Brickanta closes $8M round to expand AI use in construction planning

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Stockholm-based Brickanta, an agentic AIplatform for the construction industry, has closed an $8 million seed fundinground led by Northzone. The round includes participation from global sportsfigures,...

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GoCanopy Raises €2.1M To Launch AI Platform For Institutional Real Estate Investors

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based GoCanopy, an AI-powered operating system for institutional real estate investors, has raised €2.1 million in Seed funding to enhance its platform and support international expansion. The round was led by ISAI, with participation from BNP Parib…

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Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 deeptech Fund for the green transition

Cate Lawrence / tech - The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of Footprint Fund I, an Article 9 €76 million venture fund. The fund focuses on early-stage deeptech companies in the green transition in Northern Eu...

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2150 closes €210M Fund II, lifts assets to €500M to back urban and industrial climate tech

Cate Lawrence / tech - Venture firm 2150 today announced the final close of its €210 million second fund, bringing total assets under management to €500 million. The fund remains focused on backing technology companies se...

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Sandworm hackers linked to failed wiper attack on Poland’s energy systems

Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - A cyberattack targeting Poland's power grid in late December 2025 has been linked to the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm, which attempted to deploy a new destructive data-wiping malware dubbed DynoWiper during the attack.. [...]

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Binance Files for MiCA License in Greece Ahead of July 1 EU Deadline

Simon Chandler / decrypt - Binance’s application for MiCA is reportedly being fast-tracked, after the exchange established a holding company in Greece in December.

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Agileday Raises €6.4M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Agileday, a Helsinki, Finland-based developer of a people-centric operating platform for professional services, raised €6.4m in Series A funding. The round was led by Newion, with participation from Specialist VC, Vendep Capital, and Business Finland. The…

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Madrid-based talent VC Demium rebrands as Mission and unveils €35 million fund for Spanish startups

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Madrid-based talent investment company Demium today announced its rebranding to Mission and launched a new fund with a target size of €35 million. The new fund will focus on investing in pre-seed startups in Spain. The fund is managed by Jorge Dobón (Mana…

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With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand in key global markets – as it …

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Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages

msmash / slashdot - The Irish government is planning to bolster its police's ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. From a report: The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill is being framed …

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Fracttal Raises $35M in Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Fracttal, a Madrid, Spain-based AI-powered maintenance management and physical asset software company, raised $35M in funding. The round was led by Riverwood Capital, with participation from existing investors, including Seaya Ventures. The company intend…

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Energy Tech Startup Cloover Secures $1.2 Bn to Build AI Operating Systems for Europe

Smruthi Nadig / analyticsindiamag - Cloover aims to be a global, decentralised energy platform to deliver affordable, independent energy.The post Energy Tech Startup Cloover Secures $1.2 Bn to Build AI Operating Systems for Europe appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.

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Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - SWISSto12, a Lausanne-based aerospace company and manufacturer of satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, today announced that it has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states thro…

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French accounting software platform Pennylane raises $200M

John Reynolds / tech - French accounting software platform Pennylane has raised $200m in a funding round, but says it had no immediate need for the fresh funds. The round was led by growth investor TCV, with Blackstone Gr...

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NEOintralogistics secures €3M to democratise warehouse automation through RaaS

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - German robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) providerNEOintralogistics has closed a €3 million seed funding round, led by theAmadeus APEX Technology Fund with participation from Cetus Holding.The need for acce...

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German VC Ananda Impact Ventures completes €73 million first close to back European impact startups

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Munich-based VC Ananda Impact Ventures has secured €73 million in the first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, well above its €50 million target and securing the largest first close in the firm’s 16-year history in order to invest in frontier tech from …

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Hamburg-based one.five raises €14 million to solve the product-market-fit problem in packaging

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - one.five, a Hamburg-based company building AI-powered solutions for packaging product development, has raised €14 million in Series A funding to scale its proprietary AI platform and data foundation. The round was led by Dr Hans Riegel Holding (shareholde…

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Vanagon Ventures Raises €20M To Support Europe’s Deep-Tech Pre-Seed Startups

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Vanagon Ventures, a Munich-based venture capital firm, has announced the final close of its €20 million Fund I, created specifically to support deep tech and AI startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. Vanagon intends to invest up to €500,000 per company…

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