Europe Builds Microsoft-Alternative ‘Euro-Office’ to Reclaim Digital Sovereignty
European enterprises and community groups have launched Euro-Office, an open-source office suite designed to match Microsoft Office compatibility while ensuring digital sovereignty. Backed by IONOS, Nextcloud, Eurostack and other major firms, the project offers a tech preview now with a stable release targeted for summer 2026. The suite supports documents, spreadsheets and presentations, using fully open licensing to avoid trademark constraints. It responds to growing concerns over reliance on non‑European productivity platforms.
Aleph Alpha’s Former CEO Lures Apple Engineer From US to Join European Startup
Former Aleph Alpha CEO Jonas Andrulis announced his new AI venture, CNTR, backed by a multi‑million‑dollar (≈ $5 million) investment from German consultancy Roland Berger. The startup focuses on "collaborative AI" systems that keep humans in the decision loop to curb hallucinations...
Hiro Capital Boss on LeCun, Clegg, and AI Investing
Hiro Capital announced a $55 million co‑lead investment in AMI Labs, the world‑model AI startup founded by former Meta chief scientist Yann LeCun. The investment is the first deployment from Hiro’s new Hiro III fund, a €500 million‑plus (~$545 million) vehicle aimed at spatial AI,...
DSV and Renaissance Philanthropy Set Out to Rewire Crop Resilience Innovation
Deep Science Ventures (DSV) and Renaissance Philanthropy have launched a venture‑creation project to build deep‑tech spin‑outs that boost crop resilience against climate extremes. The initiative, part of their Climate Emergencies Resilience Lab, moves beyond static genetic modification by focusing on...
Allday Goods Raises £765K to Scale Its Cult, Recycled-Plastic Knife Brand
Allday Goods, an East London kitchenware brand that turns landfill-bound plastic into colourful knife handles, has secured £765,000 (approximately $970,000) in a funding round led by FIGR Ventures. The round also includes Anotherway Ventures, Machroes Holdings and several angels, adding...
Most UK Startups Aren’t in London. But Most Funding Still Is
A recent analysis shows that while 53% of the UK’s high‑growth startups are located outside London, they capture only 39% of venture funding. Entrepreneur Jenson Brook’s Britain’s Got Startups (BGS) platform is trying to bridge the gap by showcasing regional...
Theia Insights Grabs $8M to Map the Global Economy with AI
Cambridge‑based deep‑tech firm Theia Insights secured $8 million in a Series A round led by MiddleGame Ventures, bringing its total capital to $14.5 million. The startup uses AI to create a continuously updated, multi‑dimensional map of the global economy, replacing static industry labels...
Klarna Veterans Launch Galdera with €1.5M for AI Financial Modeling
Galdera Labs, founded by former Klarna finance leaders, announced its launch with €1.5 million (≈$1.6 million) pre‑seed funding. The Stockholm startup is building an AI‑driven platform that continuously updates financial models while preserving the reasoning behind each assumption. Its "reasoning infrastructure" combines...
Giraffe360 Raises $10M Series B Financing Led by Cipio Partners
Giraffe360, an AI‑powered real‑estate marketing platform, closed a $10 million Series B round led by Cipio Partners, with participation from Founders Fund, Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCHub, and Change Ventures. The company’s hardware‑software solution creates HDR photos, virtual tours, LiDAR‑based 2D/3D floor plans, video,...
Arkadia Space Secures €14.5M EIC Backing for Green Propulsion Tech
Spanish startup Arkadia Space has received €14.5 million (≈ $15.8 million) from the European Innovation Council Accelerator, split into a €2.5 million grant, €6 million equity and €6 million private investment. The money backs its hydrogen‑peroxide‑based green hypergolic propulsion system, aimed at replacing toxic hydrazine fuels....
SOUS Secures €4M to Develop AI Growth Tools for Restaurants
Amsterdam‑based SOUS, an AI‑driven growth platform for independent restaurants, closed a €4 million seed round (approximately $4.4 million). The funding, led by Seed +Speed Ventures, will fuel product development, team expansion, and European rollout, beginning with Germany. SOUS’s AI agents operate continuously...
Futurepresent Emerges From Stealth with $300M Fund I to Back AI Across Infrastructure and Industry
Futurepresent, a German‑US venture firm, has emerged from stealth with a $300 million Fund I aimed at backing artificial‑intelligence ventures across infrastructure and industry. The partnership, built around a small, relationship‑focused team, has already placed capital in 14 startups ranging from pre‑seed...
Y Combinator-Backed Mandel AI Raises $3.9M to Automate Global Supply Chains
Mandel AI, a Y Combinator‑backed startup, secured $3.9 million in seed funding to launch an AI‑driven supply‑chain coordinator. The platform sits atop existing email and ERP systems, using specialized agents to read supplier messages, reconcile purchase orders and invoices, and act...
German Fintech Solaris to Axe 20 per Cent of 400-Strong Workforce, as Becomes “AI-Native Bank"
German fintech Solaris is cutting about 80 jobs, roughly 20% of its 400‑strong staff, as it pivots toward becoming an “AI‑native bank.” The restructuring follows a previous write‑down and a rescue funding round led by Japan’s SBI Group. New CEO...
Entrix Raises €43M as Contracted Battery Storage Portfolio Reaches 3GW
Entrix announced a €43 million (≈$47 million) funding round led by Junction Growth Investors and Korys, bringing its contracted battery storage portfolio to 3 GW (8.5 GWh). Of this capacity, 2 GW will be live by 2026 across more than 70 European sites. The company...
With $8M, Eunice Brings Institutional-Grade AI to Due Diligence
London‑based Eunice, which builds AI‑driven due‑diligence infrastructure for regulated markets, closed an $8 million seed and pre‑seed round led by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest. The funding will accelerate development of its institutional‑grade AI agents and broaden coverage beyond digital assets into...
With €30M Series A, Subbyx Scales Its Subscription Model Across Europe
Italian‑based Subbyx has closed a €30 million (≈$33 million) Series A round, bringing its total financing to €50 million (≈$55 million). The round, led by Systemiq Capital with Azimut participation and venture debt from Flashpoint, will fund the rollout of its AI‑powered Subbyx Builder platform...
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The European IoT Surge: How Czech Tech Won Vilnius [Sponsored]
Vilnius has completed a city‑wide smart‑meter rollout, deploying 10,000 IoT data concentrators from Czech firm ACRIOS Systems to automate utility reading for roughly 500,000 residents. The deployment was finished in just five months, with each unit capable of handling up...
Building the Path to 3D-Printed Organs, Cellbricks Raises €10M for Biofabricated Tissue Implants
Berlin‑based Cellbricks Therapeutics secured €10 million (≈$11 million) in funding, including a €7 million seed round and over €3 million of non‑dilutive capital, to advance its light‑based biofabrication platform. The company aims to commercialise vascularised human tissue implants for complex wound healing and breast...
Nick Candy-Backed Fintech VibePay Falls Into Liquidation, Job Losses
Fintech VibePay, a UK peer‑to‑peer payment app backed by Nick Candy’s Candy Ventures, entered liquidation after investors withdrew funding. The company, founded in 2019 by Luke Massie, had raised over £12 million (approximately $15 million) and aimed to enable open‑banking account‑to‑account transfers...
NanoZymeX Secures €160K to Advance Lipid Nanoparticle Enzyme Therapies for Rare Diseases
Swiss biotech NanoZymeX has secured €160,000 (about $174,000) from Venture Kick to accelerate its lipid‑nanoparticle platform for enzyme replacement therapies. The technology, spun out of the University of Basel, seeks to improve delivery of therapeutic enzymes into muscle cells and lysosomes,...
Agents for Finance Startup Zalos Raises $3.6M to Transform Finance Departments
Zalos, a London‑San Francisco fintech, raised a $3.6 million seed round led by 14Peaks Capital to develop AI agents that automate finance‑team workflows. The startup’s agents log into existing ERP, CRM, spreadsheet, and banking systems, handling tasks without requiring a stack...
The 2026 European Deeptech Report: Sector Reaches $690B as VC Share Hits Record
The 2026 European Deeptech Report shows the sector now valued at $690 billion, with venture‑capital backing representing a record 32 percent of Europe’s total tech investment. In 2025 deeptech funding reached $20.3 billion, led by the UK and with Paris emerging as the...
Team Scaleup Launches to Close Europe’s Post-Seed Funding Gap
Team Scaleup has launched a bespoke accelerator aimed at closing Europe’s post‑seed funding gap, where only one in four startups advance to Series A. The platform combines an AI‑driven analysis engine with a network of operational experts to diagnose gaps in...
Why Top Banking Executives Are Choosing Startups — and What It Takes to Get Them There
European fintech venture builder 0TO9, targeting 1,000 fintechs by 2045, launched Flow & Partners, a working‑capital financing startup. The firm offers cash‑flow‑based funding and factoring for deals up to €50 million ($54 million) across four European markets, with plans to expand to...
Foreverland Lands €6M to Tackle Cocoa Supply with Alternatives
Foreverland, a Milan‑based foodtech firm, raised €6 million (≈$6.5 million) in a new round, taking its total funding to €9.4 million (≈$10.2 million). The capital will fund European expansion, senior talent hires, and an organic cocoa‑free product line. Its flagship ingredient, Choruba, uses carob...
EGIDE Raises €8M Seed to Build Affordable Interceptor Systems for Modern Warfare
French defence‑tech startup EGIDE announced an €8 million seed round co‑led by Expeditions, Eurazeo and Heartcore Capital. Founded in 2025 by former MBDA engineers, the company is developing electrically propelled interceptors and a hardware‑agnostic AI software suite called Mystique. The funding...
Newly Secures $2M+ in Funding to Advance Native App Creation Platform
Stockholm‑based Newly, formerly Natively, announced a funding round exceeding $2 million, led by PSV Tech and supported by several venture firms and angel investors. The capital will accelerate its AI‑powered platform that lets users build, iterate, and launch fully compliant native...
360 Capital Announces €85M Close for Poli360 2, Targeting €100M
360 Capital has closed €85 million for its second technology‑transfer vehicle, Poli360 2, with a target size of €100 million. The Article 8 SFDR‑compliant fund will back 20‑25 early‑stage deep‑tech startups, allocating at least 80 % of capital to Italy and the remainder across Europe....
European Tech Weekly Recap: More than 55 Tech Funding Deals Worth over €504M
Last week European startups secured more than 55 funding rounds totaling over €504 million. Fintech attracted the most capital at €118 million, followed by AI (€82.7 million) and software (€63.7 million). Germany and the United Kingdom together accounted for over half of the total...
AI Model Giants Should Pay a Levy to Operate in Europe, Says Mistral Boss
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch is urging Europe to impose a revenue‑based levy on AI model providers that sell services within the bloc. The proposed tax, ranging from one to five percent of European revenues, would be funneled into a central...
Meet Rachel: The AI Agent that Phoned 3,000 Pubs to Price a Pint
AI engineer Matt Cortland built an AI voice agent called Rachel that called more than 3,000 Irish pubs during Paddy’s weekend 2026 to collect Guinness pint prices. Over 2,000 pubs answered and more than 1,000 provided verified prices, forming the...
Starling Bank Rolls Out “UK’s First Agentic AI Financial Assistant”
Starling Bank announced the launch of the UK’s first agentic AI financial assistant, dubbed Starling Assistant, to automate everyday banking tasks. The voice‑enabled tool can set up savings goals, allocate funds across dedicated spaces, and schedule bill payments through natural...
Cleavr Raises €1M to Develop an AI Solution for Accounts Receivable
Cleavr announced a €1 million funding round led by Kima Ventures and other investors to accelerate its AI‑driven accounts‑receivable platform. The solution automates reminders, reconciliation, dispute handling and multi‑channel communication, aiming to cut late‑payment losses for finance teams. Already deployed with...
Alpine Eagle Scales Sentinel Production with New Munich Facility and European Expansion
Alpine Eagle is scaling production of its Sentinel counter‑drone system, adding a 2,000‑square‑metre interceptor plant near Munich and expanding across Europe after its German Bundeswehr launch. The company has grown from 12 to 50 staff and aims to reach 100...
Europe’s Filmtech Ecosystem Is Growing Fast — Here Are the Startups to Watch
Europe’s film‑technology ecosystem is accelerating, driven by AI, sustainability tools, and new distribution models. Accelerators such as IDA Hub, Cannes Next and corporate programmes from Netflix and Disney are nurturing startups across the continent. Companies like EpicFrames, Filmster Network, Greenigma,...
Health Lean Analytics Secures over €2.1M to Automate Hospital Data and Optimise Surgical Workflows
Health Lean Analytics (HLA) secured €2.1 million in seed funding, including a €1.4 million round from family offices and a loan from Spain’s ENISA. The Barcelona startup automates real‑time data capture in surgical suites using IoT, AI and advanced analytics, integrating seamlessly...
Homaio Lands €3.6M to Extend Access to Energy Transition Assets
Paris‑based fintech Homaio secured €3.6 million in a round led by RAISE Ventures, bringing its total capital raised to over €5 million. The platform democratizes access to emissions‑allowance markets, previously limited to institutional investors, and already serves users in more than 30...
Rivia Raises $15M to Fix the Broken Data Infrastructure Behind Clinical Trials
Rivia, a Zurich‑based clinical trial data engine, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Earlybird, with participation from Defiant, Speedinvest, Amino Collective and Nina Capital. The company has built a reusable intelligence layer that integrates heterogeneous trial data in real...
Pi Labs Leads $7M Round in VerbaFlo for AI Real Estate Platform
VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform for residential real estate, secured a $7 million seed round led by Pi Labs, bringing its total financing to roughly $9 million. The startup automates leasing, operations, and resident engagement through purpose‑built AI agents that integrate with...
Noru Raises €560K to Develop an Agentic Compliance Platform
Stockholm‑based startup Noru has closed a €560,000 pre‑seed round led by Ampli Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund and other Nordic investors. The company is building an AI‑native “agentic compliance” platform that embeds regulatory requirements directly into development...
Rhonexum Secures $1M to Scale Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Computing
Swiss quantum‑tech startup Rhonexum announced a $1 million pre‑seed round led by QDNL Participations, with participation from Venture Kick and grant support. The company develops cryogenic electronics that operate at near‑absolute‑zero temperatures using standard semiconductor processes, enabling control chips to sit directly...
Elea & Lili Raises €2.5M to Scale Fossil-Free Absorbent Materials
Elea & Lili, a deep‑tech spin‑out from Finland’s VTT research centre, announced a €2.5 million seed round led by Lifeline Ventures. The funding will accelerate industrialisation of its cellulose‑based super‑absorbent (CSA), a fossil‑free, biodegradable alternative to conventional polymers. The startup targets...
Agent Debugging Startup Laminar Raises $3M Seed to Tackle the Observability Gap in AI Agents
Laminar, a startup focused on debugging AI agents, announced a $3 million seed round led by Atlantic.vc with participation from Y‑Combinator and notable angels. The company’s platform provides end‑to‑end observability for agents that run for hours, capturing every LLM call, tool...
Young "Bug Bounty Hunter" Bags $6M Pre-Seed Round for Security Startup
French cybersecurity startup Lupin & Holmes, founded by 23‑year‑old former bug bounty hunter Roni Carta, closed a $5.9 million pre‑seed round led by 20VC and Seedcamp. Carta, who earned nearly $800,000 hunting vulnerabilities for FAANG firms, built Depi, an upstream security...
Choice Secures $7.1M Series A to Expand Its Restaurant Operating System Across Europe
Prague‑based SaaS platform Choice has closed a $7.1 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $11.6 million. The company now serves over 30,000 restaurants – more than 7,000 of them paying customers – across nine Central and Eastern European markets and...
Italian Startup Alomana Raises €4M for Its AI Operating Layer for Enterprise Workflows
Italian AI startup Alomana announced a €4 million financing round led by CDP Venture Capital to accelerate its Alo platform, an AI operating layer that automates enterprise workflows across finance, manufacturing and pharma. Alo claims to replace fragile, prototype‑driven AI projects...
European Tech Weekly Recap: More than 85 Tech Funding Deals Worth over €4B
Tech.eu tracked more than 85 technology funding rounds across Europe last week, collectively raising over €4 billion. The cloud sector attracted the most capital at €1.7 billion, followed by artificial intelligence with €1 billion and legaltech at €488.9 million. Regionally, the United Kingdom led...
Chipmaker Axelera AI Hoping to Benefit From European Businesses Wanting to Run AI Locally
Dutch chipmaker Axelera AI is positioning itself as a European alternative to Nvidia by focusing on AI inference chips for edge devices. The company recently raised over $250 million, bringing total funding to more than $450 million and supporting a portfolio that...
Energy Aspects to Buy Paris-Based Kayrros to Add Satellite and Geospatial Analytics Capabilities
Energy Aspects announced the acquisition of Paris‑based Kayrros, a specialist in satellite‑derived geospatial analytics. The deal merges Energy Aspects' deep market intelligence with Kayrros' proprietary earth‑observation data and machine‑learning models. The combined entity will offer faster, more actionable insights across...