Good news from around Europe
Healthtech: Europe’s 10 most-funded companies in H1 2026 European healthtech investment in H1 2026 was driven by large funding rounds, with continued interest in biotechnology, medical devices and AI-powered healthcare solutions. The UK attracted significant investment, led by major rounds for Isomorphic Labs and Oviva. The ten largest transactions totalled
Stockholm’s Green Voltis raises €13.5 million to operate and trade battery storage across European power markets using AI Green Voltis, a Stockholm-based route-to-market (RTM) optimiser that uses AI to operate and trade battery storage across European power markets, has raised €13.5 million in a Series A round, with Lochpine Capital
Germany’s VÆRIDION raises €124 million to bring electric regional flights closer to reality Munich-based aviation startup VÆRIDION has raised €30 million in a Series A2 funding round and selected for a €94.5 million grant from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund, bringing the combined value to €124.5 million. The investment round
The EIC confirms €1.8 billion for startups in 2027, with expanded defence and women-led startup support The European Commission has adopted the 2027 European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme, allocating €1.8 billion to support DeepTech startups, scale-ups and researchers across Europe. The funding package aims to help promising technologies move
“AI pays off when we redesign the process, not just automate it”: Opus’ DACH lead Xenia Schmahl (Sponsored) Founded in 2021, AppliedAI builds Opus, the AI transformation platform that rewires how enterprises run and ties every change to the bottom line. Many companies have tested AI, but few have scaled
Top 50: Women business angels shaping European Tech Europe’s startup ecosystem is home to a growing community of women business angels who back promising founders, support early-stage innovation, and help shape the next generation of successful companies. Beyond providing capital, these investors bring valuable industry expertise, entrepreneurial experience, and networks
US tested a warhead unit for the nuclear Sentinel, deployment of which will cost $141 billion On November 4, Lockheed Martin reported that, together with the US Air Force, it tested an experimental Mk21A warhead unit without its live nuclear payload — the W87-1 nuclear warhead with a yield of
The future of engineering: fewer people, more work, and the end of tokenmaxxing Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-future-of-engineering-2026/
Exclusive: Helsing CEO backs AI learning startup Mindmax in £2.5m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/memrise-mindmax-helsing-funding-round-memory/
Early Revolut employees emerge from stealth with AI wealthtech Haido Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/haido-emerges-from-stealth/