Good news from around Europe
[Call 05] Final results are out! The Interreg Euro-MED Programme is pleased to share the final results of Call 05 – Thematic Strategic Territorial Projects.On 24 June 2025, the Monitoring Committee approved 9 projects of which 4 are approved under conditions. Discover the results here. Projects by Mission The selected
“Some of the best AI solutions are coming from Europe”, says OpenAI’s European startup boss OpenAI’s head of startups for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) says that some of the best AI-powered products she has seen are from Europe. Laura Modiano, head of startups, EMEA, OpenAI, was speaking on
Zama becomes 1st fully homomorphic encryption unicorn with $57M raise French open source cryptography company Zama today announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by Blockchange Ventures and Pantera Capital, bringing Zama’s total funding to over $150 million, and its valuation to north of a billion USD. Founded
Metaview raises $35M to replace hiring guesswork with clarity UK HRtech platform Metaview has raised 35 million Series B led by GV (Google Ventures), with participation from existing investors including Plural, Vertex Ventures, Seedcamp, Coeluis Capital, True Equity, Victor Riparbelli, and Barney Hussey-Yeo. Traditional hiring has been left largely
Norrsken Foundation commits €300M to AI startups tackling global challenges The Norrsken Foundation has committed €300 million to investing in European startups using AI to solve the world’s greatest challenges. In an open letter, Norrsken’s funds confirmed that it will commit €300m to invest in ‘AI for good’. Specifically, the
SEP backs Enate as process orchestration market sees strong growth UK-based software company Enate has secured a significant investment from Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a leading European growth equity firm, specialising in enterprise software and technology businesses. Enate provides a market-leading process orchestration and AI solution used by global service
Paris-based cryptography startup Zama secures €49 million to bring end-to-end encryption to public blockchains French startup Zama, an open-source cryptography company building Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain, today announced a €49 million Series B funding round to support Zama’s mainnet launch and ecosystem adoption. The round was co-led
Austrian TravelTech startup chatlyn raises €8 million to develop the “AI brain for hotels” Vienna-based chatlyn, an AI communication hub transforming how hotels engage with guests, announced today it has secured €8 million in Series A funding to become “the AI brain for hotels” – an intelligent system that supports hotel
Unchained Robotics secures €8.5 million to help clients find the right automation technology Paderborn-based Unchained Robotics has closed an €8.5 million Series A extended funding round to scale its technology internationally and address one of the biggest hurdles in automation: making robots easy to operate through intelligent software. The round
London-based AI platform Metaview raises €30.1 million dollars to help recruiters in “the war for talent” British startup Metaview, an AI platform that transforms job interviews into actionable hiring intelligence, has announced a €30.1 million Series B funding round to further develop their suite of AI agents. The round was