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, [...]
2025-02-17
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 [...]
2025-02-12
‘Worrying’ decline in Dutch startups sparks call for extra growth capital
Stalling growth in the Dutch tech sector has sparked urgent calls for fresh funding streams. New data released today reveals the number of new startups in the Netherlands is declining. The country is [...]
2025-02-10
Europe boosts military AI as Mistral and Helsing form defence tech alliance
European tech leaders Helsing and Mistral have formed a pact to build new military AI systems. The partnership brings together two of Europe’s top startups. Helsing, a defence tech firm based in Ger [...]
2025-01-31
The Morning After: Our verdict on the Galaxy S5 Ultra and Galaxy S25
It’s early 2025, the weather’s still cold, so it must be time for Samsung to kick off the year’s flagship smartphone race with its latest barrage of devices. This time, we’ve got three S25 pho [...]