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The Scene on Europa Now: European startups, product studios and the cities where the continent's tech culture actually happens.

Infrastructure complexity is reshaping how smaller technology firms operate

Startups

When Infrastructure Converges: How Smaller Tech Firms Navigate the Complexity

As virtualization, communications, AI and software development blur together, smaller European technology companies must master multiple layers at once. Synchresis Solutions shows what that looks like in practice.

TEKEVER raises $580M Series D, DTCP closes €455M defence fund, and the challenge to reinvent chip design

Startups

European tech funding surges past €2 billion this week as defence funds and AI rounds lead the charge

A surge of over 65 funding transactions across Europe this week brought the total to more than €2 billion, alongside multiple exits and M&A deals. Major rounds included TEKEVER's $580 million Series D and new defence-focused investment vehicles.

Bootstrapping, AI, "building for a flip": Central European VCs have their say

Startups

Central European VCs debate bootstrapping, AI strategy and founder ambitions at Zadar conference

Venture capitalists and founders gathered at Infobip Shift in Croatia to discuss critical decisions facing startups across the region, from funding timing to artificial intelligence deployment.

Prototype warfare: A defence prime’s playbook for turning technology into battlefield capability

Startups

Inside the Defence Prime: How Leonardo Bridges Startup Innovation and Military Deployment

Leonardo's UK Capability Development Director reveals how the defence giant partners with startups, tests emerging technologies in real conditions, and transforms promising ideas into battlefield-ready systems.

Atlas People Wants Companies to “Reforecast” Their Organisation the Way They Reforecast Their Finances

Startups

Atlas People Brings Financial Rigor to Organisational Planning

A Copenhagen startup argues that companies stress-test their budgets obsessively but rarely examine whether their teams can actually execute the strategy. Atlas People's execution intelligence platform maps that gap.

Revolut handed customer passports to scammers using a real government email domain

Startups

DriveWealth breach compromises Revolut traders' personal data across Europe

A security breach at the US brokerage firm powering Revolut's stock trading service exposed customer information in early September. The incident affected Revolut users in Europe and customers of other platforms relying on DriveWealth's infrastructure.

AI platform Reply Next secures €400K pre-seed funding

Startups

Spanish startup Reply Next lands €400K to help multisite brands master their digital footprint

The AI platform consolidates customer interactions and location data across Google Maps, Booking and search engines, letting chains with hundreds of stores manage their presence from one dashboard.

Switzerland's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026

Startups

Swiss Tech Sector Pulls in €1.1 Billion in First Half of 2026, Led by Chip and Energy Startups

Switzerland's technology companies secured over €1.1 billion in funding during the first six months of 2026, with a handful of major deals driving most of the capital into semiconductors, energy and healthcare innovation.