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A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
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Europeans in Japan raise $1.2M to put modular humanoid robots to work
Tokyo-based O-ID is building repairable humanoids for manufacturing and logistics, with factory pilots planned for 2027.
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EU and EIB launch launch institutional investor pact to tackle Europe’s scale-up funding gap
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group have launched the European Institutional Investors Pact (EIIP), a new voluntary framework aimed at channelling more long-term institutional capital…
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Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable, by helping small businesses get "level-funded" health insurance.
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OWOW Venture Studio lands €2.65M to build B2B startups for traditional industries
OWOW Venture Studio will use the new capital to build and back early-stage B2B startups, focusing on manufacturing, OEMs and construction, with an emphasis on software and AI.
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The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Andreas Flodström, co-founder of Varangians
Join us for a conversation with Andreas Flodström, co-founder and chairman of Varangians, as we explore the journey that led him from building the Swedish-Ukrainian tech ecosystem Beetroot to investing in Ukraine’s…
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A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
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Kontext raises $4M for runtime security platform for AI agents
Kontext is developing a runtime security platform that gives organisations greater visibility and control over AI agents, helping prevent unauthorised actions as agents gain greater access and autonomy.
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Automattic’s 33-Hour Coup, and can AI labs police themselves?
Equity digs into Dario Amodei’s plan to slow AI development and pushback from Nvidia's Jensen Huang, plus Automattic’s boardroom drama and more deals of the week.
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Family offices are clamoring for AI investments
Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.
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Switzerland's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026
Swiss tech companies raised more than €1.1 billion in the first half of 2026, with funding concentrated in several large rounds and semiconductors, energy and healthtech attracting the most capital.
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Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops
Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in discussions to raise $500M at a $4B valuation.
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AI platform Reply Next secures €400K pre-seed funding
The Spanish startup is developing an AI platform that allows brands with hundreds of locations to manage their digital presence and customer interactions from a single place.
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Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Crux Analytics raises €1.9M to help banks win and retain small business customers
The fintech uses agentic workflows to automate the operational work behind business development, freeing financial services teams to focus on client relationships.
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Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’
The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.
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Cerebionics wants to turn human intent into commands for machines
Cerebionics is building a portable brain-computer interface that could give users another way to control machines when their hands, eyes, or voice are already occupied.
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Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal
Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.
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