Tag: Hardware

EU-Startups

Amsterdam’s PureTerra Ventures launches €150 million WaterTech Fund II with €10 million backing from Invest-NL

PureTerra Ventures, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm backing disruptive WaterTech startups, has launched its second fund with €10 million investment from Invest-NL, the Dutch national financing […]
January 16th, 2026
YourStory

CyLnr: How neuroscience is reshaping industrial robotics

In most factories, a tiny change in shape, lighting, or material can bring an entire production line to a halt. Humans adapt in seconds. Machines do […]
January 15th, 2026
EU-Startups

Irish quantum semiconductor startup Equal1 closes €51 million round to scale silicon-based quantum computing

Dublin-based Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company, today announced it has raised €51 million ($60 million) to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of […]
January 15th, 2026
EU-Startups

Lausanne-based AlphaLum raises €3.6 million to build the missing hardware layer for mass-market smart glasses

Lausanne-based AlphaLum today announced the close of its €3.6 million (CHF 3.4 million) Seed financing round to scale its optics and sensing platform for smart glasses. […]
January 15th, 2026
EU-Startups

Amsterdam’s Klearly raises €12 million to satiate its appetite for building Europe’s best restaurant payments system

Klearly, an Amsterdam-based FinTech startup focused on in-person payment solutions, today announced it has raised €12 million in Series A funding to fuel its mission to […]
January 13th, 2026
Technode

Zhipu AI Becomes the World’s First Public Company Centered on AGI Foundation Models with Hong Kong Listing

Chinese AI company Zhipu AI listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today, opening at HK$120 per share with a market capitalization exceeding HK$52.8 billion (approx. […]
January 8th, 2026
Technode

ByteDance denies entering car manufacturing despite automotive tech partnerships

ByteDance on Wednesday denied market speculation that it plans to produce vehicles in partnership with automakers. “The company has no plans to manufacture vehicles,” a ByteDance […]
January 8th, 2026
Technode

CES 2026 Live: Vbot Steals the Show, ‘Vbot SuperDog’ Poised to Become One of the Year’s Hottest Tech Gadgets

On January 6, the highly anticipated CES 2026 kicked off in Las Vegas, marking the largest and most AI-integrated exhibition in the event’s history. Amidst the […]
January 8th, 2026
Technode

Xiaomi Opens Pre-Orders for Updated SU7: Standard LiDAR & Range Up to 902km

Xiaomi began pre-orders today for the 2026 SU7, listing three specific trims: Standard (229,900 RMB / ~$31,700), Pro (259,900 RMB / ~$35,800), and Max (309,900 RMB […]
January 7th, 2026
Technode

CES 2026: limited-edition gaming tablet blends AI computing with Kojima Productions design

Asus’ gaming brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) said at CES 2026 it is collaborating with Japanese game studio Kojima Productions to launch a limited-edition version of […]
January 6th, 2026
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