France is definitely in the lead, and Pasqal will soon become a publicly listed company, but Germany has a higher number of investments. Finland’s IQM is also somewhat German, as the founder and most investors are German. By the way, IQM will also be going public soon.
regenold GmbH - a regulatory consultancy company in the life sciences with over 30 years of activities and counting more than 100 experts - just launched a competition for AI agent builders in regulatory affairs.
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And why we have to be very careful with how "European sovereignty" is understood
Ukraine is turning sanctions into real action. New long-range strikes on Russian oil and military infrastructure are set for June, targeting the same networks that finance Moscow’s war. The attacks reinforce Western efforts to cut Russia’s revenue and weaken its war machine.
#Ukraine #Russia #sanctions #oil
To boost visibility for European software startups, I launched Apps.eu, a review and marketing platform focused on software from Europe.
Give it a try, and I’ll appreciate your feedback.
If you have a software product, you can submit it now for free, but I’ll switch to a paid model later to maintain high quality.
>Europe will likely never be fully independent from foreign technologies because it relies too much on software from the United States and hardware from China, Juha Martelius, the head of Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service, told POLITICO.
>“I'm afraid we're a body infiltrated by two types of cancer,” he said, referring to the European continent, on the sidelines of the Lennart Meri Security Conference in Tallinn on Saturday. "It is probably impossible to operate, but you can live with it."
The UK's share of European venture capital is at an all-time high: 48% so far in 2026, compared to long-run average of 35.5%.
The driver is a run of mega-rounds, with AI doing the heavy lifting:
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u/IsomorphicLabs
— $2.1B Series B
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u/nscale
— $2B Series C
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u/wayve_ai
— $1.2B Series D
💡 Ineffable Intelligence — $1.1B Seed
♻️ Recursive Superintelligence — $650M Seed
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u/ElevenLabs
— $500M Series D
London is once again Europe's standout VC market.
📊: Dealroom