Google's first Project Suncatcher satellite, carrying four Trillium TPUs powered by about 1 kilowatt of solar panels, is scheduled to launch on 1 October on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare. The mission is a survival test for AI chips in orbit and a first step towards solar-powered data centres in space.
Orange Media Group, an independent Italian creative content company working across entertainment, media and advertising, began trading on Euronext Growth Milan on 30 September after raising about €1.7 million at €5 a share, valuing it at around €11.7 million.
Berlin-based Restate, founded by members of the team behind open-source stream processor Apache Flink, has raised a $20 million Series A led by Singular, with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures, to scale its durable execution engine for AI agents. Replit already uses it to run its coding agent.
Ahron, a Munich startup founded in late 2025, has raised €2.2 million led by Cusp Capital to build AI agents that automate recruiting, onboarding and payroll work across fragmented HR software. It says it has already generated more than €1 million in annual recurring revenue.
Zenithon, a London startup founded by two fusion researchers, has disclosed $10 million in funding from investors including Backed, Lunar Ventures, Seraphim Space, MMC Ventures and SOSV to build AI models that simulate extreme physics far faster than conventional methods.
Duksan Navcours, a maker of navigation and anti-jamming systems for missiles, aircraft and drones, surged about 75% above its ₩14,600 offer price in early trade on its KOSDAQ debut on 30 September, reflecting strong investor appetite for South Korea's defence technology sector.
Blue Health Intelligence has raised €3.4 million led by Knop Investments to expand its preventive health assessment clinics across Europe. More than 2,000 people have booked its €299 one-hour check, and its Amsterdam clinic is fully booked through November.
BAG Ventures, co-founded by former Google vice president Bonita Stewart and former CapitalG partner Jackson Georges Jr., has closed an $11.3 million debut fund for early-stage enterprise AI startups, backed by more than 150 limited partners including Google.
Amazon has agreed a power purchase agreement with Statkraft for 36 MW from the planned Mossy Hill onshore wind farm near Lerwick in Shetland. The deal gives the developer an anchor customer and lifts Amazon's UK carbon-free energy portfolio to more than 50 projects and over 1 GW.
Stockholm-based AnaCardio has raised a €62.5 million Series B co-led by Novo Holdings and the Ljungström family office to fund a 400-patient Phase 2b trial of AC01, an oral ghrelin receptor agonist designed to strengthen heart contractions in advanced heart failure.