# Hardware

Is the EU's response to the chips race leaving its startups behind?
Analysis
April 28, 2023
Is the EU's response to the chips race leaving its startups behind?
A €43bn plan to boost semiconductor manufacturing seems to benefit incumbents over startups
Zosia Wanat
Electric boat startup X Shore raises €27m to reach profitability
News
April 4, 2023
Electric boat startup X Shore raises €27m to reach profitability
X Shore is part of the electrification movement in Sweden
Mimi Billing
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
Analysis
February 27, 2023
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
I went looking for a plucky aeronaut who can give me the Ryanair treatment
Éanna Kelly
SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket
News
February 1, 2023
SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket
The Exploration Company climbs to new heights, with European spacetech’s biggest ever Series A
Éanna Kelly
Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?
Analysis
December 14, 2022
Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?
Non-invasive diagnostics is one of medicine’s holy grails and could become Europe's next unicorn
Mimi Billing
Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup
News
November 8, 2022
Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup
A primary care clinic with whole-body diagnostics hardware
Mimi Billing
Danish nanotechnology startup ATLANT 3D raises $15m
News
September 12, 2022
Danish nanotechnology startup ATLANT 3D raises $15m
It says its tech could enable microchips to be produced by companies all over the world
Mimi Billing
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
News
May 17, 2022
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
Tallinn-based blue-collar hiring platform Werk has raises $1.3m in pre-seed funding as it looks to solve one of the construction industry's main pain points
Kit Gillet
Europe’s proptech players see big trends moving in their favour
Analysis
March 18, 2022
Europe’s proptech players see big trends moving in their favour
Covid-19, the climate challenge and (maybe) rising interest rates are among tides turning for the growing property technology market
Adam Green
Alphawave IP plans $4.5bn London IPO
News
April 22, 2021
Alphawave IP plans $4.5bn London IPO
Fast connectivity chip designer also opens R&D centre in Cambridge
Maija Palmer
Graphcore raises $222m to speed up battle with Nvidia
News
December 29, 2020
Graphcore raises $222m to speed up battle with Nvidia
The Bristol-based company needs financial firepower to help win contracts with big customers like Microsoft and Alibaba.
Maija Palmer
Elon Musk may have met his match in the German unions
Analysis
November 27, 2020
Elon Musk may have met his match in the German unions
A conflict with the unions could be a stumbling block for Musk in his mission to make 500,000 electric vehicles a year in his Berlin gigafactory.
Miriam Partington in Berlin
The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk
Interview
October 9, 2020
The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk
Devialet’s quest for perfect sound has won over VIP clients and secured them a global presence. Now the sound engineering startup is expanding further with earbuds.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Used laptops and Playstations are best-sellers during Covid
News
May 5, 2020
Used laptops and Playstations are best-sellers during Covid
Refurbished electronics startup Back Market is having a good crisis: it's seen sales double — and it’s raised $120m from Goldman Sachs.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Analysis
February 12, 2020
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Kitty Knowles
Meet Neuroelectrics, the company helping Facebook read your brainwaves
Interview
February 6, 2020
Meet Neuroelectrics, the company helping Facebook read your brainwaves
This healthtech startup sells its brainwave skullcap to big clients like Facebook and Warner Bros — it’s also taking on illnesses like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.
Tim Smith
Is this the future of urban parcel deliveries?
Interview
January 30, 2020
Is this the future of urban parcel deliveries?
Berlin-based e-mobility startup ONO has developed a new type of electric, cargo-carrying vehicle to improve the messy state of urban logistics.
Catherine Treyz in Berlin
This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars
Interview
January 23, 2020
This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars
The big companies are using Lidar cameras for their autonomous cars. But AImotive is taking a different approach.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
How Framery conquered the world’s tech workplaces — and grew 100x in five years
Interview
January 17, 2020
How Framery conquered the world’s tech workplaces — and grew 100x in five years
With its soundproof booths, Framery killed noise in open-plan offices. Here’s how bootstrapping and grit equalled 100x growth.
Tom Turula
How Czech startup Prusa Research hit 17,122% revenue growth
Interview
January 8, 2020
How Czech startup Prusa Research hit 17,122% revenue growth
3D printer manufacturer Prusa Research’s rapid expansion highlights the importance of engaging with your community
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
Analysis
December 10, 2019
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
The chief executive of Europe's 100-year-old unicorn tells founders to stop focusing on profit.
Kitty Knowles
Electric bike startup Cowboy hits the streets in three new countries
News
November 12, 2019
Electric bike startup Cowboy hits the streets in three new countries
This is where the direct-to-consumer phenomenon meets Europe’s micromobilty revolution.
Amy Lewin

# Hardware

Is the EU's response to the chips race leaving its startups behind?

Electric boat startup X Shore raises €27m to reach profitability

I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?

SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket

Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?

Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup

Danish nanotechnology startup ATLANT 3D raises $15m

Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?

Europe’s proptech players see big trends moving in their favour

Alphawave IP plans $4.5bn London IPO

Graphcore raises $222m to speed up battle with Nvidia

Elon Musk may have met his match in the German unions

The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk

Used laptops and Playstations are best-sellers during Covid

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe

Meet Neuroelectrics, the company helping Facebook read your brainwaves

Is this the future of urban parcel deliveries?

This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars

How Framery conquered the world’s tech workplaces — and grew 100x in five years

How Czech startup Prusa Research hit 17,122% revenue growth

“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock

Electric bike startup Cowboy hits the streets in three new countries