# Deeptech

The latest news and analysis on Europe’s deeptech startups, including artificial intelligence, biotech, blockchain, quantum and SaaS.

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
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Analysis
June 5, 2026
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
Some European investors managed to squeeze into the US AI model maker’s cap table
Anne Sraders
What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech
Pro
Analysis
June 4, 2026
What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech
The new set of proposals unveiled Wednesday by the EU Commission aims to reduce the region’s dependence on foreign providers of critical technologies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Celonis boss: 'If we're honest, AI adoption hasn’t gone as quickly as expected’
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Interview
June 4, 2026
Celonis boss: 'If we're honest, AI adoption hasn’t gone as quickly as expected’
Europe chief for the $13bn software giant talks the future of AI, taking on Palantir and buying ‘50 of the cleverest brains on the planet’
Éanna Kelly
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
News
June 3, 2026
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
Edinburgh-founded legaltech wins backing from Index Ventures and Highland Europe
Martin Coulter
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
News
June 3, 2026
Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics
French startup plans to leverage existing manufacturing processes to produce quantum chips
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
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Profile
June 3, 2026
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
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Interview
June 3, 2026
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
Surwera’s founders on how they got into the startup ecosystem to build its mouthy robot dog.
Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
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Exclusive
June 3, 2026
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
Gigaton is part of a wave of companies focused on applying AI to the physical world
Freya Pratty
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
News
June 3, 2026
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
UK company has deployed quantum systems to partner data centres across Europe, the US and Asia
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
News
June 2, 2026
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
Japanese tech giant said to be in discussions to contribute $300m to megaround
Martin Coulter
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
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Exclusive
June 2, 2026
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
The company last raised $104m in October from the likes of Google Ventures and Lux Capital
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
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Analysis
June 2, 2026
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
Monzo is the latest fintech to launch phone plans
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
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Exclusive
June 2, 2026
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
Balderton, Earlybird and Seedcamp also invest in AI-powered live commerce platform
Martin Coulter
AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
News
June 1, 2026
AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
The company was founded by former engineers in Monzo’s AI team
Damisola Sulaiman
SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’
News
June 1, 2026
SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’
French president Emmanuel Macron gathered hundreds of CEOs, investors and industrial players in annual ‘Choose France’ summit
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
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Analysis
June 1, 2026
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
The American AI giant’s latest raise surpassed the entire region’s funding efforts last year
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era
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Market map
June 1, 2026
Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era
The startups that could finally shift the continent from consumer to competitor
Oshin Narang
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
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Exclusive
June 1, 2026
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
Dutch startup wins backing from London-based Transition Ventures and Hitachi VC arm
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs
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Sifted View
June 1, 2026
The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs
While US AI labs sell the future, European startups are helping companies build it themselves
John Thornhill
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
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Fastest-growing startups
May 29, 2026
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
The European legal tech startups with the biggest increase in headcount over the past 12 months, as per LinkedIn data
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
News
May 29, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
London-based Inherent has recruited Entrepreneurs First cofounder Matt Clifford as an adviser
Martin Coulter
Carissa Véliz on the dangers of predictive AI
Podcast
May 28, 2026
Carissa Véliz on the dangers of predictive AI
The podcast also digs into whether tech giants are capable of meaningful self-regulation
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
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Explainer
May 28, 2026
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
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Analysis
May 28, 2026
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
France’s AI darling is steadily building its infrastructure offering — is it the right move?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

# Deeptech

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO

What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech

Celonis boss: 'If we're honest, AI adoption hasn’t gone as quickly as expected’

Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI

Quantum startup Quobly raises €115m backed by STMicroelectronics

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’

Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C

SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say

Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say

Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race

Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise

AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m

SoftBank helps drive record €93bn of foreign investments for ‘Choose France’

Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’

Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era

Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round

The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs

The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe

Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent

Carissa Véliz on the dangers of predictive AI

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud