AI startup ecosystem
Artificial intelligence is one of Europe's fastest-growing startup sectors, with hubs in London, Paris, Berlin, and Helsinki driving advances in generative AI, computer vision, and NLP. European AI startups benefit from strong academic research, increasing VC specialisation, and growing enterprise demand across industries. We track 892 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.
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Cathay Innovation
Cathay Innovation is a Paris-headquartered global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015, affiliated with Cathay Capital, with offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Madrid, Shanghai, and Singapore. The firm closed its third fund at $1 billion in 2025 — the largest AI-dedicated fund out of the European Union — bringing total assets under management to over €2.5 billion. Cathay invests in vertical AI, digital health, fintech, mobility, and energy across Europe, North America, and Asia, connecting startups with a corporate network of 20+ Fortune 500 partners. The portfolio of over 120 companies includes Glovo, Ledger, Owkin, Alma, and Descartes Underwriting, with eight unicorns, six IPOs, and 18 acquisitions.
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Caucasus Ventures
Founded in November 2022 as Azerbaijan's first domestically domiciled venture capital fund, Caucasus Ventures was established by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, PASHA Holding, and individual investors, with a statutory capital of 11.3 million AZN (~$6.6 million). Led by General Partner Mammad Karim, the fund targets post-seed to Series A startups in fintech, edtech, SaaS, cybersecurity, gaming, and e-commerce across Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Portfolio companies include Vivoo, Platma, Cognitiwe, Cargon, TASS Vision, and KLIPY. The fund is distinctive as the pioneer institutional VC vehicle in the Azerbaijani ecosystem, backed by state innovation infrastructure and private capital.
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CCW (Call Center World) 2026
Customer service and contact center event centered on AI, automation, and CX tech. Price: expo-only often free/low cost; congress passes about EUR 1500+. Good for chatbot and voice automation startups.
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CCW (Call Center World) 2027
CCW 2027 restructures into four Masterdays running 22-25 February in Berlin - Future Readiness Day, Customer Love Day, Touchpoint Excellence Day and AI Transformation Day - with the exhibition running 23-25 February. Billed as Europe's home of customer service, CX and AI for over 27 years, the event covers innovation in customer dialogue.
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CEE Fintech Week Bucharest 2026
A week-long fintech, blockchain, and AI gathering across multiple Bucharest venues, positioned as a Central and Eastern Europe fintech hub event with an awards gala. Useful for fintech founders targeting the CEE market and regional investors.
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Centaur Analytics
Develops Internet-of-Crops IoT sensors and AI analytics for post-harvest crop quality monitoring, pest management and food-safety compliance across the agricultural supply chain. Founded 2016.
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Change Inspire Conference 2026
Seventh edition of Georgia's flagship technology conference at Factory Tbilisi, gathering 1,000+ IT professionals and 50+ speakers across AI & digital transformation, big data, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure tracks.
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ChannelSight
eCommerce intelligence platform that makes brands' products shoppable across retailers via 'Where to Buy' technology, shoppable media and digital shelf analytics. Clients include Philips and Coca-Cola. Founded 2013.
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Charles Gorintin
Co-founder and CTO of Alan and a prominent French tech operator who previously worked on data and ML at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He also co-founded the AI startup Mistral AI as an early backer-operator.
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Charles Kantor
Co-founder and CEO of H (formerly H Company), the Paris AI lab building frontier agentic models. He launched it in 2024 with one of Europe's largest seed rounds, backed by Xavier Niel, Accel and others.
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Christiana Aristidou
Christiana Aristidou is a transnational technology lawyer with over 28 years of experience, specialising in blockchain regulation, AI legal oversight, and cross-border technology law. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Hybrid LawTech Firm, a practice that bridges legal expertise with emerging technology across multiple jurisdictions. She is a confirmed speaker at the Cyprus AI Expo 2026, representing the intersection of legal innovation and technology governance.
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Christina Ioannou
Christina Ioannou is the CEO and Founder of Arete Strategy AI, a consultancy operating across the EU and MENA regions that specialises in AI policy and strategic advisory services. She is a Policy Advisor recognised by the European Commission for her contributions to AI governance and regulatory frameworks, positioning her as a notable voice in European AI policy. She is a confirmed speaker at the Cyprus AI Expo 2026, bringing cross-jurisdictional expertise in AI strategy and public policy.
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Christos Ellinas
Co-founder of Nodes & Links, a startup applying AI to project risk and delivery. He is an announced speaker at the INSPIRE 2026 Entrepreneurial Festival in Cyprus.
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Cibus Tec 2026
International trade fair for food and beverage technology at Fiere di Parma. Hosts World Pasta Day 2026 alongside new Bakery and Beverage districts, showcasing AI, automation, robotics, traceability and energy-efficiency solutions for the food industry.
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CibusCell
Speyer-based deep-tech startup building a SaaS platform for green hydrogen production optimisation and virtual power plant management. Its AI-driven platform helps hydrogen producers manage electrolysers, balance supply and demand, and participate in energy markets. Available on the SAP Store.
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CitySwift
CitySwift is a Galway-based AI and big data platform that optimises public transport networks, helping operators plan routes, schedules, and resource allocation in real time. Founded in 2016 by Alan Farrelly and Brian O'Rourke, the company's SaaS platform processes over 1 billion passenger journeys per year. Having raised €14.5 million in total funding, CitySwift serves major transport networks across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast, Wales, New York, and is expanding into APAC markets.
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Clarity AI
Clarity AI is a sustainability-technology platform that uses machine learning and big data to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of companies, funds and governments. It serves financial institutions and regulators, covering 70,000+ companies and 400,000+ funds.
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Clément Stenac
Co-founder and CTO of Dataiku, leading engineering for the data-science platform. A former VLC media-player core developer and Exalead engineer, he is one of France's well-known technical founders.
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Cleo
Cleo is a London-based fintech founded in 2016 that offers an AI-powered money assistant delivered as a chat app, helping mostly younger users in the US and UK budget, save, manage debt and improve their financial health through conversational nudges and cash-advance features. It reached unicorn status on the back of rapid US growth.
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Cluj Innovation Days 2026
The 14th edition, themed on skills in the AI era, bringing together leaders from education, technology, policy, and business. Strong for founders building in edtech, AI, and the future of work within Romania's biggest regional tech hub.
