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- News
- Startup Profile
Which European Cities Will Be Friendly to Startups in 2025?
How One Startup is Helping Immigrants Stay in the U.S.
Vilnius Startup Granta Autonomy Secures €1 Million to Revolutionize Reconnaissance Missions
Startup Revolutionizing Content Moderation in the War Against Disinformation
The Hidden Costs of Overcommitment Founders Can’t Ignore
- Startup Picks
- Startup Profile
- Verticals
- AdTech
Energy Robotics Secures €11.5M to Scale AI-Powered Inspection Robots Across Critical Industries
Notion Capital Closes €114M Growth Fund to Double Down on AI and FinTech Scaleups
Finnish Startup ONEiO Secures €8M to Redefine Enterprise IT Integrations with “IntegrationOps”
Best Way to Get Press Coverage in the USA
Best PR Tool for Expanding Into the Middle East
- AITech
Madrid-Based Sigma Software Inspire Launches to Help Companies Turn Customer Insight Into Market-Ready Digital Products
French Startup Acorel Proves AI and Passenger Privacy Don’t Have to Conflict
Stockholm-Based AI Wildlife Startup Flox Raises $3M Seed+ to Expand in North America
Malmö-Based Robotics Startup Staer Raised €3.5M Pre-Seed for AI-Driven Autonomous Robot Fleets
FLEXOO Raises €11M to Scale Physical AI Sensors — Technology Already Powering NASA’s Lunar Rover
- AgriTech
Cropin unveils AI-powered agriculture ecosystem with Google Cloud, BCG and Wipro
Which is more appealing for CEE agritech startups: data-driven or regenerative agriculture?
Startup of the week will revolutionise the world of wine: “I have no doubt that we will be Denmark’s next unicorn”
Kawasaki creates a goat robot that can be… ridden
Are you developing a startup in the agrifood sector or have an innovative idea that needs support? Apply to EIT Food programs!
- BioTech
Lausanne-Based Xsensio Raises €6M for Wearable Chip That Monitors Proteins and Hormones in Real Time
Paris-Based baCta Raises €7M to Turn Microorganisms into Programmable Molecular Factories
Building the Future of Biotechnology — UK Biotech Day 2026
Bedford’s Tozaro raises €6.9M to make life-saving cell and gene therapies affordable with Smart Polymer technology
ArgusEye awarded €6.25M from EIC Accelerator to make biomanufacturing smarter with real-time sensor technology
- CleanTech
Dutch Deep Tech Startup RIFT Raises €114M to Make Iron the Fuel of the Future
The EnergyTech Takeover: Why Capital Is Moving Where Energy Makes Money
German Energy Startup Einklang Raises €2.2M to Help SMEs Cut Electricity Costs by Up to 40%
Danish Startup Hybrid Greentech Raises €15M to Scale Europe’s Grid Flexibility Infrastructure
Westra Materials secures €6.5M from EIC Accelerator to replace toxic battery materials with conductive polymers
- Cybersecurity
Lithuanian Cybersecurity Startup CBRX Secures €540K to Empower IT Providers Across Europe
Approov Secures €5.7M to Tackle AI-Era Mobile App Threats
RealEye’s Mission to Support Authorities in Human Selection Processes The Israel/uk based HLS venture has raised $1.1 million to assist correctional, immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, and military agencies.
HackTech 2024: Cyprus’s Biggest Tech Event Opens RegistrationSponsored by AdTech Holding
Revolutionizing Digital Identity Verification with Biometric Data
- FinTech
Flowpay Acquires German Startup Tapline to Expand Into Tech and SaaS Financing Across Europe
Forecasterly raises SEK 6M angel round to bring AI-powered financial planning to modern organisations
Stockholm’s Hybridity raises SEK 22M to automate EU regulatory compliance with its AI-native Hy5 platform
Best blockchain startups 2026: infrastructure, DePIN, RWA & AI leaders
Veriff Acquires Vespia: Bringing KYB to the Next Level
- HealthTech
Stockholm & Oslo-Based Mental Health Startup Braive Raises SEK 30M for European Expansion
Precision Fermentation Meets the Protein Boom: Verley Raises €32M to Scale Next-Gen Whey
nyra health Raises €20M to Scale AI Neurotherapy Amid €65B Neurological Care Gap
Rome’s VoiceMed hits €1M in total funding and launches COPD pilot with Chiesi Group to detect respiratory disease via smartphone
Basel’s Axmed secures €5M Gates Foundation grant to scale affordable medicines access across low-income countries
- PropTech
Best real estate startups of 2026
HIT-NOT reduces forklift accidents and increases safety in logistics
Flexvelop Secures €44 Million to Expand Its FinTech Leasing Platform
Norwegian Contech Startup Leasi Secures €1.1 Million to Revolutionize Machine Management
Kampaoh’s Glamping Success Story: From Seville Startup to €23 Million Revenue and Beyond
- E-commerce
Approov Secures €5.7M to Tackle AI-Era Mobile App Threats
Fleequid Raises €3M to Digitize Europe’s Used Bus Market
Minimist Secures €350k Pre-Seed Funding to Empower Second-Hand Sellers Across Europe
Paris-based Phacet Secures €4M to Expand AI Solutions for SMEs
Ukrainian Startup Beholder Receives Gift from PRNEWS.IO at Latitude59 Pitch Competition
- FoodTech
Bolt Makes First-Ever Acquisition, Expands Ride-Hailing to Denmark with Viggo Buyout
TastyUrban Secures €6.5 Million to Revolutionize Digital-First Restaurant Franchising
IonKraft Secures €3.5 Million to Revolutionize Sustainable Packaging
Fast-growing Picsmart AB continues to challenge and raises SEK 40 million in new capital
Economy, health and climate: Startup of the week guides consumers to the right supermarket purchase
- Crypto / Blockchain / Web3
Best blockchain startups 2026: infrastructure, DePIN, RWA & AI leaders
Akurateco and Aquanow Join Forces to Power the Next Generation of Crypto Payments
Tallinn’s Creem Secures €1.8M to Power AI-Native Startups With Borderless Finance Tools
London-Based Startup BOB Raises €8.1M to Unlock Native Bitcoin in DeFi Without Wrapping or Custody
Zama Becomes First FHE Unicorn with €49M Raise to Bring Privacy to Public Blockchains
- EdTech
Top 10 education startups that changed the approach to learning
Sdui Group Secures Strategic Investment to Become Europe’s Leading EdTech Infrastructure
Edurino Raises €17M to Reinvent Early Childhood Education Through Playful Digital Learning
Paris EdTech Startup PyxiScience Raises €2M to Transform Math Learning with AI
Danish EdTech Startup Alice Raises €4.2M to Reinvent Student Learning with AI
- SpaceTech
FLEXOO Raises €11M to Scale Physical AI Sensors — Technology Already Powering NASA’s Lunar Rover
The top 11 aerospace startups
France’s Infinite Orbits Secures €40M to Accelerate Europe’s Satellite-Servicing Ambitions
CYNiO Secures €2M to Revolutionize Sustainable Isocyanate Production in Europe
Nordic Foodtech VC Secures €40M to Back Groundbreaking Agri-Food Startups Across Europe
- GameTech
How Online Casino Startups Are Disrupting Australia’s $25B Gambling Industry
Why Online Gambling Software Is Key to Today’s Casino Experience
Eschatology Entertainment Secures €10.2 Million to Fuel Game Development
Polish Startup Makes Learning AI Collaborative and Immersive: Aims to Train 200,000 Globally
London Startup Peachies Scores €1.6 Million to Upend Dirty Diaper Drama
- Mobility
French Startup Acorel Proves AI and Passenger Privacy Don’t Have to Conflict
Europe’s Missile Manufacturing Reset: Frankenburg Raises €30M to Build Scalable Defence Capacity
Wayve Rockets to €7.2B Valuation With €1B Series D to Scale AI-Driven Autonomous Driving
French Transport Tech Firm Acorel Launches AI-Powered Origin-Destination Solution to Reshape Public Transit Planning
UK tax-tech startup Yonda Tax secures €12 million to expand global compliance platform
- AdTech
