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Exein raises $270m to fight AI hackers, doubles valuation
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September 15, 2026
Exein raises $270m to fight AI hackers, doubles valuation
Europe’s newest unicorn wins investor backing amid mounting fear over AI progress
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
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September 15, 2026
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
Storonsky says he does not owe any money to the yacht broker who brought a case against him last month
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A
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September 15, 2026
Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A
Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink is also joining the Dutch startup as chairman of the board
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow
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September 15, 2026
MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow
Liam Byrne cited the resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon in his call for the security institute to face questions
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round
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September 15, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round
Helsinki-based Zero aims to challenge incumbents like Salesforce and Hubspot
Freya Pratty
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
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September 14, 2026
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
ETH Robotics Club president Declan Shine wants his human-like bot to be a ‘lighter, friendlier and squishier’ home robot than rivals
Éanna Kelly
Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy
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September 14, 2026
Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy
The startup’s fundraise comes amid a number of other rounds and contracts for Europe’s new set of space companies
Anne Sraders
EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise
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September 14, 2026
EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise
The Swedish company’s tech is currently used by over 10k healthcare organisations
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m
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September 14, 2026
Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m
Resolutiion is building in a sector the team says is lucrative and untouched
Freya Pratty
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
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September 11, 2026
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
The French scaleup says it plans to reach €50m in annual recurring revenues in the next three years
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal
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September 10, 2026
Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal
The newly-public Italian giant continues its acquisition spree
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem
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September 10, 2026
Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem
The Italian company’s research recently identified more than 50 bugs in the latest version of Apple’s MacBook operating system
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE's Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellation
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September 9, 2026
Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE's Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellation
The deal includes a partnership with French AI model maker Mistral, which will provide AI capabilities for the systems
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
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September 9, 2026
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
Lausanne-based founders of Fusionality targeting sector of massive investment
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup
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September 9, 2026
Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup
French AI scaleup Mistral launched its own robotics business unit last year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
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September 9, 2026
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
The platform is the fastest-growing startup across DACH and CEE
Éanna Kelly
This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more
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September 9, 2026
This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more
Berlin-based Limetax is building an AI rollup strategy for German tax advisers
Damisola Sulaiman
The Exploration Company raises $450m
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September 8, 2026
The Exploration Company raises $450m
The Series C was led by Bessemer, Atomico and the EU's Scaleup Fund
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation
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September 8, 2026
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation
The round is one of the largest ever raised by a European tech company
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B
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September 8, 2026
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B
Legal and privacy tech startups in Europe have already raised €1.1bn across 73 deals year to date
Tom Nugent
Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
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September 7, 2026
Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Clifford continuing his role at ARIA had drawn criticism
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
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September 7, 2026
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Filings show Jack & Jill allocated shares worth £30m at the beginning of August
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund
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September 7, 2026
UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund
The fund, which will come from money already allocated to the British Business Bank, will provide investments of £5m-15m to companies in the north of England
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture
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September 7, 2026
Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture
We need to fundamentally redesign AI, Graepel says
Freya Pratty

# News

Exein raises $270m to fight AI hackers, doubles valuation

Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case

Samsung and EU Scaleup Fund back efficient AI startup Euclyd in €200m Series A

MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow

Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round

ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising

Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy

EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise

Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m

Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal

Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal

Exclusive: Bynario raises €2.1m to tackle cybersecurity’s AI slop problem

Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE's Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellation

Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups

Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup

Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking

This startup acquired four companies in its first eight months. Now it’s raised €36m to buy more

The Exploration Company raises $450m

Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation

Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B

Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street

UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund

Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture