Italian AI deployment startup Datapizza raised €10 million in a Series A round led by Nextalia Ventures to expand its team, accelerate product development and make its AI solutions accessible to larger and mid‑size companies in Italy.
London‑based AI deployment startup Arrakis raised $38 million, including a $30 million Series A co‑led by Blossom Capital, to help industrial companies design, build and scale AI agents and to expand internationally with new offices in New York and the Middle East.
Spanish energy startup Catalyxx announced that it will build a €120 million commercial‑scale bio‑based chemicals plant in Sines, Portugal. The project, part of a broader European push for circular bio‑based industries, is funded by private capital and public sources, including a €20 million grant from the Circular Bio‑based Europe Joint Undertaking. The plant will produce drop‑in, carbon‑negative chemicals such as butanol, hexanol and octanol, aiming to replace fossil‑derived counterparts and reduce CO₂ emissions by about 105,000 tonnes per year. Construction is slated to start in Q4 2026.
German FinTech startup Augustus has become a unicorn, joining the elite group of billion‑dollar valued companies.
Verda, a Helsinki‑based AI infrastructure startup, obtained a €22 million loan from the Nordic Investment Bank, backed by InvestEU, to buy GPUs and expand its renewable‑powered data centres as it scales its AI cloud services after raising €102.5 million earlier in the year.
London‑based startup Modo Energy raised €14.9 million from CIBC Innovation Banking to scale its AI‑driven benchmarking and valuation platform for battery storage and renewable assets, aiming to broaden its market reach and enhance its product offering.
Carsup wants to shift to a higher gear with the Ferrari family on board, indicating a new partnership or investment to boost its development in the automotive sector.
Italian HR‑tech startup Talentware raised €3.3 million in a seed round led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from 360 Capital and several angels. The funding will be used to grow the team, enhance its AI‑native skill‑intelligence platform, and expand into new European markets.
French AI startup Mistral AI is pursuing a massive €3 billion Series D financing, potentially led by the EU Scaleup Fund, pushing its valuation to about €20 billion and positioning the company as Europe’s answer to Palantir.
Ukrainian defence‑tech platform Resist.UA announced the creation of a €50 million European fund, Resist 2.0, registered in Estonia. The fund aims to channel qualified international investors into Ukraine’s rapidly growing miltech sector, focusing on early‑stage, battlefield‑tested teams and reinvesting returns to further scale the ecosystem.