Daily News – 27 February 2026
About this episode
Encord €50M Series C for physical AI; Storabble acquires on-storage to consolidate storage market; ISPTech €5.5M seed for green space propulsion. Flash: European investments >8B USD and IQM quantum IPO. This episode's main theme is European Investments. Central thesis: New funds and consolidation in strategic sectors like storage, physical AI and space. What do we cover specifically? Summary of acquisitions and Series C rounds in European tech landscape. European Perspective: Europe reaffirms its relevance in space and applied artificial intelligence. Strategic Implications: Investments confirming Europe's dynamism in AI and space. Key Players: Encord, Storabble, ISPTech, IQM.
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Startups mentioned
Encord
Encord developed a data development platform for physical AI covering management, curation, model evaluation and annotation of training data, scaling from 1 to 5 petabytes in one year with clients including Woven by Toyota, Zipline and Skydio.
ISPTech
ISPTech develops mmWave radar chips and semiconductors for high-precision detection in industrial, automotive and security environments, aiming to surpass the resolution limits of traditional LiDAR and radar sensors.
storabble
storabble was a marketplace connecting people and companies looking for storage space with owners of unused spaces — garages, warehouses, commercial premises — on an hourly, daily or monthly basis.
Why they matter
Investimenti che confermano il dinamismo dell'Europa nell'AI e nello spazio.