Artificial Intelligence

Paris Robotics Startup Inbolt Secures €11 Million Series B to Expand Into Data Centres and Electronics Manufacturing

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Paris‑based industrial robotics startup Inbolt secured €11 million, led by Shift4Good, to accelerate its global expansion and target new markets such as data centres and electronics manufacturing. The funding brings its total capital to €30 million and will help scale its AI‑driven vision system that enables robots to perceive and adapt to their environment in real time.

Apheris and Ginkgo Datapoints Launch Antibody Developability Consortium to Advance Drug Discovery with AI

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Berlin‑based startup Apheris, together with Ginkgo Datapoints, announced the creation of the Antibody Developability Consortium, bringing together pharma giants such as AbbVie, argenx, Lundbeck and Takeda to contribute proprietary antibody sequences. The consortium will compile a 10,000‑antibody dataset and develop AI models within Apheris’s secure federated infrastructure, allowing members to train and fine‑tune models without exposing raw data. The initiative aims to improve early prediction of developability risks, accelerating antibody drug development.

Romanian AI Startup Kyndred Raises 500,000 EUR Pre-Seed Funding from Early Game Ventures

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Romanian AI startup Kyndred, which builds AI companions that act as personal super‑apps, received a 500,000 EUR pre‑seed investment from Early Game Ventures, a fund backed by the European Recovery Fund. The capital will be used to speed up product development, acquire more customers and expand the team.

Estonian Defence-Tech Startup DOD Solution Secures €1.8 Million to Scale AI Autonomy Platform for Drones

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Estonian‑Ukrainian defence‑tech startup DOD Solution raised €1.8 million in a pre‑seed round, backed by a mix of European venture funds and Canadian drone company Draganfly, to scale its AI‑driven autonomy platform AURA for drones and other unmanned platforms, with plans to expand across Europe and North America.