Good news from around Europe
What Happened on the First Day of the Tech.eu Summit London 2026? The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 kicked off on April 21 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, bringing together founders, investors, and operators from across Europe. This year’s agenda is heavily shaped by artificial intelligence, alongside fintech, deeptech and
Alesi Surgical raises £7M to clear the air in operating theatres with next-gen smoke management tech Surgical tech company Alesi Surgical has raised £7 million in a funding round led by IW Capital and supported by existing shareholders, IP Group and Mercia Ventures to tackle the problem of surgical smoke
Bubble Robotics emerges from stealth with $5M to scale autonomous ocean robotics Bubble Robotics has secured a $5 million pre-seed funding round, led by Episode1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve, following its launch out of Entrepreneurs First. The ocean plays a central role in global energy systems, trade, data
Italy’s venture market finds its rhythm after record 2025 Italy’s venture capital ecosystem is accelerating, with $1.7 billion raised in 2025 and a further $249 million deployed in Q1 2026, according to new Dealroom data released by tech conference Wave by Vento. The 2025 total marks Italy’s second strongest year
Smart Robotics secures €10M Series A to expand AI robotic picking in Europe Smart Robotics, an embodied AI company focused on intralogistics automation, has closed a €10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Rotterdamse Havendraken, with participation from Innovation Industries and the Dutch family office Ernij
Polish startup Zynt, which builds a signal intelligence platform, raises $500,000 in pre-seed funding Polish startup Zynt, building a signal intelligence platform for B2B sales, has closed a $500,000 pre-seed round. AIN was informed of this by the company itself. Founded by Cezary Raszel and Wojciech Ozimek, the company was
Revolut targets $200bn valuation for IPO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-valuation-200-million-ipo
Synthesia announces major hiring push, opens three new offices Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-hiring-push-new-offices
Are Europe’s fintechs ready for Mythos? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fintechs-ready-for-mythos
Stripe alumni raise €7.5m for AI-powered fintech Seapoint Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stripe-alumni-fintech-fundraise