2025-02-25
‘I tell startups to leave Europe,’ says Dutch CEO of tech unicorn Remote
As the US and China pursue dominance in the global technology race, concerns are mounting among European founders that the region’s entrenched bureaucracy is impeding its capacity for innovation and [...]
2025-02-20
Surging European defence stocks signal ‘huge potential’ for military tech startups
Shares in European aerospace and defence companies soared to record highs this week, elevating expectations for the continent’s military tech startups. Britain’s BAE Systems leapt by 9% on Monday, [...]
2025-02-20
UK’s answer to DARPA backs synthetic muscles and e-skin in new robotics project
A British R&D unit that’s been compared to DARPA is funding synthetic muscles, electronic skin, and mechanical hands for a robotics dexterity project. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency [...]
2025-02-17
Netherlands a rare bright spot as EU struggles to make and keep unicorns
The US continues to hog the global herd of unicorns, dwarfing the EU in both the number and total valuation of billion-dollar startups. However, the Netherlands provides a minor bright spot, according [...]
2025-02-17
How VCs are killing climate tech — and how they can save it
Sustainability tech has been all the buzz in the last few years. Investors are hunting promising ESG businesses, governments are pushing ambitious legislation, and companies are getting on board to ad [...]
2025-02-14
Europe has twice as many climate tech startups as the US — but there’s a catch
Europe is home to twice as many climate tech startups as the US (30,000 vs. 14,300). However, limited access to VC funding is forcing these early-stage companies to seek capital from outside the conti [...]