Day: January 23, 2026

Mews raises $300M to accelerate AI-powered hospitality operations A hospitality management software provider, Mews, has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth, with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners, and participation from existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Tiger Global. The round values the

The Estonian Startup Awards mark a milestone night for Estonia’s startup ecosystem Tonight marks the annual Estonian Startup Awards, where Triin Hertmann stepped into her new role as President of the Estonian Founders Society — and as the co-founder of a new local tech media platform, FOMO Observer, which officially

Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts Shield Space, a defence technology startup developing systems to protect satellites from signal jamming and other threats, has raised £2 million to support its first orbital test flight. The round was led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II via

Metavallon VC launches €5m “Brain Gain” fund to reverse Greece’s tech talent exodus This week, Metavallon VC launched a new  €5 million Pre-Seed brain gain fund. It aims to invest early in deep-tech startups founded outside Greece or in Greek university spin-outs, provided they commit to building R&D or product

Vi Partners marks 25 years with first close of €161M new venture fund Vi Partners this week announced the first close of its latest venture capital fund, targeting €161 million (CHF 150 million). It coincides with Vi Partners’ 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of continuous venture capital activity.  Since its

With €255 million in funding, Dutch company Mews doubles down on automation and payments in hospitality Amsterdam-based Mews, an OS for hospitality, today announced it has raised €255 million ($300 million) in a Series D funding round in order to further invest in AI, embed agent-driven systems to automate complex workflows, reduce

10 Estonian startups to keep an eye on in 2026 and beyond! Following our series of country articles, today we turn our focus to Estonia’s growing innovation landscape, exploring the forces shaping its startup ecosystem and the momentum behind a new generation of tech-driven companies. Estonia, a small Nordic-Baltic nation

Copenhagen’s Octarine Bio adds €5 million to Series A to advance sustainable colour platform Octarine Bio, a Danish BioTech company developing a new generation of sustainable pigments through precision fermentation, has successfully secured €5 million to accelerate the industrial-scale validation and commercial rollout of PurePalette, their natural pigment platform. The

Impress Co-founder and COO Diliara Lupenko will speak at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in Malta We are pleased to announce that Diliara Lupenko, Co-founder and COO of Impress, will join the speaker line-up at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May-7-8 in sunny Malta! Founded in 2019 and

With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand