The Ukraine war was Europe's wake-up call.

Now, the continent is unleashing a wave of military innovation not seen since World War II.

These 10 European defense startups are reshaping warfare as we know it 🧵:


🇩🇪 ARX Robotics opened Europe's largest production facility for military robotics in February.

Their autonomous ground systems handle logistics & surveillance in environments too dangerous for humans.

No remote operators - these robots make their own decisions in real-time.

Everyone talks about Musk, Bezos, and Zuck.

But Europe's tech billionaires built empires worth $80B+ while staying completely under the radar.

From revolutionizing payments to searching for aliens...

Here's how the 10 richest European tech founders spend their billions 🧵:


🇩🇪 Hasso Plattner ($15 billion) transformed enterprise computing when he co-founded SAP in 1972.

He took his fortune and created the Hasso Plattner Institute, pouring millions into IT education across Germany.

His foundation now funds groundbreaking medical research.

Google has a secret startup in England with a moonshot mission:

"Solve all disease with AI."

Founded by the man who cracked the 50-year protein folding problem...

Big Pharma is betting $3.5 BILLION this will work.

How Isomorphic Labs is changing drug discovery forever 🧵:
First, let's meet Isomorphic Labs - the London-based Alphabet company that's redefining how we discover drugs.

Their goal? Nothing less than "solving all disease with AI."

That might sound impossibly ambitious, but founder Sir Demis Hassabis has the credentials to back it up:

The most overlooked tech revolution is happening in Europe right now.

While everyone obsesses over AI, Europe is quietly dominating ROBOTICS.

10 European robotics startups reshaping our physical world 🧵:


🇳🇴 1X Technologies ($100M) just created humanoid robots that can actually work alongside humans in real homes.

Their NEO robot moves naturally through your space, responds to voice commands, and handles physical tasks without breaking things.

OpenAI and Samsung are already backing them.

3 broke Swedish students forever changed online shopping with ONE genius idea:

"Buy now, pay later."

Swedish bankers laughed in their face.

But now they're heading for one of Europe's biggest IPOs EVER while American rivals can't even turn a profit.

Here's how they did it 🧵:
April 10, 2005 - exactly 11:06:40 am.

In a tiny Stockholm bookshop called Pocketklubben, three college friends processed their first-ever transaction:

A Swedish customer bought a book WITHOUT paying a cent upfront.

This moment changed online shopping forever.

The EU is about to kill GDPR as we know it.

After 7 years of:

• Crushing European innovation & startups
• Making American tech giants even stronger

Brussels finally admits it: GDPR was an economic disaster.

Here's why this rollback could save Europe's dying tech scene 🧵: First, understand just how destructive GDPR has been since 2018:

• Disproportionate costs for SMBs
• Venture in EU startups down
• 47% fewer app launches
• 1000s of startups moved operations to US

The numbers don't lie.

But here's what makes GDPR truly devastating:

The world's most intelligent robot isn't from Boston Dynamics or Tesla.

It's from a German startup you've never heard of.

While Silicon Valley makes demo videos, they've quietly secured €1B in orders.

How NEURA Robotics is leading the robot revolution from Europe 🧵:
Meet Neura Robotics - the German company that's redefining what robots can do.

Founded in 2019 by David Reger in Metzingen (near Stuttgart), they've grown from zero to 300+ employees in just 6 years.

Their mission? Build robots that can truly COLLABORATE with humans.

I'm sick of how bearish everyone is on Europe.

Q1 just finished and it was an ELECTRIC quarter for European startups.

Check out these European tech giants that raised $100M+ in Q1 2025 🧵:


🇲🇹 VistaJet ($600M) is changing private aviation with its silver and red jet fleet serving 187 countries.

Its subscription model lets corporations and governments access luxury air travel without aircraft ownership risks.

Will transform how the elite move across continents.

Europe can't AFFORD to defend its skies from drone attacks.

The Pentagon knows it.
The Kremlin knows it.
Everyone knows it.

But this Swedish tech founder created a €10,000 missile to change the equation.

Why the Kreuger100 just reshaped the economics of modern warfare 🧵:
In 2023, a small team in Stockholm asked:

What if you could take down million-dollar military drones with missiles that cost less than a used Toyota?

For decades, this was near-impossible economically.

Every effective anti-drone missile needed:

Everyone says Europe can't compete with America in tech.

But Mistral's 'Le Chat' just proved them wrong:

• 13x faster than ChatGPT
• 100% open-source
• Completely free (vs $20/month)

The European AI breakthrough Silicon Valley didn't see coming 🧵:
The numbers are mind-blowing:

• The FASTEST AI model on the market rn (see video below)
• Founded just over 1 year ago
• Already worth $6.2B
• Trains models at 1/5th OpenAI's cost
• Powers 40% of France's biggest companies

Meet Mistral AI...

American Big Tech wants your children addicted to screens.

But these German founders said NO — and created a $1.03 billion toy empire by doing the exact opposite.

The untold story of Tonies (and their anti-Silicon Valley philosophy parents worldwide are embracing) 🧵: It all started with a father's frustration.

Patric Faßbender was tired of scratched CDs and screen addiction destroying his kids' imagination.

So in 2013, he teamed up with Marcus Stahl in Düsseldorf, Germany to create something revolutionary:

This $309B Danish company just found the Big Pharma holy grail.

They created a drug SO effective that:

• Hollywood can't stop abusing it
• Doctors can't fill prescriptions fast enough
• Made it Europe's biggest company

Here's how Novo Nordisk conquered obesity 🧵:
In 1989, Novo Nordisk formed as a merger between 2 small Danish insulin makers.

But in 2017, everything changed.

They received FDA approval for Ozempic - a diabetes medication that helps control blood sugar.

But during trials, something unexpected happened:

The most valuable European company isn't in tech, luxury, or energy.

It's a $309B Danish pharmaceutical that literally warped its nation's GDP.

One weekly injection SO powerful that celebrities can't stop abusing it.

The untold story of how Novo Nordisk conquered obesity 🧵:
In 1989, Novo Nordisk formed as a merger between 2 small Danish insulin makers.

But in 2017, everything changed.

They received FDA approval for Ozempic - a diabetes medication that helps control blood sugar.

But during trials, something unexpected happened:

China spent $41B trying to copy this Dutch technology.

They failed miserably.

Now a tiny town in the Netherlands controls the:

• Future of AI
• US-China tech war
• Every advanced military system

The untold story of how ASML became the most critical company in tech 🧵:
First, let's understand what makes ASML special:

• They make machines that make computer chips
• Closest competitor is 10+ years behind
• Complete monopoly on advanced chip tech
• Every major tech company depends on them

But here's what makes this story fascinating...

I'm from the EU.

Silicon Valley says AI innovation is impossible in Europe.

Too much red tape. Too little funding.

But these 9 European AI companies are changing the narrative: 🇪🇸 Magnific AI

The best AI image-upscaler on the internet.

Acquired 5 months after launch. 725K users, zero ad spend.

Acquired by Freepik because the tech was that good.

Shows European startups can move FAST when they nail product-market fit.

"The dubbing in Polish was so bad, we had to build an AI company to fix it."

— 2 engineers from Poland

Now their unicorn startup is worth $1.1 BILLION, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, and changing how humanity interacts with audio.

Inside the incredible rise of ElevenLabs 🧵 When childhood friends Piotr Dąbkowski and Mati Staniszewski watched American movies in Poland, they were frustrated by the terrible dubbing:

One monotone male voice talking over ALL characters.

This childhood frustration sparked a billion-dollar idea.

Fast forward to 2022...

Europe has 2 devastating energy problems:

• 100,000+ tons of dangerous nuclear waste
• Crippling dependence on US/Russian gas

A brilliant team of nuclear physicists just raised €535M to solve BOTH with revolutionary reactors.

How Newcleo could fix Europe's energy crisis 🧵
Founded in 2021 by CERN physicist Stefano Buono, Newcleo is tackling these twin crises with a truly revolutionary solution:

Nuclear reactors that actually RUN ON the waste from old nuclear plants.

Something you probably don't know:

European AI is having a moment.

This tiny Stockholm startup just became the FASTEST growing in European history:

$17M ARR. In only 90 DAYS.

While Silicon Valley sleeps on European tech...

Lovable built "the last piece of software" you'll ever need.

Here's how they did it 🧵:
First, meet the brains behind this revolution:

Anton Osika: Built award-winning algorithms at Sana Labs, co-founder Depict .ai (raised $20M)

Fabian Hedin: Inventor who literally created Stephen Hawking's computer interface

Their big idea is simple but game-changing:

Europe's military tech was recently called a "joke" by US officials.

But 3 unlikely founders in Munich just created an AI war machine now worth $5.4B.

With Germany's HISTORIC new €500B defense fund, they're set to redefine warfare forever.

The untold story of Helsing 🧵
After decades of neglect, Germany just unlocked its largest defense spending increase in modern history:

• €500 billion special infrastructure fund
• Military spending exempted from debt limits
• Potential 2%+ of GDP on defense (€140B+ annually)

This changes EVERYTHING.

They told Europe "you can't compete with SpaceX."

But a new Munich startup just raised €350M to prove everyone wrong.

Now their Spectrum rocket is set to make history as Europe's FIRST commercial orbital launch.

How Isar Aerospace is rewriting Europe's space future 🧵:
3 university students in Munich had a crazy idea in 2018:

Why can't Europe have its own SpaceX?

Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, & Markus Brandl weren't government officials or billionaires.

Just engineering students from Technical University Munich w/ a passion for rockets.

Most creators fail on X for one reason:

They follow outdated advice, copy generic templates, and wonder why they're still stuck at 147 followers.

I've built 2 accounts to 270K+ followers using a playbook I see no one talking about.

Here's what actually works in March 2025 🧵: Always be reposting.

Most creators make this fatal mistake - posting once and never again.

But X's algorithm shows different people each time, and honestly, nobody remembers your content anyway.

I usually repost viral content a few months after.

It's a FREE 2x in impressions