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1 day ago

Mistral raises $830M, 9fin hits unicorn status, and new Tech.eu Summit speakers unveiled This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

@tech_eu Week 14, 2026 #eutech:

🇫🇮 IQM €50M
🇪🇪 Estonia launches €10M push to cut business paperwork
🇪🇪 Pickmybrain $2.1M
🇸🇪 Endform €1.5M
🇫🇮 Test of Things €1.2M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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1 day ago

Nokia review (part 1) | Nokia weighs old 5G pressures and new AI opportunities Final word on this fascinating Nokia narrative, this time from the analyst community – about how the Finnish firm is losing in its 5G heartlands, but also going places.

How #helyes @nokia is losing in its #5G heartlands, but also going places in #AI. By @rcrwirelessnews

www.rcrwireless.com/20260402/network-infrast... #NordicMade #NordicAI

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3 days ago

Metaktik receives one million euro funding - Finnish antenna innovation convinces investors - Pääomasijoittajat Finnish company Metaktik, which began operations at the beginning of March, has secured 1 million euros in funding in its pre-seed round. Metaktik is bringing an exceptional antenna innovation to the ...

#helyes company Metaktik has secured €1M in funding in its pre-seed round to bring its exceptional antenna innovation to the market. By @FVCAfi

paaomasijoittajat.fi/en/ajankohta... #NordicMade

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3 days ago

Oura co-founder and Business Finland back Audicin's €1.6M raise to wire nervous-system recovery into wearables and apps — TFN Finnish neurotech startup Audicin has raised €1.6M backed by Oura co-founder Petteri Lahtela and Business Finland to scale its psychoacoustic recovery platform across wearables and third-party apps.

Oura co-founder and Business Finland back #helyes Audicin’s €1.6M raise to wire nervous-system recovery into wearables and apps. By @TFNBreakingNews

techfundingnews.com/audicin-rais... #NordicMade #healthtechnordic #wearables

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4 days ago

Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices The Finnish startup is building an AI-powered platform to replace manual compliance processes as IoT security demands grow.

#helyes #IoT #cybersecurity company @testofthings has raised €1.2M in Pre-Seed funding to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/31/test-of-thing... #NordicMade

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5 days ago

IQM becomes the first listed European quantum computing company: Jan Goetz, CEO & Co-Founder at IQM YouTube video by Scaling-Europe

.@ScalingEurope interview with @JanGoetz6, CEO & Co-Founder at #helyes IQM Quantum Computers (@meetIQM), which becomes the first listed European quantum computing company. By @SebJohnsonUK [19:27 @YouTube video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1aA23eDA98 #NordicMade #quantumcomputing

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5 days ago

BlackRock backs Finnish quantum startup IQM with €50M ahead of US public listing -- TFN Finnish quantum startup IQM secures €50M from BlackRock to fund R&D and global expansion ahead of a $1.8B SPAC merger that would make it Europe's first listed quantum company.

#helyes IQM Quantum Computers (@meetIQM) has secured €50M from @BlackRock-managed funds. By @TFNBreakingNews

techfundingnews.com/iqm-blackrock-50m-quantu... #NordicMade #quantumcomputing

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5 days ago

Scaling Europe #31 Three new unicorns in Europe this week

.@ScalingEurope #31 wk 13, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 PaperShell €40.3M
🇳🇴 Lace Lithography $40M
🇸🇪 Newly raised $2M
🇸🇪 Lena Hackelöer at Brite Payments

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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6 days ago

Will This ‘Miracle’ Battery Finally Change Your Mind About EVs? A Finnish startup claims to have perfected a revolutionary new battery. Whether or not the hype is to be believed, solid-state technology is coming—and it’s a potential disruptor for the entire EV ind...

🇫🇮 Will #helyes #emobility tech company #DonutLab's revolutionary production-ready All-Solid-State Battery finally change our minds about EVs? By @WSJ

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/donut-lab... #NordicMade #nordicautotech #EV

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6 days ago

mixed bag #264

.@sundaycet #264 weeks 12-13, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 newly - framework for fast deployment of mobile apps
🇪🇺 Europe’s most active angels

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/neither-bull-nor-bear-1

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1 week ago

Kvanted | From MySQL to Industrial AI: How Mårten Mickos Thinks About Leadership Today – Industrial Tech Insights Mårten Mickos, the founder who built MySQL into a $1B exit, shares hard-won leadership lessons for founders navigating industrial AI and deep tech. Now Venture Partner at Kvanted, he coaches early-sta...

INTERVIEW: From MySQL to Industrial AI: How @martenmickos, Venture Partner at #helyes #VC firm Kvanted, Thinks About Leadership Today

www.kvanted.com/insights/from-mysql-to-i... #NordicMade #baltictech #SiliconValley #NordicsInSV

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2 weeks ago

Nokia touts massive TCO reduction with new line of coherent optical solutions Post-Infinera integration, the Finnish vendor’s new growth target is data center interconnect

Post-Infinera integration, #helyes @nokia target is #datacenter interconnect (DCI) space, which it hopes to disrupt with a brand new line of optical assets for short-reach campus interconnectivity and subsea applications. By @rcrwirelessnews

www.rcrwireless.com/20260320/net... #NordicMade

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2 weeks ago

Commission presents flawed EU Inc., Upvest raises $125M, and UK government pledges £1BN quantum computing investment This week, we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €504 million and 3 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

@tech_eu Wk 12, 2026 #eutech:

🇪🇺 EU Inc marks major win for startups as Commission unveils 28th regime proposal
🇸🇪 Noru raises €560,000 to develop an agentic compliance platform

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/03/20/e...

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2 weeks ago

Elea & Lili bags €2.5M to replace microplastics in diapers, feminine hygiene and farming products -- TFN Elea & Lili, a deep-tech startup emerging from Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre, has secured €2.5 million in seed funding.

#helyes Elea & Lili, a #deeptech startup emerging from @VTTFinland, has secured €2.5M in seed funding led by @LifelineVC. By @TFNBreakingNews

techfundingnews.com/elea-lili-bags-e2-5m-to-... #NordicMade

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2 weeks ago

Scaling Europe #29 The biggest week in European Tech history?

.@ScalingEurope #29 week 11, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇪🇪 Black Forest Systems $400K
🇸🇪 Niklas Zennström
🇪🇺 EU-INC
🇩🇰 Denmark’s wealth tax

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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2 weeks ago

neither bull nor bear #263

.@sundaycet #263 wk 11, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 Endform browser-based end-to-end tests for web apps
🇳🇴 ​Space Lab reusable rockets
🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇸🇪 Lovable crossed $400M ARR

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/on-a-roll-1

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3 weeks ago

EU–INC campaign warns: Without a pan-European standard, founders will keep choosing Delaware Ahead of the European Commission’s March 18 proposal, ecosystem groups say the EU must deliver a single corporate framework rather than fall short of its promises.

EU–INC campaign warns: Without a pan-European standard, founders will continue choosing Delaware. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/13/e...
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3 weeks ago

Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News The premier source of European technology news, data, research, analysis and in-depth market intelligence.

Tech.eu Week 11, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇸🇪 Legora makes first acquisition
🇫🇮 ŌURA acquires Doublepoint
🇸🇪 Billhop acquired by Ramp
🇩🇰 VASUQI €500K
🇫🇮 Bliss $270K

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/03/13/n...

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3 weeks ago

Finland's Behavix teams up with Fair Response to expand behavioral data platform in the US - ArcticStartup Behavix has announced a strategic partnership with Fair Response as part of its push to expand behavioral intelligence capabilities in the U.S. market.

#helyes / #NYC-based #restech company Behavix teams up with Fair Response to expand behavioral data platform in the US. By @arcticstartup

arcticstartup.com/behavix-partners-with-fa... #NordicMade #adtech #bigdata

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3 weeks ago

Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’ The career venture capitalist Pauliina Martikainen, just 31, becomes Nordic VC Maki Ventures new managing partner.

@MimiBilling at @Siftedeu sat down with Pauliina Martikainen-Rahnu (@PauliinaMar), today the youngest female managing partner of a sizeable #VC firm in Europe, as she takes over the reins at #helyes @MakiVentures at just 31.

sifted.eu/articles/she... #NordicMade #NordicVC

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3 weeks ago

Maria 01 report shows Finnish startups tripled funding in 2025 - ArcticStartup A new impact report from Maria 01 shows that its community of startups tripled total funding last year, rising from €102 million to €337 million. The data

#helyes Maria 01 (@MariaZeroOne) report shows Finnish startups tripled funding in 2025, rising from €102 million to €337 million. By @arcticstartup

https://arcticstartup.com/maria-01-impact-report-2025/ #NordicMade #finlandtech #tribetampere #startupTurku #oulutech #smartsalo

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3 weeks ago

🇫🇮 @Startup100_fi Mar 2026 top trending #finlandtech startups: DentView, Fluid Intelligence, Dokport, Donut Lab, Mjuk, Bonus Stage, Predicell, Uute Scientific, SellHack AI, Verge Motorcycles

#NordicMade #helyes #hkitech #tribetampere #startupturku #smartsalo #oulutech
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3 weeks ago

Mental health startup Bliss raises $270K to build culturally intelligent AI for therapy The company focuses on improving access to culturally informed mental health care, particularly for diaspora communities and organisations with international workforces.

🇫🇮 #helyes mental health startup Bliss has raised $270K in angel funding led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC, and Plug and Play to develop #AI infrastructure designed to support culturally aware #therapy services. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/11/m... #NordicMade #healthtechnordic

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3 weeks ago

Scaling Europe #28 Ukraine got its first defence unicorn!

.@ScalingEurope #28 week 10, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 Validio raised a $30m Series A
🇫🇮 Doublepoint acquired by Oura
🇱🇹 FIRSTPICK launched a €25m fund

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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3 weeks ago

on a roll #262

.@sundaycet #262 weeks 09-10, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 The Token Company - LLM compression middleware

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/the-big-miss-1

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4 weeks ago

PLD Space raises €180M, EIF makes largest defence investment yet, and February funding rebounds This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

.@tech_eu Week 10, 2026 #eutech:

🇱🇹 FIRSTPICK raises €25M
🇸🇪 Swedish tech ecosystem
🇱🇹 Kilo's quiet rise
🇸🇪 Qura €1.5M
🇩🇰 Synca Therapeutics €1.3M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/03/06/p...

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4 weeks ago

Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology | TechCrunch The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

#exit: #oulutech @ouraring.bsky.social, the smart ring maker recently valued at over $10B, acquired #helyes @doublepoint.bsky.social, a gesture recognition startup that had raised around $8M. By @techcrunch.bsky.social

techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/o... #NordicMade

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1 month ago

Groundhawk raises €2 million to scale AI-powered 3D underground infrastructure mapping across Europe Groundhawk’s real-time 3D mapping and spatial intelligence platform enables utilities companies and contractors to digitise underground cables and grids with centimetre-level accuracy during construct...

#helyes Groundhawk, an infrastructure software technology company, raised €2M in seed funding. Greencode Ventures and 2C Ventures led the round. [Press-Release]

www.groundhawk.io/blog/groundh... #NordicMade

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1 month ago

Building Europe’s native code infrastructure: Tangled closes $4.5M round The decentralised platform aims to challenge GitHub with federated hosting, stacked PRs, and a community-first model.

🇫🇮 #helyes #code #collaboration #platform Tangled raised a $4.5 funding round led by @byFounders to scale the European alternative to GitHub into a foundational environment for software collaboration globally. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/02/b... #NordicMade

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1 month ago

Scaling Europe #27 Nuclear Fusion, a new unicorn, and Wayve raises at $8bn...

.@ScalingEurope #27 week 09, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇪🇪 Frankenburg Tech €30M
🇫🇮 @meetIQM to go IPO via a SPAC
🇸🇪 Einride $113M
🇫🇮 Founders House Helsinki

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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