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The Scene
The Scene on Europa Now: European startups, product studios and the cities where the continent's tech culture actually happens.
Startups
State-backed capital powers Intrepid's $525m AI fund across Canada and Britain
The newly closed growth fund draws backing from over 80 limited partners, including sovereign wealth funds and government agencies from four countries, signalling official commitment to AI investment in the Canada-UK corridor.
Startups
Open Cosmos secures €300M to scale European satellite production across four manufacturing hubs
The UK-based space infrastructure firm has landed its largest funding round yet, backed by a consortium of European investors, to expand manufacturing capacity and develop connectivity and data services atop its own satellite networks.
Startups
Fastweb+Vodafone backs Italian insurtech Mama Insurance in expansion push
The Italian platform has raised fresh capital to move beyond home insurance into broader personal coverage and SME products, building on backing from the telecom giant and Founders Factory.
Startups
MuseCool's AI Listens to 2,000 Music Lessons and Discovers What Teachers Actually Do
The UK startup has built an audio AI system that transcribes lessons and understands the music itself, accumulating data that could reshape how conservatoires teach and researchers study music pedagogy.
Startups
Stockholm Security Firm Freya Industries Closes €532K Round to Expand Drone Detection Across Europe
The Swedish sensor and software maker has secured oversubscribed funding from a consortium of Nordic and European investors to scale production and team headcount as it rolls out across five markets.
Startups
Firmus eyes $5bn Australian listing as valuation doubles in five months
The Singapore-headquartered data centre operator is pursuing one of the largest floats on the Australian Securities Exchange, backed by major contracts with OpenAI and infrastructure commitments across Southeast Asia.
Startups
Chift secures €10.5M to unify Europe's fragmented financial software landscape
The Brussels fintech has closed its Series A round to expand its API-based connectivity platform across the continent and strengthen its artificial intelligence offerings.
Startups
Custodea lands €350K to help European SMEs reclaim control of fragmented business data
The AI data platform consolidates information scattered across accounting, HR and CRM systems, letting smaller companies build analytics and AI applications without losing sovereignty over their data.