Startups

Ossprey raises $2.65M pre-seed for open-source malware detection

Episode 1 Ventures led the UK startup’s pre-seed round, with Osney Capital and Octopus Ventures also investing.

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

Airbus anchors €500 million European defence tech fund E2D

Earlybird and AVP’s E2D fund named Airbus Defence and Space as anchor LP and made its first investment in French counter-drone sta...

By Ingrid Halvorsen · 2 months ago

Humanoid raises $152 million Series A at $1.35 billion valuation

The UK robotics company says the round will fund industrial deployments, mass manufacturing and a new humanoid robotics platform.

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

Sowilo raises undisclosed pre-seed for AI fashion product data tool

The Icelandic startup will use the funding to expand Catecut, its product intelligence platform, and push its Shopify app to fashi...

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

Mistral is reportedly seeking €3bn at a €20bn valuation

Sifted reports that EQT-managed EU Scaleup Fund is in talks to lead or co-lead Mistral’s Series D, which would value the French AI...

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

Cascade raises $3.5M to predict construction projects before public launch

The London and New York startup says its AI scans early project signals for architecture, construction and engineering firms.

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

Voodin consortium wins €48.18 million EU grant for wooden blade factory

The EU-backed VB1F project plans an automated plant in Navarre to produce recyclable laminated-wood wind turbine blades from 2031.

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

ORiS raises €5 million for laser-based power systems in orbit

The Turin startup is building wireless power transmission for satellites, while testing the same core technology through drone cha...

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

UK elevates AI brief to cabinet with Kanishka Narayan appointment

Prime minister Andy Burnham has made the former VC and Welsh MP the first UK AI minister to sit at cabinet level.

By Ingrid Halvorsen · 2 months ago

Resist.UA launches Estonia-based fund targeting €50 million

The Ukrainian defense tech investor is seeking international capital for Resist 2.0, a European vehicle for defense and dual-use c...

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

Circular Materials raises €11.8 million for wastewater metals recovery

The Italian cleantech company will use SAFE financing to build a Ferrara hub and scale its SWaP technology for industrial wastewat...

By Marcus Adeyemi · 2 months ago

EIC and EIT name winners of European Prize for Women Innovators

The annual EU-backed awards recognized founders at Oxford Heartbeat, ATMOS Space Cargo and Minespider across three women innovator...

By Ingrid Halvorsen · 2 months ago