Good news from around Europe
Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market Cognition’s valuation multiple is higher than Cursor’s was before selling to SpaceX. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/cognition-hits-48b-valuation-signaling-investors-believe-ai-coding-is-far-from-a-winner-take-all-market/
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/the-exploration-company-nabs-450-million-to-challenge-spacex/
Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? Meta’s new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users’ email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company’s biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data. Powered by
Robbie Williams-backed ticketing platform Tickets for Good raises £3.9M UK ticketing platform Tickets for Good has raised £3.9 million in funding to support its international expansion and grow its team. The investment came from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse
Flex IT and T1A combine to create €150M European circular IT platform Flex IT and T1A Group today announced the completion of their combination, forming a European platform in circular IT with revenue of approximately €150 million. The two businesses sit at opposite ends of the same value chain. T1A,
UK chancellor unveils £150M northern scaleup fund The UK government has today unveiled a £150m scaleup fund to invest in university spinouts in the north of England as it looks to turbocharge growth outside of the capital. The fund will make investments of between £5m and £15m in the “most innovative and fast-growing firms”. It
Bits & Pretzels 2026: What to Expect from This Year’s Edition? [Sponsored] Returning to Munich from September 28 to 30, 2026, during the city’s iconic Oktoberfest celebrations, Bits & Pretzels will once again bring together Europe’s startup ecosystem, this time under the theme Human After All. The conference will welcome
August 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about European tech investment slowed considerably in August, with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding rounds. This was a marked decline from July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 deals, representing a month-on-month drop of around 63
Robbie Williams-backed Tickets for Good raises €4.5 million for international expansion Tickets for Good, a UK startup that provides key workers with low-cost tickets for live events, has raised a further €4.5 million (£3.9 million) to accelerate its international expansion and create 10 new jobs in Sheffield in the next
CEE’s biggest checks: 10 standout startup raises of 2026 Europe’s startup ecosystem continues to produce ambitious companies tackling some of the biggest challenges across defence, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, and digital infrastructure. As preparations are well under way and tickets selling for the inaugural MeOut Summit, taking place in Budapest