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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
Verda Hits Unicorn Valuation with $189M Series B for European AI Infrastructure
The Helsinki-based cloud infrastructure startup has secured major backing from Emergence Capital and others to expand its full-stack AI platform across Europe, the US and Asia.
Startups
Clastix secures €2.9M to simplify Kubernetes infrastructure for AI workloads
The Italian infrastructure startup has closed a seed round led by CDP Venture Capital to scale its platform for managing Kubernetes clusters across enterprises and AI labs.
Startups
Singapore's NUSX Opens Munich Hub to Bridge Asia-Europe Deep Tech Networks
The rebranded NUS Enterprise is establishing its first European presence in Munich through a partnership with UnternehmerTUM, creating reciprocal innovation pathways for founders, investors, and talent across Singapore and Germany.
Startups
StandardX secures £10M to scale rare isotope production across medicine and fusion
The London-based deeptech startup has raised seed funding to build accelerator-based refineries that could address critical shortages of isotopes used in cancer treatment and fusion energy development.
Startups
F13 Launches AI for Precise Vector Graphics, Raises $5M
The Berlin-based startup F13 has emerged from stealth with $5 million in pre-seed funding to build AI models that generate accurate, editable vector graphics for professional design work.
Startups
Noxtua Secures €100M Series C as C.H.BECK Takes Control of European Legal AI Leader
The Berlin-founded legal AI company has closed a major funding round with the German publishing house becoming majority shareholder, signaling a shift toward deep partnerships with European legal publishers over venture capital.
Startups
Xbox Cuts 268 Jobs as Activision Takes Over Halo Development
Microsoft's gaming division is eliminating hundreds of positions and reshuffling its studio portfolio, with Activision now tasked with developing the next Halo title while Ninja Theory faces potential closure.
Startups
Heidi doubles valuation to $900m with $340m funding split between equity and revenue-share deal
The Melbourne-based clinical AI platform has secured $340m in new capital, with only $100m as traditional equity investment. The remainder comes through an innovative revenue-sharing instrument from General Catalyst that requires no shareholding.