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Italian health-tech platform Qura raises €1.5m in pre-seed round
Italian health-tech Qura secures €1. 5m pre-seed funding to help patients with persistent subclinical symptoms....

Qura secures €1.5M to rethink health management in Europe
Milan-based Qura secures €1. 5M for its AI-powered health platform, aiming to improve proactive care across Europe....

Flink lands $100M to advance targeted expansion
Berlin quick commerce firm Flink secures $100M to fuel targeted expansion and refine its profitable operations. The funding enables a focus on high-density areas and further development of its in-house logistics infrastructure.

Denmark’s Mycoverse raises €2.4 million to develop fungal-based biological alternatives to chemical pesticides
Danish startup Mycoverse secures €2. 4M for its AI-driven fungal pesticide alternatives....

AI adoption reshapes female-led innovation in Europe: Female Innovation Index 2026
Female founders in Europe are scaling faster and adopting AI at record rates, with AI-powered startups capturing 22% of VC funding. This trend accelerated innovation, making business building easier for 90% of female founders.

LUMO Labs’ €100 million impact VC fund receives €6 million from Spain’s state-owned investment arm SETT
Spain’s SETT injects €6M into LUMO Labs’ €100M impact fund, accelerating European AI and digital security startups. The investment aims to close early-stage funding gaps across Spain and beyond.

Paris’ baCta raises €7 million to use microorganisms as programmable molecular factories for industrial ingredients
Parisian AI biotech baCta raises €7 million to transform microorganisms into programmable molecular factories. The funding will scale its AI-driven bioproduction of industrial ingredients, offering a sustainable alternative to petrochemical synthesis.

Five Danish startups enter BII’s Venture House 8 cohort with €1.3 million follow-on backing
Danish startups secure €1. 3M follow-on funding from BII for HealthTech, AgriTech, and DeepTech ventures....

Onetag acquires Aryel to build a new programmatic ad exchange
Onetag acquires Italian adtech firm Aryel to build a new programmatic ad exchange. The deal integrates immersive creative formats with AI-driven decisioning to simplify ad spend ROI.

European tech weekly recap: Over €2B invested in the tech ecosystem in the last week of February
Europe's tech scene sees over €2B poured into startups last week. Seventy funding deals and five exits signal robust investor confidence despite economic headwinds.

Building Europe’s native code infrastructure: Tangled closes $4.5M round
European code platform Tangled secures $4. 5M to rival GitHub and reclaim developer data ownership....

Noxon closes seed funding round to advance muscle-computer interface technology
Munich medtech Noxon secures seed funding for its muscle-computer interface. The wearable device offers continuous diagnostics and personalized activation, transforming neuromuscular disorder treatment.

Chargebacks are the silent hemorrhage of e-commerce. A Catalan startup is making money by plugging it
Catalan startup Kloutit uses AI to combat e-commerce chargebacks, securing nearly 200 clients. The company now operates in nine countries, aiding platforms like Wallapop and Cabify.

We don't know what to do with the old coal mines. Switzerland's idea is to turn them into a giant "battery"
Swiss energy firm Alpiq transforms abandoned Spanish coal mines into giant hydroelectric "batteries." The €147M project repurposes former mining sites in El Bierzo for energy storage.

New speakers for Tech.eu Summit London, the reality of Ukraine’s tech ecosystem four years on, and IQM to go public
London Summit highlights €2B+ funding, with Wayve raising $1. 2B for embodied AI....

Monzo former CEO TS Anil appointed board vice-chair in boardroom shake-up
Monzo's former CEO TS Anil returns as vice-chair in a board shake-up. The UK challenger bank, serving 14m customers, is navigating international expansion and a new CEO.

Poland’s new tech wave: 10 of the most promising startups to watch in 2026
Poland's tech scene accelerates with 10 promising startups launching AI-driven tools and digital platforms. These venture-backed ventures leverage strong engineering talent, aiming for international growth into 2026.

London-based Encord raises €50 million to support next phase of physical AI deployment
London-based Encord secures €50M for physical AI data infrastructure, accelerating product development. Funding boosts its mission to solve data readiness bottlenecks as AI moves into full production.

AI in 2026: The data drought, healthcare opportunities, and space tech
AI startups face a looming data drought, sparking a new market for synthetic and proprietary data sourcing. Healthcare and space tech are key growth areas, driven by wearables and AI decision support.

Digital bank Monzo to nearly double Irish headcount by 2027
Digital bank Monzo nearly doubles Irish headcount by 2027 as investments fuel Dublin expansion. New jobs created to bolster European headquarters operations.
