Good news from around Europe
AI: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025 European AI companies raised over €5.3 billion during 2025, with capital heavily concentrated among a small group of companies led by Mistral AI, Helsing, Black Forest Labs, Synthesia, ElevenLabs and n8n. While foundation models, defence AI and generative media attracted some
ICEYE secures €300M credit facility to scale sovereign satellite intelligence Spacetech company ICEYE today announces it has originated a €300 million 3-year committed revolving credit facility (RCF). ICEYE delivers persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth and owns the world’s largest and most
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/earlybird-avp-defence-fund-joint-venture
KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/kkr-backs-uks-newest-unicorn-in-80m-round
Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stark-drone-startup-funding-round
Beyond a sleek interface: The new wave of European fintech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-new-wave-of-european-fintech-brnd
Europe has a lead in the quantum race, but US giants are set to acquire it away Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-lead-quantum-us-acquisition-oped
Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods Waymo’s robotaxi service is now suspended in both Atlanta and San Antonio, as the company works to stop its vehicles from driving into flooded roads. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-pauses-service-in-four-cities-as-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods/
SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff SpaceX fueled the third-generation rocket booster and ship and was just moments away from liftoff, before calling a scrub. It’s expected to try again Friday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spacex-scrubs-first-starship-v3-launch-just-before-liftoff/
Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon — and a few from his inner circle Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to Musk. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/who-will-benefit-most-from-spacex-ipo-mostly-elon-and-a-few-from-his-inner-circle/