Good news from around Europe
HelmGuard raises $7.3M to move compliance beyond paperwork London-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and security startup HelmGuard has raised $7.3 million in seed funding to expand its platform for automating risk and compliance assessments. The round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline, with participation from FinTech Collective, Stage
If you lost your LLM tomorrow, would you still have a business? On a Saturday in the middle of June, Anthropic switched off its two newest models for every customer on the planet. Not throttled. Off. The US Department of Commerce had decided that foreign nationals should not have access
French cardiac monitoring startup Implicity reports 26% lower mortality as it raises €35 million Implicity, an innovator in AI-driven cardiac remote monitoring out of Paris, has secured a €35 million funding round to accelerate its international expansion, particularly in the USA, while advancing its AI capabilities and developing next-generation heart
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Momchil Sabev, Director of the EIC and EISMEA Join us for an interview with Momchil Sabev, Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), as we explore the critical role of public institutions in shaping Europe’s startup and innovation landscape. With
10 European VCs raising money in 2026 for a healthier planet Europe has already warmed by around 2.5°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the fastest-warming continent on Earth, according to the latest European State of the Climate report. Over the past 30 years, temperatures in Europe have risen at roughly
Munich-based FRYTE Mobility raises €3.5 million to connect eTruck fleets with charging infrastructure across Europe FRYTE Mobility, a Munich-based startup building the central software platform to connect logistics and energy systems for eTruck operations, has closed its €3.5 million Seed round, bringing total funding raised to €5 million. The funding
Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE’s Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/loft-orbital-billion-dollar-deal-marlan-space/
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/massachusetts-hits-data-centers-with-new-clean-power-rules/
OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on alignment, is joining the OpenAI Foundation as a member of its board. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/openai-adds-a-prominent-ai-doomer-to-its-board-of-directors/
Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence/