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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
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.
Startups
Reduck lands $3M to speed up AI agents navigating the web without APIs
The French-American startup has developed browser automation technology that lets AI agents interact with websites and business tools directly, bypassing the need for traditional API connections.
Startups
RhymeQ launches quantum programming platform with $2.2M backing
A new startup is tackling the expertise barrier in quantum computing by letting ordinary developers write code for quantum machines using Python-like syntax.
Startups
FSE Group opens £70M London debt fund for overlooked scaleups
A new lending initiative backed by the British Business Bank and Funding London will deploy over £70 million to support growth-stage companies across the capital that struggle to access traditional financing.