Good news from around Europe
Copenhagen’s Seed Capital closes €130 million Fund V to back Nordic startups from Seed to Series A Seed Capital, a Copenhagen-based seed-stage investor, has today announced that it has closed its Fund V at €130 million. The fund will invest in 15-17 companies, with first checks of €3-6 million in
After €387 million raise, The Exploration Company wins ESA’s “ALADDIN” cargo capsule contract worth €760 million The Exploration Company (TEC), the European space company, has been awarded a service contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) worth €760 million to build and fly Europe’s first commercial cargo capsule to the
Munich-based Furo raises €3.44 million to make industrial battery storage economically viable Furo (formerly Lumera Energy), a Munich-based energy software company, today announced that it has closed a €3.44 million ($4 million) funding round to further develop its software, expand into additional European markets, and grow its team. The round
Is Mistral’s monster fundraise a win for European sovereignty? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-fundraise-podcast/
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/greenly-normative-acquisition-carbon-accounting/
US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-underrated-us-vc-firstmark-capital/
The scaleup challenge: Accelerating defence tech innovation in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/scaleup-challenge-defence-tech-innovation-brnd/
The European founders who’ve set up funds Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-founders-funds/
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/mecka-ai-nears-500m-valuation-in-sequoia-led-deal-amid-rush-for-robot-training-data/
Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road “It’s actually allegedly being built out now,” said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/khosla-ventures-is-opening-a-new-york-office-this-fall-its-first-outpost-outside-sand-hill-road/