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Sophie is a Paris-based technology journalist covering the Western European startup ecosystem. With over a decade of experience reporting on venture capital, fintech, and deep tech innovation across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, she brings sharp analytical insight to the stories shaping Europe's digital economy.

French Defence Tech Startup Alta Ares Secures €50m Series A for Air Defence System Production

June 9, 2026 by Sophie Renard

French startup Alta Ares raised a €50m Series A to increase production of its AI-powered air defence systems

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Alta Ares, Artificial Intelligence, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Series A, Sweden Leave a comment

Pitchdrive closes €60M fourth fund to back Europe’s AI-native startup founders

June 9, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Pitchdrive raises €60M to back Europe’s AI-native founders

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Artificial Intelligence, Belgium, Fintech, Growth, Pitchdrive Leave a comment

Former Electra Co-Founder Launches Battery Marketplace With €20 Million Funding Round

June 9, 2026 by Sophie Renard

A former co-founder of Electra has raised 20 million to create a financial market for batteries

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Battery marketplace startup, Cleantech, France Leave a comment

French Fintech Finovox Secures 8.2 Million Euro Funding Round to Combat Document Fraud

June 8, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Finovox raises 8.2M€ to help insurers and financial institutions fight document fraud

Categories Funding Tags €5M–€20M, Finovox, Fintech, France Leave a comment

Ghent AgTech Startup Sensie Raises €500k to Scale Real-Time Plant Intelligence Platform

June 5, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Ghent-based AgTech startup Sensie raises €500k to bring real-time plant intelligence to greenhouse growers

Categories Funding Tags Belgium, Sensie, Under €1M Leave a comment

Innovorder secures 20 million euros to expand digital restaurant solutions across Europe

June 4, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Innovorder raises 20 million euros to digitalize restaurants and canteens in Europe

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Foodtech, France, Innovorder Leave a comment

Swiss PET Recycling Company GR3N Secures 15.5 Million Euros in Series B Funding

June 3, 2026 by Sophie Renard

GR3N, a Swiss company that is revolutionizing the recycling of PET and polyester fibers, has closed a Series B funding round of 15.5 million euros led by 360 Capital with the participation of VP Textile as a new investor.

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Cleantech, GR3N, Series B, Switzerland Leave a comment

SEALSQ Corp Acquires Majority Stake in Geneva Compliance Startup Wecan Group for €5.4 Million

June 2, 2026 by Sophie Renard

SEALSQ Corp acquired a majority stake in Wecan Group, a Geneva-based compliance solutions startup, and invested €5.4 million to accelerate the development of next-generation compliance and post-quantum financial security solutions

Categories Funding Tags €5M–€20M, Fintech, Growth, Switzerland, Wecan Group Leave a comment

Proton Launches Gradual Migration Tool to Ease Gmail User Transition

June 2, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Proton introduces a gradual migration service to help users switch from Gmail to Proton Mail

Categories Launch Tags Cybersecurity, Proton, Switzerland Leave a comment

Swiss Biotech Startup hephaistos.bio Secures €161,000 from Venture Kick

June 1, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Swiss biotech startup hephaistos.bio secured €161,000 from Venture Kick to accelerate the development of custom enzyme solutions for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing.

Categories Funding Tags Cleantech, hephaistos.bio, Switzerland, Under €1M Leave a comment
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