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July 14, 2026

Defence software startup Project Q raises €15M Series A led by Expeditions

Project Q develops Hydris, an open-source integration and orchestration platform for defence.

July 13, 2026

Lissi raises €3.5M to accelerate Europe’s sovereign digital identity infrastructure

The round was led by Ventech, with participation from BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen.

July 13, 2026

German defence firm Helsing secures $1.8B in series E, reaching $18B valuation

The Series E round was backed by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

July 9, 2026

QuantumDiamonds secures €91M to revolutionize chip inspection with quantum sensing

The €91 million round was led by World Fund and supported by Bayern Kapital, IQ Capital, and Earlybird Venture Capital.

July 9, 2026

German firm Finto lands $3.4M to bring AI agents to enterprise accounting

The seed round was backed by Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

July 7, 2026

Berlin-based ARC Intelligence raises €4M to build an AI-native finance operating system

In the near term, ARC plans to grow into the Netherlands and the UK, while scaling its team from eight to around 25 employees over the next year.

July 2, 2026

Quantum Systems raises $1.2B at $8B valuation to scale autonomous defence systems

The company said its systems completed more than 19,000 missions in Ukraine in 2025.

July 1, 2026

Hypefy AI raises $7.2M Series A to automate influencer marketing with AI

Hypefy's customers include NIVEA, Unilever, ABOUT YOU, Philips, PepsiCo, McDonald's, Samsung, Glovo, and Schwarzkopf.