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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
Trace.Space Unveils Trinity Platform to Manage Hardware Complexity at Scale
The Latvian startup's new engineering platform aims to connect requirements, testing, and design data for robotics, aerospace, and automotive teams as hardware development accelerates beyond traditional infrastructure capabilities.
Startups
Headline closes €400M fund to back Europe's next wave of AI startups
The venture capital firm has sealed its eighth early-stage fund dedicated to European founders, betting heavily on the continent's emerging artificial intelligence ecosystem.
Startups
Foundational launches with £8.2M to scale satellite positioning across Europe
The London-based space tech firm has emerged from stealth with backing from five investors to commercialise laser-ranging technology for tracking satellites and managing orbital traffic.
Startups
Portuguese Insurtech FRANK Secures €2.9M to Automate Broker Workflows Across Europe
FRANK, a Lisbon-based platform using AI to handle back-office tasks for insurance brokers, has closed a funding round led by Armilar and Start Ventures. The capital will fuel product development and a push into international markets starting in 2027.
Startups
ElevenLabs plants Brussels flag, plans to triple Belgian workforce
The $11 billion voice AI startup is opening its first Belgian office in the European District, betting on the country's multilingual character and existing customer base.
Startups
Tomas Milar on Building Cap Table Infrastructure for Growing Startups
The Eqvista founder discusses what founders should demand from equity management platforms, why Pulley's closure matters, and how valuation transforms cap table data into actionable financial infrastructure.
Startups
Inbolt secures €11M to expand robot vision technology across new sectors
The Paris-based industrial robotics startup has raised fresh capital to accelerate its international expansion and bring adaptive vision systems to data centre and electronics manufacturing operations.
Startups
Onomondo secures €100M+ to build out IoT connectivity across Europe and beyond
The Copenhagen-based infrastructure company has landed backing from Aspirity Partners and Denmark's sovereign investment fund to expand its global reach and advance its edge computing platform.