Good news from around Europe
The Exploration Company secures €387 million to accelerate development of reusable high-thrust rocket engine The Exploration Company (TEC), the European space company, today announced a €387 million ($450 million) Series C financing. The funding will advance the Nyx reusable capsule toward a mission to dock with the International Space Station
Portugal’s Hope Care closes €6 million Series A to expand remote patient monitoring across Europe Hope Care, a Portuguese digital health company specialising in regulated remote patient monitoring technology, has closed a €6 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Iberis Capital, with participation from Vieira de
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-legaltech-lexroom-seals-first-two-ma-deals-four-months-after-50m-series-b/
Am I a fake founder? What it’s like joining a startup as a cofounder a year late Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/am-i-a-fake-founder-what-its-like-joining-a-startup-as-a-cofounder-a-year-late/
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-series-d-3bn/
The Exploration Company raises $450m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exploration-company-450m-series-c/
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/the-exploration-company-nabs-450-million-to-challenge-spacex/
Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market Cognition’s valuation multiple is higher than Cursor’s was before selling to SpaceX. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/cognition-hits-48b-valuation-signaling-investors-believe-ai-coding-is-far-from-a-winner-take-all-market/
Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn’t working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/hackers-are-stealing-claude-tokens-from-subscribers/
White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains The Trump administration’s short-lived arcade game “Build the Wall” is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted that it takes “copyright infringement very seriously.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-build-the-wall-game-after-the-tetris-company-complains/