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1 day ago

Stegra bags €1.4B rescue funding package, OpenAI to move to first permanent London office, and your guide to next week's Tech.eu Summit London This week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €1.9 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

.@tech_eu Week 16, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 @_Stegra_ bags €1.4B rescue funding package for giant European green-steel plant

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

Experience strikes back Baltic Tech Weekly #265 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what’s happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #265, week 16, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇹 @OutcraftAI raised €2M pre-seed from Practica Capital

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

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4 days ago

Scaling Europe #33 Vinted hits $1bn of revenue, Europe gets its first robotaxis and I sat down with the MP of Seedcamp

.@ScalingEurope #33 wk 15, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇪🇪 Handhold €3M
🇱🇹 Vinted sales €1.1B
🇪🇪 Starship & Just Eat partner
🇫🇮 Atol Aviation acquired by Sensofusion

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

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6 days ago

market look #265

.@sundaycet #265 weeks 14-15, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇪🇪 ​Pickmybrain
🇸🇪 Creandum’s bet on crypto
Nordic startups have their most significant YC contribution in history

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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1 week ago

.@tech_eu Week 15, 2026 #eutech:

🇫🇮 Sensofusion acquires Atol Aviation
🇱🇹 Vinted’s revenues €1BN
🇱🇹 Inside Lithuania’s effort to build founders from the classroom
🇪🇪 Handhold €3M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/04/10/a...

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1 week ago

Patience, grasshopper Baltic Tech Weekly #264 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what's happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters to builders here. No algorithms. No AI-curated feed. ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #264, week 15, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇪🇪 Handhold closes 3M seed round

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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1 week ago

Scaling Europe #32 xxx

ScalingEurope #32 wk 14, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇫🇮 Sensmet €1.5M
🇫🇮 Jan Goetz at IQM
🇩🇰 Sara Rywe at byFounders
🇸🇪 Legora surpassed $100m ARR
🇸🇪 Readly acquired

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

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🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #263, week 14, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇻 Spotwise.ai raised $450K pre-seed round, led by Outlast.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks 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
tech.eu/2026/04/03/m...

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2 weeks ago

Capitalia unlocks €15 million in EIF-backed financing for Baltic microenterprises - ArcticStartup Latvia-based alternative lender Capitalia is rolling out a €15 million financing initiative aimed at microenterprises across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,

#startinLatvia alternative lender @Capitalia_lv is rolling out a €15M financing initiative aimed at microenterprises across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, backed by a guarantee from the European Investment Fund. By @ArcticStartup

arcticstartup.com/capitalia-ra... #NordicMade

Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks 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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Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks 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

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Departing products to market Baltic Tech Weekly #262 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what’s happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #262, week 13, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇻 Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B financing led by Cipio Partners The financing marks a significant milestone in Giraffe360’s continued growth and will support the company’s next phase of scaling.

#startinLatvia @Giraffe360, an AI-powered real estate marketing tech co, has closed a $10M Series B funding round led by Cipio Partners & existing investors, Founders Fund, Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures, and Change Ventures. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/26/g... #NordicMade #baltictech #martech

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Startup Community Newsletter - March 2026 Your monthly dose of startup ecosystem insights

🇱🇻 @StartupLatvia Newsletter March 2026

#NordicMade #baltictech #startinLatvia
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Silicon Vikings

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4 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...

Silicon Vikings

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4 weeks ago

Quality first, scale second Baltic Tech Weekly #261 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what’s happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #261, week 12, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇹 Buck4Bug raises €430K pre-seed.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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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Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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

Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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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Silicon Vikings

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1 month ago

"This is how you do it" Baltic Tech Weekly #260 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Keep an eye: we are returning to consistent Friday morning schedule. Yes, today is Saturd...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #260, week 11, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇪🇪 SkySelect has raised $9M
🇱🇹 WhiteBridge AI raised €2.6M

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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...

Silicon Vikings

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1 month ago

Anti-fragmentation Baltic Tech Weekly #259 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Notify when we have new sponsor slot available? Leave email here. Read this issue online...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #259, wk 10, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇹 FIRSTPICK launches €25M fund
🇱🇹 Saltz raised €20M
🇱🇹 Finbee secures €5M

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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1 month ago

22+ Communities Powering the Baltic AI Ecosystem Baltic startups raised €607M in 2025, up from €505 million in 2024 -- led by large AI-related rounds such as Cast AI and Pactum. This reflects both

22+ Communities Powering the Baltic #AI Ecosystem. By @TheRecursiveEU

https://therecursive.com/baltics-ai-communities/ #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #TallinnTech #startinLatvia #LTstartups #NordicAI

Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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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Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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

Silicon Vikings

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1 month 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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1 month ago

FIRSTPICK raises €25M to find the Baltics’ next breakout founders FIRSTPICK’s new fund focuses on grit and potential rather than pedigree or Silicon Valley credentials.

🇱🇹 #LTstartups first-check VC fund FIRSTPICK has launched a new €25M fund to support Baltic founders who don’t fit the typical VC mold. No FAANG background or Ivy League degree needed. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/05/f... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #NordicVC

Silicon Vikings

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1 month ago

Blank canvas, again Baltic Tech Weekly #258 Brand built with achoo studio check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Read this online - here your thoughts: editor@philomaths.tech The software startup game w...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #258, week 09, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇪🇪 Frankenburg Technologies raised €30M Series A led by Plural alongside SmartCap.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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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
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...