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Your go-to source for sharp insights, untold stories, and bold ideas shaping IT, software, and innovation across Europe. From Estonian startups to EU-wide regulations, we break down the trends, and explore what’s next—without the jargon.
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A paradox in European Tech: VCs are betting big on DeepTech & HealthTech, with millions flowing into groundbreaking research like DNA-origami diagnostics. 🧬💰

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#Tech #Europe #Innovation #Podcast
Europe's Tech Trifecta: Capital, Convergence, and Conflict
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December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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While EU regulations seem daunting, some startups are making them their secret weapon. From London's yuv securing €10M for beauty tech to ReSoil's €4M for regenerative agriculture, niche innovation is finding a way. 🧪💡
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#EuroStartups #TechPolicy
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December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Let's dive into Europe's great tech paradox. We're minting decacorns & attracting AI giants like @Anthropic, but a single drone can ground our skies. 🤔

I explore this clash of digital strength & physical fragility on the new European IT! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/03T0...

#EuropeanTech #DeepTech
A majestic, holographic decacorn, its body intricately woven with microchip traces turned into decorative filigree, stands poised on an isometric 30° grid floor. Below, a chaotic swarm of simple geometric drones disrupts the scene, their forms filled with GLSL-style noise texture. The background features low-poly EU landmarks as distant icons. Diagonal data-flow arrows split the composition, connecting the decacorn to modular info-blocks shaped like broken EU flag circles, some flickering as the drones pass. The entire scene is bathed in holographic rim-light and a soft, pulsing LED under-glow, with gentle fog-screen volumetrics adding depth to a mood of awe and profound anxiety. This is a single, powerful manga panel in a Neo-circuit Bauhaus style, rendered with the vibrancy of Neo-circuit Bauhaus.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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€80M funds are pouring into European AI startups. One even got into Y Combinator without writing a single line of code. 🤯 Is this a new era of accessible innovation or just hype?

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#EuroStartups #Deeptech
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Forget the old stereotypes. Italian company Bending Spoons hit an $11B valuation by acquiring a US icon. We’re diving deep into what this means for Europe’s ability to build global champions. Is this a one-off or a new reality?

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#EuropeanTech #Startups
A single, powerful manga-style splash page. A figure, representing the founder of Bending Spoons, stands confidently on a floating platform of Bauhaus-inspired geometry. Their hand gestures outward, and from their fingertips, a cascade of binary code and euro symbols flows, transforming mid-air into the established, classic shapes of US tech logos (like AOL). The background is a minimalist silhouette of Milan, with the City of Arts and Sciences subtly visible in the distance. The mood is one of decisive action, with dramatic, high-contrast spotlighting on the figure, creating long, sharp shadows.
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Europe's tech scene is at a crossroads. An AI gold rush collides with new privacy regulations. Can innovation thrive under pressure? ⚖️

We're diving deep into Sweden's nuclear-powered data centers, the Clearview AI case, and the race for humanoid robots.
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#EUtech
A stylized AI brain formed from interlocking circuit traces overlays a semi-transparent map of Europe, with country outlines filled with muted flag palettes. Binary rain softly falls behind the brain while microchip textures cover landmasses. Holographic UI widgets displaying progress bars and code snippets hover at the edges. Radiating data-stream ribbons connect Berlin, Dublin, Paris, Stockholm, and Tallinn to the brain core. Layered silhouettes of the Eiffel Tower and Brandenburg Gate integrate subtly into the background. High-contrast backlighting creates a neon glow around key elements while soft diffused ambient light mimics overcast European skies. Spotlight accents illuminate the AI brain-core as focal point. Rendered in futuristic minimalism fused with Bauhaus geometry and Nordic clean lines.
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Synthesia’s $3B rejection of Adobe feels symbolic. A stand for European tech sovereignty? 🤔
On European It!, we explore this and other contradictions: the EU’s DSA fines vs. deepfake enforcement struggles, and a hardware renaissance.
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#DeepTech #Startups
A powerful single image in a futuristic minimalist style fused with classic Bauhaus geometry. The central subject is a stylized, clenched human fist composed of blue-gold interlocking circuit traces, captured in the moment of shattering a large, red crystalline check. The check, visibly cracking with light emanating from the fractures, clearly displays "$3B" in a stark, sans-serif font. The setting is the interior of a minimalist Berlin tech office, with clean Nordic lines and a large window showing a soft-focus silhouette of the Brandenburg Gate. The mood is defiant and powerful. The lighting features high-contrast backlighting that creates a sharp neon glow around the fist and the shattering check, with soft diffused ambient light filling the rest of the room. Microchip textures subtly overlay the office floor.
October 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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🚀 Big week for European startups!
NanoPhoria Bioscience raised €83.5M, Trogenix secured €80M, and 011h landed €20M.

That’s over €180M in fresh funding — signaling growing investor confidence in Europe’s tech future.

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#StartupFunding #EuropeanInnovation
🚀 Europe’s Startup Surge: €180M Raised in One Week
Why bioscience is the new tech gold rush—and what it means for founders.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Thinking about digital sovereignty? 🌐 On European It!, we explore how Europe's push for its own cloud (GAIA-X) and security standards creates opportunities for local tech champions.
building the future of a sovereign European digital space.
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#DigitalSovereignty #GAIAX
A wide, dynamic cinematic anime shot of a determined female tech founder, her face illuminated by the cool blue light of a holographic interface displaying complex data streams and the EU flag. She stands on a construction girder high above a futuristic European cityscape at dusk, where sleek neon-lit trains speed between buildings adorned with both corporate logos and glowing EU stars. In the foreground, a massive, intricate padlock symbolizing regulation is partially shattered, with digital vines growing through the cracks, representing innovation breaking through barriers. The mood is hopeful yet grim, a tense race against time. The scene is rendered with dramatic cel-shading and sharp, highly detailed lines, with god rays from the setting sun cutting through the smoggy sky, creating a masterpiece of historical anime style with expressive faces and a palpable sense of ambition and challenge.
September 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The European tech ecosystem is buzzing! 🐝 In our new #EuropeanIt podcast, analyze recent mega-funding rounds (like Fnality's €116M) and what they signal about investor confidence.
Are regulations building trust or stifling innovation?
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6Oqb...
#EUStartups
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September 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Why is a cyber-attack on airports and a call for more venture capital two sides of the same coin? 🤔

Find out on European It! We connect the dots between today's vulnerabilities and tomorrow's solutions.

A podcast for everyone invested in Europe's digital destiny.
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Firewalls and Funding: Can Europe Secure Its Tech Future?
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September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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German tech veteran Verena Pausder issued a dire warning: Europe's innovation future is at risk due to a massive funding gap compared to the US and China.

Our latest podcast episode dissects her comments and asks the tough question.
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#VC #Startups
Firewalls and Funding: Can Europe Secure Its Tech Future?
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September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Major European airports faced severe disruptions from a cyber-attack this week, targeting a key service provider. It's a real-time stress test of our digital resilience.
Explore what this means for EU tech sovereignty.
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#CyberSecurity #EUtech #Startups
September 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This week on European It!:
💰 €350M from Claret Capital
🤔 A founder's story on lacking support
⚖️ Deep dive on the EU's political ad paradox
It's all connected. Listen to understand the state of European tech.
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#StartupEurope #TechPodcast
The Regulation Paradox: Europe’s Tech Tightrope Walk
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September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The unintended consequence of EU tech regulation: New political ad transparency rules caused Meta/Google to ban such ads entirely. This might hurt the democratic voices it aimed to protect. Our analysis on European It!

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#EUTech #DigitalPolicy #TechNews
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September 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Forget electrons, use photons. 🚀 Scintil Photonics' €50M raise is a big deal. Their integrated photonics tech is key to building faster, more efficient "AI factories" and addresses the massive energy demands of the AI revolution.
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#DeepTech #Semiconductors #Innovation
Europe’s €2 Billion AI Bet & The Startups Building Tomorrow
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September 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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The European AI landscape just shifted. Mistral AI's confirmed €1.7B Series C, led by semiconductor titan ASML, isn't just funding—it's a strategic alliance for a sovereign AI stack from model to chip.

Is this Europe's defining move?
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#AI #MistralAI #Europe
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September 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Our latest episode highlights Europe's quiet dominance in hard tech. We're talking major funding for Dutch startup TracXon, the world's fastest supercomputer (JUPITER), and photonics breakthroughs. 🚀
it's the foundation of tomorrow.
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#DeepTech #Hardware #Innovation
The European Tech Paradox: Shutdowns, Supercomputers, and Soaring Valuations
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September 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The new European It! podcast is live! 🎙️
@deschamps.it.com explores the contrasting narratives in European tech: the shutdown of TNW vs. a surge in deep tech funding and groundbreaking innovation. A must-listen for anyone in the ecosystem.
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#EuropeanTech #Podcast
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September 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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💡 Why it matters: Open, neutral APIs let EU SMEs compete with US gatekeepers while keeping data sovereignty. Think of an EU‑wide “public rail” for payments or e‑commerce, modelled on #IndiaStack.
What would you prioritize first? #OpenData
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How the India Stack could revolutionise EU tech policy
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August 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🎙️ New #EuropeanIT episode drops: Rahul Matthan shows how India’s public‑digital rails (Aadhaar, UPI, ONDC) illustrate a “third‑way” – tech‑legal rules baked into the infrastructure itself. Could this be Europe’s next regulatory playbook?
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#EUtechPolicy #IndiaStack
How the India Stack could revolutionise EU tech policy
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August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM