RobCo hits $1B valuation as Munich robotics startup doubles value in nine months, CEO moves to US
The employee secondary share sale and new investment make RobCo one of Europe's newest robotics unicorns, underscoring investor appetite for industrial automati
Eu-startups · +15 outlets
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, months after its last raise
The reported offers would value the AI chip startup at double or more its current worth, signaling continued frenzy for AI semiconductor startups.
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Revolut reaches $115B private valuation, becoming Europe's most valuable startup
The fintech's customer count now rivals JPMorgan's, and its valuation surpasses major European banks.
ababnews.com · +12 outlets
Namespace raises $42M Series B, seven months after Series A, for developer compute cloud
The Zurich-based developer infrastructure platform plans to expand coding, build and test environments across Mac, Windows and Linux.
Tech.eu · +3 outlets
Qualcomm reportedly in advanced talks for $4B acquisition of AI startup Modular
The reported deal would hand the chipmaker a software stack for running AI models across hardware.
Stocktwits · +3 outlets
Shionogi to pay $2B to acquire a rare disease startup
The Japanese drugmaker is adding rare disease assets through the acquisition.
BioPharma Dive · +5 outlets
European defense tech funding on track for record $10.5B in 2026
Investment in European defencetech startups has nearly tripled or quadrupled year over year as Munich rearms in software.
Tech.eu · +4 outlets
Armadin raises $255.5M Series B at $2.5B+ valuation for autonomous AI cybersecurity
The funding round backs the startup's AI hacker agent swarms for automated cybersecurity.
AI Insider · +6 outlets
Crunchbase: Q3 2026 set a record count of billion-dollar rounds as global AI race heats up
Global venture funding totaled $159 billion across close to 6,000 startups in the quarter.
Crunchbase · +5 outlets
OpenAI to start watermarking ChatGPT text in the EU to comply with AI Act
The company says editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model aimed at rivals at lower compute cost
The startup is pitching Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations building local AI factories.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
Verda raises $189M Series B for AI cloud
The AI cloud startup is scaling infrastructure to meet demand for AI compute.
Data Center Dynamics · +11 outlets
Aleph Alpha releases Kolibri, a sovereign AI model for government and industry
The German company positions the specialized LLM as sovereign AI made in Germany.
Eu-startups · +14 outlets
Pandektes raises €13.5M Series A led by Alstin for European legal data infrastructure
The Copenhagen LegalTech company is building data infrastructure for AI-powered legal research.
Eu-startups · +3 outlets
TikTok rolls out AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout
The conversational AI agent is designed to help users discover and purchase products.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
OpenAI launches visual ads alongside image generation results
The ads begin appearing later this month in the US with an initial test group of advertisers.
TechCrunch · +10 outlets
Buntar Aerospace raises $16M to scale Ukrainian defense autonomy
The round was led by Freedom Fund with participation from international investors.
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Snapdeal parent AceVector lists at 12% discount in India IPO
The listing adds to scrutiny of startup IPO profitability in India.
The Economic Times · +1 outlets