Good news from around Europe
February 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about February 2026 saw a notable increase in funding compared with January, driven mainly by larger capital inflows rather than a sharp rise in the number of deals. Deal activity reached 296 transactions, up 11.7 per cent from 265
Cytotrait raises £3M for agricultural gene-editing technology Cytotrait, a spinout from The University of Manchester focused on developing new traits for food and agricultural applications, has closed a £3 million seed funding round. The round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
ILS secures seed funding to expand ProVision legal workflow platform Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS), a global legal technology company building automation software for investment fund lawyers, has secured a seed funding round led by Chicago Ventures, bringing its total funding to more than $3 million. Founded in 2024, ILS was
Saltz raises €20M to build global chef-supplier marketplace Saltz, a digital marketplace for the food supply industry, has raised €20 million in Series A funding. The round included investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Inovo, Lifeline Ventures, and Change Ventures, along with participation from Mantas Mikuckas
UK manufacturing startup Isembard secures $50M A UK startup which has developed software to automate the manufacturing of key component parts for industries, including space, defence and robotics, has raised $50m in a Series A funding round, less than 12 months after its $9m seed round. Isembard, founded by entrepreneur
Advancing cardiovascular health – SignaCor Therapeutics lands €288k investment as pat of €1.1 million Seed round Belfast-based HealthTech startup SignaCor Therapeutics has €288k (£250k) in funding from VC firm Zinc in order to advance the development of a new treatment designed to repair heart damage and slow the progression of
Meet the speakers joining the “The role of luck in entrepreneurship” panel at the EU-Startups Summit 2026! On May 7-8, 2026, the EU-Startups Summit returns to sunny Malta, bringing together around 2,500 founders, investors, and startup ecosystem leaders for two days of networking, inspiration, and knowledge-sharing. Entrepreneurship is often portrayed
Industrial startup Isembard bags €43 million to scale software-powered factories for aerospace and energy sectors London’s Isembard today announced that it has raised €43 million ($50 million) in Series A funding, less than 12 months after its Seed round in order to open 25 factories by the end of 2026,
Vilnius-based food supply marketplace Saltz raises €20 million Series A, plans 100+ hires as it expands across Europe Saltz, a Vilnius-based digital marketplace for the food supply industry, has raised €20 million in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across Europe, invest heavily in cross-border food trade technology, and grow
Nscale secures €1.7 billion Series C to build global AI compute infrastructure British AI infrastructure hyperscaler Nscale today announced its €1.7 billion ($2 billion) in Series C funding, to further accelerate Nscale’s global development of vertically integrated AI infrastructure – from GPU compute and networking to data services and orchestration