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Ex-Sequoia partner closes in on $400mn European tech fund  Financial Times

10 Berlin startups to watch, according to VCs  Sifted

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones  TechCrunch Darkstar Raises €15M to Invest in Defense Startups for Ukraine  Мілітарний Defense Builder Lets $1,000 Investors Capitalize on Ukraine’s Mil-Tech Boom  Kyiv Post Estonia’s tech maverick launches bold defence fund to “re-arm Europe”  Estonian World Re-arming Europe: Darkstar launches €25M pan-European defence fund for […]

PMV joins farmers’ union in €10m investment in Animab  Impact Investor

Ukrainian VC Flyer One Ventures announces €50 million to support startups across CEE  EU-Startups Ukrainian tech gets $58.5 million boost from global backers  The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian Flyer One Ventures launches new €50M fund with support from EBRD and IFC  AIN.Capital Flyer One Ventures launches €50M Fund V to back CEE and Ukrainian startups  Tech.eu Ukrainian Flyer One Ventures […]

Germany Leapfrogs UK To Lead European VC Investment In Q2 As Region’s Funding Settles  Crunchbase News Germany’s Startup Sector Surges  Yahoo Finance Germany doubling down on startup creation with ten new startup factories  Sifted Where in Germany are the most startups being launched?  The Local Germany

Europe’s defence-focused VC funds in 2025  Sifted Geopolitical Tensions and Iran’s Shadow: A New Era for European Defense and Cybersecurity Investments  AInvest Defense as an impact investment + outcomes-based financing for recovery  ImpactAlpha How investors can get in on the global defence boom  Financial Post Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so  Bruegel

H1 2025 venture capital funding up 25% globally  S&P Global AI is eating venture capital, or at least its dollars  Axios North America Venture Funding Surged In First Half Of Year As Q2 Held Strong  Crunchbase News Alan’s Thinking Cap | Capital Markets Update  EisnerAmper Value of corporate-backed startup funding doubles in first half of 2025 –  Global Corporate Venturing

Venture capital firm hit with $216 million penalty for ‘egregious’ violations of US sanctions against Russian billionaire – ICIJ  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – ICIJ

Swedish VC Kinnevik hails “encouraging sign” of increased IPO and M&A activity  Tech.eu Kinnevik swings to SEK 626 mln profit in Q2, shares gain more than 4%  Investing.com Kinnevik’s Interim Report 1 January – 30 June 2025  TradingView Kinnevik rises on report, OMXS30 index falls 0.3 percent  MarketScreener