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Vangrid raises $9M seed to build a decentralised spatial intelligence network for the Physical AI era
https://tech.eu/2026/08/06/vangrid-raises-9m-seed-to-build-a-decentralised-spatial-intelligence-network-for-the-physical-ai-era/
Published: August 6, 2026 16:00
Vangrid, a Dutch startup developing a decentralised spatial intelligence network to be deployed on smartphones, has raised $9 million in seed funding.Vangrid's goal is to make high-fidelity spatial d...
The UK's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026
https://tech.eu/2026/08/06/the-uks-top-funded-tech-companies-in-h1-2026/
Published: August 6, 2026 14:36
According toTech.eu's H1 2026 report, the UK remained Europe's largest technology fundingmarket in the first half of 2026, raising €18.7 billion across 423 deals.Capital was concentrated in a limited ...
Mobilise launches investment arm to scale telecom software companies through strategic partnerships
https://tech.eu/2026/08/06/mobilise-launches-investment-arm-to-scale-telecom-software-companies-through-strategic-partnerships/
Published: August 6, 2026 10:04
Telecom software provider Mobilise has launched Mobilise Platforms & Investments, a new division created to help specialist telecom technology businesses scale by combining strategic investment, t...
Meet the photonics scaleups building tomorrow's critical technologies
https://tech.eu/2026/08/06/meet-the-photonics-scaleups-building-tomorrow-s-critical-technologies/
Published: August 6, 2026 09:03
From faster internet and more secure satellite communications to next-generation semiconductors, quantum technologies and energy-generating greenhouses, photonics is becoming one of Europe's most stra...
New York-headquartered AI startup Modal Labs to open London office
https://tech.eu/2026/08/06/new-york-headquartered-ai-startup-modal-labs-to-open-london-office/
Published: August 6, 2026 07:48
US AI infrastructure startup Modal Labs is opening a London office, marking the latest North American AI firm to put boots on the ground or up their presence in the capital.New York–headquartered Moda...
FuVeX raises €3M to scale dual-use drone technology across Europe
https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/fuvex-raises-eur3m-to-scale-dual-use-drone-technology-across-europe/
Published: August 5, 2026 12:41
Spanishdrone technology company FuVeX has raised €3 million in an oversubscribedfunding round to accelerate its commercial and international expansion andstrengthen its position in the European dual-u...
White Star Capital closes $250M Fund IV to back global startups from Series A to B
https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/white-star-capital-closes-250m-fund-iv-to-back-global-startups-from-series-a-to-b/
Published: August 5, 2026 11:50
Today, White Star Capital announced the final close of White Star Capital Fund IV at $250 million. Together with its inaugural North American Seed Fund, announced late last year, and several new spec...
Neuraspace lands €15.6M to expand AI space intelligence platform
https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/neuraspace-lands-eur156m-to-expand-ai-space-intelligence-platform/
Published: August 5, 2026 09:40
Portuguesespace technology company Neuraspace has secured €15.6 million in new financingto expand its AI-enabled Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space TrafficManagement (STM) capabilities. The financ...
Scaleup Europe Fund makes first investment, co-leading Iceye's €1BN round
https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/scale-up-europe-fund-makes-first-investment-co-leading-iceyes-eur1bn-round/
Published: August 5, 2026 08:13
Europe’s €5bn investment fund aimed at scaling up future European tech giants has disclosed that its first investment is in Finnish satellite startup Iceye. The Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by Swedish...
conmeet raises €6M to power construction businesses with AI
https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/conmeet-raises-eur6m-to-power-construction-businesses-with-ai/
Published: August 5, 2026 05:00
Construction technology startup conmeet has raised €6 million in anoversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-centricoperating system for trades and construction businesses....
HappyRobot lands $150M Series C to scale agentic AI for enterprise operations
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/happyrobot-lands-150m-series-c-to-scale-agentic-ai-for-enterprise-operations/
Published: August 4, 2026 12:30
HappyRobot, a company developing agentic AI for supply chains has raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo. Existing investors a16z, Base10, Y Combinator are ...
Thousands of SMEs tap into MSCA funding [Sponsored]
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/thousands-of-smes-tap-into-msca-funding/
Published: August 4, 2026 11:42
More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to in...
Monava closes funding round as demand for passive drone detection grows
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/monava-closes-funding-round-as-demand-for-passive-drone-detection-grows/
Published: August 4, 2026 10:00
Swedish-Finnish defencetech Monava, which specialises in acoustic drone detection, has closed an investment round with Gungnir Capital as the largest investor, together with Foundry Ventures and Hede ...
AEM secures £16M to accelerate rare earth-free electric motor innovation
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/aem-secures-ps16m-to-accelerate-rare-earth-free-electric-motor-innovation/
Published: August 4, 2026 09:24
Advanced Electric Machines Group (AEM), a UK-based manufacturer of rare earth and magnet-free electric motors, has secured £16 million of funding to support the expansion of its product portfolio and ...
10x Banking banks £40M in debt and equity raise
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/10x-banking-banks-ps40m-in-debt-and-equity-raise/
Published: August 4, 2026 08:15
The UK fintech founded by a former Barclays bank CEO, which provides banking technology for JP Morgan's UK digital bank, has secured £40m in new funding. 10x Banking, founded by former Barclays CEO An...
Legal AI startup Aavalynx raises £1.5M to cut the cost of corporate disputes
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/legal-ai-startup-aavalynx-raises-ps15m-to-cut-the-cost-of-corporate-disputes/
Published: August 4, 2026 08:00
Legaltech Aavalynx has raised £1.5 million in pre-seed funding to help enterprises tackle the financial risk of legal disputes. Founded in 2023 and commercially live in 2024, Aavalynx has developed p...
Multi-day energy storage startup Ore Energy clinches $43M in new investment round
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/multi-day-energy-startup-ore-energy-clinches-43m-in-new-investment-round/
Published: August 4, 2026 07:07
Dutch energy storage startup Ore Energy has raised more than $40m, as it looks to commercialise its long-storage batteries.The $43m Series A funding round was led by two new investors, tech-investor P...
Estel Technologies raises €270K to modernise tech staffing sales
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/estel-technologies-raises-eur270k-to-modernise-tech-staffing-sales/
Published: August 4, 2026 07:00
Bulgaria-based Estel Technologies hasraised €270,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-native sales platform forthe global tech talent industry. The round was led by Vitosha Ventures, withparticipa...
Shiplog raises $1M to build AI customer intelligence for B2B SaaS
https://tech.eu/2026/08/04/shiplog-raises-1m-to-build-ai-customer-intelligence-for-b2b-saas/
Published: August 4, 2026 06:54
Paris-based Shiplog has raised about $1 million in a pre-seed round to build an AI-powered customer lifecycle and expansion platform for B2B SaaS companies. The round is backed by Kima Ventures and Pr...
When AI starts pretending to be your PR team, it's a problem
https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/when-ai-starts-pretending-to-be-your-pr-team-its-a-problem/
Published: August 3, 2026 11:15
The comms, PR, and journo world is a small one. Over the weekend, I had half a dozen people send me the same Futurism article via WhatsApp. It detailed UK-based PR firm Movchan Agency, which journalis...
Aflabox raises €1.35M seed to bring food safety testing into the field
https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/aflabox-raises-eur135m-seed-to-bring-food-safety-testing-into-the-field/
Published: August 3, 2026 11:05
Italy-based agritechstartup Aflabox has raised €1.35 million in seed funding to accelerate thecommercialisation and industrial scaling of its AI-powered food safetymonitoring platform. The equity roun...
UK chip startup Olix raises $312M at $3.3BN valuation
https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/uk-chip-startup-olix-raises-ps312m-at-ps33bn-valuation/
Published: August 3, 2026 09:30
One of the UK’s hottest chip startups has raised over $300m at a $3.3bn valuation, tripling its valuation, and plans to bring its first chips to market next year, it says. Olix, founded by 25-year-old...
European tech weekly recap: €878M in weekly deals and key trends from H1 2026
https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur878m-in-weekly-deals-and-key-trends-from-h1-2026/
Published: August 3, 2026 08:00
Last week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €878 million and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 In H1 2026, European tech comp...
iwoca bags £250M debt facility, what H1 2026 tells us about European tech, and Legora acquires 5th startup this year.
https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/iwoca-bags-ps250m-debt-facility/
Published: July 31, 2026 14:30
This week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €878 million, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Alongside the week’s top fundin...
Nuggit unveils £5M Creator Support Fund to help UK YouTubers turn channels into scalable businesses
https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/nuggit-unveils-5m-creator-support-fund-to-help-uk-youtubers-turn-channels-into-scalable-businesses/
Published: July 31, 2026 14:00
Nuggit, the growth engine for creators, today announced the launch of a £5 million Creator Support Fund, a new initiative designed to enable UK-based YouTube creators to unlock growth in their high-po...
Lovable snaps up team behind Swedish AI agent startup Nalvin
https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/lovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin/
Published: July 31, 2026 09:15
Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable has acquired the team behind AI agent startup Nalvin, as it looks to drive growth by cherry-picking top founders from startups. Stockholm-based Nalvin is an AI agen...
How CurvLabs is using wearable technology to rethink back pain treatment
https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/how-curvlabs-is-using-wearable-technology-to-rethink-back-pain-treatment/
Published: July 31, 2026 09:09
UK startup CurvLabs began with a simple question: why, after years of appointments, scans and physiotherapy, did founder Rohan Kotecha still not understand what was causing his back pain? Diagnosed wi...
inforcer raises $50M Series C to scale AI security platform for MSPs
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/inforcer-raises-50m-series-c-to-scale-ai-security-platform-for-msps/
Published: July 30, 2026 14:10
UK-basedinforcer has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Meritech Capital and Dawn Capital.inforcer develops a unified Mi...
Digital bike ID startup Bikekey secures TÖNNJES investment
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/digital-bike-id-startup-bikekey-secures-tonnjes-investment/
Published: July 30, 2026 13:53
Danish digital bike registry Bikekey has secured a strategic investment from German company TÖNNJES , and will use the partnership to take digital bike registration into new markets worldwide. As the...
Perceptron raises $6.5M to build decentralised AI data network
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/perceptron-raises-65m-to-build-decentralised-ai-data-network/
Published: July 30, 2026 11:32
Perceptron, a decentralised AI data network, today announced the successful close of its $6.5 million strategic round, bringing together leading Web3 investors, trading firms, ecosystem partners, and ...
Highland Europe closes €1.1B Fund VI to back European technology scaleups
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/highland-europe-closes-eur11b-fund-vi-to-back-european-technology-scaleups/
Published: July 30, 2026 11:15
Growth-stage venture capital firm Highland Europe hasclosed a €1.1 billion sixth fund to continue investing in European technologyscaleups.Headquartered in London and Geneva, Highland Europespecialise...
Clean Cells acquires Anaquant to expand biopharma quality control with mass spectrometry expertise
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/clean-cells-acquires-anaquant-to-expand-biopharma-quality-control-with-mass-spectrometry-expertise/
Published: July 30, 2026 10:59
French biopharma quality control services provider Clean Cells today announces its acquisition of French company Anaquant, a specialist in mass-spectrometry-based bioanalysis. Founded in 2020, Clean C...
AI for spare parts startup Intropy raises $11M
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/ai-for-spare-parts-startup-intropy-raises-11m/
Published: July 30, 2026 09:35
A London-based AI for spare parts startup has raised $11m in new funding, as it targets US expansion. Intropy has raised a seed round from lead investor Felix Capital, with participation from Quiet Ca...
More capital. Fewer deals. What H1 2026 tells us about European tech
https://tech.eu/2026/07/30/more-capital-fewer-deals-what-h1-2026-tells-us-about-european-tech/
Published: July 30, 2026 08:00
Throughout the year we track various data points across the European tech ecosystem, and the mid-year mark is a great time to review numbers and highlight significant milestones and what the implicati...