Month: February 2026

MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks

MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks MaXon Systems, a Ukrainian defence technology company building an autonomous, end-to-end counter-UAS platform designed to defend large perimeters against mass drone attacks, has raised funding in a round which included Greenflag Ventures, BRAVE1, Freedom Fund VC, and

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Feb. 16-20)

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Feb. 16-20) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d

The space race is being rewritten by AI – and Europe risks falling behind

The space race is being rewritten by AI – and Europe risks falling behind Once upon a time, a company would build large, costly, and unwieldy satellites that would then be sent into orbit to sit, often for decades. Those satellites did their job, supporting navigation, tracking the weather, and

Cancer and immunology player Umlaut.bio adds funding to reach ~€3 million pre-Seed total

Cancer and immunology player Umlaut.bio adds funding to reach ~€3 million pre-Seed total Umlaut.bio, a German/Swiss oncology/immunology BioTech company developing tRNA-modifying small molecules, announced the extension of its pre-Seed financing to ~€3 million through the support of BaseLaunch. This addition not only helps to accelerate its science addressing tRNA modifications

Austrian PropTech Lystio closes €500k round to refine real estate portal and expand across Europe

Austrian PropTech Lystio closes €500k round to refine real estate portal and expand across Europe The Vienna-based startup Lystio, an AI-native real estate portal, has closed a €500k funding round in order to expand with a focus on further developing their search algorithm and AI-powered features. In addition to Austrian

The next frontier in oncology: Why survival must become a designed metric, not a passive outcome

The next frontier in oncology: Why survival must become a designed metric, not a passive outcome It is no secret by now that technological advances, especially artificial intelligence, have driven profound structural changes in healthcare. From the speed at which clinical tasks are executed to the precision that reduces human