Spanish AI startup TurbineH’s founder Alex Ruiz was chosen by US fund Paradigm to join the Frontiers 2026 event in San Francisco, providing the company with a platform to showcase its specialized AI technology and build relationships in the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Wero, a European payment platform, is expanding its network as payment providers from several Southern and Northern European countries will connect via a new joint venture based in Madrid. The initiative will allow seamless cross‑border payments for consumers, such as sending a Tikkie abroad or paying online without a credit card, and aims to increase Wero’s reach despite challenges in markets like Germany.
Italian deep‑tech startup Generative Bionics has entered into an agreement with energy giant Eni to jointly develop and industrialise its humanoid robot Gene.01. The collaboration will focus on use‑case identification, material and component innovation, lightweight foot systems, sensorised footwear, industrialisation, testing facilities, battery recycling, and provision of high‑performance computing resources. The deal follows Eni’s earlier venture‑capital investment in the company.
French cleantech startup Blackfuel, led by serial entrepreneur Charles Kantor, has landed contracts totaling €250 million, marking a major commercial milestone for the company.
A group of Romanian startups, including Pluria, attended a four‑day market immersion program in Madrid organized by Endeavor Romania, Romanian Business Leaders and Banca Transilvania. The program offered mentorship, meetings with Spanish trade agency ICEX and the Romanian diplomatic network, helping participants understand the Spanish market and plan international expansion.
Polish startup WIDMO Spectral Technologies from Krakow was selected as a winner of the Scaling Land Restoration Challenge, an initiative of UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s innovation platform, recognizing its SGPR technology for supporting degraded land restoration projects
ConnectED Mind, a Rome‑based startup, applies AI to cognitive security, helping top‑level managers make faster, better decisions. The firm is working on a strategic partnership with Rheinmetall, the largest European defence company, to develop a decision‑support product for defence operators.
NUSX, the deep‑tech venture‑building arm of NUS Enterprise, announced a strategic partnership with Germany’s UnternehmerTUM, opening a new outpost in Munich’s Urban Colab. The collaboration will give Singapore‑based deep‑tech startups direct access to European partners, investors and markets, while Munich ventures gain a gateway to Singapore. The partnership also includes plans for reciprocal investment links, talent exchanges and joint venture‑building programmes.
Archangel, a venture capital fund focused on early‑stage defence technology companies, entered a three‑year partnership with the Estonian Defence Forces. The agreement aims to improve information exchange, connect defence tech firms with investors, and enable testing and development of solutions in Estonia, supporting the broader Baltic defence ecosystem.
Estonia‑based credit data platform Mifundo announced a partnership with UK open‑banking infrastructure firm Yapily. The collaboration will combine Yapily’s categorized, consent‑based bank account data with Mifundo’s verified credit information from more than 20 European countries, giving lenders a complete, standardized view of borrowers with cross‑border financial histories.