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Gridraven, a Tallinn-based developer of transmission line capacity forecasting software, closed a €4M seed round from German fund 42CAP and Finnish investor Icebreaker.vc. The company registered a US subsidiary and CEO Georg Rute relocates to Austin, Texas. The round brings total capital raised to €5.5M. Gridraven secured a
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Quantum Systems generated €115M revenue in 2024 with 350 employees and major government contracts across six countries. The Munich-based drone manufacturer appeared on zero European startup rankings that year. The company's May 2025 unicorn announcement included a claim: Quantum Systems was "widely regarded as one of the