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Startups to explore
Explore all startupsSatispay
App payments company founded in Cuneo in 2013 and based in Milan. Its €320M Series D in September 2022 valued it at over one billion euros.
Trade Republic
Digital bank with an app for investing in shares, ETFs, crypto and savings plans. The 17/12/2025 secondary priced it at €12.5B.
Mistral AI
Parisian startup that has built a complete enterprise AI platform — models, applications, sovereign deployment and compute — now partnering with Microsoft on a multibillion infrastructure agreement for global distribution of its models.
Celonis
Process intelligence software born in Munich in 2011. The 2022 Series D extension valued it at nearly $13 billion post-money.
Vinted
Marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods, founded in Vilnius in 2008. A secondary completed on 27/04/2026 valued the company at €8B, with no new capital.
n8n
Workflow automation with code, AI agents and human approvals, founded in Berlin in 2019. Valued at $5.2 billion with SAP's investment in May 2026.
European ecosystems
All ecosystemsBerlin
The creative and tech hub of Germany, known for its vibrant culture and a strong concentration of fintech and SaaS startups.
Paris
Europe's second hub for investment: AI, deeptech and fintech drive an ecosystem that has scaled rapidly in recent years.
London
Europe's largest tech hub: global capital of fintech, AI and deep tech, with access to the best talent and capital on the continent.
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Sava, Klarent, SpectaCell — $36M for microsensors, €7.13M for AI testing and €6M for immunotherapy tools — Daily News October 9, 2026
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The Italian podcast on the European startups that matter
Scalable analyses Europe's most successful startups — from new unicorns to fast-growing scaleups — through founder and operator interviews, deep dives into business models, and weekly commentary on the most significant funding rounds. Every episode is designed for people working in the startup world: those who build, those who invest, and those who want to understand how European venture capital really works.
With over 260 published episodes, 1,800 companies analysed and case studies on Satispay, Vinted, Trade Republic, N8n, Bending Spoons and dozens of other companies, Scalable is the reference point in Italian for anyone who wants to stay updated on the European startup ecosystem — from seed rounds to the path towards unicorn status.
How Scalable works
Podcast
Each episode tells the story of a European startup: how it was founded, what problem it solves, and what strategies it used to grow.
Startup Intelligence Hub
The site features structured profiles of the main European startups: business models, competitive positioning, strategies and insights for founders and operators.
Startup ecosystems
We analyse the main European tech hubs to understand why some cities manage to generate so many innovative startups.