Portuguese defence startup Terasi secured an €11 million investment from the National Investment Fund, marking a significant milestone for the company as it pushes forward its advanced defence solutions in the European market.
French deep‑tech startup Lightspring raised €3.5 million (seed round plus grant) led by Atlantic, with participation from OVNI Capital and other investors. The funding will help the company commercialise its 3D lithography technology that turns costly, low‑yield photonic packaging into a programmable, single‑step manufacturing process, positioning it to serve the growing AI‑hardware market.
Danish defence‑tech venture capital firms Final Frontier and Myriad have combined under the Final Frontier brand and are targeting a €100 million Fund II to invest in early‑stage defence technology companies across the New Nordics and Ukraine, aiming to strengthen Europe’s defence ecosystem.
Hard2beat raised its fund size to 110.3 million PLN, becoming the largest fund within the PFR Starter programme, with PFR Ventures increasing its stake and additional contributions from private investors and the management team.
Leeds‑based deeptech startup MicroLub raised $10 million to scale its patented protein‑based ingredient technology that allows food manufacturers to cut fat and calories by up to 75% without sacrificing taste, supporting international growth and product commercialization.
The Danish BioInnovation Institute announced a €9.52 million convertible‑loan programme for 17 early‑stage biotech, healthtech, cleantech and AI startups, aiming to turn university research into commercial companies across Europe.
SkyPro 360 is a Spanish startup that develops industrial‑drone services for cleaning, inspecting and maintaining infrastructure, reducing costs and risks while improving safety and sustainability.
Swiss‑Italian startup Ferm Labs, founded in 2025 and based in Zug with production in Bolzano, raised €3 million led by CDP Venture Capital to scale its deep‑tech bioprocessing platform that creates clean‑label flavour ingredients. The capital will be used to boost manufacturing capacity, hire sales and R&D staff, and support European expansion.
PIT‑RADWAR S.A., a Polish defence technology consortium, was honored with the NCBR Director’s Award for its innovative multi‑function radar system named Sajna, highlighting the project’s significance in the European defence sector.
Eolic Wall aims to democratise wind energy by using a novel technology that turns wind directly into electricity, removing the need for traditional mechanical components and making renewable power cheaper and easier to adopt for residential and commercial users.