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Vegvisir raises funding to connect allied unmanned systems through a unified command platform Vegvisir, an Estonian defence technology company building the command-and-control software layer for the multi-domain battlefield, today announced a venture investment from Iron Wolf Capital (IWC). Vegvisir’s platform addresses one of the most pressing unsolved problems in modern warfare:

P101 expands into seed investing with PranaVentures integration and €100M fund Italian VC P101 has integrated PranaVentures, an operational venture capital company specialising in Seed investments. The combination brings together more than €600 million in assets raised, creating an Italian firm capable of supporting startups from Pre-Seed and Seed stages

Subatron secures €162K to tackle one of underwater tech’s biggest communication challenges Swiss engineering startup Subatron has obtained €162,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to develop a new generation of underwater communication technology.  The solution aims to enable faster, more reliable data transmission beneath the surface, improving real-time connectivity for underwater

The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem Here in Europe, a new generation of defence startups is emerging far outside the traditional military-industrial complex. Across weekend hackathons, engineers, software developers, drone builders, researchers, soldiers, founders and investors are coming together to prototype technologies for the modern battlefield — many

Semiconductors: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025 European semiconductor companies attracted strong investment in 2025 as governments and investors doubled down on technologies underpinning AI, high-performance computing, next-generation communications, and energy-efficient electronics. Funding flowed into companies developing AI chips, photonics, advanced memory, semiconductor materials, chip cooling, and power

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