Fundraising strategist Florian Kandler joins the 2026 EU-Startups Summit speaker lineup, offering founders hands-on guidance on pitching, investor relations and closing rounds.
Author: Aden Erickson
New TrustChain Foundation launches to scale three years of R&D into secure, user-centric digital trust infrastructure across Europe and beyond.
Zurich-based Covalo secures €3.5M to build a central data backbone for the global personal care industry, helping brands and suppliers streamline ingredient sourcing and compliance.
An ex‑McKinsey duo has secured a $4.1M Seedcamp‑led round to launch an AI analyst for C‑suite leaders, promising always‑on strategic insights and faster decision‑making.
Founder Rupa Popat explains how Arāya Ventures backs purpose-driven startups and why impact-focused venture capital is gaining momentum across Europe.
Zurich-based Covalo lands a €3.5M seed extension to unify fragmented ingredient data for the personal care industry, linking 1,500 suppliers with 6,000 brands worldwide.
Zurich and London-based NeuroTech startup Connectome raises €1.7M pre-seed to accelerate next-generation brain–computer interface technologies.
OpenAI raises $122B in new funding, lifting its valuation to $852B and cementing its position at the center of the global AI race.
Valar, backed by Palmer Luckey, has secured $450M at a $2B valuation to build compact nuclear reactors designed to deliver reliable, low‑carbon power for energy‑hungry AI data centers.
CoreWeave has raised $8.5B in fresh debt financing from major Wall Street banks to rapidly expand its specialised AI cloud infrastructure and meet surging GPU demand.