Good news from around Europe
Perceptual Robotics secures £4M+ to scale AI-powered wind inspections UK wind technology company Perceptual Robotics has secured over £4 million in funding so far this year. The funding combines investment from new and existing shareholders, including Investing for Purpose, Loggerhead Ventures and One Planet Capital, alongside support co-funded by Innovate
ZuriQ raises $25.5M to scale its breakthrough 2D quantum architecture Swiss quantum computing startup ZuriQ has raised $25.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its trapped-ion quantum processors. The round was led by Quantonation, with participation from Forward.one, Extantia, Firgun Ventures, and existing investors. The investment follows
AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dwelly-ai-property-rollup-funding-round-elevenlabs-legora
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/visionaries-cuts-investment-team-next-fund
How an office makeover can boost productivity: ‘Your physical space conveys credibility’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-an-office-makeover-can-boost-productivity-brnd
Exclusive: ETH Zurich spinout ZuriQ raises $25.5m seed Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eth-spinout-zuriq-seed-round
Every European unicorn exit of 2026 so far Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/billion-dollar-exits-are-back
Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents The deal is Cyera’s third acquisition this year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/cyera-agrees-to-acquire-oasis-security-for-1b-to-safeguard-proliferating-ai-agents/
Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bots. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/bot-detection-startup-spur-nabs-200m-from-insight/
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup’s MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/mcp-startup-runlayer-accuses-rippling-of-stealing-its-product-idea/