Good news from around Europe
Paris-based Apolownia raises €1 million to scale coastal restoration and blue carbon projects Apolownia, a Paris-based company developing high-integrity coastal ecosystem restoration projects, has announced the closing of its first Seed round, totalling €1 million. The round was completed with the support of LITA, Bpifrance and a group of business
Eindhoven’s Keiron raises €20.7 million to tackle one of electronics manufacturing’s most expensive problems Keiron Printing Technologies (Keiron), an Eindhoven-based DeepTech company specialising in Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LiFT) precision solder paste printing, has closed a €20.7 million Series A round. The round was co-led by Invest-NL, DeepTechXL and Waves Capital,
Lessons in resilience: What Europe can learn from emerging markets Europe offers many advantages entrepreneurs admire: strong institutions, advanced infrastructure, research excellence, deep talent, sophisticated investors, and stable markets. But learning should not flow in only one direction. As Europe confronts slower growth, cautious funding, geopolitical uncertainty, climate pressure, and
Alimentation Couche-Tard buys Żabka chain for $8.6B. What is known about the deal? The Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard is buying 100% of the Polish Żabka Group for $8.6 billion. The company announced this. For the Canadian company, this will be the largest acquisition in its history. Deal details
Russian missile destroyed the drone factory of US company Terminal Autonomy in Kyiv — Guardian A Russian ballistic missile destroyed a drone factory in Kyiv that belongs to the American company Terminal Autonomy. The Guardian reports. This is the first likely case in which a US-owned enterprise has been targeted
What the CEO of Irish unicorn Tines learned from its AI overhaul Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tines-interview
Blossom Capital is dipping into defence. Here’s what the VC is looking for Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/blossom-capital-invest-defence-tech-startups
222 spinouts, €4.9bn raised: Europe’s top universities for spinout funding in H1 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/222-spinouts-e4-9b-raised-europes-top-universities-for-spinout-funding-in-h1-2026
The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-energy-generation-market-map
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t. AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/build-in-public-fail-in-public-what-its-like-to-be-a-founder-under-20-right-now/