2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (606+ words) With winter approaching, Europe has already paid an estimated €50 billion extra for fuel since the Strait of Hormuz crisis began, without securing a single additional barrel — a stark reminder of its exposure to geopolitical volatility. Digital technology is already part…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (823+ words) Today a new report reveals that while a new generation of rocketship unicorns are breaking records for funding rounds and valuations in Europe, the early-stage funding pipeline is collapsing. Announced today in London at global VC Antler’s European Founder Conference,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (320+ words) Robutler has raised $400,000 from ZAS Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm investing in AI, SaaS, and robotics companies founded by Ukrainians. The investment, made across ZAS Ventures’ Fund I and Fund II, marks the first institutional check into Robutler. "Think…...

4+ day, 44+ min ago   (211+ words) Improbable, the UK tech company that has pivoted to venture building, has brought its third product out of stealth, an AI messaging app used to automate business processes, which it is backing with $10m of its own funding. London-based Improbable, founded…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (563+ words) Europe’s startup founders and investors today released a letter warning that EU Inc, the proposed European company statute designed to let businesses incorporate under one common framework and operate across all 27 Member States, could become unusable if its central features…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (306+ words) Founded in 2024 by Hugo Micheron, a specialist in terrorism studies and geopolitical instability, and Antoine Jardin, a former CNRS research engineer specialising in data science and human behaviour, Arlequin develops AI systems for organisations making consequential decisions from large and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) Cybersecurity company Bynario has raised €2.1 million in a pre-seed round to develop its AI-powered platform for identifying, prioritising and addressing software vulnerabilities. The round was led by 360 CapitalPartners, with participation from Prana Ventures. Bynario is developing a suite of security…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (428+ words) Sheffield-headquartered company SCI Semiconductor, which has developed the world’s first memory-safe computer chip, has raised £5 million to accelerate production. The heavily oversubscribed round was led by two Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) fund managers, PXN Ventures and Mercia…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (312+ words) London precision machining software company CloudNC has raised $20 million in new investment capital. Nimble Ventures leads the round, with participation from other investors including Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, and LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund. CloudNC’s lead product,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (180+ words) Berlin-based software startup sci2sci has raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its technology for organising and verifying data in regulated industries. The round was co-led by Heliad and IBB Ventures, with participation from Robin Capital and Superangels. Founded by Angelina…...