Good news from around Europe
Firecell and Accelleran unite in €7.9M-backed merger to simplify private 5G networks 5G companies Firecell and Accelleran today announce a merger to create a complete private 5G solution for industrial autonomy, critical infrastructure, and defence connectivity. The merger is backed by a €7.9 million investment round led by existing investors
Noxtua launches Europe’s first cross-border legal AI license European sovereign legal AI Noxtua has introduced the market’s first Europe License, enabling legal professionals to access multiple European jurisdictions through a single interface with a single license, and to seamlessly cross-border legal work in a consistent Legal AI workspace. Europe’s legal
HeyCharge awarded €2.5M EIC grant to expand EV charging solutions for apartment buildings Munich-based EV charging technology company HeyCharge has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The company, backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures, and Y Combinator, has raised €6.3 million in
From repression to relocation: How Belarusian founders are powering Poland’s next tech boom Late last year, I predicted that those looking for Europe’s next major tech hub should have Poland firmly on their radar for 2026. One of the reasons lies just across its eastern border. Over 500,000 Belarusians have
Quantonation Ventures closes €220M quantum fund backed by Toshiba A Paris and New York-headquartered quantum technology VC firm has closed what it says is the “largest-ever” dedicated quantum fund. Quantonation Ventures, an early-stage fund focusing on quantum tech, has closed a €220m fund, with investment from Novo Holdings, the investment arm of Danish
OpenClassrooms Co-founder Mathieu Nebra to speak at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in Malta We are excited to announce that Mathieu Nebra, Startup Advisor, Board Member, Co-founder of OpenClassrooms and Founder of Scale Me Up, will join the speaker line-up at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8
Unicity Labs banks €2.5 million to advance peer-to-peer cryptographic architecture for AI agents Zug-based Unicity Labs, a protocol development company building the infrastructure for autonomous agentic internet, has successfully raised €2.5 million ($3 million) in Seed funding. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Tawasal, a Middle
OSS Ventures unveils new €75 million fund to expand European and US industrial software portfolio Paris-based venture studio OSS Ventures has announced the first closing of €40 million for its new investment vehicle, targeting a total fund size of €75 million to provide follow-on financing to startups created within its
AI field operations startup FYLD lands €34 million for its London-based frontline intelligence platform FYLD, an AI-powered frontline intelligence platform for the global infrastructure sector out of London, announced a €34 million ($41 million) Series B round to scale its platform delivering operational certainty for distributed, high-risk fieldwork in energy,
Germany’s HeyCharge secures €2.5 million EIC grant to scale offline EV charging across Europe HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures, and Y Combinator, has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The grant will fund HeyCharge’s