Day: February 17, 2026

Sendance secures investment to grow wearable sensor and data platform Sendance, a startup developing sensor technology for collecting data from medical devices and assistive equipment, has raised new funding as part of its ongoing third investment round. The investment, structured as a convertible loan, was provided by Garage Angels, with

Intuos receives €720K for non-commercial aviation operations and safety Intuos, a startup developing an integrated platform to improve aircraft fleet efficiency, safety, and compliance, has closed a €720,000 investment round. The round was led by a group of investors, including Argo, a TravelTech accelerator created through a CDP Venture Capital

Austrian creator of viral OpenClaw joins OpenAI The Austrian creator of the popular open-source AI assistant OpenClaw is joining US frontier lab OpenAI, in a move some see as a blow to the European tech ecosystem.   OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman announced on X last night that “genius” software

UK healthtech startup Nul raises $1M to support alcohol reduction efforts Nul, a UK-based healthtech startup developing a supported alcohol reduction platform that combines clinical care and prescription medication, has raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by dmg ventures and BYVP, with participation from a group

The Fourth Law secures investment to advance drone AI for Ukraine The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-based defence technology company, has secured a new funding round backed by Axon, a US public safety technology group. TFL develops AI and robotics solutions for defence and public safety, with a focus on

Bootstrapped and profitable AI InsurTech company mea Platform raises €42.2 million mea Platform (mea), a UK-based AI-native InsurTech company, today announced a €42.2 million ($50 million) minority growth equity investment from London-based growth equity firm SEP (Scottish Equity Partners), to accelerate product development and customer engagement.  mea has been bootstrapped

AI films that evolve in real time with classical music and audience interaction: OOVIE Studios raises €164k Lugano-based OOVIE Studios has raised €164k (CHF 150k) from Venture Kick to develop ‘Music Interactive Movies’ – a new kind of interactive films that combines live music and cinema. The funds will be

Italian AviationTech startup Intuos raises €720k to scale fleet operations platform internationally Rome-based startup Intuos, the developer of an integrated platform for aircraft fleet operators that combines operational software and IoT devices with ML-based analytics, has closed a €720k investment round following its expansion in Europe and South Africa. The

Ireland’s newest pot of gold: 10 of the most promising startups to watch in 2026 Following our series of country deep dives, we now turn to Ireland, where Dublin has become the clear centre of gravity for the country’s newest generation of tech companies. While Ireland has long attracted multinational

Platform designed to cut cell and gene therapy production costs attracts €6.9 million for UK startup Tozaro Tozaro, a Bedford-based company whose ‘Smart Polymer’ technology looks to significantly reduce the cost of life-saving cell and gene therapies, has completed a €6.9 million (£6 million) funding round. The round was led