Mark Bergen

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Aaron Kirchfeld |Eyk Henning |Mark Bergen

A Neura Robotics robot demonstrates ironing. (Bloomberg) -- German startup Neura Robotics is targeting to raise as much as €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in new funding as the company prepares to debut a humanoid robot, according to people familiar with the matter. Neura Robotics has started approaching potential investors, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Mark Bergen |Eyk Henning

Helsing, the German startup building artificial intelligence for drones, has raised €600 million ($694 million) in a round led by Spotify Technology SA founder Daniel Ek’s Prima Materia. Existing investors including Lightspeed Ventures, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst and Saab AB, as well as newcomer BDT & MSD Partners, joined the round, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. A portion of the funds raised is in debt that’s convertible to equity, people familiar with the matter said.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Bergen |Eyk Henning

Helsing, das Münchener Start-up, das künstliche Intelligenz für Drohnen entwickelt, hat 600 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Die Finanzierungsrunde wurde von Prima Materia, dem Unternehmen des Spotify-Gründers Daniel Ek, angeführt. Bestehende Investoren wie Lightspeed Ventures, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst und Saab sowie der Neuzugang BDT & MSD-Partners beteiligten sich an der Runde, teilte das Unternehmen am Dienstag mit.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Mark Bergen |Eyk Henning

Helsing, the German startup building artificial intelligence for drones, has raised €600 million ($694 million) in a round led by Spotify Technology SA founder Daniel Ek’s Prima Materia. Existing investors including Lightspeed Ventures, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst and Saab AB, as well as newcomer BDT & MSD Partners, joined the round, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. A portion of the funds raised is in debt that’s convertible to equity, people familiar with the matter said.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Tom Mackenzie |Mark Bergen

From generative AI to autonomous vehicles, European tech startups are breaking new ground — and grappling with the challenges posed by US tariffs, hostility to the continent's regulatory regime and fierce competition from China. Bloomberg Television's Tom Mackenzie, host of Bloomberg Tech: Europe, speaks with Mark Bergen and Christina Kyriasoglou on Friday, June 20 at 1.30 p.m. BST / 8.30 a.m. ET about the opportunities and headwinds for the region's innovators.