Shotling, a Danish DefenseTech startup specialising in kinetic short-range counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems, today announced the closing of a pre-Seed financing round with €700k committed out of a targeted €500k. The round is led by Myriad Defense Fund, with co-investment from IPO CLUB’s Fund II America 2030, and a non-dilutive match-loan granted by EIFO, the Export The post Danish DefenseTech startup Shotling targets FPV drones as it raises €700k for rotary shotgun appeared first on EU-Startups.

Bits, a Stockholm-based provider of compliance and onboarding infrastructure for regulated FinTech companies and banks, has raised €12 million in Series A funding in order to deepen automation across financial crime workflows and expand coverage of additional regulatory and data sources. The round was led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Cherry Ventures, Unusual Ventures, The post Swedish startup Bits raises €12 million to deepen automation across FinTech compliance workflows appeared first on EU-Startups.

We are pleased to announce that Ekaterina Gorbacheva, Global Expansion Director at Flowwow, will join the speaker line-up at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 on May 7-8 in sunny Malta. Founded in 2014, Flowwow is a global gifting marketplace that simplifies gift-giving by connecting more than 18,000 local shops with customers in 40+ countries. The platform The post Flowwow Global Expansion Director Ekaterina Gorbacheva to speak at the EU-Startups Summit 2026 appeared first on EU-Startups.

Dresden-based Additive Drives, a manufacturer of high-performance 3D-printed electric motor technology, has raised over €25 million to reduce global energy consumption and enable new types of electrification. The financing is made up of Nordic Alpha Partners, who acquired a significant minority stake, and existing investor AM Ventures, who has backed Additive Drives since its Seed The post German e-motor technology cuts energy losses by up to 70% as Additive Drives secures €25 million appeared first on EU-Startups.

Fleet, a Paris-based scale-up specialising in IT fleet management, equipment and security for SMEs, announces the entry of ISAI Expansion into its capital through its ISAI Expansion III fund, at a valuation of €100 million. ISAI Expansion is an investment strategy of ISAI Gestion, it selects profitable, fast-growing companies with at least €10 million in The post Bootstrapped for seven years, French IT scale-up Fleet enters first LBO at €100 million valuation appeared first on EU-Startups.

Swiss-based early-stage venture capital firm Constructor Capital has closed its first fund at €92.8 million ($110 million) to back Seed and Series A rounds for startups in DeepTech, software, and EdTech.  It aims to support founders working at the forefront of scientific research and software development as they make the lab-to-market leap as globally scalable The post Swiss VC firm Constructor Capital closes €92.8 million debut fund to back DeepTech, software, and EdTech startups appeared first on EU-Startups.