Tech

Lithuanian startup Commody raises €500,000 in pre-seed funding to revolutionize collectible car co-ownership

The company enables car enthusiasts to co-own rare and iconic vehicles through collectible car units, without the costs and complexities of traditional car collecting.

Finnish nuclear innovator Steady Energy secures €22M in funding led by 92 Ventures

The round will help the company to accelerate the pilot development of its small nuclear reactor technology.

Oppenheimer Acceleration invests in four Ukrainian defense startups — each deal may reach up to €125k

Funding was provided by Anvarix Technologies, Aetos Space Labs, BabAI, and RightSpot.AI.

Dutch investment company NUNC Capital launches €20 million initiative to boost Ukrainian defense tech

The company plans to create a strategic bridge between Europe’s defense markets and Ukraine's innovative defense technology ecosystem.

Austrian Fund F invests €700k in Willow Stories to support their digital memoirs platform

Willow Stories is a Parisian genAI-powered startup assists families in creating digital memoirs for their loved ones.

Polish biotech Intelliseq raises €4M investment from Vinci Fund to drive US expansion

This investment was led by Vinci HiTech, managed by Vinci S.A., and also included participation from Unfold.vc and a number of prominent private investors.

Finnish startup Pixieray rebrands as IXI. It develops adaptive eyewear technology

Pixieray, a Finnish developer of adaptive eyewear with seamless clarity, has had a rebranding, now becoming known as IXI.

Croatian-founded startup SplxAI raises $7M in a seed round to advance AI security

SplxAI is a US-based platform specializing in offensive AI security. It continuously adapts to protect sophisticated multi-agent enterprise systems across text, image, and voice modalities.

What it takes to succeed in Defense Tech: 5 lessons from a startup founder — quest column

In a guest column for AIN, Agris Kipurs, CEO of Origin Robotics, explains hard lessons needed to build a Defense Tech startup in Europe and why reputation matters more than innovation.

Swedish biotech startup Tribune Therapeutics raises €37M in fresh funding. Finnish Innovestor is among the investors

The round includes a €23 million Series A led by LifeArc Ventures.