Euro Tech

In this episode, we break down the most consequential week in European tech for 2026. We look at the hardware, infrastructure, and capital driving the new European deep-tech landscape. Highlights of this episode: Mistral AI’s Evolution: From LLM developer to integrated hyperscaler via the Koyeb acquisition. The Semiconductor Renaissance: How SiPearl’s Rhea1 processor is ending Europe’s reliance on...

In this episode of the Euro Tech podcast, we break down a fundamental shift in the global financial landscape. As of 2026, the narrative of "unbundling banks" has been replaced by a push for Monetary Sovereignty . We explore how the Eurosystem is insulating itself from foreign "Big Tech" influence by building its own sovereign digital rails. Highlights include: The News Radar:...

Europe’s MedTech ecosystem is quietly becoming one of the continent’s strongest strategic bets — spanning AI diagnostics, surgical robotics, wearables, hospital-at-home , and a new category of reimbursed digital therapeutics . In Episode 17 of Euro Tech , we start with this week’s headlines — from Polestar’s $400M equity raise , to Anthropic’s legal AI rattling European data and publishing stocks...

This week on EuroTech, we break down the biggest stories shaping European tech and investor sentiment: Synthesia’s $200M raise powering a $4B valuation, Sword Health’s €285M acquisition of Germany’s Kaia Health, and Alan’s reported push toward a €5B valuation. We also unpack why SAP and Nokia stocks tumbled—and why RobCo’s $100M “physical AI” round signals renewed momentum in industrial automation...

From billion-dollar funding rounds to a deep dive on Europe’s automated factories, this episode explores how AI, robotics, and industrial tech are reshaping competitiveness—and where long-term value is emerging for investors.  Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice

Europe is minting unicorns faster than ever, but can its consumer apps actually replace Silicon Valley?  In this episode: The News: Parloa raises $350M, ASML crushes the $500B mark, and Klarna takes on banks. The Deep Dive: Can you survive without Amazon or Google? We compare the best European alternatives in e-commerce, AI, and media. The Strategy: A realistic 30-day guide to switching your brows...

EuroTech Podcast Weekly Wrap-Up returns with the key European tech stories from 1–10 January 2026 . We cover a record start for European markets, Accenture’s acquisition of London AI firm Faculty , major funding momentum with Swap’s $100M Series C and Payhawk’s reported new raise talks, plus climate-tech consolidation as Diginex acquires Plan A . We also look at strong results from AI unicorn Quan...

 As 2025 closed, Europe is racing toward tech sovereignty. We cover the shift from US military dependency to a $1.5B European defence tech surge, plus the week’s biggest headlines in fintech and AI.  Top Takeaways: Defense Revolution: How startups like Quantum-Systems & Helsing are redefining the modern battlefield. Fintech Milestones: Monzo lands a European banking license; N26 shifts leaders...

As the U.S. grew more unpredictable, Europe began to step up in 2025 — with bold AI breakthroughs, landmark fintech IPOs, momentum in climate tech, and sweeping digital regulation. This year-in-review wraps it all in sharp, simple insight for founders, investors, and anyone watching Europe’s tech awakening.  Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice

In this week’s Euro Tech wrap-up (Nov 30 – Dec 5), we cover five major stories shaping Europe’s tech and investment landscape — and then dive deep into the future of energy and industrial competitiveness. We cover: 🇮🇹 Bending Spoons buys Eventbrite in a €430m all-cash deal, as Europe’s newest decacorn continues its acquisition spree of global platforms. 🇪🇺 EU vs Meta: Brussels opens an antitrust p...

In this week’s episode of EuroTech , we break down the biggest moves shaping Europe’s tech landscape — from fintech milestones to deep-tech breakthroughs and massive industrial investments. We cover: Delivery Hero’s investor pressure and what it signals for Europe’s maturing tech markets Atomico’s 2025 State of European Tech Report — the rise of AI startups and Europe’s trillion-euro ambition SAP’...

Robotics funding, AI-defense alliances, EU regulation shifts, a major social media exit — and a special deep dive into General Intuition, Europe’s most ambitious frontier-AI lab. In this week’s EuroTech episode, we break down the five biggest stories shaping Europe’s tech and investment landscape: Flexion raises $50M to build the AI “brain” for humanoid robots — and how it compares to another risi...

In this week’s Euro Tech roundup, we unpack the biggest developments shaping European innovation — from fintech mega-rounds to AI breakthroughs, policy shifts, and major cross-border M&A. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice

This episode explains how Visa and Mastercard came to dominate global card payments — and why Europe is now building alternatives. We cover the origins of the duopoly, how the bank–network relationship fuels it, and why new fintech tools still often rely on card rails. We then dive into Europe’s strategy to regain control: instant payments, open banking, SEPA Instant, and the European Payments Ini...

A deep dive into Europe’s space transformation—from the Airbus–Thales–Leonardo mega-merger to New Space disruptors like EnduroSat, and the public flywheel powering Galileo, Copernicus, and IRIS². We map the competitive terrain (launch, constellations, downstream data), then explore three plausible futures where Europe wins: a unified champion, niche dominance in “responsible space,” and long-term...

In this episode, we cover the EU’s rethink of AI regulation, a semiconductor supply thaw with China, Klarna’s pay-by-bank move in Germany, the UK’s “Quantum Decade,” and Germany’s record-setting battery storage project.  What we cover: How potential timing tweaks to the AI Act could affect startup roadmaps and compliance budgets Why the Nexperia chip deal matters for auto, industrials, and supply...

This week’s wrap is packed with headline-making stories shaping Europe’s innovation landscape — from deep tech to fintech, AI, and beyond. We cover: 💡 Nvidia’s $1B bet on Nokia — how AI and telecom are converging 💰 Bending Spoons’ $710M funding and AOL acquisition — Italy’s rise as a tech powerhouse ⚖️ Legora’s $150M round — Sweden’s legal AI startup scaling fast 🏨 Mews acquires DataChat — brin...

What happens when a Milan-based company starts buying some of the world’s most famous, but fading tech brands, and actually brings them back to life? In this episode, we dive deep into the story of Bending Spoons , the Italian firm behind the revival of apps like Evernote, Meetup, WeTransfer, and even AOL. You’ll learn how they’ve built a multi-billion-dollar empire by combining sharp financial di...

In this episode, we will talk about a big merger in the space industry, a green electronics marketplace getting new funding, an AI startup facing layoffs, a Norwegian startup changing how we build software, and one of the largest seed funding rounds ever for a European AI company.  Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice