Euro Tech brings you inside Europe’s most exciting startup stories — from bold founders to visionary investors shaping the continent’s innovation future. Each week, we dive into the latest tech news, uncover the strategies behind Europe’s breakout ventures, and spotlight the ecosystems redefining finance, climate, health, and AI.
Whether you’re an investor looking for the next big opportunity or a startup enthusiast tracking the rise of Europe’s tech scene, Euro Tech delivers deep insights, expert interviews, and data-driven perspectives on what’s moving the market — and where it’s headed next.
Ep19. The Apply AI Strategy. Mistral AI. SiPearl. Isar Aerospace. Aleph Alpha. Helsing.
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 foreign silicon.Quantum Leap: Analyzing Quantonation II, the world's largest dedicated quantum fu...
22 Feb 2026
Ep18. Europe’s New Financial Infrastructure. Revolut. Wero. Adyen. Trustly. Klarna.
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 As of 2026, the narrative of "unbundling banks" has been replaced by a push for Monetary Sovereignty.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: Analyzing Nscale’s massive $1.4B GPU-backed loan, Eutelsat’s €1B satellite refinancing, and Quantum Systems’ EIB-backe...
10 Feb 2026
Ep17. The New Healthcare Stack. Kry, Doctolib, icometrix, CMR Surgica and Oura
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, to ElevenLabs’ $500M round at an ~$11B valuation, plus M&A in music-for-business and fresh fundi...
5 Feb 2026
Ep16. Quantum Technology. IQM Quantum Computers, Pasqal, Quandela, ID Quantique, Alice & Bob.
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. Then we go deep on Quantum Technology in Europe: why quantum is moving from academic labs into ...
26 Jan 2026
Ep15. The Rise of Europe’s Automated Factory. ABB, NEURA, ANYbotics, MX3D and Exotec
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
20 Jan 2026
Ditching US Tech: Part 2. Zalando, Spotify, Klarna, Mistral AI, Just Eat Takeaway
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 browser, email, and cloud to European providers.Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/rid...
13 Jan 2026
Ditching US Tech: European App Alternatives. Proton, Threema, Element, Vivaldi, Bolt
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 Quantexa and Europe’s standout showing at CES 2026, including cutting-edge deeptech and new AI-driven ve...
8 Jan 2026
European Defence Tech to the rescue? Also: Monzo, N26, Lovable, Exein and Neural Concept
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 leadership.The No-Code Unicorn: Lovable hits a $6.6B valuation in just 12 months.Quantum Chips:...
18 Dec 2025
2025: A New European Tech Future? Mistral AI, Klarna, Mollie, STMicroelectronics, Northvolt, Isar Aerospace
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
8 Dec 2025
Ep10. Disruptive Energy Technologies. Also: Eventbrite, Black Forest Labs, Neptune and Titan OS
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 probe into WhatsApp’s decision to ban third-party AI chatbots, raising big questions for AI competi...
1 Dec 2025
Ep9. Week 23–29/11: Can Europe play catch-up on AI chip race? Also: Revolut, Picnic, Skeleton, SAP and Delivery Hero
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 marketsAtomico’s 2025 State of European Tech Report — the rise of AI startups and Europe’s trillion-euro ambitionSAP’s EU AI Cloud and the race for sovereign AI infrastructureESA’s €22.1B space budget and what it mean...
24 Nov 2025
Ep8. Week 16–22/11: Flexion , NestAI , SIX Group, UK's AI Growth Zones
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 rising star, General IntuitionFinland’s NestAI emerges from stealth with a €100M raise and strategic ...
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
19 Nov 2025
Ep6. Payments: Breaking the Visa–Mastercard Duopoly
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 Initiative’s new digital wallet, Wero. The episode closes with a look at what a post-duopoly Europe ...
12 Nov 2025
Ep5. European Space Sector: Deep Dive
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 human-spaceflight autonomy. You’ll hear about: What the planned space mega-prime means for speed,...
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 budgetsWhy the Nexperia chip deal matters for auto, industrials, and supply riskWhat Variable Recurring Payments signal for card rails and open banking adoptionWhere UK ...
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 — bringing conversational AI into hospitality💼 Sequoia’s new European funds — nearly $1B fueling early-stage ...
9 Nov 2025
Ep2. Bending Spoons: Deep Dive
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 discipline with bold engineering and product reinvention. We’ll explore: The unique “acquire and rev...
3 Nov 2025
Ep1. Week: 19–25/10: General Intuition, Airbus, Riff, Refurbed, Robin AI
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
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