First, a question to my investor friends: What is more valuable to you at events: pre-event filtering or on-site curation? Investors need better filtering, not more invitations. Investors are not short of startup events. They are short of time, attention, and efficient filtering. That is why I do not think the value of a platform […] Read more ›
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SAGA Diagnostics is stepping into the spotlight with Roche’s planned acquisition of the company for up to $595 million, a deal that underscores growing demand for ultra-sensitive cancer monitoring technologies. The startup has built its core around Pathlight, a tumor-informed molecular residual disease (MRD) platform that combines whole genome sequencing and digital PCR to track […] Read more ›
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Public institutions play a crucial role in ecosystem development. There is no ecosystem without them. Their role is not only about funding, visibility, or representation. Their real impact comes from creating practical connection points. That means direct engagement with real clients, real market needs, and face-to-face interaction where trust, understanding, and opportunity can actually develop. […] Read more ›
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Espoo-based Proteins.1 has raised €4.7 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a single-molecule protein detection platform that aims to do for proteomics what PCR did for genomics. The round was led by Lifeline Ventures and Cloudberry Ventures, with additional support from Business Finland. The Espoo-based startup is developing a physics-based, enzyme-free amplification technology that can […] Read more ›
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Vilnius-based Outcraft AI has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding led by Practica Capital, with early backing from venture builder Lost Astronaut, to advance its push into autonomous revenue execution. The startup is building AI agents that independently handle sales and customer engagement across voice, SMS, email, and messaging platforms, targeting a growing gap between […] Read more ›
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Oslo-based Stendr has raised $5.4 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round co-led by Rainfall Ventures, ACME, and Skyfall, with backing from Sisyphus, Antler, StartupLab, Off Piste, and Andøya Ventures, alongside angel investors. The startup is building an AI-native, vertically integrated defence stack combining software and cost-efficient hardware, initially focused on drone detection and response systems. […] Read more ›
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Universities need more than recognition. They need routes to market. Universities are essential to strong ecosystems. They generate talent, research, ideas, and long-term capability. But too often, the path from research to market is still too weak. That path needs more than good intentions. It needs interaction with founders, investors, corporates, and ecosystem builders who […] Read more ›
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First, a question to my investor friends: What is more valuable to you at events: pre-event filtering or on-site curation? Investors need better filtering, not more invitations. Investors are not short of startup events. They are short of time, attention, and efficient filtering. That is why I do not think the value of a platform […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Stegra has secured an in-principle €1.4 billion financing round led by Wallenberg Investments, which has assembled a consortium including Temasek and IMAS, alongside continued backing from existing investors such as Altor, Hy24, and Just Climate. The company develops a large-scale green steel plant in Boden, aiming to decarbonize one of the world’s most emissions-intensive […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based Sapient Perception has raised a €2M pre-seed round co-led by Balnord and FORWARD.one to advance its high-resolution sensor systems for mission-critical drone operations. The startup develops software-defined cameras and an edge AI framework designed to dramatically expand aerial visibility, addressing the trade-off between coverage and resolution that limits current UAV deployments. Its 10K sensors […] Read more ›
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Finnish deeptech startup Kelluu has raised €15 million in a Series A round led by the NATO Innovation Fund, marking the fund’s first investment in a Finnish company, with participation from Keen Venture Partners, Gungnir Capital, and Tesi. The company develops and operates autonomous, hydrogen-powered airships designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based MinervaX has appointed Jamila Louahed as Chief Development Officer and Hans Henrik Chrois Christensen as Chief Financial Officer as the company prepares for the next stage of clinical development of its vaccine candidate targeting Group B Streptococcus. Louahed previously held senior roles in vaccine research and development at GSK, with experience across late-stage clinical […] Read more ›
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SolvaPay has raised €2.4 million in a pre-seed round to build what it positions as the first payment infrastructure layer for the emerging agentic economy, where AI agents can independently transact across digital services. The round was led by European fintech VC Redstone and Silicon Valley–based MS&AD Ventures, with participation from Antler and Greens Ventures. […] Read more ›
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A lot of startup activity is built around visibility. But visibility alone rarely changes a company’s trajectory. What founders actually need is access: to investors, to customers, to partners, to talent, to people who can shorten the path forward. That is one reason I care about the practical side of ecosystem building. Not just how […] Read more ›
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Fundraising by Finnish venture capital investors reached a record €678 million in 2025, according to the latest statistics from the Finnish Venture Capital Association. At the same time, Finnish startups raised a record €1.9 billion in investments. While domestic venture capital investors have financed the early stages of many successful startups, participating in later, larger […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based proptech startup Jaakko.com has raised €500K in fresh funding to accelerate product development and international expansion as it looks to unlock liquidity in Europe’s stagnant housing markets. The round is backed by a mix of angel and institutional investors, including Markus Oksa, Vesa Sironen, Innovestor, and Business Finland. The company operates a marketplace that […] Read more ›
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Most startup events do not have an access problem. They have a relevance problem. Too many people. Too many panels. Too many intros. Too little substance. So let me ask directly: What matters most today in the startup-investor world: access, curation, trust, speed, or actual follow-through? Because honestly: A packed venue means nothing. A long […] Read more ›
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Norwegian agtech company Kilter has raised €6.5 million in new financing in a strategic round that includes a lead investment from Japanese agricultural machinery group Kubota Corporation alongside continued participation from existing shareholders such as Pymwymic, SBG Invest, and Nufarm. The company, which develops autonomous precision weeding and spraying systems for row and high-value crops, […] Read more ›
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Finnish defence technology company Sensofusion has acquired aircraft manufacturer Atol Aviation, adding in-house aircraft production to its counter-drone and signals intelligence offering. The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal brings Atol’s small-scale manufacturing operations and aircraft models, including the amphibious Atol Aurora, into Sensofusion’s structure, allowing it to test and deploy airborne sensor systems […] Read more ›
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Espoo-based Kuva Space has appointed Panu Routila as Chairman of the Board, a governance change that comes as the company expands its focus on European demand for space-based intelligence. Routila, who also chairs Patria and previously led Konecranes and Ahlström Capital, brings experience from defense and industrial sectors that are increasingly linked to the commercialization […] Read more ›
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Startup ecosystems do not grow because people exist. They grow because people engage. Also, the startup ecosystem does not become stronger just because founders, investors, corporates, universities, and public institutions all exist in the same market. It becomes stronger when they actually engage with each other in ways that create movement. Founders need capital, customers, […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Handhold has raised €3 million in seed funding to scale its vision of giving every inbound lead a “personal account manager.” The round was led by Entourage Capital, with participation from Inovia Capital and e2vc, alongside a roster of high-profile angels including Markus Villig, Ott Kaukver, Janer Gorohhov, and Harsh Sinha. The company builds […] Read more ›
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