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10 of the most promising Netherlands-based startups to keep an eye on in 2026
Netherlands startups are driving innovation in AI and enterprise software. AI-powered Aizy optimizes online ad campaigns for SMEs, leveraging automated bidding and human oversight for significant growth potential.
UK DeepTech startup BeyondMath raises €8.4 million to expand generative physics research
UK DeepTech startup BeyondMath secures €8. 4M to pioneer generative physics for engineering simulation....
Wayve rockets to €7.2 billion valuation with €1 billion Series D bet on AI-driven autonomy – backing from Uber and Microsoft
Wayve rockets to €7. 2B valuation with €1B Series D, backed by Microsoft and Uber....
Thema secures $6.2M to support mapping of market expansion opportunities for private equity
London's Thema secures $6. 2M, including a UK government grant for AI, to map private equity expansion opportunities....
London’s Allica Bank targets 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 after €131 million raise
London's Allica Bank secures €131M to capture 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 with its proprietary tech. This deal mirrors broader EU fintech investment in AI identity and risk management platforms.
BeyondMath secures $18.5M to expand its foundational physics AI model
London-based BeyondMath secures $18. 5M for its AI physics model, accelerating complex engineering simulations 1,000x faster....
Sweden’s Flox Intelligence raises €2.5 million to become a “digital shepherd” guiding wildlife away from danger
Swedish AI firm Flox Intelligence raises €2. 5M to prevent human-wildlife conflict, using AI to guide animals from danger....
Wayve raises $1.2B at $8.6B valuation to scale embodied AI for autonomous driving
UK AI firm Wayve secures $1. 2B to scale autonomous driving AI....
Secfix raises $12M Series A to build end-to-end security compliance platform
Munich-based Secfix secures $12M Series A to build an end-to-end security compliance platform. Funding will accelerate European expansion and enhance AI-native capabilities for regulations like the EU AI Act.
Germany’s FLEXOO, whose tech is used in NASA’s lunar rover, raises €11 million to scale physical AI
German startup FLEXOO secures €11 million to scale physical AI sensors. Its tech bridges hardware and AI, feeding data to algorithms for battery and automotive industries.
Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model
Spanish AI firm Multiverse Computing launches a free, compressed AI model that outperforms Mistral. The HyperNova 60B model, available on Hugging Face, offers a powerful open-source alternative.
Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report
UK fintech Allica Bank nears unicorn status with $155M Series D, eyeing European expansion and AI development. This significant funding fuels its strategy to become the dominant digital bank for established SMEs.
Dutch AI inference chipmaker Axelera AI raises $250M
Dutch AI chipmaker Axelera AI secures record €250M Series B, fueling edge inference technology. The funding boosts Axelera's mission to make AI more energy-efficient and deployable on devices.
Everyone wants to take the throne from ASML. Today ASML has decided the throne is higher
ASML unveils EUV light source advance, boosting chip production by 50% by 2030. This innovation intensifies the global race for semiconductor manufacturing dominance.
Spain has just plugged in more batteries in one month than in three years: this is the plan to store our cheapest energy
Spain dramatically accelerates battery storage deployment, connecting over 57MW in January 2026 alone. This surge aims for 22....
The New Era of Shopping raises $1.4M Pre-Seed to help brands win in the age of agentic commerce
The New Era of Shopping raises $1. 4M Pre-Seed to help brands connect with AI shoppers....
Power Protocol reaches $15.4M total funding to expand gaming ecosystem
London blockchain platform Power Protocol secures $3M from BITKRAFT Ventures, boosting its gaming ecosystem funding to $15. 4M....
Amid €65 billion lost each year to stroke and dementia in Germany, nyra health secures €20 million to scale digital neurotherapy
nyra health secures €20M for AI neurotherapy platform scaling in DACH and US. This funding accelerates a data-driven approach to post-stroke and dementia care.
From ‘prompt-and-pray’ to production: Straion raises €1.1M to govern AI coding at scale
AI coding startup Straion secures €1. 1M to govern AI-generated code at scale....
From capital markets to combat drones: 10 of the most promising Lithuanian startups to watch in 2026
Lithuanian fintech Axiology builds digital infrastructure for tokenised bond issuance and trading on XRP Ledger. Authorized under the EU DLT Pilot Regime, it streamlines fixed-income instruments for licensed brokers and banks.