Opinion: Space startups are pivoting to defence. That’s great for innovation
A few months ago, at the SmallSat Symposium, a panel issued a sobering warning to space startups: do not chase defence dollars at the expense of long-term sustainability. Why? Because companies, parti [...]
Startups need ‘clear pathway’ into UK’s new defence plan, experts warn
Britain’s new military tech strategy will fail unless startups are given clear pathways to adoption, experts have warned. Their concerns follow the government’s announcement that defence spending [...]
Can geothermal startups drill Europe to clean energy independence?
In the wooded hills south of Munich, Germany, engineers are drilling 8 km down in a bid to harvest limitless clean energy from Earth’s molten, radioactive core. The project could offer a blueprint f [...]
European AI drone startups hit unicorn milestones amid rising defense funding
Quantum Systems, a drone company based in Bavaria, is now officially a unicorn—a milestone that reflects a broader surge of investment in Europe’s defense tech sector.<br /> The article Euro [...]
Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups
The United States has long understood a simple truth: war is won not by size alone, but by speed and creativity. Indeed, innovation has always been crucial in conflict. Armour made knights safe until [...]
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 [...]
LUMO Fund wins €6M from Spain’s SETT to support European impact startups
Eindhoven-based LUMO Labs has secured a €6 million commitment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), the public investment arm of the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transfor [...]
Dutch startups raised $3.5B in 2024. Here are the 10 largest funding rounds
It’s been a great year for the Dutch startup ecosystem. Venture capitalists have, so far, invested $3.5bn into Netherlands-based early-stage companies, according to Dealroom data. That makes 2024 [...]