European deep tech funding remained active across multiple sectors, with notable activity in advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, and biotech. Several companies crossed meaningful funding thresholds while research programs continued to receive institutional backing.
Policy & ecosystem
- MSCA co-funds 31 doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowship programmes with €105.6M [EC]
- EIT Urban Mobility reports strong results and new €44M Fund [Tech.eu]
- Europe’s hidden deep tech growth story – and why American investors are paying attention [DTNE]
Spacetech
- French spacetech Infinite Orbits raises €40M for European expansion [Sifted]
Quantum & frontier tech
- Max Planck spin-off delivers purer laser light for optical measurements [Science | Business]
Biotech & medtech
- Artios raises $115M Series D to accelerate first-in-class cancer therapies [Tech.eu]
- Amsterdam’s Avanzanite secures €32M to scale rare-disease treatments across Europe [Silicon Canals]
Semiconductors
- EIC-backed Zadient Technologies raises €35M in a Series A equity funding to accelerate the production of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors in Europe [EC]
- NcodiN secures €16M seed investment led by MIG Capital [Tech.eu]
- Hummink secures €15M to scale nanoprinting tech tackling chip and display defects [TFN]
- Sweden’s deeptech company AlixLabs raises €14.1M to advance the next-gen chip production [Silicon Canals]
Climate, energy & industrial tech
- Zurich’s Flexion raises €43M to build the brains behind humanoids [EU-Startups]
- Nordic Salt Cycle raises €3.5M to advance molten salt mineral recovery technology [Tech.eu]
- Planet Smart raises $1M to tackle plastic waste in nappies and pads [Tech.eu]
