Good news from around Europe
From coverage to corpus: How startups should design PR for AI discoverability in 2026 For years, PR success was measured in coverage. One strong article, one respected outlet, one moment of visibility. Founders collected logos, screenshots, and traffic spikes and considered the job done. We’re noticing that this model no
€76 million Footprint Fund I to support 30 early-stage climate and DeepTech companies across Northern Europe Copenhagen-based The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of their €76 million venture fund Footprint Fund I, aiming to invest in 30 early-stage DeepTech companies within the green transition in Northern Europe. Footprint
Video-to-3D product content platform Voxelo secures €346k pre-Seed first close Manchester-based startup Voxelo has secured €346k (£300k) in the first close of its pre-Seed round, as it brings a faster, more accessible 3D & AI product content studio to market. The round remains open, with limited allocation available for strategic
London VC 2150 closes €210 million Fund II, bringing AUM to €500 million in order to scale climate-driven urban systems British Venture firm 2150 today announced the final close of its €210 million second fund, bringing total AUM to €500 million – continuing their focus on backing technology companies seeking
$498 million invested in Ukrainian tech companies and two new unicorns. Highlights from Dealbook of Ukraine 2026 The investment fund AVentures Capital has published its traditional study of the venture capital and IT market in Ukraine for 2025. In 2025, Ukrainian technology companies attracted $498 million in investments. This is
Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-4bn-valuation-200m-google-ventures
Why European defence startups find France ‘almost impossible’ to work with Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/french-market-defence-tech-startups
Now it’s time for Europe to get really serious about tech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-europe-tech-sovereignty-trump-davos
AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/ai-chip-startup-ricursive-hits-4b-valuation-two-months-after-launch/
Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to