Growth
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NATO’s cloud programme enters the operational layer
Accenture and Leonardo will help NATO build a protected business network, turning secure cloud into alliance infrastructure.
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Europe gives SMEs a cyber resilience ladder
ENISA’s SME model turns cyber rules into supplier homework now.
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Helsing puts defence AI in the unicorn class
Helsing’s funding round makes defence AI a European industrial test.
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QuantumDiamonds turns chip inspection into Europe’s deeptech test
Munich’s QuantumDiamonds has linked quantum sensing to semiconductor sovereignty.
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Axle Energy turns spare batteries into grid infrastructure
The London startup’s Series A links energy flexibility software with the growing pressure AI and electrification place on power systems.
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Finto aims AI agents at the accounting work nobody sees
Munich-based Finto has raised seed funding for AI agents built around invoice processing and ERP-heavy finance workflows.
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Polysense brings AI quality control to the factory line
Belgium’s Polysense has raised new funding for AI systems that inspect and adjust food manufacturing processes in real time.
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Druid buys deeper into Europe’s private network stack
The Irish software company’s Node-H acquisition adds RAN expertise as private 4G and 5G deployments mature.
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Europe backs the unglamorous machinery of chip sovereignty
QuantumDiamonds’ funding round points to the inspection and testing bottlenecks behind Europe’s semiconductor ambitions.
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UK regulators are being asked to move at market speed
New sandboxing powers are meant to help innovative technologies reach commercial deployment faster, but implementation will decide whether they change anything.
