With Europe seeking greater defense and space autonomy, Deep Space Energy secures €930k to advance lunar energy tech

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Riga-based SpaceTech startup Deep Space Energy has raised a total €930k to further develop a radioisotopic generator toward commercialisation, in a bid to strengthen the European sovereign space and defense industry and power Moon surface exploration. The…

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23 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Deep Space Energy raises €930K for 5x more efficient RTGs

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Deep Space Energy Raises €930K in Pre-Seed Funding

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Defence startup testing AI drones with Ukraine raises £2.6m

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Occam, a UK-based defence tech startup developing AI autonomous drones being tested with the Ukrainian military, has raised a £2.6m investment. Founded in 2025, Occam is one of many tech firms founded to meet the defence needs of modern geopolitcal confli…

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Defence startup testing AI drones with Ukraine raises £2.6m

23 days / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

London’s Occam Raises €3 M To Advance Autonomous Drone Technology For Defence

23 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

London-based DefenceTech startup Occam raises €3 million to support frontline drone autonomy in Ukraine

23 days / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Occam lands €3M to scale autonomous drone ops built for GPS-denied battlefields

23 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

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