Good news from around Europe
Sort A Brick is turning forgotten LEGO into a multibillion-euro circular economy market Billions of LEGO bricks are sitting unused in homes worldwide. While the bricks themselves can last for generations, rebuilding original sets from mixed collections can require hours of painstaking manual sorting. Lithuanian startup Sort A Brick is
Microsoft “minor contract” loss, says Nscale key investor The CEO of the largest investor in the UK AI infrastructure startup gearing up for a planned $35bn IPO today termed Microsoft pulling out of a data centre deal with Nscale as a “minor contract”, as he looked to reassure investors ahead
Fal doubles valuation to $16B after $1.3B Series F AI infrastructure company fal has raised $1.3 billion in a Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from NVIDIA, Sound Ventures, HOF Capital and T. Rowe Price. Founded in 2021 by Turkish entrepreneurs Burkay Gür and Görkem
Supa raises £21M in seed funding to transform UK residential block management UK-based proptech company Supa has raised £21 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered property management platform. The financing includes an equity round co-led by 2150 and OpenOcean, with participation from KOMPAS VC, Actia Capital Partners and
Lazzaro One lands pre-seed funding to advance maritime intelligence technology Berlin-based maritime technology startup Lazzaro One has secured a six-figure pre-seed funding round from B#, the pre-seed fund of IBB Ventures. The investment will support the development of its maritime intelligence platform, HUAX, and the company’s technological and commercial expansion.
Tired of Roku and the like? Spain’s Titan OS just raised €40 million to provide you with an alternative. Titan OS, a Barcelona-based technology, entertainment and advertising company, today announced a €40 million ($46 million) financing round to further develop their smart TV Operating System. The round saw participation from
Return secures €835 million financing to expand battery storage capacity in Germany Amsterdam-based Return, an energy storage startup specialising in large-scale battery systems and energy flexibility services, has secured €835 million in portfolio financing underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Rabobank. The financing will support the company’s expansion in Germany, where
Exclusive: Top 10 largest investments by EIC in 2026 – so far EU-Startups has received exclusive investment data directly from our partners at the European Innovation Council (EIC), revealing the ten companies that secured the largest EIC Fund commitments during the first three quarters of the year. From quantum computing
Women TechEU Allies: supporting women-led DeepTech startups across Europe Women TechEU is a European Union initiative that supports the growth of women-led DeepTech startups across Europe. Between 2026 and 2028, the programme aims to support 160 startups through grants of €75,000 each, alongside mentoring, training, expert guidance, networking, and opportunities
OPINION: Ireland is losing Irish companies because they can’t scale here When Ireland’s Government recently announced Budget 2027, it focused on addressing a problem that has beset Ireland’s startup community for decades. A €1 billion Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) scaling programme would seek to provide startups with greater access