The first wave of AI showed what was possible. The next will determine what becomes valuable. In Crunchbase today, Atomico Partner Laura Connell and Corti CEO and co-founder Andreas Cleve outline why the market is entering a new phase - one defined not by the size of a model, but by the strength of the infrastructure that makes AI deployable in the real world. From healthcare to finance, adoption is no longer constrained by capability, but by reliability, compliance, and the ability to run safely at scale. That shift is elevating vertical infrastructure - the domain-specific systems that understand regulations, workflows, and real-world constraints - as the most durable layer of the stack. It’s where capability becomes usability, and where long-term value will be created. A few signals they highlight: ➡️ Deployment, not discovery, is now the bottleneck. ➡️ Vertical infrastructure is emerging as the most durable layer of the stack. ➡️ Europe’s longstanding focus on safety, interoperability, and privacy is becoming a structural advantage. If there is a bubble, it’s not in the infrastructure. As we said in The State of European Tech last week, Europe is uniquely positioned to lead in AI and those companies, like Corti, enabling AI to run safely and at scale are building the layer that will outlast any market cycle. 🔗 Read the full piece by Laura and Andreas on Crunchbase here: https://lnkd.in/egCFV6Ap
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Atomico is the founder-built European venture capital firm. We partner with the most ambitious entrepreneurs using technology to rewire the world, better. Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström launched Atomico in 2006 with the belief that entrepreneurs are the ultimate gamechangers for positive transformation across the most critical aspects of our society and economy. Starting in Europe, the firm’s mission is to further their global progress, with a platform offering unmatched support from the early stage to scale. 130 of Europe’s most ambitious founders have partnered with Atomico, including Aiven, Bird, DeepL, Hinge Health, Jobandtalent, Klarna, Lilium, Pipedrive, Stripe, Supercell and Wellhub. Atomico's team of investors and operational leaders are drawn from some of the most successful technology companies in the world, including Skype, Google, Twitter and Wise.
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JUST IN: Vinted set to be valued at an INSANE €8bn in a secondary sale as it surpasses €1bn in revenue! 🇱🇹 🇪🇺 Is Vinted in line to become Europe's next decacorn? Vinted is an online marketplace for buying, selling and exchanging new or secondhand items. It was founded in 2008 by Milda Mitkutė and Justas Janauskas and is currently headed up by Thomas Plantenga. Vinted became Lithuania’s first unicorn back in 2019, before raising a mammoth round of €250 million that valued the company pre-money at €3.5 billion. It's now being reported that the company is on track to surpass a mammoth €1bn in revenue! It's also looking to sell some secondaries to enable early investors to cash out at an €8bn valuation. It was last valued at a €5bn valuation in 2024 when it sold $300m+ of secondaries. The company is profitable and recorded €77m of net profits last year. Yoram Wijngaarde and Saul Klein have popularised the term "thoroughbred" for companies that surpass $100m of annual revenue - do we now need one for companies that surpass $1bn of revenue? Want to stay in the loop for all things European Tech? Subscribe to my Scaling Europe newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d54jdWXP. #vinted
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Huge congratulations to Julio Martínez and the whole Abacum team! 🙌
New fundraising alert! Thrilled to welcome FOG Ventures as our newest investors! FOG Ventures is a community of world-class operators and builders behind some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. Casey Woo leads FOG ventures (and Operators Guild) and I met him over coffee in SF. He's a high-voltage energy, fast thinker who's committed to “investing in the modern operating tool stack." He always says: “may the best product win.” FOG Ventures has built a reputation for backing one company in every vertical and their portfolio is top-tier. Being chosen as their FP&A platform of choice is an incredible honor and a testament to the strength of our product, our community, and our mission. Their team and network did deep due diligence across platforms. The fact that this outstanding group of operators and forward-thinking companies have chosen us makes this partnership truly special… We’ve now raised more than $100M with the support of our amazing investors Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Creandum, Cathay Innovation, Kfund, and Atomico. I'm grateful for their trust and partnership! Since our Series B earlier this year, our growth has accelerated like never before. We’ve had the privilege to partner with companies like CoreWeave, Replit, Abridge, Papaya Global, and many more. Feeling more energized than ever for what’s ahead! cc Stacey Bishop Noah Gross Rory O'Driscoll Jacky Abitbol Ming-Po Cai Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦 Peter Specht Sergio Álvarez Leiva Andreas Helbig
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A quick pause in our State of European Tech broadcast to share that Raycast is now available for Windows!! 🙌
It's time for a new Start. Raycast for Windows, available today. 👉 raycast.com/windows
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THE STATE OF EUROPEAN TECH 2025: EUROPE IS AT A CROSSROADS 🚀 What we revealed on the founder stage at #Slush2025 ✅ Company creation in Europe is at a record high. ❌ But structural weaknesses are costing us trillions. Europe has the talent, ambition, and innovation. What we need now is decisive action. 📊 In this year’s State of European Tech: → Investment trends across 41 markets → Key sectors: Defense tech, AI, deep tech trends → Global talent flows: Europe’s "scale drain" problem → What “sovereignty” and leading on our own terms really means → A Tech Scoreboard: ambitious 2035 targets for the ecosystem 🎥 We spoke to six of Europe's most visionary founders about how they're building game-changing companies right here in Europe - and what Europe needs to do to help founders succeed: → Fix The Friction: Make it easier to build, grow and sell across European borders, at scale → Empower Talent: Make Europe the home of choice for world's most ambitious talent → Fund the Future: Mobilise Europe's own capital to power deep, full-stack markets fit for global champions → Champion Risk: Strengthen risk culture as foundational infrastructure, as essential as energy or capital Special thanks to Hélène Huby, Marta Sjögren, Tomaz Stolfa, Jacomo Corbo, Francesco Sciortino, and Oana Andreea Jinga for sharing their insights. 👉 Full report below Thank you to our partners: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Orrick Tech, HSBC Innovation Banking, and Slush. #StateOfEuropeanTech #Slush2025 #EuropeanTech
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🚨 In 3 hours, we're taking the stage at #Slush2025 to launch THE STATE OF EUROPEAN TECH 2025 ✅ Company creation: record high. ❌ Structural weaknesses: costing trillions. Quick poll before we reveal all: What's Europe's biggest tech barrier right now? Cross-border friction? Capital availability? Talent mobility? Risk mindset? Drop your vote 👇 Full report + data at 11:00 AM GMT. In the meantime check our teaser video “Europe at a Crossroads” from the brilliant Wonder Studios 🎥
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Atomico is proud to back the next chapter for Digitail 🐾 who have announced a $23M Series B, from Five Elms Capital as well as Partech, byFounders, and Gradient Veterinary teams are the heart of pet care but have long been held back by outdated, disconnected software that drains time and focus. Digitail is changing that. Digitail’s all-in-one operating system for veterinary medicine, powered by AI, unifies workflows, eliminates inefficiencies, and gives veterinary professionals their time back to focus on what matters most — caring for pets. We first partnered with Digitail in 2023 and in the past year alone the company has more than doubled its customer base and now supports 10,000+ veterinarians and 3 million pet parents worldwide. Clinics using Digitail reclaim 50+ hours every month, time they can spend treating animals instead of managing admin. We’re excited to continue supporting co-founders Ruxandra Pui and Sebastian Gabor as they build the modern operating system for veterinary care. 🐶 🐱
Yesterday we shared the big news: Digitail raised $23M in Series B. So… what’s next? This new chapter is about pushing the boundaries of what AI can do for veterinary teams. We built an all-in-one, AI-native operating system that powers the entire clinic — from scheduling and medical records to client communication, billing, and beyond. Today, more than 10,000 veterinarians are already using Digitail’s built-in AI assistant across 15+ workflows — from intake forms and SOAP-note dictation to automated summaries and even voice-to-invoice. Now we’re taking things a step further with a team of AI agents designed to support every role in the clinic: 💬 Tails Concierge: communication and client experience 🩺 Tails Medical: documentation and clinical support 📋 Tails Practice Manager: operations and workflow management Together, these agents create a unified experience that helps clinics eliminate repetitive work, reclaim time, and deliver truly proactive, continuous care. What makes this especially exciting: Digitail remains proudly independent. In a space defined by consolidation, we’re choosing a different path — no corporate owners, no shared data, just a partner that keeps you in control of your tools, your data, and your day. Want to get early access the new AI agents? Sign up here👇 https://lnkd.in/eAXAUtjr #VeterinaryMedicine #AI #SeriesB #Digitail #Innovation
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🚘 Congratulations to our portfolio company Vay as they announce a $60 million investment from Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp! This partnership marks a major milestone for Vay as it continues to scale its automotive-grade remote driving platform and expand in the U.S. and beyond. It also underscores the growing global convergence between shared mobility, autonomy, and on-demand services: a vision that both Vay and Grab share. We’re excited to continue supporting Thomas von der Ohe and the team as they redefine urban mobility — making transportation safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. 🌱
🚀 Big news: Grab to make strategic investment in Vay | Initially $60M, with the option to increase by an additional $350M as joint milestones are achieved within the first year 🚀 We are super excited to have Grab - Southeast Asia’s leading super-app for ride-hailing, food delivery, digital payment services, and more, serving over 800 cities and millions of people every day - join us on our journey! Partnering with Grab, one of the best operators in the world, we will leverage Grab’s operational expertise, marketing, fleet management, and go-to-market experience to accelerate our upcoming growth. Grab will make an initial investment of $60M*, with an additional $350 million within the first year after Closing, subject to Grab and Vay reaching financial and operating milestones. We believe the driverless rental car space is a massive and untapped opportunity that will complement robotaxis offerings. With Grab's exceptional operational expertise, Vay is now even better positioned to succeed in this fast-growing sector. One step closer to replacing private car ownership with on-demand, shared, driverless vehicles! A big THANK YOU goes to my entire team who has made this possible. 🙏 👉 Press coverage on Bloomberg: https://lnkd.in/eW9AdmRW 👉 Press release: https://lnkd.in/eFQqjRqT *subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions
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Europe has the talent and ambition to lead in innovation but as this year’s upcoming State of European Tech report will show, progress demands action, not just optimism. Atomico Partner Tom Wehmeier captures what’s at stake: from record AI investment to rocket launches, Europe’s momentum is real but unlocking our full potential means removing barriers to scaling and deepening our collective risk appetite. The State of European Tech 2025 launches November 19th: stay tuned for the insights that will shape Europe’s next decade of growth. See you in Helsinki! cc Slush 🇪🇺 🇫🇮 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Amazon Web Services (AWS) HSBC Innovation Banking
When Anton Osika shared that he wants Lovable to become the continent’s first $1T company, I was here for it. That’s because for too long, Europe has been far too, well, European about telling its story. We build with rigour and great taste, but are often hesitant to shout from the rooftops like others do. Now that’s changing, and about time too. It’s been over a year now since Mario Draghi called for Europe to reshape itself as an innovation engine, and many months since the European Commission agreed in its EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy that Europe’s “competitiveness and ultimate prosperity depend on” becoming a “startup powerhouse”. The right conversations are happening, but the world isn’t waiting for talk to convert to action. In October, NVIDIA reached a $5T valuation, raising the ceiling yet again on where the global benchmark lies. Of course, the ecosystem at home hasn’t stood still. Anton's Lovable now claims the title of world’s fastest-growing company ever, and European AI and deep tech firms are attracting a record share of funding. In March, Isar Aerospace launched the first private, commercial rocket attempt from Europe designed to eventually carry satellites into orbit. It crashed less than a minute into flight, but it was still something to be inspired by. A technological breakthrough and a demonstration of huge ambitions our founders aspire to. Launching rockets from Europe is hard, but founders do it anyway. It’s solid footing and we’re in a better position than ever, but as this year’s upcoming State of European Tech Report makes clear, it is not enough. Huge progress is still needed. As one of our thousands of survey respondents put it, “IP, capital, and talent are abundant [in Europe]. We just need to reduce our self-inflicted barriers.” Those barriers include fragmentation and a reluctance among acquirers and large institutional investors to adequately champion risk, another told us. We need to stop bootstrapping our ecosystem and playing in hard mode. That’s the context in which the State of European Tech lands this year. Our reports have always shown how far Europe has come, but that is no longer enough. This year, we are charting the path forward. Drawing from a lovingly-curated set of charts, alongside insights from the thousands of founders, investors, and operators who took part in our survey, we pinpoint exactly where Europe needs to focus, and how we can win in this next transformational decade, and beyond. The State of European Tech 2025 launches on 19th November, at Slush Stay tuned, or sign up to our newsletter (link in comments) to have it delivered straight to your inbox. Atomico Amazon Web Services (AWS)Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP HSBC Innovation Banking Slush
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This week our ESG and Sustainability lead Ashleigh Fawcett represented Atomico at the European Parliament in Brussels where she was invited by the European Commission and European Women in VC (EWVC) to join a roundtable on their Gender Gap in Investments project, to discuss how we can close the gap in venture funding for female founders across Europe. The European Parliament Pilot Project on Gender Gap in Investments, managed by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), is a pioneering initiative tackling gender disparities in the investment landscape. By focusing on women-led companies and funds, the project aims to uncover the root causes of the gap and propose actionable solutions. The key areas of focus, drawn from the findings of the project’s report include: 📊 Establishing a harmonised EU data repository 🧩 Mobilising institutional capital through gender-responsive mandates within EIF, EIB & InvestEU 🔍 Building early pipelines by embedding STEM and entrepreneurial education from a young age — especially to increase the number of women in deep tech We’re proud to contribute to this important conversation and to continue championing a more inclusive venture ecosystem across Europe. 🇪🇺 👉 More about the study in the comments.
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