October 2026
Meta's $825B commitment to AI infrastructure signals massive acceleration in data centre buildout
The social media giant has locked in nearly $825 billion in future leases and computing contracts, mostly for the artificial intelligence infrastructure underpinning its expansion strategy.
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Startups
Seaya closes €600M growth fund to back Europe's scaling tech champions
The Madrid-based investor has launched Seaya Nova to deploy €20M–€50M cheques into Series B through D rounds, backed by the European Investment Fund and backed by a veteran growth investor joining from the continent's top fintech deals.
Startups
Indurex secures €7M to expand industrial cybersecurity across Europe and Middle East
The Berlin-based startup's AI platform bridges the gap between engineering and security in critical infrastructure, attracting backing from Contrarian Ventures and other investors.
Studios
STEMpedia's PictoBlox now supports Arduino's latest boards and Alvik robot
A partnership between STEMpedia and Arduino brings visual block-based coding to the UNO R4 WiFi, UNO R4 Minima, and Alvik robot through PictoBlox 10.0, making hardware programming accessible to beginners and experienced makers alike.
Startups
Three French founders on scaling cancer biotech: from lab breakthroughs to patient care
A Women TechEU roundtable brings together founders tackling oncology through microalgae manufacturing, cell therapy and AI-driven chemistry, discussing the real obstacles to turning European research into scalable companies.
Startups
Mistral and Meta's Yann LeCun back Swiss robotics firm Enact in $30M pre-seed
Enact Intelligence, a Swiss robotics startup focused on tactile sensing for general-purpose robots, has raised $30 million in its pre-seed round with backing from Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch and Meta's former AI chief scientist Yann LeCun.
AI
Boomi's Lucas: AI Will Create 10 Times More Work Before It Destroys Jobs
The integration platform's CEO tells Europa Now why the SaaS apocalypse narrative misses the mark, and why his company's approach to data and AI governance matters for European enterprises.
In Focus
POMA AI's Alexander Kihm on Why Document Context Matters More Than Model Size
The Berlin founder explains how preserving document structure and visual context during data ingestion—not upgrading to larger AI models—is the real bottleneck holding back enterprise AI retrieval.
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People
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Lovable's founders: who are Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin?
Lovable was founded in Stockholm in 2023 by CEO Anton Osika and CTO Fabian Hedin, two KTH alumni who worked together at the AI startup Depict. Here is their background and the company's timeline.
Makers
Junction 2026 hackathon: dates, how to apply and the 25 October deadline
Applications for Junction 2026 in Espoo close on 25 October. Here is the exact cut-off, how to apply and what to expect from 13 to 15 November.
Dispatches
Short signals from around the continent: rounds, openings, stage calls and the reports we could verify.
- FSE Group opens £70M London debt fund for overlooked scaleupsThe Scene
- New Mexico wins $25B penalty against Meta over privacy deception and hate speech failuresFuture
- Getty Images enters Chapter 11 as Getty family and Koch take controlThe Scene
- Flapping Airplanes hits $6B valuation on quest for efficient AI trainingFuture
- Legora doubles valuation to $8.8B in $550M Series E, backed by Atreides and major institutionsThe Scene
- Mika Games lands $10M to back early-stage mobile studios with equity and marketing capitalThe Scene
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