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German startup Neura Robotics is set to raise €1B from stablecoin issuer Tether to mass-produce AI-powered humanoid robots, sparking debate over ethics and automation.
Austrian DeepTech startup fibionic secures €3M to scale its dragonfly-inspired lightweight structures for greener, more efficient mobility and aerospace applications.
London startup Shellworks secures $15M to scale microbe-made, plastic-free packaging as brands race to cut fossil-based plastics and meet green regulations.
Defense startup Mutable Tactics, led by a former Army officer, is developing software to let a single operator safely command swarms of autonomous drones.
YC-backed Diligent AI raises €2.1M to deploy AI agents that automate complex KYC and AML workflows for financial institutions across Europe and beyond.
Former corporate lawyer Sonja Rincón builds privacy-first AI menopause app Menotracker, now used in 177 countries, and clashes with VCs over refusing to monetise user data.
Norway’s Photoncycle secures €15M Series A to commercialise a solid-state, hydrogen-based seasonal energy storage system aimed at decarbonising homes and grids.
Eight Sleep reaches unicorn-plus status at a $1.5B valuation as Tether backs its predictive sleep AI platform aimed at transforming connected health.