Marco Bianchi 
Eolic Wall aims to democratise wind energy by using a novel technology that turns wind directly into electricity, removing the need for traditional mechanical components and making renewable power cheaper and easier to adopt for residential and commercial users.
Snelix, an Italian biotech startup that turns snail mucus into bio‑active peptides for cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications, raised more than €1 million through three public grant schemes, minimizing equity dilution while advancing its product pipeline.
Italian deep‑tech startup PhotonPath, founded in 2019 as a spin‑off from Politecnico di Milano and backed by several European investors, was acquired in full by US‑listed company Ciena. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, marks a new development phase for the Milan‑based photonics company, which will keep its staff and headquarters in Italy.
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens raised €2.6 million in a Seed round led by VP Capital, with participation from Brightlands Venture Partners, Graduate Ventures and private investors, to commercialise its dry, chemical‑free seed activation process and build industrial‑scale equipment for broader crop applications.
Aiom is urging US biotech company Revolution Medicines to launch a compassionate‑use program for daraxonrasib, a targeted therapy that has doubled survival in a pancreatic cancer trial. While the drug received FDA approval in the United States, no similar early‑access program exists in Europe, and Revolution Medicines has not submitted a registration dossier to the European Medicines Agency. Aiom and Italian oncologists argue the drug should be provided free of charge to Italian patients pending approval, citing ethical concerns over high import costs.
Drita Capital Partners, founded by former Polimi Graduate School of Management students Nazario Monzillo and Yll Luma, announced the creation of Italy’s first search fund. The fund raised €640,000 from a network of institutional and private investors to spend a 24‑month scouting period aimed at acquiring a high‑potential Italian family‑owned SME in sectors such as ICT, healthcare, manufacturing or food & beverage.
28DIGITAL will host a webinar on 29 September 2026 aimed at helping Madrid and European companies explore Brazil as a strategic market and gateway to Latin America, offering practical insights into the Brazilian market and its culture.
Print.com, a Dutch online print platform, became the first print service to offer a native ChatGPT plugin. The integration lets users query the full catalogue, get instant pricing, delivery estimates and place orders directly from the chat interface, streamlining the ordering process for professional customers.
Spanish hydrogen infrastructure startup HVR Energy raised €20 million in a Series A round led by Sandton to speed up the build‑out of its nationwide hydrogen refueling stations.
Robutler, a Silicon Valley‑based startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Volodymyr Seliuchenko, secured a $400K seed round from US venture firm ZAS Ventures to develop its AI‑driven, collaborative software platform described as the “YouTube of software.”