Finance and Venture Capital

Summary NDA and VC: managing the early fundraising stages requires a balance of speed, trust, and targeted information protection. The article explores practical reasons why VCs reject NDAs, exceptions, risks, and strategic alternatives for startups and entrepreneurs. Key takeaways NDA and VC: managing the early stages is crucial for maintaining speed and trust in startups. Signing NDAs for every pitch slows down evaluation, increases costs, risks, and potential litigation. T

Summary Sable Bio, a London-based startup specializing in AI for drug safety, announces a €3.15 million seed led by MMC Ventures with Episode1 Ventures and Seedcamp. The platform integrates diverse sources to offer predictive insights aimed at reducing clinical trial failure risk, with agreements with major pharma companies and team growth; the round follows a €1.7 million pre-seed in 2024. Adoption will depend on validation, transparency, and regulated collaborations to demo

Summary Analysis of startup-focused sustainable finance: key definitions, concrete data on green bonds and ESG, and reflections on how long-term investments can accelerate innovation, offering tangible financing tools and access to capital. Key takeaways Sustainable finance integrates development, profitability, and social impact, guiding investments in projects with measurable environmental benefits. Investors seek ESG tools with clear metrics and transparent governance, key

Climate tech innovation in Europe isn’t just about ideas: it’s a capital challenge. Despite policy and entrepreneurial attention, European Climate Tech startups struggle to take off, especially when moving from Seed to Series B. A recent deep dive indicates that the average Series B investment value in Europe is $35.2 million, compared to $45.5 million in the United States, with a gap of about $13.5 billion within the same funding stage. Moreover, even after investing €23 bil

Introduction The visibility of software codebases is emerging as a key competency for startups and software companies seeking to accelerate development, improve onboarding, and reduce risks associated with complex systems. In this context, Comper, a Dutch software intelligence platform, announced a pre-seed round led by Productfirst, marking an important milestone in the European landscape of codebase tools. The investment, though not disclosed, reflects growing interest in s

The period of reflection on digital innovation in tourism has been enriched by a new perspective: technological sovereignty in tourism is not just a theory, but a practical trajectory taking shape thanks to targeted investments, data managed in Europe, and programs across a more controlled tourism value chain. In this context, TT2 – Travel Tech 2 operates as an international fund with offices in Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy, specializing in TravelTech B2B and SaaS. The m

The landscape of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) is in a phase of intense attention and investment. OpenAI has chosen Merge Labs, a startup led by Sam Altman, to advance a vision of fusion between biological capabilities and artificial intelligence systems. Merge Labs has announced a seed round of $250 million, with a post-money valuation estimated around $850 million. Sources close to the operation indicate that OpenAI would have signed the round's largest funding, marking a

In 2025, Italy confirms significant growth in venture capital, but the momentum remains in a maturation phase: the total raised continues to surpass the symbolic threshold of one billion, but the transformation of market quality remains the central challenge. According to EY Venture Capital Barometer 2025, total fundraising stands at €1.488 billion, up 32% from Barometer 2024. It's a strong signal, especially when looking at the volatility of an active base still relatively n

The European crowdfunding market is solidifying its position as a structural financing channel for startups and SMEs, according to ESMA in the report Crowdfunding in the EU 2025. The analysis, based on 2024 data, highlights significant figures: 181 authorized providers raised over €4.25 billion across 21 Member States. A system on the rise and consolidation In 2024, loan-based crowdfunding remains the backbone of the sector, with 58% of the capital raised flowing into loan-ba

News of NanoXplore, a French chipmaker, marks a significant step in Europe’s push toward stronger technological sovereignty. The company closed a €20 million funding round led by MBDA and the Defence Innovation Fund managed by Bpifrance. The declared objective is to diversify offerings into the defense sector, while strengthening Europe’s internal supply chain and accelerating the growth of a European presence in critical technologies. “As an independent French company, we ha

Lessons for startups and investments don't come only from successes: often complex contexts reveal where promises fail to translate into sustainable growth. The analysis of Ÿnsect, the biotech company focused on insect protein, shows how a $600 million round can coexist with signs of operational weakness and a market trajectory misaligned with the needs of industrial scalability. In 2021 the company recorded revenues near €17.8 million, a figure that would grow only partly du

If in 2025 European activity in the visual field and related AI is emerging with ever greater capital concentration, there are tangible signs of consolidation: in Germany, 36ZERO Vision has raised €3.6 million to scale an efficient visual inspection platform; in Switzerland and the United States, General Intuition has closed €114 million to advance embodied AI for robotics and drones; in London Wonder has secured €2.6 million for a Generative AI-powered creative line; Neuraco

Portfolio, market signals and European context In the context of VC investments in digital energy, various companies announced significant funding: Terra One in Germany raised about €150 million to expand a portfolio of grid storage architectures; Sympower in the Netherlands closed about €42 million to optimize demand management and grid flexibility; LIFEPOWR in Antwerp secured €5.65 million for virtual power plant technology; Clevergy in Spain raised €3.2 million to expand a