Good news from around Europe
AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks Listen Labs walked away from a signed Series C term sheet from Menlo Ventures, sources say. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/ai-research-startup-listen-labs-scrubbed-a-1-5b-funding-round-for-salesforce-talks/
Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn’t going anywhere. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/apples-new-ceo-is-reviving-a-steve-jobs-strategy-from-25-years-ago/
Boss of San Francisco-based AI coding startup pokes fun at “monoculture” Silicon Valley, as opens London office The boss of US AI coding startup Replit yesterday said it could hire up to 100 staff in London by early next year, as it opened its first overseas office in the capital.
Green Eagle Solutions lands Copilot Capital backing to take renewable energy ‘autopilot’ global Today, Green Eagle Solutions, a Spanish technology company that specialises in the automation of renewable energy operations, has raised a majority investment from Copilot Capital. Green Eagle Solutions was founded in 2012 by Alejandro Cabrera and Juan
Ground A raises €9M+ to bring laser-based counter-drone technology to market German defencetech company Ground A, which has developed a new generation of software and laser-based counter-drone systems, today stepped out of stealth, announcing a pre-seed financing round of more than €9 million in June, just six months after its
The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport European space company The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million in Series C funding to advance its reusable space transportation systems and expand its operations. The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and the Scaleup
Lexroom makes first acquisitions with Query Juriste and Praven Intelekt deals Legaltech Lexroom today announces the acquisition of French legal AI company Query Juriste and Bulgarian Praven Intelekt, marking the first M&A transaction since its founding. Following its organic expansion into Germany and Spain, this move marks a new phase
Capital clarity: Questions to ask before raising Founders have no shortage of advice on how to raise money, including how to pitch, price a round, and survive due diligence. Yet almost none of it addresses the more fundamental question of whether to raise venture capital in the first place. That
Italian VC Techshop launches second fund with €43 million first close Milan-based VC firm Techshop announces the first closing of Techshop II at €43 million dedicated to pre-Seed and Seed startups developing AI B2B solutions – this edition exceeded its initial fundraising target and is now aiming to to raise
French AgTech startup Tellia raises €4.3 million to scale voice-enabled data capture Tellia, the Paris-based voice AI assistant for agriculture founded in 2024, has raised a €4.3 million ($5 million) pre-Seed to scale technology that lets farmers, agronomists and field teams capture and use their data simply by speaking. The