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Arke Telekom lands €1M from ACT Venture Partners to advance drone communications Arke Telekom, a company developing defence and communications technologies, has secured €1 million in funding from ACT VenturePartners, a venture capital firm focused on deeptech investments. The company develops communication solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in
Indurex raises €7M to strengthen cybersecurity across critical infrastructure Industrial cybersecurity company Indurex has raised €7 million in funding to further develop its AI-powered platform designed to protect critical infrastructure, manufacturing facilities and connected industrial operations. The round was led by Contrarian Ventures, with participation from Axeleo Capital and Curiosity.
Anglo-Finnish Oxford University quantum spinout QuantrolOx raises €12M An Anglo-Finnish University of Oxford quantum spinout has raised €12m in a funding round, it said today, as investment in the quantum sector continues to heat up. The Series A funding round in QuantrolOx was led by IW Capital, an early stage investor, with the
Unicorn NEURA Robotics reveals new robot along with a training facility for European robotics NEURA Robotics continues its roll of recent announcements with the launch of a new robot and the opening of a new branch of their Neura Gym in partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The
Amsterdam’s Indurex raises €7 million to strengthen cybersecurity and safety across cyber-physical systems Indurex, an Amsterdam-based startup building an AI-native platform for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security, has raised €7 million in funding, less than nine months after coming out of stealth. The round was led by Contrarian Ventures, the European
Top 50: Journalists and PR pros in European Tech Europe’s technology ecosystem is evolving rapidly, with AI, FinTech, DeepTech and digital regulation dominating headlines and reshaping the industry. Behind these stories is a network of journalists and communications professionals who play a vital role in how Europe’s technology sector is
What does the failure of the Clarity Act mean for cryptocurrencies? (Sponsored) The CLARITY Act was designed to set clearer rules for how digital assets are classified and overseen in the US. Its failure in the Senate leaves American investors without that framework for now, and anyone watching the Ethereum
Spanish VC Seaya closes new fund at €600 million in just six months Seaya, a Spanish investment platform, has announced the launch of Seaya Nova, its new growth fund, following a first close of €600 million in just six months – tickets will range from €20-50 million per company. The
Anthropic introduced Claude Duet — an agent that autonomously tracks work tasks and executes them Anthropic introduced Claude Duet — a new AI agent that can autonomously track a user’s work tasks, offer assistance, and perform tasks in connected apps. This was announced by the company. Unlike a regular chatbot,
“It’s definitely not getting easier”: BlueBird Tech CEO Valeriy Zarubin on missile development, financing and the challenges of the defense business Since the beginning of 2026 the Ukrainian defense company BlueBird Tech has roughly doubled its team, expanded production and the development of new products. At the same time the