Daily News – 18 February 2026
About this episode
Quantonation closes €220M fund for deep tech; Mistral AI acquires Koyeb; HeyCharge receives EIC grant €2.5M. Flash on EIC Accelerator and Buy European. This episode's main theme is Deep Tech. Central thesis: Quantonation closes €220M fund for deep tech. What do we cover specifically? Quantonation is an investment fund focused on advanced technologies and innovations in the deep tech sector. It recently closed a 220 million euro fund to finance startups and projects in this area. European Perspective: Europe is increasingly investing in advanced technologies, making the deep tech market particularly relevant for economic growth and innovation in the continent. Strategic Implications: Significant investments in deep tech sector. Key Players: Quantonation, Mistral AI, Koyeb, HeyCharge.
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Startups mentioned
HeyCharge GmbH
Offline charging solutions for electric vehicles enabling convenient and sustainable infrastructure.
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.
Why they matter
Investimenti significativi nel settore deep tech.