Reports, events and research on women in VC

Two Helsinki students turned a university project into a $12 billion radar army watching the planet from orbit.

Betting €2m on a €300 billion furniture market with a unique value proposition

The cybersecurity startup that stops attacks before they're even launched, and turned a pre-seed check into a 9.4x exit.

Revenue up 155%, new customers up 207%, and a fibre built to work across very different guts.

From four people to a €2.7 billion valuation: IQM is Europe’s quantum champion.

Revenue up 572% since 2022. Now a €300 million Series C.

A pre-seed check into printable solar and batteries, now worth 4.84x on paper.

Same silicon, same factories, a whole new kind of computer: that's the bet behind Equal1.

€0.96m at seed. €97m five years later. One satellite fleet watching the planet for defence, crops, and everything in between.,

Simulations that took days now run in seconds, and Mistral AI bought the team that did it.

Two FDA clearances, a female CEO throughout, and an €86 million exit.

The AI API quietly untangling Europe's messiest grid integration headaches, one connection at a time.

An AI that reads aircraft engines faster than any human ever could, and Borski Fund exited with the receipts.

BioOrbit is turning zero gravity into the world's most unusual drug factory.

From Pre-Seed to a €230 Million Exit: Backing the AI That Reads Medical Images.

Banks care about profit, cost and risk. They have already shown its quantum-ready tools to quant teams at J.P. Morgan, HSBC and ING.

Six engineers in 2018. 264 satellites for Europe’s IRIS² network in 2026.

Seed in 2025. €670 million valuation in 2026.

From three people to 200+: the content platform that grew revenue 50x and now serves global brands.

€2m pre-seed, €155m mark, and a 3 GW race to keep Europe's grid steady.

A Trinity Dublin spin-out built one device for any heart size, and it just pulled in $43 million to prove it in US trials.

A €1.8m cheque into fashion data became 298 new jobs and a Lectra deal worth up to $240 million.

They grew 11x in value by showing companies where their productivity hides.

A Munich start-up that turned smartphone signals into a profitable, US-bound business.

Jolt coats the electrodes that make green hydrogen possible, and the orders are going global.

From University Project to iPhone App of the Year.

RadioGenesis is using AI to design cancer drugs that deliver radiation straight to the tumour.

The Munich platform that turned holiday rentals into a €159 million revenue business.

A 4.2x return in under three years: Onum took security data into the pipeline, and CrowdStrike took Onum.

From a Seed cheque in 2018 to a €200 million Bridgepoint round in 2026.

TV advertising used to run on agencies and spreadsheets. AEOS runs it on AI.

From 12 employees and no revenue to €1.4 billion in signed agreements

Free for nonprofits, profitable for Zeffy: from $1.3 million to $41.5 million in revenue in four years.

Insects in, carbon out: the pet food startup rethinking what's in the bowl.