Good news from around Europe
Ad giant WPP invests in Stability AI Advertising giant WPP has made a financial investment in UK AI startup Stability AI, as part of a broader partnership. WPP says the partnership will see it use Stability AI’s AI models to create image, video, 3D, and audio for its clients. WPP,
Europe’s defense spending should focus on innovation European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently unveiled an ambitious defense initiative known as the “ReArm Europe Plan”. The additional defense budget totals €800 million. If allocated effectively, these funds can stimulate technological innovation, which has become the cornerstone of modern warfare.
From AI music tutors to smart stent monitoring: game-changing innovation at MWC/4YFN 2025 Another year of Barcelona’s colossal Mobile World Congress (MWC) has wrapped up. Initially catering to mobile manufacturers and telecom companies, the rise of IoT has expanded its scope to include everything from mobility and wearable tech to
Digital mental health startup HelloBetter secures €6M and eyes French market entry Mental health startup HelloBetter has secured over €6 million in cash and media-for-equity, bringing its funding to €31 million. HelloBetter is a pioneer in digital mental health research. Founded in 2015 by Prof Dr David Ebert, Dr Hanne
Quantexa raises $175M, boosting valuation to $2.6BN Financial crime fighting AI startup Quantexa has raised $175m, boosting its valuation to $2.6bn, and says it will use the funds to pursue M&A opportunities. UK startup Quantexa calls itself a “global leader in decision intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors”.
HealthTech startup XUND secures €6 million to strengthen European leadership in AI-powered healthcare Vienna-based HealthTech scaleup XUND, which specialises in building Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), has successfully closed a €6 million pre-Series A funding round to expand across Europe, with a strategic focus on DACH and the UK.
New report shows that EU startup funding has created massive economic impact valued over €500 billion A first-of-its-kind report compiled by Dealroom, with Dealflow.eu and EU-Startups, reveals that a €12 billion investment made up of EU grants and Framework Programmes such as Horizon, has helped generate €520 billion in total
Epoch Biodesign raises €17 million to turn the plastic crisis into a circular revolution Epoch Biodesign, a London-based startup using enzymes to make recycled plastics cheaper and higher performing than virgin materials, today announced it has raised €17 million in Series A capital in an oversubscribed round. The financing round
Telescope raises €3.7 million to help real estate unlock the upside of sustainability Oslo-based PropTech startup Telescope announced today it has raised a €3.7 million Seed round to help the Euopean real estate industry move sustainability risk from a “compliance checkbox to a strategic advantage“. The funding round is led
Meet the experts joining our “Mastering sales as a startup or scale-up” panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit 2025! We are excited to bring you another thrilling and insightful panel discussion at this year’s EU-Startups Summit in Malta on April 24-25! Sales is the lifeblood of any startup, but scaling