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| 03.04.2026 | The Tech Download: Defense startups eye Iran war windfall as U.S. and Gulf states turn to tech | Skip the noise. Get the download.
Defense startups on both sides of the Atlantic are eyeing opportunities as the U.S. and Gulf states look to new tech amid the Iran war.
Funding for the sector rose more than tenfold between 2020 and 2025, a... |
| 31.03.2026 | European defense startups eye commercial deals and hiring push in the Middle East amid the Iran war | Countries in the Middle East have been targeted with a barrage of strikes from Iran since the war began at the end of February.
The war has galvanized defense startups in Europe to step up commercial discussions with militaries in the regio... |
| 30.03.2026 | Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center | French AI startup Mistral has secured $830 million in debt financing.
The funds will go towards operating a data center near Paris.
The announcement comes as Mistral increasingly invests in building out AI infrastructure.
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| 26.03.2026 | Why Westminster’s finest keep ending up on Big Tech’s payroll | There is a sense of irony in that the employees Silicon Valley’s tech giants most want to hire, are actually the ones who spent years in the public sector trying to work out what to do about them.
Nick Clegg, who served as deputy Prime Mini... |
| 25.03.2026 | The Role of Industry Media in Fintech Ecosystem Growth | Share
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In 2024, the global fintech ecosystem added approximately 4,200 new companies, bringing the total to over 34,000 fintech firms operating worldwide. Of those new entrants, a disproportionate share emerged from m... |
| 25.03.2026 | The Importance of Media Coverage for Fintech Investment Opportunities | Share
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On 12 September 2024, UK neobank Monzo announced a $430 million funding round at a $5.75 billion valuation. In the 90 days preceding the announcement, Monzo had appeared in 87 unique media publications, with co... |
| 24.03.2026 | The 2026 European Deeptech Report: Sector reaches $690B as VC share hits record | The 2026 European Deeptech Report, published by Lakestar, Walden Catalyst, and Dealroom, highlights a record surge in Europe’s deeptech ecosystem. VC-backed deeptech companies are now valued at $690 billion, with investment in the sector co... |
| 24.03.2026 | Continuing trend towards deep tech |
Investment into European deep tech reached $20.3 billion in 2025, accounting for a record 32% of all venture capital—more than double its share a decade ago. Unlike the broader tech market, which remains 53% below its 2021 peak, deep tech ... |
| 16.03.2026 | European tech weekly recap: More than 85 tech funding deals worth over €4B | Last week, we tracked more than 85 tech funding deals worth over €4 billion, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 The top three industries that raised the most were cloud (€1.7 billion),... |
| 12.03.2026 | Global investors turn to Finland as Maria 01 startups triple funding – Nordic nation emerges as a fast-rising deeptech and defence-tech hub | Global investors turn to Finland as Maria 01 startups triple funding – Nordic nation emerges as a fast-rising deeptech and defence-tech hub
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| 10.03.2026 | Swedish legaltech Legora hits $5 billion valuation as investors pile money into European AI startups | Swedish legaltech Legora has raised $550 million at a $5.55 billion valuation in a Series D round.
It’s the company’s third raise in the past year.
The announcement comes on the back of a bumper start to the week for European AI companies.
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| 08.03.2026 | The Quiet Revolution: Foundational Innovation Reshapes Global Economies | Global innovation accelerates quietly. Deep tech, life sciences, and critical infrastructure drive the UK's $1.3 trillion economy. Foundations like quantum computing, AI platforms, and energy systems secure long-term value. Simultaneously, ... |
| 02.03.2026 | HSBC Innovation Banking CEO: the next phase of UK innovation will be won quietly | The next phase of UK innovation will be driven by deep tech, life sciences and infrastructure-heavy businesses, says Emily Turner
The UK’s innovation economy is now worth $1.3tn. Artificial intelligence sits at the heart of that story, comm... |
| 26.02.2026 | Revolut: Digital Powerhouse Redefines Global Finance Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny | Revolut, the UK fintech titan, achieved a $75 billion valuation in 2025, disrupting traditional banking. Global expansion remains a priority, marked by a Mexico banking launch. However, a full UK banking license still eludes the firm, amids... |
| 19.02.2026 | Chinese tech companies progress ‘remarkable,’ OpenAI’s Altman tells CNBC | Chinese tech companies’ progress is “amazingly fast,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC.
Altman’s comments come as China races against the U.S. to develop AGI and roll out the technology across society.
He also said OpenAI could look to roll ... |
| 11.02.2026 | DexMat Secures $5M Seed Funding for Revolutionary Copper Alternative | DexMat closed over $5 million in seed funding. This capital scales Galvorn, its innovative carbon-based conductive material. Galvorn offers a high-performance alternative to traditional copper. It delivers significant lightweighting, superi... |
| 11.02.2026 | Europe’s answer to OpenAI announces billion-dollar AI infrastructure push in Sweden | French AI startup Mistral said it will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.43 billion) into digital infrastructure in Sweden on Wednesday.
It comes as Europe scrambles to build out the infrastructure needed to power rapidly developing AI tools.
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| 02.02.2026 | 1Buy.AI Fuels AI Revolution in Electronics Supply Chains with $3.9M Seed Round | 1Buy.AI secured $3.9M in seed funding for its AI electronics procurement platform. This AI operating system streamlines complex global supply chains. It optimizes sourcing, reduces BOM costs, and liquidates excess inventory. The Delhi-based... |
| 02.02.2026 | Dealroom Secures $7M for Global Tech Data Expansion, Eyes U.S. Market | Amsterdam's Dealroom.co just raised $7 million. Índico Capital Partners led the round. Rabobank and existing investors also participated. The funding targets global expansion, with a strong focus on the U.S. market. Dealroom provides crucia... |
| 31.01.2026 | Startup Data Firm Dealroom Secures $7m in Indico Capital-led Round | Dealroom.co, a global data platform focused on startups, high-growth companies and venture capital, has raised $7 million in a new investment round led by Indico Capital Partners, with participation from Rabobank and existing investors Beri... |
| 30.01.2026 | 1Buy.AI Raises $3.9M in Seed Funding | 1Buy.AI, a Delhi, India-based provider of an AI-first electronics procurement platform, raised $3.9M in Seed Funding.
The round was led by 100Unicorns, with participation from FJ Labs (USA), Gruhas (founded by Nikhil Kamath and Abhijeet Pai... |
| 30.01.2026 | Dealroom.co: $7 Million Raised To Expand Global Tech-Ecosystem Mapping | Dealroom.co, a data platform focused on startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, announced it has raised $7 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion and deepen its product and data cap... |
| 30.01.2026 | Dealroom.co Raises $7M in Funding | Dealroom.co, an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of data platform and source of record for startups, companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, raised $7M in funding.
The round was led by Indico Capital Partners, with p... |
| 30.01.2026 | DexMat Raises Over $5M in Seed Funding | DexMat, a Houston, TX-based conductive material company, raised over $5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by non sibi ventures, with participation from Governance Partners, Tailwind Futures, BetterWay, Capital Factory, and other prior and... |
| 29.01.2026 | Amsterdam-based Dealroom raises €5.8 million to scale global tech ecosystem mapping | Dealroom.co, an Amsterdam-based data platform and source of record for startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, today announced a €5.8 million ($7 million) funding round for international expansion, with ... |
| 27.01.2026 | Synthesia Secures $200M, Rockets to $4 Billion Valuation on AI Agent Promise | AI video powerhouse Synthesia has closed a robust $200 million Series E funding round. This latest investment propels its valuation to an impressive $4 billion. The London-based startup nearly doubled its market worth in just twelve months.... |
| 26.01.2026 | These are the European startups Nvidia backed in 2025, as it ramped up investing in the continent’s AI companies | In 2025, Nvidia hugely upped its investments in European tech companies, taking part in 14 funding rounds, compared to seven in 2024.
The chip giant invested in leading European startups, including Mistral, Revolut and Lovable.
The investme... |
| 26.01.2026 | Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back AI startup Synthesia at $4 billion valuation | British AI startup Synthesia has raised $200 million at a $4 billion valuation.
The fresh funding nearly doubles the $2.1 billion price tag the company hit when it raised in January 2025.
The round comes amid a surge of private investment i... |
| 21.01.2026 | Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI robotics is a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity for Europe | Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said AI robotics is a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for Europe at Davos on Wednesday.
Europe’s industrial giants and U.S. Big Tech companies are increasingly announcing projects in the AI robotics space.
To ta... |
| 15.01.2026 | UK VC Investment Rebounds in 2025 | UK startups and scaleups raised $23.6 billion in venture capital funding in 2025, a 35% increase on 2024 and the first annual growth in UK VC investment in four years, according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom.
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| 31.12.2025 | Университетские стартапы в Европе породили 76 компаний-«единорогов» в 2025 году | Европейские университеты и научные лаборатории, долгое время бывшие тихими сокровищницами знаний, превратились в мощнейший источник инноваций и инвестиций. Согласно свежему Европейскому отчету о спин-аутах за 2025 год от аналитической платф... |
| 15.12.2025 | European tech weekly recap: €1.6B in deals and November's highlights | Last week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 In November 2025, European tech companies faced a cooler investment c... |
| 11.12.2025 | CNBC Daily Open: Much to like in Fed’s meeting amid warnings of restraint | The Fed cuts rates by a quarter percentage point to a targeted range of 3.5%-3.75%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 1.1% on Wednesday, rising alongside other major indexes.
Oracle misses revenue expectations for its fiscal second-qu... |
| 11.12.2025 | AI defense booms in UK and Germany as new wave of billion-dollar startups emerge | The U.K. and Germany have emerged as crucial defense tech ecosystems as Europe rearms.
Technical talent, increasingly pro-startup policy, and access to new markets and frontline training have helped make these two countries regional leaders... |
| 25.11.2025 | What CEE Startups Need More Than Money | CEE ~
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The Central and Eastern European (CEE) has grown remarkably over the past decade, yet despite this, the region’s startup ecosystem remains constrained. And the bottleneck is not a lack of capital, nor is it simply a matter of... |
| 24.11.2025 | The eastern frontier is Europe's new critical deeptech engine | Today, Coinvest Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Depo Ventures, BSV Ventures, Balnord, and New North Ventures — six VC funds actively investing in dual-use and defence — together with market-intelligence platform Dealroom, unveil th... |
| 20.11.2025 | Switzerland leads the way in spin-offs |
The European Spinout Report 2025 analyses European value creation and trends in spinouts, highlighting the region’s leading academic institutions, countries, sectors, and founders. Launched by a group of VCs focussed on Spin-offs together ... |
| 19.11.2025 | Revealed: the 100 fast-growing European tech scaleups that can deliver long-term growth and diversification for Asia's investors | 'Thoroughbreds' are the companies that Asian investors should be paying attention to
Thoroughbreds are fast-growth tech companies generating $100+ million in revenues
Investment from key Asian markets into Europe, Middle East and Africa (EM... |
| 17.11.2025 | Revealed: the 100 fast-growing European tech scaleups that can deliver long-term growth and diversification for Asia's investors | 'Thoroughbreds' are the companies that Asian investors should be paying attention to
Thoroughbreds are fast-growth tech companies generating $100+ million in revenues
Investment from key Asian markets into Europe, Middle East and Africa (EM... |
| 13.11.2025 | Supporting the EU Apply AI Strategy: AI startup and investment activity across 10 key industrial verticals | A new report by the EU-funded Innovation Radar bridge project has just been published, and it explores investment and startup activity in 10 industrial verticals of the EU’s Apply AI strategy, announced in October 2025.
Europe is staking it... |
| 10.11.2025 | Japanese investors turn to Europe as deep tech boom lures capital abroad | Japan’s tech startup ecosystem is nascent, pushing investors to look for opportunities in other markets.
Europe has benefitted from this, as Japanese investors participated in European financing rounds worth more than 33 billion euros ($38 ... |
| 10.11.2025 | Japan’s €33B bet on Europe: deeptech & AI lead as cross-border investment surges | A new report by NordicNinja, Europe’s largest Japan-backed VC and backers of fast-growing tech companies including Bolt, Starship and Varjo, and Dealroom reveals that €33 billion of Japan-linked capital has flowed into Europe since 2019 as ... |
| 05.11.2025 | “Follow our founders”: new push to back Scotland’s scaleups | Ana Stewart, Scotland’s Chief Entrepreneur, has today announced her three priorities to deliver for Scotland’s most ambitious companies.
Calling for a sharper focus on rapidly scaling firms, Stewart will prioritise:
Closer engagement with f... |
| 04.11.2025 | Glasgow City Innovation District Aims to Be Flagship Startup Hub | Glasgow City Innovation District, the hub for innovation, investment, and enterprise, has released its new strategic plan for the next five years, laying out its goals and plans to boost innovation and startup support in the region.
The inn... |
| 25.10.2025 | Top 7 Deal Sourcing Platforms for Venture Capital in 2025 | Share
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Most deal-sourcing platforms for venture capital help you track the same companies everyone else is already looking at.
Or worse, they give you the wrong kind of data. It’s either too surface-level (or complete... |
| 24.10.2025 | 15% of Slush alumni become founders — a launchpad unlike any other in Europe | This week, research reveals that Slush alumni are at the core of building the future of European tech, as 15 per cent (68 out of a total of 459) of the team go on to become founders, according to data released by Slush in collaboration with... |
| 17.10.2025 | Inside the UK’s innovation surge: record spinout funding, AI initiatives, and academic momentum | Amid record funding and growth, Britain is shaping itself as a top innovation powerhouse – and it’s doing so by reinvesting in an age-old advantage: its universities. This time, however, it’s not just academia leading the charge.
A three-pr... |
| 14.10.2025 | ‘Renewed confidence’ in UK innovation economy to boost funding | A shot of “renewed confidence” in the UK’s innovation economy is set to deliver the largest year for funding since 2022.
The UK’s start ups and scale ups secured $9bn (£6.75bn) in venture capital funding in the third quarter, teeing 2025’s ... |
| 14.10.2025 | UK Venture Funding Surges and Leads Europe | UK startups and scaleups secured $9 billion in venture capital funding in Q3 2025, the second-highest third-quarter total on record and the strongest since 2021, according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom.
With y... |
| 10.10.2025 | Africa’s digital epicentre: Lagos ignites global tech stage at GITEX 2025 | Lagos, the pulsating heart of Africa, recently captivated the global technology community, asserting its position as a powerhouse of innovation at the GITEX Nigeria Tech Expo and Future Economy Conference and the GITEX Nigeria Startup Festi... |
| 03.10.2025 | Serena VC Secures €200M, Fuels Europe's AI and Green Tech Revolution | Serena, a prominent European VC firm, announced the first close of its Serena IV fund at €200 million. This significant raise elevates its total capital to €1 billion, achieved in under five years. The fund strategically targets high-growth... |
| 02.10.2025 | Scottish Ecosystem Platform Launches to Boost Entrepreneurship Data | Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has collaborated to launch the Scottish Ecosystem Platform – a comprehensive, open access platform providing information on startups, scaleups and established private companies.
Developed through a partn... |
| 01.10.2025 | Paris-based Serena raises €200 million to back applied AI and energy transition | Paris-based venture capital firm Serena has announced the first closing of its fourth flagship fund at €200 million, bringing its total capital raised to €1 billion in less than five years. The new fund will focus on applied artificial inte... |
| 29.09.2025 | Europe’s defencetech investment hits new highs — yet lags in critical technologies | Venture capital investment in defence startups is booming but critical funding gaps remain, according to a new report from Dealroom and Resilience Media.
The State of Defence Tech 2025 shows that while Europe is the global leader in VC inve... |
| 12.09.2025 | Defense startups are booming as VCs race to rearm Europe | Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, private capital has been flocking to European defense startups — a trend that shows no sign of slowing down.
“Appetite for defence, security and resilience startup investment is unrecog... |
| 03.09.2025 | 10 of the most promising EU-funded DeepTech startups | DeepTech is having a moment in Europe. From quantum computing to advanced photonics, the continent is buzzing with breakthrough science, and the EU is playing a central role in making it happen.
EU-backed startups have already created over ... |
| 27.08.2025 | Thoroughbreds now power 27% of EMEA’s $5.6T tech ecosystem, says Dealroom report | Today, VC data provider Dealroom released its inaugural Thoroughbreds 100 report, a list of the 100 most promising tech scaleups in EMEA, with revenues of $100 million+.
This ranking shows the tech companies with the most momentum, growth a... |
| 12.08.2025 | Positioning Paris as London’s sparring partner misses the bigger picture | Earlier this year, claims that Paris had taken London’s ‘crown’ as Europe’s leading tech ecosystem were quick to grab headlines. The assertion, based on Dealroom data showing Paris startups’ combined enterprise value rising by 5.3 times fro... |
| 06.08.2025 | From lab to market: 10 of the most promising EU-funded HealthTech startups | HealthTech is one of Europe’s fastest-growing startup sectors, and EU funding is playing a major role in driving the next wave of innovation. From AI-powered diagnostics to smart medical devices, startups across the continent are tackling m... |
| 25.07.2025 | A €520 billion opportunity: New report makes the case for investors and policymakers to back EU-funded startups | A quiet revolution has been unfolding in Europe’s innovation ecosystem. EU-funded startups – particularly in critical sectors like deeptech, climatetech, AI, biotech and space – have quietly amassed over €520 billion in enterprise value. An... |
| 10.07.2025 | Startups love the UK. Its IPO market? Not so much | Fundraising for U.K. startups is soaring, but the picture is very different when it comes to IPOs.
The head of the London Stock Exchange warned of a “language of risk” in the U.K. — rather than a “language of opportunity.”
“I think the foun... |
| 03.07.2025 | AI Drives Record Share of UK VC Investment in 2025 | UK AI startups secured a record-breaking $2.4 billion (£1.7bn) in venture capital during the first half of 2025, accounting for 30% of all UK VC investment, an all-time high, according to fresh analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and D... |
| 03.07.2025 | UK VC investment storms ahead of Europe as AI dominates | UK venture capital funding stormed ahead of its European peers in the first half of 2025 as the country’s innovation economy remained resilient in the face of wider geopolitical tensions.
Total investment topped $8bn (£5.9bn), edging up thr... |
| 02.07.2025 | Norwegian VC firm Alliance VC announces €40 million close for new fund to back technology leaders from the nordics | Oslo-based VC firm Alliance VC today announced a first close of €40 million for its Alliance Nordic III fund, targeting €100 million in capital commitments to continue to invest in and support the next wave of Nordic-founded global technolo... |
| 26.06.2025 | Ukraine's Startup Resilience: A Beacon Amidst Chaos | In the heart of Europe, a storm rages. Yet, amidst the chaos, a phoenix rises. Ukraine's tech and startup ecosystem is not just surviving; it is thriving. The war has transformed the landscape, but it has also ignited a spirit of resilience... |
| 26.06.2025 | First Swiss Deep Tech Report paints a bright picture overall |
The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025, a Deep Tech Nation Switzerland initiative, offers a comprehensive new dataset and analysis on the Swiss Deep Tech ecosystem. It was curated in close collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker and venture... |
| 26.06.2025 | Switzerland’s $100B deeptech engine comes Into focus | Today, the launch of The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 spotlights how Switzerland has quietly become one of the world’s most advanced and efficient deeptech ecosystems.
Curated in close collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker and ventur... |
| 25.06.2025 | What Happens When a Founder Has to Go to The Front Line? | Ukraine ~
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Ukraine’s tech and startup ecosystem is far from stagnant. It continues to grow and adapt in impressive ways. This is what Marharita Horokhova, Project Manager at the non‑profit civic union Techosystem, shared with us in ... |
| 24.06.2025 | Movens Capital's €60M Fund: A New Dawn for CEE Tech Startups | In the heart of Warsaw, a financial beacon has emerged. Movens Capital has launched a €60 million fund aimed at igniting the tech landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). This initiative is not just about numbers; it’s about potential... |
| 24.06.2025 | Cambridge science has global ambitions and London is our departure lounge | Cambridge is seizing a unique moment to amplify the global impact of its world-leading research by opening a new office in London’s tech hub, aiming to build stronger connections, embrace entrepreneurial risk, and better integrate academia ... |
| 23.06.2025 | Polish VC firm Movens Capital launches €60 million fund to back CEE tech Founders from pre-Seed to Series A+ | Warsaw-based VC firm Movens Capital has launched a €60 million multi-stage Fund 2 to invest in Founders from Central and Eastern Europe, providing first checks of €250k to €3 million for startups at pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A and Series A... |
| 11.06.2025 | The rise of dual-use innovation: Latvia’s startups making global strides (Sponsored) | In recent years, Latvia has been gaining recognition within Europe’s dual-use innovation landscape, where cutting-edge technologies serve both civilian and defence applications. This year’s Deep Tech Atelier in Riga, the Baltic region’s pre... |
| 09.06.2025 | UK dominates European investment appeal despite drop in activity | The UK has continued to storm ahead of its European rivals as the region’s most attractive destination for financial services investment, despite a sharp drop in activity.
The UK recorded 73 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2024,... |
| 05.06.2025 | From €12 billion to €520 billion: EU-funded startups show massive ROI – but face scaling gap | The EU funded report reveals a strategic opportunity hiding in plain sight, and how smarter public-private collaboration could accelerate Europe’s innovation edge.
Back in March, the Innovation Radar Bridge initiative produced a report for ... |
| 04.06.2025 | Glasgow's Tech Renaissance: A New Era of Innovation | Glasgow is buzzing. The city is a vibrant hub of innovation, shedding its industrial past for a future steeped in technology. Once known for shipbuilding and heavy industry, Glasgow has transformed into a breeding ground for tech startups. ... |
| 03.06.2025 | 18 Glasgow Tech Startups You Need To Know About | It’s been a visceral transformation. Pulling into Central Station now offers a strikingly different cityscape than it did just ten years ago.
Years of truncated transition and an identity problem as the city struggled to move on from its in... |
| 29.05.2025 | The European AI Surge: A New Era of Innovation | The landscape of artificial intelligence is shifting. Europe is stepping into the spotlight, leaving behind the shadows of Silicon Valley and Beijing. In 2025, European AI startups are not just surviving; they are thriving. Investment in th... |
| 29.05.2025 | AI meets Health: 10 promising European startups leading the change in 2025 | Europe’s healthcare landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution, powered not just by new medicines but by lines of code. Artificial Intelligence is swiftly becoming the doctor’s most powerful ally, enhancing diagnostics, streamlining workflo... |
| 27.05.2025 | The AI uprising: 20 European AI startups to watch in 2025 and beyond | Investment in artificial intelligence is experiencing unprecedented growth across the globe. European AI startups have secured around 55% more year-on-year investment in Q1 2025, according to data from Dealroom. Additionally, the European C... |
| 23.05.2025 | The Tech Tug-of-War: Paris, London, and the Rise of Eastern Europe | In the world of technology, cities are like athletes in a race. Some sprint ahead, while others are just warming up. Recently, Paris and London have found themselves in a heated competition, with Paris taking the lead in the 2025 Tech Ecosy... |
| 23.05.2025 | Paris Rises: The New Tech Titan of Europe | In the world of technology, rankings can shift like sand. Today, Paris stands tall, claiming the title of Europe’s leading tech ecosystem. This is not just a small victory; it’s a seismic shift. For the first time, Paris has outpaced London... |
| 22.05.2025 | The Rise and Fall of Tech Titans: A Tale of Triumph and Tragedy | In the world of technology, fortunes can shift like sand in the wind. Just yesterday, London was a beacon of innovation, a city where dreams took flight. Today, it finds itself grappling with a stark reality. The recent collapse of Builder.... |
| 22.05.2025 | Cambridge leads globally in transition from Seed fundraising to Series A | According to new analysis by Dealroom for Founders at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge startups and scaleups raised an impressive $2.3 billion in 2024, the second-best year on record and almost double 2023’s $1.2 billion.
The research... |
| 22.05.2025 | Paris vs London: which city comes out on top? | Our front page story yesterday on Paris surging ahead of London in the rankings of tech sector hotspots got people talking, reigniting an ancient debate over the relationship – and rivalry – that exists between these two mighty capitals.
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| 21.05.2025 | Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb Join the Ranks of the World’s Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs | Central and Eastern Europe ~
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Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb have been named among the Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs globally in Dealroom’s newly released Global Tech Ecosystem Index. The report, which evaluates the performance of 288 cities w... |
| 21.05.2025 | AI Boom Fuelling Record UK Traveltech Investment | The UK’s traveltech sector has reached record investment levels, with Edinburgh emerging as one of the country’s key innovation hubs thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, according to analysis from Dealroom.
A new TravelTech Report... |
| 21.05.2025 | London loses Europe tech crown to Paris | Paris has overtaken London as Europe’s leading tech hub for the first time, reigniting concerns over the competitiveness of the UK’s biggest city for a vital sector.
The French capital has been named as the only non-US city in the world’s t... |
| 21.05.2025 | Paris trumps London as Europe’s leading tech ecosystem, according to new data | Paris has come ahead of London in a ranking of global tech ecosystems.
Paris is the only European city to make it into the top five global ecosystems, coming in at number four, according to data from Dealroom.
The top five is dominated by U... |
| 21.05.2025 | Paris Tops London as Europe’s Leading Tech Hub, says Dealroom | Paris has been named Europe’s leading tech hub, coming ahead of London for the first time in new analysis from Dealroom, with the French capital’s ecosystem booming thanks to an increase in AI talent and a new wave of repeat tech founders.
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| 21.05.2025 | Paris named as Europe’s leading tech ecosystem, beating London | STOCKHOLM :Paris has been named as the new European tech champion, beating London for the first time on some metrics, according to data from Dealroom, which collects information on startups and venture capital firms.
Between 2017 and 2024, ... |
| 19.05.2025 | Revolut to ‘Double Down’ on Europe With New Paris HQ | UK fintech giant Revolut has announced that it will soon make Paris its new home, with plans to invest over €1 billion (£841.9m) in France over the next three years, set to be the largest investment in the French financial sector in a decad... |
| 06.05.2025 | UK scale-ups face crisis as growth capital hits seven-year low | Growth capital has hit a seven-year low on both volume and value with the UK start-up to scale-up pipeline “broken”, a fresh report has warned.
Figures seen by City AM revealed Series A funding – investments of £2m to £10m for startups look... |
| 03.05.2025 | The Art of Scaling: Navigating Growth in a Complex Landscape | In the world of startups, growth is the golden ticket. But it’s not a straight path. It’s a winding road filled with obstacles. Many startups stumble at the scaling stage. About 70% of them fail. Why? The answer lies in the foundation. Imag... |
| 29.04.2025 | 5 Scaling Challenges Your Business Must Overcome to Grow | Company:
In the past two decades, the business community saw a surge of unicorns, with over 2800 companies achieving a valuation of $1 billion or more. Clearly, something big is happening in the startup world. And yet, around 70% of startup... |
| 24.04.2025 | UK Fintechs Boom as Neobanks Post Record Profits | Revolut, the British fintech unicorn, has reported over $1 billion in annual profits for the first time, marking a significant financial milestone as it prepares to roll out its long-awaited UK bank later this year.
The UK’s largest challen... |
| 17.04.2025 | London startups bag £2.69bn in VC funding in 2025 so far | London-based startups attracted £2.69bn in venture capital (VC) in the first three months of the year, marking a robust start of the year despite a fall in deal volumes.
According to KPMG’s latest venture pulse report, while deal count drop... |
| 14.04.2025 | Health Tech Leads UK VC Investment in 2025 Q1 | UK health tech and life sciences startups raised $1.8 billion in venture capital investment in Q1 2025, the sector’s second strongest quarter on record, according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom.
Health was the ... |
| 14.04.2025 | Health startups spur UK VC investment to top $4BN in Q1 | UK health and life sciences startups raised $1.8bn in VC investment in Q1 2025, more than double the amount of the second-placed sector, as UK VC investment grew on the year, new data shows.
HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom data shows t... |
| 14.04.2025 | UK surges ahead of France and Germany as Europe’s ‘innovation powerhouse’ | HSBC Innovation Banking, a subsidiary of Europe’s biggest lender, hailed the UK’s enterprise value in its latest innovation report.
UK innovation firms raised £3.2bn of venture capital in the first three months of the year – an eight per ce... |
| 07.04.2025 | 8 Defense Trends Shaping Europe’s Future | Company:
Geopolitical instability is everywhere and Europe, too, is beginning to recognize and respond to these shifts. Approximately a month ago, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed the “ReArm Europe Plan”, now refe... |
