EU-Startups Summit 2026 adds Impress COO Diliara Lupenko
EU-Startups Summit confirms new speaker for 2026 event EU-Startups Summit 2026 has added Diliara Lupenko, co-founder…
Octarine Bio adds €5M to Series A for PurePalette
Octarine Bio raises €5 million to scale sustainable pigments Octarine Bio, a Copenhagen-based biotech developing sustainable…
Estonia Startups: 10 to watch in 2026 and beyond
Estonia’s next startup wave is taking shape Estonia has spent the past decade building a reputation…
Mews raises €255M Series D to scale AI and payments
Mews lands €255 million to push AI automation in hospitality Amsterdam-based Mews, a hospitality operating system…
OpenAI in talks for $50B Middle East raise at $750B+
OpenAI explores massive new funding round OpenAI is in early-stage talks with Middle East investors about…
Vi Partners launches $189M fund for Europe deeptech
Vi Partners marks 25 years with new CHF 150M fund Vi Partners, one of Switzerland’s longest-established…
Cast AI tops $1B valuation as Lithuania gains fifth unicorn
Cast AI crosses $1B valuation, adding Lithuania’s fifth unicorn Cast AI, a Vilnius-rooted cloud infrastructure startup…
Mews reaches $2.5B valuation after $300M EQT-led round
Mews lands $300M Series D at $2.5B valuation Mews, a Czech-founded hospitality technology company building a…
Mission rebrands from Demium, targets €35M Spain pre-seed
Mission debuts after Demium rebrand, launches €35M pre-seed fund Madrid-based talent investment firm Demium has rebranded…
Optalysys raises €26.4M to scale photonic FHE chips
Optalysys secures €26.4 million to commercialise photonic encryption hardware Optalysys, a Leeds-based photonic computing company developing…
Shield Space raises £2m to protect satellites from orbital threats
Shield Space secures £2m to accelerate autonomous satellite defence Shield Space, a UK defence technology startup…
ErVimmune raises €17M Series A for off-the-shelf cancer vaccine
ErVimmune secures first close of €17 million Series A ErVimmune, a Lyon-based biotech developing cancer vaccines…
Preply raises €127M Series D, hits €1B valuation
Preply closes €127 million Series D to scale AI-assisted tutoring Preply, the US- and Spain-based language…
Czechia Startups: 10 firms driving innovation in 2026
Czechia’s startup ecosystem accelerates into 2026 The Czech Republic is entering 2026 with growing influence in…
Finst raises €8M Series A for European expansion
Finst secures €8 million to scale across Europe Finst, an Amsterdam-based regulated cryptocurrency platform, has raised…
Asymmetric Security raises $4.2M to speed cyber forensics
Asymmetric Security lands $4.2M pre-seed to compress incident response timelines Asymmetric Security, a London- and San…
AI Agents: 10 US startups targeting a $7.8B market
AI agents surge as investors back specialised enterprise startups AI agents have become one of the…