Good news from around Europe
Ukrainian Diligent Capital Partners investes $12M in Tonik, the neobank of the former head of Platinum Bank A consortium of investors led by Ukrainian company Diligent Capital Partners (DCP) has invested $12 million in Philippine neobank Tonik. The bank was founded by Greg Krasnov, who is well known for his
Ukrainian Frontline Robotics and Germany’s Quantum Systems launch joint drone manufacturing venture Ukrainian Frontline Robotics and German Quantum Systems have announced the creation of a joint defense enterprise, Quantum Frontline Industries. This was reported in a statement by the company’s press service. The project involves the launch of Europe’s first
Lithuania’s Firstpick and Coinvest Capital invest in €3.6M Algori round Algori, a Madrid-based data insights startup for the consumer goods field, has raised €3.6 million in growth capital. The round was backed by Lithuanian FIRSTPICK and Coinvest Capital and, bringing the company’s total funding to €7.5 million. The funds will
Building from the basement: Why true entrepreneurship solves foundational problems Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/true-entrepreneurship-solves-foundational-problems-brnd
Forward deployed engineers, the ‘red hot’ role shaking up Europe’s top AI startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/forward-deployed-engineers-hype-ai-startups
Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/polyai-series-d-86m
The ‘biggest risk’ for robotics in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/big-risk-robotics-europe-startups-2026
Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/kibo-ventures-80m-new-fund-doubles-down-on-rest-of-europe
VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power The next consumer tech revolution may require an introduction of a new personal device. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/vcs-discuss-why-most-consumer-ai-startups-still-lack-staying-power/
OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation Chai is building foundation models for drug discovery, specifically to predict interactions between molecules so they could be reprogramed for cures. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/openai-backed-biotech-firm-chai-discovery-raises-130m-series-b-at-1-3b-valuation/