Good news from around Europe
Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today. The Series D round in Nearfield Instruments was led by new investor US investing giant Fidelity, along with
Czech logistics startup Grid.online lands €4M after growing deliveries 10× in a year Grid.online, the Czech company building shared infrastructure for first- or last-mile parcel delivery, has raised €4 million after scaling parcel volumes more than 10× in its first year, surpassing 1 million deliveries through the network. The round
Acodyne secures €2.5M to develop next-generation autonomous logistics aircraft Copenhagen-based deep tech startup Acodyne has raised €2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy-lift logistics in defence, offshore, and remote operations. The round, jointly led by Swedish defence VC Gungnir Capital and Danish PSV
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/andy-burnham-uk-startups
How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/green-got-8m-crowdfund
‘Owning and controlling the entire AI stack is essential’: Europe is doubling down on its own AI infrastructure Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/owning-the-entire-ai-stack-is-essential-brnd
Investors bemoan vibe-coded product slop Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-product-slop-vibe-coding
Revolut, Wise and UiPath-backer Seedcamp raises $320m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/seedcamp-320m-new-fund
Shareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber’s board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/shareholders-sue-ubers-board-over-sexual-assaults-other-incidents/
Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won’t be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle’s data logs. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/tesla-pushes-back-on-autopilot-narrative-after-fatal-texas-crash/