Day: March 4, 2026

Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI partner to bring privacy-first, cloud-free AI to smart glasses Startups Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI today announced a strategic partnership to enable frontier AI in wearable technology without the latency and privacy compromises of cloud computing. Currently, AI inference, such as audio or

Groundhawk raises €2M to digitise Europe’s underground infrastructure Finnish infrastructure software technology company Groundhawk has raised €2 million in Seed funding to transform how underground utilities are mapped and documented.  As Europe invests heavily in electricity grids, fibre networks, EV charging and renewable integration, a critical weakness remains: underground infrastructure

DeepIP secures $25M Series B to embed AI across the patent lifecycle AI patent platform DeepIP has raised $25 million in Series B funding, bringing total capital raised to $40 million. DeepIP is a workflow-native AI platform built to support patent professionals across the full patent lifecycle — from early

From Mac utilities to AI ecosystem: MacPaw’s next act Founded in Kyiv in 2008, MacPaw has grown into a global technology company building a digital ecosystem designed to supercharge productivity for Mac users. With an office opened in Boston in 2023 and others and across the EU, the company is

Antiverse secures $9.3M Series A for AI antibody platform UK-based Antiverse, a biotech company developing AI-designed therapeutic antibodies for hard-to-target disease targets, has closed a $9.3 million Series A round led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from Innovation Investment Capital, DOMiNO Ventures and existing investors DBW, Kadmos Capital and i&i

Cambridge-based Mutable Tactics closes €1.8 million pre-Seed to power coordinated drone team autonomy using AI Mutable Tactics, a Cambridge-based DefenceTech startup specialising in agentic AI for defence and security, has closed a €1.8 million ($2.1 million) pre‑Seed funding round.  The round was led by Seraphim Space, with support from the

Xsensio’s wearable chip that analyses proteins and hormones in real time draws €6 million Xsensio, a Lausanne-based DeepTech company developing near real-time continuous biochemical monitoring, announced the successful closing of a €6 million ($7 million) oversubscribed Series A financing round. The round was led by VC firm WI Harper, with

Zoltan Vardy, sales & GTM advisor, author, and founder of The Launch Code returns to the EU-Startups Summit 2026! We are pleased to announce that Zoltan Vardy, sales & GTM advisor, author, and Founder of The Launch Code, will return to the stage at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May

Milan-based ISAAC raises €14 million to expand earthquake resilience technology for the construction sector Italy’s ISAAC antisismica announced the closing of a €14 million investment round to develop proprietary active mass damper systems that protect existing buildings from seismic events, without invasive structural modifications or operational disruption. CDP Venture Capital,

Backed by €113.8 million, Dutch startup RIFT to deliver 340 GWh of industrial heat annually and avoid over 1 million tonnes of CO₂, Eindhoven-based CleanTech company RIFT has secured €113.8 million in combined financing (Series B + EU grant) to advance its Iron Fuel Technology from pilot projects toward commercial