be one of the reasons why. Born from Andreas’ time in Colombia and his insight into how difficult ... Read more ›
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Vendep Capital, the Finnish venture capital firm known for its focus on early-stage B2B SaaS companies, has raised its fourth fund at €80 million to support the next generation of SaaS founders across the Nordics and Baltics, particularly those building AI-first products. The round is backed by several leading Nordic and European investors, including the state-owned ... Read more ›
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A new report by the EU-funded Innovation Radar bridge project has just been published, and it explores investment and startup activity in 10 industrial verticals of the EU’s Apply AI strategy, announced in October 2025. Europe is staking its claim in the global AI race, with startups at the forefront of this transformation. The second ... Read more ›
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British venture firm Backed VC has closed its third fund, Backed 3, at its €86 million ($100 million) cap, alongside making its 100th investment, in order to expand its focus on frontier technologies – including AI-native therapeutics, blockchain infrastructure and manufacturing automation. Close to 50% of Backed 3 was committed from 10 institutional Fund of ... Read more ›
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Oxford BioTech startup Scripta Therapeutics emerges from stealth today by announcing a €10.3 million ($12 million) Seed round to upend conventional approaches to drug discovery. The round is led jointly by Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) and Apollo Health Ventures, with further investment from AlbionVC, YZR Capital, and Parkwalk Advisors, and support from Oxford University Innovation. ... Read more ›
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Yrdvaab Ltd, an indie game studio based in Oulu, has secured over €130k in new funding from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Northern Ostrobothnia to continue the development of its space strategy game Ephemeris. The grant, sourced from the European Structural Investment Funds, marks a vital milestone for the studio ... Read more ›
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The European Commission has just awarded prizes to four European startups and SMEs which are bringing to market promising innovations developed with EU research and innovation funding. The awards were announced at the Innovation Radar Prize ceremony, attended by investors and innovation leaders. Twelve EU-funded startups from across Europe competed in 3 prize categories. The ... Read more ›
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The 5th Edition of the Start Up Festival Malta wrapped up last month, once again highlighting the innovation, creativity, and resilience of Malta’s startup community. To celebrate this anniversary, a full week of activities took place. The main event, held on 23 and 24 October, exceeded expectations, attracting hundreds of attendees, more than 40 exhibiting ... Read more ›
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Stockholm’s Spiich Labs, a startup developing an agent-first AI assistant, today announced a €600k pre-Seed funding round to eliminate 8+ hours of weekly administrative work. The round was led by Ampli Ventures, with backing from founders of Lovable, Tandem Health, Neo4j, Creandum, and OpenAI’s head of startups. Johan Torssell, CEO and founder of Spiich, said: ... Read more ›
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Paris-based confidential finance startup Zaiffer has emerged from stealth with a bold mission: to bring a compliance-ready layer of privacy to the decentralised finance (DeFi) world. Backed by a €2 million joint investment from open-source cryptography company Zama and Web3 venture builder PyratzLabs, the newly created venture is launching what it calls a breakthrough primitive ... Read more ›
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Huge Thing, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s leading innovation accelerators, has opened applications for the Industry Test path of its flagship Startup Booster program! The program helps startups validate and scale their solutions through collaboration with corporate leaders such as Orlen, PZU, Veolia, and Bank BNP Paribas, supported by tailored mentorship and equity-free grants ... Read more ›
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Olonne-sur-Mer-based Filiz, an EdTech startup which helps private schools digitalise and streamline their operations, has raised €6 million from entrepreneurial platform Hexa with the ambition of growing revenue 10× within the next five years. The partnership, which includes both funding and operational support over several years, will help Filiz expand from France across Europe, to support ... Read more ›
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Toulouse-based SpaceTech startup U-Space, a satellite constellation manufacturer, has raised a €24 million Series A round with investment bank Avolta acting as exclusive advisor – propelling the company into a new phase of industrial and international growth. The round saw participation from Blast, Definvest, Expansion, CapSpace, ARIS, Primo Space, Audacia co-invest, and Vertech Finance, to support ... Read more ›
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