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Europe’s startups go the last mile at CES
Today, CES exhibitors and attendees ready themselves for a final day of traversing booths, dodging bright lights and choosing the most coveted swag (always say NO to the USB sticks, folks). Meanwhile, Europe’s startups are going to the last mile, showcasing innovative tech in the hope of catching the eye of investors, customers, retailers, and read more
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CES 2026 showcases Europe’s hardware renaissance
This week CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, kicks off in Las Vegas. It’s a truly mammoth event, encompassing a myriad of venues and side events. While there’s the usual suite of wearables and gadgets sure to end up in your junk drawer within the year due to product failure or inactivity, there’s a whole lot read more
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ESA at 50: What Europe’s space agency means for startups today
In 2025, the European Space Agency turned 50. Founded on 30 May 1975, when the ESA Convention was signed by ten Member States, it has since grown into a pan-European institution spanning 23 Member States, three Associate Members, and a widening network of international cooperation agreements. Anniversaries are good moments for celebration — but also read more
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Europe’s edge in energy, software, and the future of compute
Voyager is an early-stage venture capital firm backing climate technology companies building the foundations of a decarbonised global economy. Founded four years ago by climate-tech investors and operators Sarah Sclarsic and Sierra Peterson, the fund was set up with an explicit ambition: to become the leading early-stage climate-tech VC operating across Europe and North America. read more
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Nodu lands $1.45M to upgrade Europe’s payment rails as stablecoins surge
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Nodu has closed a $1.45 million pre-seed round led by Digital Space Ventures.Nodu is a London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup with Latvian roots, founded in 2025 by Alex Novozhenov (CEO), Vladislav Nikolayev (CTO), and Daria Dubinina, the team behind the fintech platform Crassula. Nodu provides banks, fintechs, and businesses with a ready-to-use global read more
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Inside Ignite Next: the new scaleup program supercharging Europe’s deeptech
Ignite Next today announced its launch as Europe’s new scaleup program for deep tech innovation, designed to bridge the gap between early-stage founders and industrial-scale success. Headquartered in Dresden, the heart of Silicon Saxony, and created by the team behind the renowned Intel Ignite program, now independently operated, Ignite Next introduces a new collaborative model read more
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Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics set up Europe’s first foreign drone production line for Ukraine
Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics today announced the creation of “Quantum Frontline Industries” (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture that will establish Europe’s first fully automated, industrial-scale foreign production line for drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Under the Build with Ukraine initiative, the new venture will mass-produce battlefield-proven multi-use drones developed by the Ukrainian company read more
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Internxt AI debuts as Europe’s answer to ChatGPT — with total user anonymity
This week, Spanish technology company Internxt launched Internxt AI, a conversational AI tool designed as an ethical and secure alternative to tools like ChatGPT. Internxt AI prioritises user privacy, total anonymity and strict compliance with European regulations, offering an accessible, sovereign AI experience free from mass surveillance. This launch aligns with Internxt’s mission to establish read more
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Evertrust secures €10M to accelerate expansion in Europe’s digital trust market
French cybersecurity software vendor Evertrust has closed a €10 million Series A round from the fund Elephant, which will support the company’s growth strategy, including team expansion, product development, and international scaling. Founded in 2017 by Kamel Ferchouche (CEO), Jean-Julien Alvado (CTO) and Étienne Laviolette (COO), Evertrust has evolved from a digital trust consulting firm read more
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Shop Circle secures $100M credit facility as it positions itself as Europe’s alternative to VC funding
Shop Circle today announced an expanded partnership with i80 Group, increasing its credit facility to $100 million. Shop Circle is a global AI-powered software platform that acquires and scales B2B software products. It operates a growing ecosystem of mission-critical tools used by over 165,000 companies worldwide. The acquisitive model is exploding, especially in Europe, with read more
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Bitstack lands $15M to build Europe’s bitcoin savings app
Paris-based Bitstack, a Bitcoin savings application, has raised a $15 million Series A round led by 13books Capital, with participation from existing investors AG2R LA MONDIALE, Plug and Play Ventures, Serena, Stillmark, and Y Combinator. According to the European Central Bank (ECB), prices in the euro area increased by 23.4 per cent between October 2020 read more
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AILOS Robotics gets €3.5M to scale gearbox manufacturing for Europe’s next-gen robots
Brussels-basedAILOS Robotics has raised €3.5 million in a seed round led by QBIC and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Wallonie Entreprendre and finance&invest.brussels, reinforcing Europe’s commitment to developing local, strategic component supply for the rapidly growing humanoid and collaborative robotics markets. AILOS is a spin-off from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and its BruBotics read more
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Skeleton opens €220M Leipzig SuperFactory to power Europe’s AI and grid stability
Skeleton Technologies has officially opened its €220 million SuperFactory in Markranstädt, near Leipzig. The facility is already delivering to Siemens, General Electric, and Hitachi Energy for European electrical grids, and to major US hyperscalers for AI infrastructure. I sat down with CEOTaavi Madiberk to learn all about it. Skeleton Technologies is a European global leader read more
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