Good news from around Europe
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Ryan Luke Johns, Co-founder & CEO of Gravis Robotics In this special episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we kick off a five-part interview series recorded in partnership with Leonard, the innovation and foresight platform of the VINCI Group, during their Launch Day in Paris.
Milan-based BRUM closes €5 million round to steer Italy’s driving schools into the 21st century BRUM, an Italian EdTech startup innovating the driver’s license process and disrupting a model unchanged since the 1980s – has announced the closing of a new €5 million round to accelerate its national expansion plan.
From spare Coca-Cola machine parts to a €4 million funding round: the journey of Belgian startup Dripl Brussels-based Dripl, the developer of smart water dispensers, has raised €4 million in a funding round to expand its smart dispenser beyond the 500 companies already converted in the Benelux, ramp up their
German VC Ananda Impact Ventures completes €73 million first close to back European impact startups Munich-based VC Ananda Impact Ventures has secured €73 million in the first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, well above its €50 million target and securing the largest first close in the firm’s 16-year
Munich’s Vanagon Ventures secures €20 million to target Europe’s pre-Seed DeepTech and AI gap Vanagon Ventures, a German DeepTech VC firm, has announced the final closing of its €20 million Fund I to back B2B startups from pre-Seed tackling fundamental system-level challenges and creating entirely new categories enabled by AI
The global economy is growing faster thanks to the AI boom. What are the risks involved? The global economy could grow by 3.3% in 2026 due to a surge in investment in technology, primarily in the field of artificial intelligence. This is stated in the International Monetary Fund’s blog. The
Trump’s tariff threats boost EU tech sovereignty push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/trump-tariffs-greenland-startups-eu-tech-sovereignty
Solo GP Andreas Klinger raises €15m for European robotics, automation and AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/solo-gp-andreas-klinger-european-robotics-automation-ai
European defence founders and VCs weigh in on Trump’s Greenland threats: ‘A serious distraction’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-defence-vc-founders-trump-greenland-threat
15 open-source startups to watch in Europe, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/15-open-source-startups-to-watch