Good news from around Europe
Agentic AI is changing what the cloud is for I spent a day at the Google Cloud Summit in London expecting to hear about databases and serverless architecture. Instead, the cloud itself felt like a minor footnote, briefly acknowledged near the registration desk. Almost every conversation on the exhibition floor
Berlin-based Moss hits unicorn status after closing €30 million Series C to expand its Finance AI suite Moss, a Berlin-based FinTech startup offering a digital spend management platform for European SMEs, has closed its €30 million Series C funding round at a valuation north of €1 billion. With this round,
Scaleup Europe Fund makes debut investment by co-leading ICEYE’s €1 billion Series F round EQT today announced that the Scaleup Europe Fund has completed its first investment by co-leading Espoo-based SpaceTech company ICEYE’s recently announced €1 billion Series F funding round. The funding round included €450 million of primary investment
European nanotechnology firms invited to join Japan Business Mission (Sponsored) The EU-Japan Centre invites European companies and clusters to apply to the Nanotech Business Mission in Japan in December 2026. The application deadline is 8 September with the mission including participation in nano tech 2026, a leading Japanese trade fair
Portugal’s Neuraspace lands €15.6 million to protect satellites and bolster Europe’s space domain awareness Neuraspace, a Coimbra-based space and defence company providing AI-enabled Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) solutions, today announced €15.6 million in new financing. The funding comprises strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer
“Tens of millions of euros stayed in Ukraine and gave local manufacturers the opportunity to grow.” Blitz interview with Helsing’s Managing Director in Ukraine Andrii Shevchenko On July 12, 2026, Helsing appointed Andrii Shevchenko as its managing director in Ukraine. The announcement noted that he joined the company during a
Ukrainian DoD Solution and Dutch Axelera AI will develop AI for defense systems DoD Solution та Axelera AI announced a strategic partnership in the field of defense technologies. This was reported by DoD Solution. The companies plan to develop onboard computing solutions with artificial intelligence to be used in autonomous
US court allowed Perplexity to use AI agents for shopping on Amazon A US appeals court has overturned a decision that temporarily barred Perplexity from using its AI agents to make purchases on the Amazon platform. This was reported by Reuters. This is the first federal appeals court ruling on
Yann LeCun joins new VC firm backed by 244 LPs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/yann-lecun-new-firm-224-ventures
Exclusive: Legaltech Wordsmith raises $14m Series B extension from Index, FT Ventures Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wordsmith-14m-series-b-extension