Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland
TechCrunch went behind the scenes of a three-party partnership between Irish drone delivery company Manna, Doordash-owned food delivery platform Wolt, and food startup Huuva.
Finland’s NestAI lands €100M, partners with Nokia to build AI for defense applications
by Anna Heim
Finnish startup NestAI said it has raised €100 million to build “Europe’s leading physical AI lab.”
European tech gets political
by Anna Heim
Taking a page from Big Tech, legacy industries, and their U.S. peers, European tech companies are increasingly learning to lobby for themselves.
As consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT, Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt
by Anna Heim
With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe’s hottest startups.
Danish startup FlatPay joins the club of European fintech unicorns to track
by Anna Heim
Flatpay’s bet is that it can challenge larger players by charging small merchants a flat transaction rate to use its card terminals and point-of-sales systems.
Milestone raises $10M to make sure AI rhymes with ROI
by Anna Heim
Israeli startup Milestone raised a $10 million seed funding round to correlate AI tool usage with engineering metrics, including code quality.
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
by Anna Heim
The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models, at least in funding. But the picture is different for the application layer, global VC firm Accel highlighted in its 2025 Globalscape report.
Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore’s Grab
by Anna Heim
Vay, a German startup offering remote-controlled rental cars, will get an investment of up to $410M from Singaporean super-app company Grab.
What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about AOL’s acquirer
by Anna Heim
Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.
YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot
by Anna Heim
After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, Adam has raised a $4.1 million seed round to power its next steps.
Israeli intelligence vets raise $20M to track developer buying signals
by Anna Heim
Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners.
European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises $30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption
by Anna Heim
Nord Security co-founders have closed a €30 million Series A for their new startup, Nexos.ai, an orchestration platform aimed at helping companies adopt AI securely.
Battlefield alum DevAlly raises €2M to help companies with Europe’s feisty new accessibility law
by Anna Heim
Regulatory tailwinds and growing awareness around accessibility helped DevAlly secure €2 million in pre-seed funding.
Notion Capital raises $130M growth fund to tackle Europe’s follow-on gap
by Anna Heim
The growth fund is nearly twice the size of its previous one.
The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel
by Anna Heim
Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project by the same name, has raised an €18 million Series A led by Accel.
ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk’s Starlink from Europe
by Anna Heim
Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer “sovereign” satellites.
Brand new unicorn IQM sets its sights beyond Europe for its quantum computers
by Anna Heim
IQM, a Finnish quantum computing company is now a unicorn after raising over $300 million in a Series B round funding led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm focused on cybersecurity.
Vocal Image is using AI to help people communicate better
by Anna Heim
With an interactive library that includes tongue twisters, breathing exercises, and advice on gestures, Vocal Image is also leaning more and more into AI to give automated feedback and personalized tips.
No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation
by Anna Heim
Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users,has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico.
More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year
by Anna Heim
This is a good indication of the sectors that are hot among investors, from biotech and defense tech to AI, AI, and AI.
Maisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate
by Anna Heim
Maisa AI is built on the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes.
The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation. Here’s what it is.
by Anna Heim
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.
Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments
by Anna Heim
Latvian startup Handwave aims to compete with Amazon palm payments by offering an independent alternative.
Amid increased momentum for defense, the NATO Innovation Fund refreshes its investment team
by Anna Heim
The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is entering a new chapter, marked by the arrival of two new partners and the departure of its penultimate founding team partner.
Eight months in, Swedish unicorn Lovable crosses the $100M ARR milestone
by Anna Heim
Less than a week after becoming Europe’s latest unicorn, Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable has now crossed the $100 million annual recurring revenue mark.