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Scaling Europe Daily - 1.9.

Daily · Substack · 1 Sept 2026

Scaling Europe Daily - 1.9.

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🗞️ Ukraine's former defence minister is raising a fund for battlefield robots and interceptor drones, and a Finnish startup raised €2.6m for quantum computer chips…


💰 Funding rounds

  • Stockholm-based Elekta secured €100m EIB loan to advance cancer and neurological treatment research. Read more here.

  • Espoo-based S-Transistors raised €2.6m pre-Seed to develop superconducting transistors for quantum computers. Read more here.

  • Zurich-based KOVE Medical raised €1.7m Seed to develop implantable medical device to reduce preterm birth risk in foetal surgery. Read more here.

  • Switzerland-based PANDA Therapeutics secured €160k to advance multi-target Alzheimer’s therapy. Read more here.

  • Lugano-based Foldcast secured €160k to advance recyclable paper mould technology for material-efficient concrete construction. Read more here.

📣 Fund news

  • Berlin-based Redstone launches North Karelia Growth Fund II at €10m for DeepTech, defence and energy transition in Finland. Read more here.

  • Mykhailo Fedorov, former Ukraine defence minister, plans new defence tech investment fund focused on battlefield robotics, interceptor drones and AI-powered missiles. Read more here.


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