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Archimede, an Italian DeepTech startup developing a modular system for managing and monitoring off-grid critical infrastructure, has closed a €1.5 million Seed funding round, surpassing its initial €1 million target, to strengthen its technical and commercial teams, complete product industrialisation, accelerate enterprise pilots, and support international expansion. The round was led by Primo Capital SGR, through its funds Primo Digital, Primo Digital Parallel Italia, and Primo Digital Parallel

Openchip, a Barcelona-based scale-up specialising in the design and marketing of high-performance, energy-efficient chips, has secured an investment of €115 million to accelerate the design of high-performance, energy-efficient chips for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. The backing came from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), which reports to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service. This investment adds to a wider set of 2026 E

Wultra, a Prague-based provider of post-quantum authentication and digital identity solutions for banks and FinTechs, announced a €6.8 million Series A raise to scale their platform and accelerate development of digital identity wallet capabilities to support the rollout of the European Digital Identity Wallet ecosystem The round was backed by lead investor Seventure Partners, followed by ARIADNEXT founders Marc Norlain and Guillaume Despagne and existing investors J&T Ventures and Elevator

Gaussion, a London-based DeepTech company pioneering energy intelligence technology for battery packs, today announces the close of a €24.5 million ($28 million) funding round – bringing total funding to over €38 million ($44 million). The round was co-led by BGF and AlbionVC, with follow-on participation from mobility specialist fund Autotech Ventures, UCL Technology Fund, DN Capital and Future Ventures. “The race everyone’s watching is about computer chips – but the real priz

Across AI, FinTech, HealthTech, ClimateTech, and B2B SaaS, European founders are building serious products for complex markets. Many understand regulation, infrastructure, trust and long enterprise sales cycles better than anyone. But, their communication does not always reflect the scale of what they are building. European startups often lead with precision, product detail, and proof. American startups are usually faster to frame the market shift, name the category, and make the company feel pa

UK venture capital firm Osney Capital today announced the final close of its debut fund, oversubscribed at its €69 million (£60 million) hard cap – cementing its position as one of the UK’s first cybersecurity Seed funds. The fund was supported by a cornerstone commitment from the British Business Bank through its Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme, and is accredited by the UK’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). Existing investors have been joined at fi

The British Business Bank today announced that they have invested more than €695 million (£600 million) into British science and technology scale-ups, increasing its direct equity portfolio to more than 50 high-growth companies. According to the Bank, they have more than doubled their direct equity investments since October 2025, reportedly investing more in the last nine months than in the previous four years. Leandros Kalisperas, Chief Investment Officer at the British Business Bank, says, “Su

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Intu Diagnostics, a Liepzig-based startup developing a platform for completely lab-free molecular diagnostics, has closed a €1.1 million strategic bridge round- bringing their total funding secured to over €3 million. The round was supported by BSV Ventures, SAB (Saxonian Development Bank) and business angels. The proceeds will be used to further strengthen Intu Diagnostics’ intellectual property position, conduct pilot manufacturing trials and prepare the company for scale-up ahead of its plann

EIFO has announced a commitment of €200 million to the Scaleup Europe Fund, an initiative that is central to the European Commission’s Startup and Scaleup Strategy aiming to make Europe the best place to grow and keep global tech companies. In addition to EIFO, the founding investor group includes seven other institutional investors, including Novo Holdings, Sweden’s Wallenberg Investments, and Germany’s Allianz. “Europe clearly needs stronger capital in the later growth stages if we are to reta

Stockholm-based Varangians, a new DefenceTech-focused investment fund co-founded by Beetroot founder Andreas Flodström, has closed at over €10 million (100 million kronor) to back Ukraine’s DefenceTech ecosystem. The fund has already completed investments in Ukrainian DefenceTech companies including Norda Dynamics, Himera and Sine Engineering, while a fourth portfolio company remains confidential. Varangians Co-founders Pär Lager, Andreas Flodström and Jonas Rydin said: “We founded Varangians be

Mimir, an Oslo-based startup building AI that automates e-commerce operations, has closed a €518.3k ($600k) pre-Seed round. The round was led by Sondo Capital, an Oslo-based venture capital firm, and supported by a group of experienced angel investors from the Nordic tech and e-commerce scenes, including from VILLOID, Kry, Enode, Whitson and others. “Customer support is only the starting point. Our vision is to automate the operational work that slows e-commerce teams down, while giving co

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Košice-based Nordics today announced that it has rebranded to Definic and closed a €2.5 million Seed round as it expands from a regional IT marketplace into a global vendor intelligence platform. The round was led by J&T Ventures, with participation from Seed Starter ČS (Česká spořitelna) and Slovak Investment Holding (SIH). The funding will be used to accelerate expansion across the DACH region, the UK, and the United States. “Vendor selection today is largely a social process built on rela

NEURA Robotics, a Metzingen-based cognitive robotics startup and the creator of the Neuraverse, has announced a Series C funding round of up to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to build the world’s leading Physical AI platform. The financing was secured by Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Amazon, NVIDIA, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, European Investment Bank, Lingotto Horizon, InterAlpen Partners and others. Last year, in January, the company announced its €120 million Series B funding round led

Arkeon Technologies (Arkeon), a Gothenburg-based DeepTech startup focused on unlocking large-scale superconducting quantum computing, has closed a €594.2k (SEK 6.5 million) Seed round to support a technology that improves precision and quality in the production of quantum chips. The funding was secured from Chalmers Ventures alongside Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest.  “We are seeing strong interest in this type of solution. As quantum chips grow, so does the need to adjust and optimise them wi

THEKER, the Barcelona-based AI robotics company building AI-native generalist robots for industrial production environments, today announced a €73 million ($85 million) round to accelerate deployments with tier-one industrial operators, deepen its proprietary AI and robotics stack, and expand its team across software, electronics, mechanical engineering and deployments. The round was led by CRV, with participation from Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC, Henkel Ventures, Korelya and Bright P

Angel Invest, a VC firm based in Berlin, today announced the final close of its Fund III in addition to new venture partners and advisors. The €40 million fund closed above target and will continue Angel Invest’s strategy of investing at angel, pre-Seed, and Seed stages. The firm has backed more than 110 companies from Fund III to date. Recent investments include Peec AI, Originator, Sapiom, Fonio, INXM, Mav9, Huzzle, Seapoint, Daisytuner, AskVinny, and Feld Energy. “The team we are

Sybilla Technologies, a Polish SpaceTech company specialising in space situational awareness (SSA), space traffic management (STM), and orbital safety, has raised over €8 million in a funding round.  The round was led by TCEE Fund IV, advised by 3TS Capital Partners, with participation from Vinci’s venture capital fund. The founders and existing shareholders retain a majority stake and continue to play a leading role in the company’s future development. This marks Sybilla’s first external

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