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Luxembourg-based Hydrosat secures $60M to scale satellite-driven water intelligence
The new round saw support from Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, Space 4 Earth, Truffle Capital, the Luxembourg Future Fund, and OTB Ventures.
Irish firm Luna Systems raises €1.5M to bring AI rider assistance to cyclists and motorcyclists
The €1.5 million round was led by Fundracer Capital and supported by EIT Urban Mobility and Enterprise Ireland.
What 2025 taught startups: key challenges and what they see coming in 2026
Vestbee spoke with founders who raised capital in 2025 across defence, deeptech, AI, and e-commerce infrastructure. While their businesses operate in very different markets, their experiences showed some common patterns: the growing importance of real-world validation, moving away from “clear lab results” and towards the actual needs of the market and the growing pull of defence and dual-use applications.