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.
Italian deep‑tech spin‑off Qsensato announced a €1 million SAFE round, led by Quantonation and Deep Ocean Capital, to finance its first in‑house fab and further develop quantum atomic sensors. The funding follows a 2025 pre‑seed round and comes alongside awards and research partnerships, positioning the company for industrial scale‑up.
Swedish startup Klang.ai raised €1.3 million to develop its own European speech‑AI model, Klang Pianissimo, which provides real‑time transcription on local hardware, and will use the funds to expand product development and enter new markets in the Nordics, Benelux, DACH and Japan.
Eindhoven‑based OWOW Venture Studio raised €2.65 million to fund and accelerate B2B SaaS and AI startups in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, planning to create at least three new ventures each year and offering extensive technical and market support.
German AI security startup Kontext secured $4 million, led by 42CAP with participation from a16z CSX and HTGF, to grow its runtime security solution that monitors and controls AI agents in real time.
Spanish startup Aloja secured €1.2 million from Archipelago Next, Lanai Ventures and Decelera Ventures to speed up the development and market rollout of its artificial‑intelligence‑driven revenue‑management and dynamic‑pricing platform for tourism businesses.
Amsterdam‑based fintech Duqu raised €1.5 million in a pre‑seed round from Curiosity VC and No Such Ventures to expand its AI‑driven invoice‑financing platform that offers instant working‑capital advances to Dutch businesses.
Italian startup Clastix secured €2.9 million in seed capital, led by CDP Venture Capital, to enhance its open‑source and commercial solutions for managing Kubernetes clusters at scale, targeting AI and enterprise workloads across Europe and North America.
Swedish AI startup Klang raised 15 million SEK to launch its smart transcription service worldwide and grow its team.
Spanish risk‑technology startup Mirai RiskTech secured €5 million from investor Inveready to fund its expansion across Europe and the UK, strengthening its integrated asset‑liability management solutions.