Good news from around Europe
Xsensio’s wearable chip that analyses proteins and hormones in real time draws €6 million Xsensio, a Lausanne-based DeepTech company developing near real-time continuous biochemical monitoring, announced the successful closing of a €6 million ($7 million) oversubscribed Series A financing round. The round was led by VC firm WI Harper, with
Cambridge-based Mutable Tactics closes €1.8 million pre-Seed to power coordinated drone team autonomy using AI Mutable Tactics, a Cambridge-based DefenceTech startup specialising in agentic AI for defence and security, has closed a €1.8 million ($2.1 million) pre‑Seed funding round. The round was led by Seraphim Space, with support from the
Backed by €113.8 million, Dutch startup RIFT to deliver 340 GWh of industrial heat annually and avoid over 1 million tonnes of CO₂, Eindhoven-based CleanTech company RIFT has secured €113.8 million in combined financing (Series B + EU grant) to advance its Iron Fuel Technology from pilot projects toward commercial
Milan-based ISAAC raises €14 million to expand earthquake resilience technology for the construction sector Italy’s ISAAC antisismica announced the closing of a €14 million investment round to develop proprietary active mass damper systems that protect existing buildings from seismic events, without invasive structural modifications or operational disruption. CDP Venture Capital,
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/oxa-raises-103m-nvidia-bp
Iran war underscores the ‘urgency’ for Europe to build its defence capabilities, VCs say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iran-war-europe-military-capability-gap
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/flink-100m-900m-valuation
How equipment finance can supercharge European startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/equipment-finance-european-startups-brnd
Exclusive: Stealth AI startup founded by Cambridge scientists unveils plan to challenge Nvidia’s dominance Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zettafleet-ai-llm-training
Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups nabbing 90% of the capital. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/openai-anthropic-waymo-dominated-189-billion-vc-investments-february-crunchbase-report/