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heterogeneous computing play from Europe
The Swiss on fire this week w/ AI bottleneck fix and applied AI across law, hospitality, and finance. DN Capital notably does a pricey seed for AI memory, Creandum makes a Swiss space play, and Transition VC’s a nuclear bet. Backed VC and 20VC are backing serial founders and fintech-construction hybrids, while Index, KP, and Balderton anchor massive Series B and C rounds
Are we in a bear European startup market?
We're eleven weeks in, or less than 20% of 2026, and have already had multiple mega deals announced in our European ecosystem - and that's putting aside the un-confirmed officially ones.
developer of alternative RAG from Germany
We've got a geeky startup profile from Germany - startup done by two Serbians in Berlin, building a memory layer that sits between a data ingestion repository and an AI agent logic.
European data centers in space
Will energy in space be a thing in ten years time? If the answer is yes, Europe has at least one startup building for this - German founders incorporated in Luxembourg.
the nuclear bet in Europe
Nuclear is back on the agenda and Europe seems to lag compared to international peers. In Europe, tier one funds are sitting out entirely for now - still a rather contrarian bet and overall not a conventional VC play, not when the AI SAAS opportunity cost is sky high.
active American investors in Europe in 2025
In 2025, over at Nordic9 we have tracked the activity of about 1200 American investors in Europe, which is at a relatively similar level to past years. YC remains overwhelmingly dominant in Europe but who are the other US funds dealing at high level?