Fractile, a British semiconductor startup, is reportedly seeking to raise additional capital while being valued at $6.5 billion, indicating a significant milestone for the company in its growth trajectory.
Swedish deep‑tech startup Solinide Photonics raised €4 million in a seed round co‑led by Navigare Ventures and PSV Hafnium to commercialise its silicon‑nitride photonic integrated circuit and microcomb technology for AI data‑centre interconnects, with funds earmarked for team expansion, prototyping and European manufacturing preparation.
Swedish investment firm Flat Capital has entered a new sector by committing 40 million SEK to the biotech startup Pixelgen Technologies, which focuses on the spatial organization of proteins.
Edinburgh‑based semiconductor startup Singular Photonics secured $2.15 million in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with participation from several angels and regional investors, to boost its SPAD‑based image sensor technology and grow its engineering team.
Lithuanian femtosecond‑laser startup LITILIT secured an €8 million loan from the national development bank to launch a €10 million project that will enable mass production of high‑power femtosecond lasers and the rollout of its modular FEMODA system.
Norwegian startup Birdsview, which offers an “MRI for concrete” inspection platform using ground‑penetrating radar and AI, raised €3.7 million from a Nordic investor consortium to accelerate commercial, industrial and international scaling. The funding will support expansion across multiple countries, building on early adoption in eight‑nine countries and partnerships with major construction firms.
Luxembourg‑based space biotech startup Exobiosphere received a €1 million grant from the government’s JEI programme to accelerate its commercial activities and develop its orbital high‑throughput screening system for drug discovery in microgravity.
Isembard, a UK‑based startup that builds small high‑tech factories using AI‑driven software to produce precision components for space, defence and robotics, announced a $50 million Series A round led by Union Square Ventures. The funding will accelerate its franchise model expansion across Europe and the US, increase factory count, and enhance its MasonOS AI platform.
After his hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a historic crash, investor Leopold Aschenbrenner is returning to the market with a new multi‑billion‑krona investment in Swedish chip maker Source Foundry.
UK air‑defence startup Cambridge Aerospace announced a fresh fundraising round that lifted its valuation to $3.4 bn, underscoring rapid growth in the European defence‑tech sector.