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.@ScalingEurope #57, wk 39, 2026 by @SebJohnsonUK

🇫🇮 Verda $189M Series B
🇸🇪 Founders of Tink are back
🇸🇪 Legora $200M in ARR
🇪🇪 Final Frontier & Myriad €100M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #57
Monzo to get acquired for $10bn+?!?
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September 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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.@sundaycet #283 week 38-39, 2026 #eutech Update: Taking the pulse of the market

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.substack.com/p/taking-the-pulse-of-the-market
taking the pulse of the market
#283
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September 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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.@tech_eu Wk 39, 2026 #eutech:

🇫🇮 Verda raises $189M to advance its AI cloud & compute capacity
🇪🇪 Estonian Defence Forces sign 3-year defence tech partnership with VC Archangel

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/09/25/t...
TEKEVER raises $580M Series D, DTCP closes €455M defence fund, and the challenge to reinvent chip design
This week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €2 billion and over 4 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
September 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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#icemade #hrtech #startup @50skillsHR raises $6M to scale its #AI operating system for people workflows. By @tech_eu

https://tech.eu/2026/09/24/50skills-raises-6m-to-scale-its-ai-operating-system-for-people-workflows/ #NordicMade #rvktech
50skills raises $6M to scale its AI operating system for people workflows
50skills is expanding its platform for automating HR and people workflows, combining automated processes and AI agents to reduce administrative work while keeping people in control of key decisions.
tech.eu
September 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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.@ScalingEurope #55, week 38, 2026 by @SebJohnsonUK

🇸🇪 Tandem Health $100M

🇮🇸 Treble €15M

🇩🇰 Seed Capital €130M

🇩🇰 BioInnovation Institute committed €9.5M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #56
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September 21, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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.@tech_eu Wk 38, 2026 #eutech:

🇩🇰 BioInnovation Institute backs 17 startups
🇫🇮 Top-funded tech cos H1 2026
🇫🇮 Kuva Space
🇸🇪 Inside Sweden’s foodtech ecosystem

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/09/18/o...
Open Cosmos secures €300M, Europe at "acute risk of marginalisation, and Sweden’s evolving foodtech ecosystem
This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.7 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
September 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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🇮🇸 #icemade @laki_power has just raised️ €6M in Series A funding from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), with additional support from ReykVC.. By @TFNBreakingNews

https://techfundingnews.com/laki-power-raises-6m-series-a-nato-innovation-fund-grid-monitoring/ #NordicMade #energytech #rvktech
Exclusive: NATO's venture arm backs Iceland's Laki Power with €6M to defend Europe's power grid — TFN
Reykjavík-based Laki Power has raised €6M in Series A funding led by NATO Innovation Fund to build self-powered devices that draw electricity directly from live transmission lines.
techfundingnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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🇮🇸 #icemade Treble raises $18M in a Series A-2 round led by Paladin Capital Group to scale acoustic simulation for physical AI. By @tech_eu

https://tech.eu/2026/09/17/treble-raises-18m-to-scale-acoustic-simulation-for-physical-ai/ #NordicMade #rvktech
Treble raises $18M to scale acoustic simulation for physical AI
The new investment will support Treble's expansion across consumer and enterprise audio applications and physical AI, helping developers train, test and improve products across different acoustic environments.
tech.eu
September 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Make your voice count in #VC firm @atomico's State of European Tech survey 2026

https://mailchi.mp/atomico/make-your-voice-count-in-the-state-of-european-tech-survey #NordicMade #baltictech #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #gbgtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
September 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Scaling Europe #55 wk 37, 2026

🇪🇺 tech founders/investors urging EU lawmakers not to dilute proposed EU Inc legal entity.

🇫🇮 Finnish Nordic FoodTechVC (€30M)

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #55
Mistral, Miro, EU Inc and much more...
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September 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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.@sundaycet #282 week 37, 2026 #eutech Update: The next ASML, not the next unicorn.

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.substack.com/p/the-next-asml-not-the-next-unicorn
The next ASML, not the next unicorn
#282
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September 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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.@tech_eu Week 37, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Climate Data Startup Normative acquired for €62.2M
🇸🇪 Nordic Foodtech VC(€30M)
🇪🇺 100 days to save EU Inc
🇩🇰 Yngvi Bio (€1.3M)

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/09/11/m...
Mistral secures €3B Series D, 100 days to save EU Inc, and early-stage funding crisis
This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €3.9 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
September 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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🇩🇰 #cphftw @seed_capital closes its €130M Fund V. The #fund will invest in 15-17 #NordicMade companies, with first checks of €3-6M in #FinTech, #cybersecurity, #resilience, and AI-driven B2B. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/09/11/s... #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech
Seed Capital closes €130M Fund V to expand across the Nordics
The Copenhagen VC will back 15–17 startups with €3–6M initial cheques, adding cybersecurity and resilience to its investment focus as it targets Sweden for expansion.
tech.eu
September 11, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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.@ScalingEurope #54 week 36, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK

🇸🇪 Elekta secured €100M loan
🇪🇪 Instarc raised €1.25M
🇸🇪 eComID acquired Nilum
🇳🇴 Pistachio acquired Hugin_io

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #54
Europe got its FIRST EVER satellite into space from the continent....
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September 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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.@sundaycet #281 week 36, 2026 #eutech Update.

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.substack.com/p/two-things-for-sale
two things for sale
#281
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September 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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.@tech_eu Week 36, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 eComID acquires Nilum
🇳🇴 Pistachio acquires Hugin_io
🇪🇪 Instarc raises €1.25M
🇸🇪 Cleean raises €900K
🇸🇪 Hiasynth raises angel funding

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/09/04/w...
Wonderful raises $550M, Mykhailo Fedorov's new defencetech investment fund, and Londoners can now hail AVs (with safety drivers)
This week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €4.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
September 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics making the most revenue with the least capital. By Sifted

sifted.eu/articles/the... #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics
The companies from Sifted’s latest Nordics leaderboard, which ranks the region's fastest-growing startups, making their money go the furthest.
sifted.eu
September 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Nordic Innovation launched a new report: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

https://www.nordicinnovation.org/2026/state-nordic-innovation-ecosystem #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech
State of the Nordic Innovation Ecosystem
This report sets out the state of the Nordic innovation ecosystem across six countries, the barriers that hold the region back, and a practical plan to act on them.
www.nordicinnovation.org
August 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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.@tech_eu Week 35, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Einride founders launch venture firm
🇸🇪 Sweden's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026
🇸🇪 Aquacheq secures €135,000 to advance smart water tech

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/08/28/n...
NVIDIA to buy Hugging Face, Einride launches VC firm, and fixing COPD diagnosis
This week, we tracked more than 35 tech funding deals worth over €475 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
August 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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.@ScalingEurope #52 week 34, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK

🇸🇪 Pixelgen Technologies raised €13.26M.
🇸🇪 SweGaN raised €12.1M Series B.
🇩🇰 Aisel raised €1.7M.

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #52
A big week for European chips and a new Robotics unicorn
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August 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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.@tech_eu Week 34, 2026 #eutech:

🇩🇰 Aisel raises €1.7M to tackle psychiatry’s capacity crisis
🇱🇹 AI startup Guideless raises €1M to streamline software training

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/08/21/g...
Gravis Robotics bags $200M, a safer marketplace for teen odd jobs, and Monzo chairman Gary Hoffman to stand down
This week, we tracked more than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
August 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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#icemade SnerpaPower, which is building energy management software for power-intensive industries, raised €3m in seed funding led by Encevo and €400K in grant funding. By @EU_Startups

www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/reyk... #NordicMade #energytech
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August 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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.@ScalingEurope #51 wk 33, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK

🇸🇪 Lovable $400m
🇸🇪 Quartr €15.6m
🇩🇰 Palette €3m
🇸🇪 Millow €2m
🇸🇪 Legora
🇩🇰 Again acquired by Genomatica

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #51
A big week for Stockholm while London gets a new AI lab
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August 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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.@tech_eu Week 33, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Lovable raises $400M
🇩🇰 Again acquires Geno
🇩🇰 Palette raises €3M
🇳🇴 Visoid raises $2.5M
🇸🇪 Millow raises €2M
🇫🇮 STRGY AI raises €1M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/08/14/l...
Lovable raises $400M, Duolingo acquires Animade, and Isembard is a politician's "wet dream"
This week, we tracked more than 35 tech funding deals worth over €763 million and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
August 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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.@ScalingEurope #50 wk 32, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK

🇫🇮 Aiforia €20M
🇫🇮 Aavalynx £1.5M
🇪🇺 EU AI Act began enforcement
🇫🇮 Scaleup Europe Fund made its 1st investment

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Scaling Europe #50
Three new unicorns, and Demis steps down...
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM