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Startup coverage on Europa Now: rounds, pivots and the European companies growing up in public.

Volkswagen to take China-developed car technology to global markets

Startups

Volkswagen to Export China-Developed Platform Technology to Emerging Markets

The German automaker is reversing its strategy of keeping Chinese innovations domestic, planning to deploy technology from its Hefei research centre in South American vehicles by 2030.

Startups

Blackwall raises $100M to build web security layer for the AI-driven internet

The Tallinn cybersecurity startup has closed a Series C round at a $2.2B valuation, planning to expand globally and develop new tools to handle traffic from AI agents.

Autofixer receives €3M from Orbit Capital to support European expansion

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Polish car parts marketplace Autofixer secures €3M venture debt for European push

Autofixer has landed €3 million in venture debt from Orbit Capital to fuel its expansion across Europe, enhance its platform capabilities, and roll out AI features that make finding the right automotive components simpler for drivers.

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Copenhagen Proptech Firm Cortas Secures €1.47M to Merge Property Management with In-House Software

The Danish startup, backed by PSV Tech and other investors, is building its own technology stack to reimagine how property operations are managed, rather than layering AI onto legacy workflows.

From losing 70% of its market to a global comeback: How OneSoil turned crisis into opportunity

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OneSoil's African Pivot: How a Ukrainian Agtech Startup Rebuilt After Losing 70% of Its Market

Facing catastrophic market loss after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the satellite-farming platform restructured entirely, shed its founders, and discovered unexpected growth in Africa. Now betting on AI agronomists, OneSoil is reaching 140,000 annual users across 70 million hectares.

Agora Labs raises €4.3M to expand clinical data infrastructure for medical research

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Rome's Agora Labs secures €4.3M to scale clinical data network across hospitals

The Italian deeptech startup has raised funding from P101 SGR and the Mussetto family to expand its federated AI infrastructure, which lets hospitals share anonymised patient data for research without losing control of sensitive information.

UK analytics platform Querio launches, with $5M raise

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London Analytics Startup Querio Raises $5M to Unify AI-Driven Data Access

Querio, a newly launched London-based platform, has secured $5 million in funding to help businesses ensure consistent answers when employees query data through AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT.

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Finnish Drone Electronics Maker Arctic RAVN Raises €2.5M to Ramp Production

Arctic RAVN, a Finnish defence tech company building drone controllers and speed regulators, has secured €2.5 million in convertible financing to scale manufacturing capacity across Europe and NATO-allied supply chains.