Swedish industrial decarbonisation startup Stegra raised the largest round in H1 2026, obtaining €1.4 billion to finish its Boden steel plant, marking a landmark financing for European green‑steel initiatives
German goalkeeper glove startup T1tan posted a €2 million profit.
Cota Robotics, an AI robot startup, has raised over 20 million SEK in venture capital after already deploying its robot in two stores, aiming to replace the most tedious tasks on the retail floor.
Brussels‑based Motion, a startup providing humanoid robots as a subscription service for industrial and logistics firms, secured $2 million in pre‑seed funding led by Extantia Capital with participation from Norrsken Evolve. The capital will be used to turn pilot projects into commercial deployments, grow the team and fleet, and expand throughout the Benelux market.
Paris‑based quantum software startup ColibriTD raised €4 million in a Seed round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from SymbiaVC and Medin VC. The funding will be used to accelerate R&D, expand the team, and grow internationally, building on its H‑DES algorithm for solving partial differential equations across multiple high‑tech sectors.
Mentimeter announced its first dividend payout, distributing a total of 70 million Swedish crowns to shareholders, which the co‑founder described as a sign of the company’s maturity and growth.
Einride founder Robert Falck, who previously struggled to raise capital for his own venture, is now creating an investment fund inspired by Norrsken called Navisalma. The fund aims to close a financing round of more than 400 million SEK to back technology‑intensive companies.
Polish family office R+VC, which focuses on deep‑tech, defense and dual‑use technologies, made an investment in US‑based Principal Mineral, a company that is rebuilding strategic production capabilities in the advanced electronics supply chain for NATO countries.
Paris‑based startup ARCSPACE raised over €2 million to develop and flight‑qualify an electron‑beam technology that could enable repair of disposable satellites, opening a new market for on‑orbit servicing.
Lunar’s founders have secured €8.2 million in financing to create Repodo, a new startup that leverages artificial intelligence to provide audit services. The capital will support product development, market entry, and scaling of the AI‑native audit solution.