Good news from around Europe
Finnish space safety startup Aavuus lands Pre-Seed funding to tackle space debris tracking Aavuus, a Finnish building infrastructure for orbital safety, has raised Pre-Seed funding from Maki.vc. Aavuus is building a global network of ground-based laser stations designed to push object tracking in Low Earth Orbit well beyond the limits
Granarium raises €1M+ to commercialise renewable supercapacitors for grid stability Deeptech energy startup Granarium Technologies, spun out from VTT, has raised over €1 million Pre-Seed funding. BSV Ventures and Beamline led the round, with participation from FiBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network), EstBAN and LatBAN. VTT has transferred the underlying technology
ICEYE raises €450M at €10B+ valuation as demand for sovereign space intelligence accelerates Finnish spacetech company ICEYE has raised €450 million in a primary Series F funding round led by General Atlantic, at a valuation of over €10 billion. Together with a secondary placement, the total Series F funding round
ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift eVTOL designed to close Europe’s logistics gap Munich EVTOL company ERC System today announces the launch of “Victor”, a dual-use heavy-lift cargo UAS (Uncrewed Aircraft System) designed for critical missions in fields such as defence, commercial logistics, and disaster response. Presented publicly at ILA
Merchantee secures €1.8M for European marketplace expansion Merchantee, a company developing AI-driven marketplace intelligence tools for e-commerce sellers, has raised €1.8 million in funding. The round was led by Reflex Capital, with participation from Czech Founders VC and Lighthouse Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate product
New Siri AI, updates to Apple Intelligence and App Store tools for developers. What did Apple present at WWDC26? The Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off with the announcement of a number of updates and new features for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and all Apple ecosystem products. Most of what was presented
Polish startup Ayla exceeded €500,000 in revenue and is entering new EU markets and Dubai Polish startup Ayla, which specializes in producing natural freeze-dried food for dogs and cats, increased its revenue by more than 50% in 2025. The company told AIN. The company is also preparing to expand into
OpenAI filed a confidential IPO application. What stage the company’s competitors are at OpenAI has filed a confidential application for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This was reported by CNBC. The company said it has not yet made a final decision on timing
Defense Tech startup Alta Ares raised €50M in funding. Round led by Air Street Capital Defense Tech company Alta Ares has raised €50 million in funding. The financing round was led by venture fund Air Street Capital with participation from Cherry Ventures, OTB Ventures and Harpoon Ventures. The company announced
Wise alumni raise $2m pre-seed for AI tax startup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/record-os-2m-pre-seed