Good news from around Europe
Danish DefenseTech startup Shotling targets FPV drones as it raises €700k for rotary shotgun Shotling, a Danish DefenseTech startup specialising in kinetic short-range counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems, today announced the closing of a pre-Seed financing round with €700k committed out of a targeted €500k. The round is led by Myriad Defense
Swedish startup Bits raises €12 million to deepen automation across FinTech compliance workflows Bits, a Stockholm-based provider of compliance and onboarding infrastructure for regulated FinTech companies and banks, has raised €12 million in Series A funding in order to deepen automation across financial crime workflows and expand coverage of additional
Flowwow Global Expansion Director Ekaterina Gorbacheva to speak at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 We are pleased to announce that Ekaterina Gorbacheva, Global Expansion Director at Flowwow, will join the speaker line-up at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in sunny Malta. Founded in 2014, Flowwow is a global gifting
German e-motor technology cuts energy losses by up to 70% as Additive Drives secures €25 million Dresden-based Additive Drives, a manufacturer of high-performance 3D-printed electric motor technology, has raised over €25 million to reduce global energy consumption and enable new types of electrification. The financing is made up of Nordic
Bootstrapped for seven years, French IT scale-up Fleet enters first LBO at €100 million valuation Fleet, a Paris-based scale-up specialising in IT fleet management, equipment and security for SMEs, announces the entry of ISAI Expansion into its capital through its ISAI Expansion III fund, at a valuation of €100 million.
Swarmer Announces Public Filing of Registration Statement for IPO Ukrainian Defense Tech company Swarmer, which develops AI solutions for drone swarm automation, has filed for an IPO under the ticker SWMR. Thus, after the placement of shares, Swarmer will become the first Ukrainian DefTech company to go public. On Monday,
The European defence techs working with governments in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-defence-tech-startups-working-with-governments-2026
Exclusive: Serg Bell’s Constructor Capital closes $110m first-time deeptech fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/constructor-capital-closes-110m-deeptech-fund
European VC is facing a Big Bang Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-vc-is-facing-a-big-bang
Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud The startup CEO says she plans to publicly address the charges this week. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/fintech-ceo-and-forbes-30-under-30-alum-has-been-charged-for-alleged-fraud/