Daily News - 28 July 2025

Three stories from 28 July 2025: German climate-tech 1KOMMA5° extends pre-IPO round to €150M and invests over €100M to expand AI platform 'Heartbeat' for energy management; defence-tech Project Q gets €7.5M to develop 'Internet of Defence' IoT platform and strengthen European tech sovereignty; Berlin-based n8n, workflow automation platform with AI, raises €55M in Series B round to accelerate development and open new offices. In this episode the main theme is Startup Financing. Central thesis: Three European startups raise significant funds to expand their technologies. What specifically do we discuss? 1KOMMA5° is a German startup in climate-tech focusing on energy management via AI platform 'Heartbeat'. Project Q is a startup in defence-tech developing IoT platform for security. n8n is a Berlin-based platform using AI to automate workflows. European Perspective: These startups are relevant in Europe as they address crucial challenges like energy sustainability and technological sovereignty, topics of growing importance in European context. Strategic Implications: Strategic investments in emerging technologies for sustainability and security. Key Players: 1KOMMA5°, Project Q, n8n.

Investimenti strategici in tecnologie emergenti per la sostenibilità e la sicurezza.