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The heart of Trending Topics: we report on young companies from Austria and Europe, their products, teams and funding, and on which ideas have what it takes to lead their markets.
Dealmaking
Researchly Builds an A.I. Database of 7 Million DACH Companies
Construction
Tendos Raises €12 Million to Bring A.I. to Building Materials Makers
Agents
Strawberry: Sweden’s A.I. Browser Tries What OpenAI and Perplexity Couldn’t
Camping
Austrian Start-Up Moxi Turns Family Vans Into Campers in Three Minutes
Defense
‘Old-Fashioned’: PETA Takes Aim at Warhound’s Gene-Edited Military Dogs
Developers
Former GitHub Chief Thomas Dohmke Takes On His Old Company With Entire
Cybersecurity
Germany’s Former Finance Minister Lindner Invests in Cyber Start-Up QuoIntelligence
Regulation
After 300 Lobby Meetings, E.U. Countries Trim the EU Inc to a Bare Minimum
Biotech
Warhound Raises $200 Million to Breed Gene-Edited Super Dogs for the U.S. Military
Financing
DeepSeek reportedly raises $15 billion
Expansion
Vienna-based startup xchannels.ai closes strategic partnership in Silicon Valley
Recommerce
Refurbed Is on Track to Top €100 Million in Revenue in 2026
Robotics
Yann LeCun and Mistral’s Chief Invest in Zurich Robotics Start-Up Enact
LegalTech
Legal A.I. Start-Up Legora Raises $550 Million at an $8.8 Billion Valuation
Photonics
Photon Bridge Raises €10 Million as Vienna’s APEX Ventures Invests
Agri-PV
Sonntag Energy Puts Solar Trackers Over Strawberries at Lake Constance
DiLT
DiLT Analytics: Graz Start-Up Raises Seven-Figure Sum to Find Faults in Buildings
Investments
Nvidia Buys into Europe’s AI, Accounts for Around 10% of Startup Investments in 2026
Cybersecurity
Blackwall Raises $100 Million and Is Now Valued at $2.2 Billion
Robotics