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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
Exein reaches $1.7B valuation with $270M funding round, claiming Europe's top cybersecurity scaleup spot
The Physical AI security company has secured fresh capital from Headline, Sofina, and Goldman Sachs, among others, as it prepares to launch proprietary foundation models and expand aggressively into North America and Asia-Pacific.
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Finnish CRM upstart Zero lands $10.3M from top-tier VCs and European AI founders
Zero, a new contender targeting Salesforce and HubSpot, has secured one of Finland's largest seed rounds, backed by Primary Venture Partners and founders from Lovable, Langdock and Supercell.
Startups
Serverpod's Bet: The Infrastructure After AI-Generated Code
Swedish startup Serverpod is sidestepping the AI coding agent race entirely, instead building the tools that turn AI-generated prototypes into production applications.
Startups
Oracle's Same-Day Layoff Notices Raise EU Legal Questions
Oracle informed staff on Monday that their employment would end immediately, marking another wave of cuts at a company that has already eliminated 13 percent of its workforce in a single fiscal year.
Startups
State-backed capital powers Intrepid's $525m AI fund across Canada and Britain
The newly closed growth fund draws backing from over 80 limited partners, including sovereign wealth funds and government agencies from four countries, signalling official commitment to AI investment in the Canada-UK corridor.
Startups
Open Cosmos secures €300M to scale European satellite production across four manufacturing hubs
The UK-based space infrastructure firm has landed its largest funding round yet, backed by a consortium of European investors, to expand manufacturing capacity and develop connectivity and data services atop its own satellite networks.
Startups
Fastweb+Vodafone backs Italian insurtech Mama Insurance in expansion push
The Italian platform has raised fresh capital to move beyond home insurance into broader personal coverage and SME products, building on backing from the telecom giant and Founders Factory.
Startups
MuseCool's AI Listens to 2,000 Music Lessons and Discovers What Teachers Actually Do
The UK startup has built an audio AI system that transcribes lessons and understands the music itself, accumulating data that could reshape how conservatoires teach and researchers study music pedagogy.