Alva Industries lands €16M to scale next-generation electric motors

Alva Industries, the Norwegian deeptech company developingultra-compact electric motors, has raised €16 million in an equity financinground to support manufacturing expansion and international growth….

Digiclean raises €2.5M to optimise industrial cleaning with AI

Swedish deeptech company Digiclean has raised €2.5 millionin a seed funding round to advance its platform for industrial cleaning andmaintenance optimisation. The round was co-led by Unconventional Ve…

Subatron secures €162K to tackle one of underwater tech’s biggest communication challenges

Swiss engineering startup Subatron has obtained €162,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to develop a new generation of underwater communication technology. The solution aims to enable faster, more r…

LabCycle secures £430K to commercialise lab plastic recycling system and cut incineration waste

UK-based startup LabCycle has received £180,000 in funding from the British Design Fund (BDF) to support the development of what it calls the ‘world’s first’ AutoDecon system, designed to safely recyc…

Astral Systems raises £23M to tackle the global shortages of medical radioisotopes

Astral Systems, a deeptech company pioneering multi-state fusion (MSF) technology, has secured a £23 million first close investment led by Mercia Ventures. The round is supported by various investors …

AlpSemi raises €17M to advance solid-state circuit breaker technology

Frenchsemiconductor company AlpSemi has raised €17million in a funding round led by Yotta Capital, with participation from SE Ventures, Navitas Semiconductor and Cycle Group. The financing will suppor…

Silicon photonics firms warn Europe lacks infrastructure to turn research into commercial success

Research published this week by the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre reveals that challenges with prototyping and access to scale-up infrastructure risk stalling the growth of the silicon photo…

Venture Kick backs Minysa with €163K for GaN chip development

Swiss electronicsstartup Minysa has secured €163,000 (CHF150,000) from Venture Kick toaccelerate the development of its next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) controlchips for high-performance power el…

Scaling for sovereignty: How EU policy is reshaping Europe’s deeptech playbook
Scaling for sovereignty: How EU policy is reshaping Europe’s deeptech playbook

Europe’s deeptech startups are increasingly being asked to do more than build successful businesses. As policymakers focus on strengthening strategic autonomy, securing critical supply chains, and ac…

Ukraine’s digital resilience is Europe’s warning signal
Ukraine’s digital resilience is Europe’s warning signal

What would your life be like right now without electricity? You wake up in the dark. You can’t charge your phone or laptop or make a cup of coffee. The shower is cold. You head out to work and have to…