Europe's startup scene is EXPLODING with fresh funding.

While everyone's obsessed with Silicon Valley hype, European founders are quietly building the future and raising massive rounds.

Check out who just scored serious funding this past week 🧵:


🇩🇪 ARX Robotics (€31M raised) builds autonomous military ground vehicles that operate without human control.

Munich's defense tech creates unmanned systems for dangerous operations with Mithra OS:

The first AI operating system that can be installed on existing military fleets.

The most expensive mistake in American history:

Choosing highways over high-speed rail.

Meanwhile, Europeans travel between major cities in half the time at a fraction of the cost.

Here's why Europe's transportation network leaves America's in the dust 🧵:
First, let's look at the shocking numbers:

Europe: 9,000+ km of high-speed rail
USA: ZERO km of true high-speed rail
European trains: 320 km/h top speeds
American trains: Mostly under 130 km/h

The entire transport philosophy is different.

But how did we get here?

Europe already has the HIGHEST-QUALITY food standards in the world.

The EU banned 1,300+ chemicals that Americans unknowingly eat every day.

But the gap is widening even further.

8 European AgTech companies making the world's healthiest food even healthier:


🇫🇷 Naïo Technologies ($54.7M raised) creates autonomous robots to handle weeding and harvesting without humans.

I'm impressed by how perfectly precisely their Oz and Dino robots navigate, freeing farmers from labor-intensive tasks.

Already 350+ units working fields worldwide.

I’m based in the EU.

Europe's comeback is HAPPENING NOW.

After 20 years of economic stagnation, the EU just launched its most radical pro-growth plan ever.

The "Competitiveness Compass" blueprint that could make Europe a world superpower again 🧵:
First, understand the crisis that forced this change:

Europe's productivity has been lagging behind major economies for 20+ years.

Only 4 EU companies are in the world's top 50. Pathetic.

The US economy is now 50% larger than the entire EU.

But here's what changed everything:

The Russia-Ukraine war exposed Europe's glaring military weakness.

But now we’re unleashing a wave of military innovation not seen since World War II.

10 European defense startups reshaping the future of modern warfare🧵:


🇩🇪 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.

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.

This European AI startup hit unicorn status FASTER than OpenAI.

But it didn't come from Silicon Valley.

It came from 2 Polish engineers frustrated with bad movie dubbing.

Now valued at $1.1 BILLION, ElevenLabs is making machines sound eerily human.

Here's how they did it 🧵
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...