Good news from around Europe
Data centre boom fuels need for cement substitutes as London’s Cocoon Carbon lands €13 million Cocoon Carbon, a UK company developing a scalable supply of cement substitutes, known as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), today announced the closing of a €13 million ($15 million) Series A round. The investment was co-led
UK climate analytics startup Earth Blox lands €6.9 million investment round Earth Blox, an Edinburgh-based company helping organisations understand how nature loss and climate hazards affect financial performance, has secured €6.9 million (£6 million) in order to grow their team, accelerate product development and expand the platform’s capabilities by combining
Inspired by animal immunity, Germany’s Kupando raises €10 million for cancer therapy Schönefeld-based Kupando, a biopharmaceutical company developing a TLR 4/7 agonist that stimulates innate immunity and induces trained immunity for use in oncology and infectious diseases, has secured an additional €10 million in Series A financing – bringing their
Hadi Moussa, CEO of the HR unicorn Oyster, will join the EU-Startups Summit 2026! We are excited to announce that Hadi Moussa, CEO of Oyster, will take the main stage at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in sunny Malta. Hadi brings extensive experience in scaling high-growth technology companies
“Ukraine has demonstrated how modern warfare is being waged”. Three thoughts on Defense Tech from Axel Odenstad, a venture scout from Denmark Axel Odenstad is a venture scout from Denmark seeking early-stage Defense Tech startups for Actus Equity. Previously, Axel spent a year building Wave Ventures’ presence in Copenhagen —
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/rachel-reeves-deeptech-quantum
After months of wrangling, the EU unveils 28th regime plan: ‘This is just the beginning’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-inc-plan-official-28th-regime
EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eqt-and-world-bank-back-candela-e30m
Bluffing! Deception! Murder! All in a fortnight’s work for these VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vcs-play-the-traitors
‘An amazing hub for investors and customers’: How European businesses are finding success in the UK Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-businesses-success-uk-brnd