Ukrainian defence‑tech platform Resist.UA announced the creation of a €50 million European fund, Resist 2.0, registered in Estonia. The fund aims to channel qualified international investors into Ukraine’s rapidly growing miltech sector, focusing on early‑stage, battlefield‑tested teams and reinvesting returns to further scale the ecosystem.
Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture arm of the US aerospace and defence giant, announced the opening of a new office in London and pledged at least €87 million ($100 million) of its €874 million fund to back European defence‑technology startups, aiming to deepen its presence in the European ecosystem and support transatlantic defence industrial base.
InfiniNode Technologies, a Gothenburg-based semiconductor IP company, raised €2 million in a round led by Nordic deep-tech investors and public innovation funding to advance its on-chip data movement technology for AI and high-performance computing.
Munich-based robotics startup Microagi secured $55 million in a seed funding round led by Hummingbird, marking Germany’s largest seed round. The company, founded by former Formula 1 engineers, aims to advance robot automation for manufacturing by training humanoids using real-world data collected from factories and households.
Hyperion Robotics, a Finnish physical AI company, raised $7.4 million to scale its robotic microfactories for infrastructure construction. The investment will accelerate the deployment of its Forge platform and expand manufacturing across Europe.
Humanoid, a London-based robotics startup, is in talks for a $200m funding round that would value the company at approximately $1bn. The deal involves Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco.
Norrsken Evolve, a Danish pre-Seed fund, closed a €62 million oversubscribed fund and established its Amsterdam office to address gaps in the Dutch pre-Seed ecosystem. The fund will invest in climate, health, and resilience startups, with a focus on early-stage Dutch companies.
Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense startup, is advancing a national anti-missile system with European collaboration. The project aims to create a cost-effective, sovereign defense solution amid geopolitical shifts and reduced reliance on U.S. or Chinese systems.
Startup Booster Poland, supported by PARP, has opened recruitment for its DeepTech Goes Dual accelerator program. The initiative focuses on supporting startups creating solutions based on breakthrough scientific and engineering achievements.
QuickLegal, a Romanian deep tech startup led by women, won a 75,000 EUR grant from the Women TechEU program. The European Commission allocated 12 million EUR for the 2026–2028 edition to fund 160 deep tech startups, with 40% of each call’s budget reserved for ‘Widening’ regions like Romania. QuickLegal was selected from 1,107 applications, placing in the top 3.6%.