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Europe Picks a Different Quantum Future

May 14, 2026

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8 min read

Europe Picks a Different Quantum Future

The end of the quantum hype cycle, Europe bets on photonics, atoms and ions, and five startups raise €250M+ to prove the architecture works.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Europe Plans to Trigger €1 Billion in One Afternoon

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

Europe Plans to Trigger €1 Billion in One Afternoon

Europe's newest growth capital format unveiled, seven Guardians on the capital and venture-clienting side, and twelve founders you want to meet.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Brains in Batteries

May 7, 2026

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8 min read

Brains in Batteries

Europe's top 5 battery intelligence startups, McKinsey's data on why trust — not tech — is AI's bottleneck, and final seats at the deep tech event of they year.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
European AI Gets 100 New Enterprise Deals

May 5, 2026

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6 min read

European AI Gets 100 New Enterprise Deals

Europe's newest enterprise AI format unveiled, four high-performance computing Guardians worth your time, and the Defence and Space startups you want to meet.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Europe Has the Helions. Where Are the Microsofts?

Apr 30, 2026

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11 min read

Europe Has the Helions. Where Are the Microsofts?

Why Europe’s next champions need customers, not more grants. Plus: 5 molecule startups to solve energy-crisis and the rise of AI factories.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
The Countdown Begins

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Countdown Begins

The deep tech builders pitching on Europe's most curated stage, Europe's top 50 corporate innovators and the Guardians strengthening our competitiveness

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
The 50 Corporate Innovators to Remember

Apr 23, 2026

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9 min read

The 50 Corporate Innovators to Remember

Five sovereign AI champions, fifty top innovation leaders, one Stanford report — and a €91bn industrial giant hunting Europe's next healthtech generation.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
The Stack Is Moving. Do You Sit In?

Apr 16, 2026

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9 min read

The Stack Is Moving. Do You Sit In?

From frontline drone detection to AI-powered energy systems: The next tech stack is being built under real-world pressure

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
The Moon Is Rising. So Is the Power Grab.

Apr 9, 2026

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18 min read

The Moon Is Rising. So Is the Power Grab.

With Artemis 2 out there in space, we spotlight Europe’s Top-5 startups building to get to the moon; we also map Europe’s 6 deep tech power sectors and feature those who made it to the DTM100 Watchlist

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Chips, Power, and Cross-Domain Tech Frontiers

Apr 2, 2026

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18 min read

Chips, Power, and Cross-Domain Tech Frontiers

Europe’s next-gen chip builders, Great Rebuild of enterprise IT, and 9 new territories at the AI and physical systems intersection, where Europe’s deepest competitive advantages may lie

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
It’s Not About Rocket Science, But Rocket Mass Production

Mar 26, 2026

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16 min read

It’s Not About Rocket Science, But Rocket Mass Production

The rise of a full-stack space ecosystem, 10 strategic moonshots, new insights on capital flows, and critical robotics player.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Maybe Europe Won’t Lose The AI Race After All

Mar 20, 2026

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17 min read

Maybe Europe Won’t Lose The AI Race After All

A seed round like no other before, Paris Top-5 Startups building Europe's next layer of AI stack, and AI’s battle of moving into the real economy.

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Isabelle and Martin
A New Act, a New Age: Europe Bets on Advanced Materials

Mar 12, 2026

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17 min read

A New Act, a New Age: Europe Bets on Advanced Materials

Europe's top 5 space materials startups, ten powerful reasons to be in Berlin for DTM26, and what's new in EU deep tech funding for 2026.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Heavy Metal: Forging Europe’s First Fusion Plants

Mar 5, 2026

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18 min read

Heavy Metal: Forging Europe’s First Fusion Plants

Europe’s top 5 fusion startups to watch beyond Proxima Fusion, the $6B shift from science to industrial scale-up, and why the bureaucracy of building is our real bottleneck.

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Isabelle and Martin
Hypersonics: The Quiet Ascent

Feb 26, 2026

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17 min read

Hypersonics: The Quiet Ascent

Europe’s top 5 space and high-speed flight startups, AI hype shifts to ROI, and why building a "cult-like" culture wins

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Claws Are Out: The Agentic AI Risk

Feb 19, 2026

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15 min read

Claws Are Out: The Agentic AI Risk

Five European startups to watch in agentic AI, BCG on Germany’s High-Tech Agenda, and why fragmented demand signals are stalling European defence

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Raw Power: Mining for Value Chain Independence

Feb 12, 2026

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17 min read

Raw Power: Mining for Value Chain Independence

Meet the 5 startups solving the raw materials bottleneck—and why software is the new "brute force" of the battlefield

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Pentagon vs. Anthropic: AI’s $200M Clash

Feb 5, 2026

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15 min read

Pentagon vs. Anthropic: AI’s $200M Clash

Inside: Europe's Top 5 counter-drone startups, Martin's OKR framework for the EU, and a chance to win "Measure What Matters”

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Isabelle and Martin
Mini-Drones: The Sovereign Sprint

Jan 29, 2026

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16 min read

Mini-Drones: The Sovereign Sprint

Europe’s top 5 mini-drone startups, why LLMs have hit a wall, and the 5 global risks flagged by the WEF.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Corporate Fountain of Youth

Jan 22, 2026

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15 min read

Corporate Fountain of Youth

Why startups are the corporate fountain of youth, Europe’s top Series A+ novel fuel startups, and the "Energy as Defence" manifesto from Davos.

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Isabelle and Martin
Cheaper Chips: Scaling the Thinking Machine

Jan 15, 2026

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15 min read

Cheaper Chips: Scaling the Thinking Machine

Europe’s top 5 AI infrastructure startups, why Germany’s “Illusion of Certainty” costs €146B, and the 5 key findings from OpenAI’s 2025 enterprise report.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Beep-boop: The Robots are Here

Jan 8, 2026

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16 min read

Beep-boop: The Robots are Here

Europe's top Series A+ humanoids, why 1 human still beats 4 humanoid robots, and the political "Founder Mode" manifesto to upgrade Europe.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
Securing the Quantum Era: Europe’s New Line of Defence

Dec 18, 2025

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15 min read

Securing the Quantum Era: Europe’s New Line of Defence

Europe’s top 5 quantum security startups, Bavaria’s “ASML”, and why intelligent failure drives progress.

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Isabelle and Martin
AI Beyond the Screen: Into the Physical World

Dec 11, 2025

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15 min read

AI Beyond the Screen: Into the Physical World

Meet the top 5 European startups using AI to discover new materials—plus how Big Tech braces for AI and your chance to win a book to boost your communication confidence.

Isabelle and Martin
Isabelle and Martin
The Future of Defence is Orbital

Dec 4, 2025

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15 min read

The Future of Defence is Orbital

Top 5 Earth observation scaleups ready for dual-use, Europe’s new $3B defence prime, interview with OHB, and your chance to win a session with HV Capital.

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Isabelle and Martin
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