Good news from around Europe
Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autonomous strike systems. The contract turns a February 2026 announcement at
Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former BioNTech executive), and Thomas Clozel (co-founder
Clean Food Group raises £4.5M to scale yeast-derived oils and fats from food waste UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group (CFG) has raised £4.5 million in investment led by Clean Growth Fund and New Agrarian. CFG has also successfully secured a £700,000 non-dilutive grant from Innovate UK, which further improves
Helical secures $10M to advance virtual AI lab for pharma research Helical, a biotechnology company developing a virtual AI lab for pharmaceutical research and development, has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led by redalpine, with participation from Gradient, BoxGroup, and Frst, alongside angel investors including Aidan
TraqCheck raises $8M to turn hiring into an AI-run workflow London HRtech startup TraqCheck has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL. Instead of recruiters manually sourcing candidates, screening resumes, and coordinating background checks across fragmented tools, TraqCheck’s agents execute those
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-poaches-new-engineering-chief-from-meta
Can Europe’s fintechs take on Apple Pay? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fintechs-take-on-apple-pay
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/newfund-60m-brain-technologies
How France is leading Europe’s bioeconomy push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/france-leading-europes-bioeconomy-brnd
Kelluu raises €15m to secure Europe’s skies with autonomous airships Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/kelluu-funding-round-nif-nato-autonomous-airships