Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)

#NordicMade networking org intersecting #SiliconValley & #NewNordics: #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

[Oliver Molander @OliverMolander]

10 years ago building a +$10B startup in Europe felt elusive.

Today it's basic stuff.

Just this year Elevenlabs, Lovable, Helsing, Pending Spoons, Mistral, Oura, Iceye, etc and many more coming such as Legora, Neko Health etc.

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

.@tech_eu Wk 29, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Neko Health $700M
🇸🇪 Norrsken Evolve
🇸🇪 EQT Life Science €25M
Scaling startups create Europe's most successful founders

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://t.co/MVsdHHLK1m

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#sthlmtech #VC fund @eqt Life Sciences’ EQT Health Economics 3 Fund (EQT HE3), a multi-stage life sciences and medtech-dedicated fund has received €25M from the British Business Bank. By @tech_eu

https://t.co/nHtmMhY7ix #NordicMade #NordicVC #healthtechnordic

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#sthlmtech @alighodsi's #SiliconValley-based @databricks, an data-analytics software provider, is raising around $3B at a $188B valuation. Coatue is set to lead, per the @WSJ.

https://t.co/soCdd0x2bL #NordicMade #NordicsInSV #NordicAI

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#tribetampere customer feedback company @happyornotcom appoints Tim Waterton to lead next phase of growth. By @arcticstartup

https://t.co/dnFKzqUYfj #NordicMade

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#startupOdense microalgae startup Algiecel strengthens female-led leadership team with two senior appointments. By @arcticstartup

https://t.co/hqaYXeyewY #NordicMade #foodtech

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #278, week 29, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇪🇪 @slashdisplay raises €470K to build Google Drive for AI agents

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://t.co/hydqu5J7Cj

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#estotech #cybersecurity startup @patchstackapp partners with #LTstartups @Hostinger to bring continuous vulnerability management to Node.js hosting. By @arcticstartup

https://t.co/Jw93PgH3DP #NordicMade #baltictech

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#helyes #medtech startup Cornea Sense lands €1.1M+ pre-seed to develop non-invasive corneal hydration measurement. By @arcticstartup

https://t.co/NWFNcvI86E #NordicMade #healthtechnordic

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#gbgtech #cybersecurity company InfiniNode secures €2M to scale on-chip data movement technology. By @arcticstartup

https://t.co/RMmTwVp0Lq #NordicMade

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

🚀 After layoffs and a leadership change, #LTstartups unicorn-in-the-making @Kilo transformed from a health and wellness company into a venture studio. By @TFNBreakingNews

https://t.co/ebuj03lfHr #NordicMade #baltictech

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#helyes Physical AI company @HyperionRobots enabling the construction industry to build smarter, faster, and greener, announced €6.4M in growth funding to scale its robotic microfactories across Europe. By @EU_Startups

https://t.co/h0SvexPOgE

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

A new Antler (@AntlerGlobal) report finds that startups scaling from Seed to Series C produce the founders most likely to build companies that go on to raise Series A. By @tech_eu

https://t.co/q4yjnEZLqk #NordicMade

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#sthlmtech #VC firm Norrsken Evolve plants roots in Amsterdam after €62M fund close. By @tech_eu

https://t.co/3FJjjQygJg #NordicMade #NordicVC

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#cphftw #VC firm Scale Capital Newsletter, The Quarterly | Q2 2026 | Edition #015

https://t.co/8v5HKOTokK #NordicMade #NordicVC

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#sthlmtech Float, the revenue-based financing platform for tech SMEs, has secured a €4.5M Series A funding round led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG. By @tech_eu

https://t.co/EgZX22d5b1 #NordicMade #nordicfintech @FintechNordics

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

European #biotech (from drug discovery to gene editing) mapped: 89 startups are transforming the future of medicine. By @Siftedeu

https://t.co/Ga3n5ePII3 #NordicMade #LifeScience

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

#sthlmtech @Neko Health, the Swedish body-scanning startup run by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, is today announcing a whopping $700M Series C round, ahead of opening its first clinic in the US. By @Siftedeu

https://t.co/X8F2VScaTi #NordicMade #healthtechnordic

[Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads) @siliconvikings]

10 European #ClimateTech startups turning decarbonisation into big business incl #NordicMade: Aira heat pumps, and @papershell_ a materials startup. By @EU_Startups

https://t.co/6b16UYGpoS #NordicMade

[Oliver Molander @OliverMolander]

Stockholm once again punching way above its weight up in the North

This list also reflects pretty well my current top 5 list of European AI hubs:

🇬🇧 London
🇸🇪 Stockholm
🇫🇷 Paris
🇩🇪 Münich
🇨🇭 Zürich

Only Zürich missing

Source: @dealroomco