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HyImpulse raises over €50M to scale Europe’s hybrid rocket launches
HyImpulse adds over €50M to its Series A, co-led by JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners, to fly SR75 from SaxaVord and put the 600 kg SL1 orbital rocket on…
Conveo raises $50M Series A to make consumer research always-on
Two years after founding in Antwerp, Conveo lands a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners and Balderton Capital: proof that Belgian AI can raise at Valley speed.
iPronics raises $125M Series B to rewire AI data centres with light
Maverick Silicon and Light Street just led a $125M Series B into Valencia's iPronics, with Nvidia joining – betting optical switching becomes the backbone of AI data centres.
INLEAP Photonics raises €20M seed to scale laser drone defence
Europe's anti-drone market is compounding at 27.5% a year, and a Laser Zentrum Hannover spinout just raised one of Germany's biggest deep tech seeds to arm it.
A Japanese Giant Just Led €108 Million Into a Spanish Rocket Company
PLD Space's €108 million Series C extension, led by Mitsubishi Electric, takes the round to €288 million – and turns Spain's launch company into proof that Europe's hardware is now…
Latest funding
| Company | Round | Lead | Sector | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Score AI · United Kingdom | Seed | Fuel Ventures | AI | €4.7M |
| Atira AI · Germany | Seed | Accel | AI | €12.9M |
| Rightcharge Climate · United Kingdom | Growth | Soulmates Ventures | Climate | €580K |
| Ki 13 Climate · United Kingdom | Seed | HICO Investment Group | Climate | €4.3M |
| Conveo Martech · Belgium | Series A | DST Global Partners, Balderton Capital | Martech | €43.2M |
| iPronics Industry · Spain | Series B | Maverick Silicon, Light Street Capital | Industry | €108M |
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Slush 100 2026
Slush stages its flagship pitch competition in Helsinki, and the prize is a EUR 500,000 investment and no equity is taken. Eligibility is tightly…
MEDICA Start-up Competition 2026
Medical technology teams pitch on the MEDICA trade fair stage in Dusseldorf, across tracks covering AI in medicine, robotics, laboratory diagnostics, and cybersecurity and…
How to Web Spotlight 2026
Held alongside the How to Web conference in Bucharest, Spotlight is Central and Eastern Europe’s early-stage pitch competition. Entrants must be under five years…
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