German deep‑tech startup INLEAP Photonics secured about €20 million in seed capital, led by UVC Partners, to accelerate production and market rollout of its ultra‑fast laser beam steering systems that neutralise drones for military and critical‑infrastructure protection.
Finnish quantum‑technology startup S‑Transistors secured €2.6 million in pre‑seed financing, led by Lifeline Ventures, to build superconducting transistors for cryogenic quantum computers, aiming to create a wafer‑scale multiplexer that brings control electronics closer to the quantum processor.
French quantum‑computing startup Pasqal has entered the Nasdaq market after securing $360 million in financing, marking a major milestone for the company and the European deep‑tech ecosystem.
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.
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.
Ploughshare’s Technology and Growth (TAG) Alliance grew to 19 members, adding major organisations such as Babcock, Frazer‑Nash Consultancy and UKRI, and anticipates three new defence‑technology spin‑outs by year‑end, aiming to bring UK defence IP to wider markets.
German cognitive‑robotics startup NEURA Robotics, fresh from a record €1.2 billion Series C raise, announced the acquisition of Ulm‑based Adlatus Robotics to add AI‑driven “brains” to its cleaning robots and expand its Neuraverse ecosystem.
Vienna‑based ENPULSION, an industrial manufacturer of electric spacecraft propulsion, raised €22.5 million in growth funding and is now acquiring British chemical‑propulsion specialist Lift Me Off to create a full‑stack spacecraft mobility backbone.