Finance and Venture Capital

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