Good news from around Europe
Stories of capitalisation, Part 2: Turning Projects Results into Territorial Impact They decided not to reinvent the wheel but to build on the work already done. Their goal? To anchor results in the field, systematise their approaches in new contexts, and prepare for effective transfer to new territories. Let’s revisit
Revolut makes fresh bid for US banking licence Revolut is making a fresh attempt to secure a US banking licence, it said today, as it scaled up its ambitions on the US market. Revolut, valued at $75bn, hailed the filing for the US bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of
Validio closes $30M Series A to address enterprise data quality challenges Validio, an agentic enterprise data management platform, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Plural, with participation from existing investors and angels including Lakestar, J12 Ventures, Kevin Ryan, Denise Persson, and Emil Eifrem. The round brings
Cheer Games closes $4.5M pre-seed round for mobile gaming platform Cheer Games, a mobile puzzle game studio, has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Makers Fund, with participation from Play Ventures and a group of angel investors. Founded by former senior leaders from AppLovin’s Lion Studios,
Wilbe opens White City lab in London to remove infrastructure bottlenecks for science startups Wilbe, the venture fund and platform that trains and backs scientists to build companies from day one, today announces the launch of its first dedicated lab facility in White City, London. To date, Wilbe has trained
French quantum startup Pasqal to go public via SPAC at $2BN valuation A French quantum computing startup co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner is going public via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), with a $2bn valuation. Pasqal is merging with SPAC vehicle Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II, with the deal expected to close in the
Irish-founded startup Evervault raises €21 million to advance encrypted data orchestration Evervault, a New York and Dublin-based developer-first platform for encrypting and orchestrating sensitive data, today announced it has raised €21 million ($25 million) Series B financing to expand its encryption infrastructure, invest in product development and grow its engineering
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Philipp Heltewig, Chief AI Officer at NiCE and General Manager of NiCE Cognigy This week on the EU-Startups podcast, we sit down with Philipp Heltewig, Chief AI Officer at NiCE and General Manager of NiCE Cognigy, an enterprise AI platform that helps companies automate
Slovakia’s rising tech scene: 10 of the most promising startups shaping the country in 2026 Continuing with our series highlighting the most promising startups across Europe, it’s time to turn our eye to Slovakia, a Central European country steadily strengthening its position within the region’s innovation landscape. Known for its
Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase. The round was led by Antwerp VC firm RDY Ventures,