#London/NY-based #Nevis, an AI OS for #wealth management, today announced its €62 million #SeriesB to expand agent capabilities, deepen integrations, and grow its product and GTM teams 🇬🇧 🌟 eu-startups.com/2026/10/weal…

A strong PR #strategy for startups is only the starting point. The real challenge is knowing how to execute it effectively. 📰 🚀 In this article, Julija Jegorova explores what actually earns journalists’ attention, which activities are worth the effort, and how #startups can approach media effectively and ethically. What does effective startup communication look like in 2026? eu-startups.com/2026/10/the-…

Last week, the #CounciloftheEuropeanUnion adopted its negotiating position on the 28th corporate regime (#EUInc.) - albeit with some new additions and changes 🇪🇺 👀 eu-startups.com/2026/10/eu-i…

Z_One Fund, the Italian #venture #capital fund managed by Eureka! Venture has announced the first close at more than €35 million, with a total #fundraising target of €60 million. 🇮🇹 💶 🤖 🏙️ eu-startups.com/2026/10/ital…

In response to recent reports of #Russian advancement in drone and missile production, German #DefenceTech startup @HelsingAI has unveiled Contra; an AI-controlled air defence system for scaled #drone and missile attacks 🇩🇪 🛡️ eu-startups.com/2026/10/with…

Sonexos, a Lausanne-based #DeepTech company, has raised approximately €5.4 million in new #equity financing to take its solid-state #noise control from working #prototypes to industrial production.🇨🇭🔇 🌀 eu-startups.com/2026/10/laus…

Frankfurt-based #cybersecurity startup @QuoIntelligence has received a new investment from Christian Lindner, the #former #German Federal #Finance Minister. 🇩🇪 🔐 eu-startups.com/2026/10/fran…

Europe’s startup ecosystem delivered another busy funding week, led by major rounds in AI, robotics, energy and MedTech! 💸 See all the European startup deals tracked from October 19 - 23 👇 eu-startups.com/2026/10/week…

Finnish #SpaceTech unicorn @iceye_global has announced two new partnerships aimed at expanding its satellite intelligence capabilities across #defence and environmental monitoring 🇫🇮 🚀 Read more ⬇️ eu-startups.com/2026/10/icey…

Phononic Vibes, a Milan-based #noise #management company that #designs and #manufactures noise and vibration products for #rail, #energy, industry, #construction and #mobility, has secured a €25 million financing round. 🇮🇹🔇 🚆 eu-startups.com/2026/10/mila…

Drawing on EU-Startups’ coverage, we’ve put together a list of #European startups that secured funding in 2026 and are contributing to #Ukraine’s defence efforts, alongside the investors backing them. eu-startups.com/2026/10/the-…

London-based @cognitivecredit, a provider of #corporate #credit data, #analytics, and AI technology, has secured a €35.73 million strategic growth investment. 🇬🇧 💰 🤖 📊 eu-startups.com/2026/10/lond…

Europe’s energy transition is building a huge new asset base. The bigger challenge may be finding enough people to operate and maintain it. ⚡️ 🤖 In this article, Moritz Jungmann, Partner at @FutureEnergy_VC, explores why Europe’s ageing workforce and rapidly expanding energy infrastructure are creating a strong case for #automation. Moritz argues that ageing grids and offshore wind to solar and battery storage, the skilled workforce needed to maintain these assets cannot scale quickly enough. #PhysicalAI and robotics could help operators increase productivity and reduce the pressure on headcount. eu-startups.com/2026/10/opin…

Cygrid, a Berlin-based #cybersecurity startup, has exited #stealth with a €2.66 million pre-Seed #funding round for its identity-enforcement platform that controls #access to #confidential information. 🇩🇪 🤖 🔐 eu-startups.com/2026/10/berl…

Intuitivo, a Portuguese #EdTech #startup that helps lighten teachers’ administrative load, has raised €1.35 million in Seed funding. 🇵🇹🎓 🚀 eu-startups.com/2026/10/port…

#Germany's @NEURARobotics continues its roll of recent announcements with the launch of a new robot and the opening of a new branch of their Neura Gym in partnership with the Technical University of Munich (@TU_Muenchen ) 🇩🇪 🦾 eu-startups.com/2026/10/unic…

Europe’s technology story is shaped not only by the companies building it, but by the people telling it. 📰 🇪🇺 From journalists breaking stories on major tech companies and emerging startups to PR professionals building the profiles of ambitious businesses, these voices play an important role in how European innovation is understood. In this article, we highlight 50 Influential journalists and communications professionals who are covering and shaping the conversation around Europe’s technology ecosystem. Read in full: eu-startups.com/2026/10/top-…

Indurex, an Amsterdam-based #startup building an AI-native platform for Cyber-Physical Systems security, has raised €7 million less than nine months after exiting #stealth. 🇳🇱 🛡️ 🏭 eu-startups.com/2026/10/amst…

#Seaya, a #Spanish investment platform, has announced the launch of #SeayaNova, its new growth fund, following a first close of €600 million in just six months – tickets will range from €20-50 million per company 🇪🇸 🌟 eu-startups.com/2026/10/span…

Europe’s #BioTech ecosystem is taking on cancer care from some very different angles, from AI-driven drug discovery to next-generation cell therapies and sustainable biomanufacturing. 🧬 🇪🇺 In this EU-Startups Podcast roundtable special, three founders, Muriel Bardor, Inna Menkova and Emily Fang discuss what it takes to turn breakthrough science into real-world cancer care. The conversation explores the gap between great research and scalable companies, the challenges of funding and infrastructure, and how new technologies could transform outcomes for cancer patients. What will have the biggest impact on the future of cancer care? 📖 Read: eu-startups.com/2026/10/the-… 🍿 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=_IkK33Gf…