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🚁 Quantum Systems: Europe’s AI drone leader takes flight Quantum Systems is building battlefield-grade autonomous drones powered by AI — now expanding globally with backing from Airbus, Thiel, Balderton, and more. With a focus on defence and critical industries, the company is reshaping aerial intelligence. 🔧 What they’ve built • AI-powered modular drones that operate without GPS or stable communication • Flagship platform Vector AI already deployed in Ukraine and NATO missions • Dual-use systems for defence, mining, agriculture, and infrastructure ⚡️ Where they’re headed • Scaling global production to meet rising demand across EU and Asia-Pacific • Strengthening defence portfolio through acquisitions in Germany and the UK • Growing a 550-person team across Germany, Australia, Ukraine, and Romania ❕ Why it matters • Helps Europe reduce reliance on foreign defence tech • Aligns with EU’s push for sovereign, software-defined defence • Bridges startups and legacy defence systems with faster, smarter drone tech Quantum is turning AI drones into Europe’s frontline advantage — and betting big on global aerial dominance. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

✈️ Rove: The Gen Z travel hack turning everyday shopping into airline miles Founded by a 22-year-old Wharton grad and a Harvard dropout, Rove is on a mission to help millions earn free flights—no credit card required. 🌎 A global idea born from travel • Inspired by Asia Miles in Hong Kong, where everyday purchases earn flight miles • Built as a “universal” loyalty program across 11 airline partners • Includes major names like Qatar Airways, Air France-KLM, and Finnair 💰 How it works • Earn airline miles from 7,000+ merchants via Rove’s Chrome extension • Hotel bookings are key—some deals give users up to 40% of the value back as miles • Miles can be combined from Rove, shopping, hotels, and even eligible credit cards 🚀 Backed by big names • Raised $2M from YC, General Catalyst, Soma Capital • Part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 batch • Positioned as a no-barrier entry point into “travel hacking” for Gen Z Rove is flipping the script on travel rewards—no credit score needed, just smart clicks and a Chrome plugin. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

💠 Fastino: The AI startup training powerful models on budget gaming GPUs While Big Tech races to build trillion-parameter behemoths, Fastino is taking the lean route — and just raised $17.5M to prove small can be mighty. 💡A new model for models • Builds task-specific, compact AI models that run on <$100K worth of gaming GPUs • Claims models are faster, cheaper to train, and more accurate for targeted enterprise tasks • Early models include tools for document summarization and data redaction 💰 Backed by top investors • $17.5M seed led by Khosla Ventures, bringing total raised to $25M • Previous investors include M12 (Microsoft’s VC arm) and Insight Partners ⚡️Millisecond answers, single-token output • Models are so compact they return full responses in one token • Focused on enterprise clients and built for speed and efficiency Fastino is betting that small, smart, and specific is the future of enterprise AI — not just big and bloated. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

🍴 Posha: Your AI-powered kitchen robot that cooks while you work Posha, the newly launched AI kitchen assistant, wants to revolutionize home cooking — reducing your time in the kitchen by up to 70%. With $8M Series A funding led by Accel, it’s setting out to automate healthy meals for busy people. 🍴 What it does • Prepares meals from over 1,000 recipes using AI, computer vision, and robotics • Handles cooking tasks like heating, stirring, timing, and ingredient dispensing • Uses a built-in camera to adapt in real-time — like caramelizing onions or roasting chicken to perfection 🚀 Why it’s different • No meal kits or proprietary formats — users load ingredients and go • Fully customizable via app — change spice levels, doneness, ingredients • Designed to fit under kitchen cabinets with quick dishwasher-safe cleanup 💡 The vision • Aims to be as essential as a microwave in modern homes • Subscription model for personalized recipe plans • Targeting the U.S. market with growing demand for healthy, home-cooked meals without the effort Posha’s AI chef brings robotics out of factories and into your kitchen — and it's hungry for mass adoption. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

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🥷 Anduril bets on battlefield edge — acquires Klas to supercharge autonomous warfare Defense tech unicorn Anduril is buying rugged comms gear veteran Klas to bring hardened hardware into its AI-driven battlefield ecosystem. The move aims to bolster Anduril’s edge computing and drone coordination under real-world combat conditions. ⚙️ What Klas brings to the table • 30+ years of experience building field-ready computing and networking gear • Hardware built for off-grid, combat-zone environments • Deployed globally to support military communications and drone ops 🧠 How Anduril will use it • Klas’s tech to be integrated into Lattice, Anduril’s battlefield OS • Enables live syncing of drone, sensor, and comms data in contested zones • Strengthens Anduril’s pitch as the next-gen digital command stack 📈 Strategic backdrop • This is Anduril’s ninth acquisition since 2017 • Competing with Palantir and SpaceX for missile defense contracts • In talks to raise $2.5B at a $28B valuation, per Reuters This is not just a hardware buy — it’s a tactical move to own the full kill chain, from battlefield sensors to autonomous decision loops. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

📊 Skillvue wants to help you find your next top performer — already hiding in your org chart AI-powered platform Skillvue just raised $6.3M to help companies move beyond resumes and job titles — and start hiring, promoting, and managing based on actual skills. The future of HR is skills-first. 🧠 What they’re building • An AI-driven platform that analyzes hard and soft skills across candidates and employees • Replaces gut-feel interviews with automated behavioral assessments • Aims to unlock hidden talent internally and improve hiring precision 📊 Real traction, real results • Predicts performance 5x more accurately than traditional assessments • Boosts effective talent placement by over 100% • Used by Unipol, Carrefour, Randstad, Credem, and Douglas 🧬 Scaling fast with a research-first model • Created a Psychometric Team led by a clinical research veteran • Split out an independent AI department to push model development • Plans to launch next-gen Skills Assessment Agents for end-to-end automation With €9.5M in total funding and growing global demand for upskilling, Skillvue wants to be the tech stack for the skills-based workplace revolution. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

📊 Skillvue wants to help you find your next top performer — already hiding in your org chart AI-powered platform Skillvue just raised $6.3M to help companies move beyond resumes and job titles — and start hiring, promoting, and managing based on actual skills. The future of HR is skills-first. 🧠 What they’re building • An AI-driven platform that analyzes hard and soft skills across candidates and employees • Replaces gut-feel interviews with automated behavioral assessments • Aims to unlock hidden talent internally and improve hiring precision 📊 Real traction, real results • Predicts performance 5x more accurately than traditional assessments • Boosts effective talent placement by over 100% • Used by Unipol, Carrefour, Randstad, Credem, and Douglas 🧬 Scaling fast with a research-first model • Created a Psychometric Team led by a clinical research veteran • Split out an independent AI department to push model development • Plans to launch next-gen Skills Assessment Agents for end-to-end automation With €9.5M in total funding and growing global demand for upskilling, Skillvue wants to be the tech stack for the skills-based workplace revolution. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

⭕️ Solena Materials is engineering the future of fashion — molecule by molecule Imperial College spinout Solena just raised $6.7M to create high-performance, biodegradable fibres using AI and synthetic biology — with zero oil, no microplastics, and next-gen design baked in. 🧬 What they’re building • AI-designed protein-based fibres that outperform traditional synthetics • Created using engineered microbes — sustainable and biodegradable • Tailored at the molecular level for strength, elasticity, and softness ⚙️ From lab to loom • Relocating to a new pilot facility at Imperial’s Deep Tech Campus • Equipped with automated bioreactors and fibre spinning lines • Targeting integration into fashion and sports brands’ 2026 collections 🧠 Why it’s different • Fibres aren’t just sustainable — they’re designed from scratch using deep learning • Avoids the “green premium” by going after premium technical use-cases first • Positioned to benefit from EU’s upcoming microplastics regulations With custom AI-designed proteins, Solena wants to do for textiles what Impossible did for meat — redefine what’s possible without nature’s limits. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures

⭕️ Solena Materials is engineering the future of fashion — molecule by molecule Imperial College spinout Solena just raised $6.7M to create high-performance, biodegradable fibres using AI and synthetic biology — with zero oil, no microplastics, and next-gen design baked in. 🧬 What they’re building • AI-designed protein-based fibres that outperform traditional synthetics • Created using engineered microbes — sustainable and biodegradable • Tailored at the molecular level for strength, elasticity, and softness ⚙️ From lab to loom • Relocating to a new pilot facility at Imperial’s Deep Tech Campus • Equipped with automated bioreactors and fibre spinning lines • Targeting integration into fashion and sports brands’ 2026 collections 🧠 Why it’s different • Fibres aren’t just sustainable — they’re designed from scratch using deep learning • Avoids the “green premium” by going after premium technical use-cases first • Positioned to benefit from EU’s upcoming microplastics regulations With custom AI-designed proteins, Solena wants to do for textiles what Impossible did for meat — redefine what’s possible without nature’s limits. 📊 Powered by V3V Ventures