Five startups spearhead coalition to put small air quality sensors at the heart of EU clean air policy

Today sees the launch of Clean Tech for Clean Air (CT4CA), a coalition launched in Brussels to support the role of small sensors in Europe’s clean air framework under the revised EU Air Quality Direct…

RAROG secures €162K to turn everyday devices into life-saving rescue beacons

Swiss engineering startup RAROG has obtained €162,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to develop a portable search-and-rescue system that detects the radio signals emitted by everyday electronic devic…

Talkin’ Things lands Orbit Capital financing amid growing traceability demand

Talkin’ Things, a European manufacturer of high-performance RFID inlays and custom-engineered smart tagging solutions, has secured growth debt financing from Orbit Capital to accelerate its next stage…

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

AVIAN raises $2.6M to bring always-on thermal intelligence to high-risk industrial sites

Zurich-based industrial AI company building 24/7 thermal monitoring for the world’s most fire-prone facilities, AVIAN, has raised a $2.6M pre-seed round, led by Founderful. Insurance markets are tigh…

ENVIOTECH raises €1M pre-seed for smart street lighting

Frankfurt-based smart city startup ENVIOTECH has secured €1 million inpre-seed funding to advance its intelligent retrofit solutions for publicstreet lighting. The round was led by Jürgen Fitschen, wi…

Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices

Finnish IoT cybersecurity company Test of Things has raised €1.2 million in Pre-Seed funding. When a company builds a connected device — whether it’s a smart lock, a hospital monitor, or a piece of fa…

Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI partner to bring privacy-first, cloud-free AI to smart glasses

Startups Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI today announced a strategic partnership to enable frontier AI in wearable technology without the latency and privacy compromises of cloud computing. …

Tewke secures £1.5M to scale AI-powered home energy platform

London-based Tewke, a company focused on energy optimisationand home automation, has closed its second funding round of £1.5 million. Theround included participation from JamJar Investments, Cur8 Capi…

SportIQ expands connected sports ball technology with $6.2M raise

SportIQ, a company that develops smart basketballs andin-app shooting coaching technology, has raised a total of $6.2 million in aSeries A funding round completed in two closings. The latest closing i…