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Former MI5 officer lands €2.3 million for AI agent security startup Overmind
AI security startup Overmind secures €2. 3M for its AI agent supervision layer targeting legal, healthcare, and FinTech....
Brussels drafts blueprint to spot and swat rogue drones
Brussels drafts blueprint to spot and swat rogue drones. New policy aims to counter unauthorized aerial vehicles threatening EU airspace security.
Mistral boss calls for European unity in AI race, as pledges €1.2bn Swedish data centre investment
Mistral AI calls for European unity to compete in the global AI race, announcing a €1. 2 billion investment in new Swedish data centres....
Mercadona is already an energy giant in Europe: it buys more renewables than Microsoft
Mercadona emerges as an energy giant, outbuying Microsoft in renewables via long-term power purchase agreements. Spain leads Europe in energy contracts, securing 3,900 MW.
Norway and US-based Trener Robotics secures €26 million to expand industrial AI automation
Norway-based Trener Robotics lands €26M Series A for its AI robot skills platform, accelerating industrial automation. Funding fuels R&D and global expansion for adaptable robotic teammates.
Berlin’s Andercore secures €33.5 million to scale industrial trade platform across Europe
Berlin's Andercore secures €33. 5 million to scale its AI-driven industrial trade platform across Europe....
Overmind launches with £2M in seed funding to support development of agentic AI
London's Overmind secures £2M seed funding to build AI agent supervision. The startup accelerates secure deployment of autonomous AI systems in regulated industries.
Andercore is expanding its AI-based industrial trade platform following a $40M Series B raise
Berlin-based Andercore secures $40M Series B for its AI industrial trade platform. The company facilitates cross-border wholesale trade across seven European markets, aiming for broader category expansion.
French VC Elaia reaches €120 million first close for new multi-stage B2B technology fund
French VC Elaia launches its fifth Digital Venture Fund, closing at €120 million to back European B2B tech startups. The fund targets pre-Seed to Series B rounds, investing up to €15 million per company.
Irish fintech Circit raises $22m
Irish fintech Circit secures $22m to fuel product innovation and expand its network, with a significant focus on US growth. The funding accelerates its digital platform's reach beyond European borders.
Seamflow raises $4.5M seed round to develop AI tools for the TIC industry
London AI firm Seamflow secures $4. 5M seed funding to streamline global testing and certification processes....
Mozart AI secures $6M to develop AI tools for music creation
London's Mozart AI secures $6M to transform music creation with AI tools. The platform, used by 100,000+ beta users, enables rapid song and video generation for commercial use.
London-based DefenceTech startup Occam raises €3 million to support frontline drone autonomy in Ukraine
London-based Occam raises €3M for drone autonomy software. Its OccamX autopilot uses computer vision to enable drone independence from GPS and signal jamming.
Circle Health completes €9M to build preventive health platform using AI
Berlin's Circle Health secures €9M to build an AI-powered preventive health platform. The funding will accelerate the rollout of its Circle OS, integrating diagnostics and digital tools for proactive care.
Porters closes €2.7M pre-seed funding for financial services backoffice software
Porters secures €2. 7M pre-seed for AI software streamlining banking operations....
UK AI drug safety startup Sable Bio raises €3.15 million; plans to grow its London team
London AI drug safety startup Sable Bio raises €3. 2M to accelerate its predictive platform....
EU warns Meta not to block rival AI bots from WhatsApp
EU regulators warn Meta against blocking rival AI bots on WhatsApp. This move risks stifling competition and consumer choice in the burgeoning AI chatbot market.
Mistral drops new speech-to-text AI models
Mistral AI launches new on-device speech-to-text models. These models empower developers with private, powerful AI capabilities for European applications.
MareNostrum 5 grows to adapt to AI: it will have 129 million euros to achieve it
Spain's MareNostrum 5 supercomputer receives €129 million to integrate AI capabilities. The upgrade, co-funded by Spain, Portugal, and Turkey, aims to boost its capacity for AI model training and inference.
Allonic is rebuilding robotics from the inside out
Budapest-based Allonic secures $7. 2M, the largest Hungarian pre-seed round ever, to rebuild robotics hardware....