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Euro Tech brings you inside Europe’s most exciting startup stories — from bold founders to visionary investors shaping the continent’s innovation future. Each week, we dive into the latest tech news, uncover the strategies behind Europe’s breakout ventures, and spotlight the ecosystems redefining finance, climate, health, and AI.
Whether you’re an investor looking for the next big opportunity or a startup enthusiast tracking the rise of Europe’s tech scene, Euro Tech delivers deep insights, expert interviews, and data-driven perspectives on what’s moving the market — and where it’s headed next.
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Ep10. Disruptive Energy Technologies. Also: Eventbrite, Black Forest Labs, Neptune and Titan OS
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In this week’s Euro Tech wrap-up (Nov 30 – Dec 5), we cover five major stories shaping Europe’s tech and investment landscape — and then dive deep into the future of energy and industrial competitiveness.
We cover:
- 🇮🇹 Bending Spoons buys Eventbrite in a €430m all-cash deal, as Europe’s newest decacorn continues its acquisition spree of global platforms.
- 🇪🇺 EU vs Meta: Brussels opens an antitrust probe into WhatsApp’s decision to ban third-party AI chatbots, raising big questions for AI competition and innovation in Europe.
- 🇩🇪 Germany’s new AI unicorn: Black Forest Labs raises $300m at a $3.25bn valuation, boosting Europe’s position in open-source image generation.
- 🇵🇱 OpenAI buys Warsaw’s Neptune, strengthening its AI training stack and underlining how valuable European AI tooling has become.
- 🇪🇸 Titan OS in Barcelona secures €50m to reinvent smart TV operating systems and recurring revenue for TV manufacturers.
In our deep dive, we zoom out to Europe’s long-term energy and industrial strategy:
- How renewables, smart grids and SMRs are reshaping the power system
- Why fusion, hydrogen and even space-based solar could redefine Europe’s competitiveness
- What this all means for cars, steel, chemicals, cement, data centres and the continent’s industrial base
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