Good news from around Europe
Nscale secures €1.7 billion Series C to build global AI compute infrastructure British AI infrastructure hyperscaler Nscale today announced its €1.7 billion ($2 billion) in Series C funding, to further accelerate Nscale’s global development of vertically integrated AI infrastructure – from GPU compute and networking to data services and orchestration
Isembard raises $50m to bolster Europe’s industrial base Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isembard-funding-round-ai-deeptech
Billion-dollar fund Kembara’s founder: ‘Missing out on the deeptech era is unforgivable’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/javier-santiso-mundi-ventures-interview
Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nscale-raises-2bn-series-c
Nucleus and First Momentum back stealth geothermal energy startup Telura Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nucleus-first-momentum-telura
Denmark’s wealth tax plan would be a disaster for startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/oped-denmarks-wealth-tax-plan-would-be-a-disaster-for-startups
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.
Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties Archer’s countersuit comes four months after Joby sued its rival for alleged ‘corporate espionage.’ Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/electric-air-taxi-maker-archer-hits-back-at-joby-in-countersuit-alleging-concealed-chinese-ties/
Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/founders-fund-nears-6-billion-close-for-latest-growth-fund-sources-say/
Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/electric-air-taxis-are-about-to-take-flight-in-26-states/