Good news from around Europe
Rivia raises $15M to fix the broken data infrastructure behind clinical trials Rivia, the Zurich-based data engine for clinical trial intelligence, today announced a $15 million Series A led by Earlybird, with participation from Defiant and existing investors Speedinvest, Amino Collective, and Nina Capital. Over the past three years, the
Pi Labs leads $7M round in VerbaFlo for AI real estate platform VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform for real estate, has raised $7 million in a seed round led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture arm, and a group
Nexus Luxembourg: The country’s flagship Tech Event, returns in June to boost Europe’s Tech future! (Sponsored) The 3rd edition of Nexus Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy’s flagship tech event at the heart of Europe, is officially returning on June 10-11, 2026. With a clear mission to accelerate AI and technology for
Data centre boom fuels need for cement substitutes as London’s Cocoon Carbon lands €13 million Cocoon Carbon, a UK company developing a scalable supply of cement substitutes, known as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), today announced the closing of a €13 million ($15 million) Series A round. The investment was co-led
UK climate analytics startup Earth Blox lands €6.9 million investment round Earth Blox, an Edinburgh-based company helping organisations understand how nature loss and climate hazards affect financial performance, has secured €6.9 million (£6 million) in order to grow their team, accelerate product development and expand the platform’s capabilities by combining
Inspired by animal immunity, Germany’s Kupando raises €10 million for cancer therapy Schönefeld-based Kupando, a biopharmaceutical company developing a TLR 4/7 agonist that stimulates innate immunity and induces trained immunity for use in oncology and infectious diseases, has secured an additional €10 million in Series A financing – bringing their
Hadi Moussa, CEO of the HR unicorn Oyster, will join the EU-Startups Summit 2026! We are excited to announce that Hadi Moussa, CEO of Oyster, will take the main stage at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in sunny Malta. Hadi brings extensive experience in scaling high-growth technology companies
“Ukraine has demonstrated how modern warfare is being waged”. Three thoughts on Defense Tech from Axel Odenstad, a venture scout from Denmark Axel Odenstad is a venture scout from Denmark seeking early-stage Defense Tech startups for Actus Equity. Previously, Axel spent a year building Wave Ventures’ presence in Copenhagen —
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/rachel-reeves-deeptech-quantum
After months of wrangling, the EU unveils 28th regime plan: ‘This is just the beginning’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-inc-plan-official-28th-regime