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redalpine and Sifted recently published the European Dynamism report - a deep dive into six sectors where Europe is accelerating fast and where we believe the next wave of global leaders will emerge. Over the coming weeks, we're going deeper on each one: the thesis, why we believe Europe has a structural advantage, and the top startups to watch. In this edition: Digital health. Digital health is no longer about keeping people healthy. It’s about transforming medical care. The era of step...

Apr 9, 2026

Moving digital health from wellness to clinical reality | redalpine x Sifted European Dynamism report

It was a milestone-packed March: 9fin joined the unicorn club, Basecamp Research launched a trillion gene atlas, we released our European Dynamism report together with Sifted, celebrated 20 years of redalpine at our Family Day, and much more! Read on for these updates and more. portfolio updates 9fin reaches unicorn status in $170M Series C We first invested in 9fin (RAC VI) in their 2021 Series A and have continued to back them in every round since, becoming their largest investor last...

Apr 1, 2026

welcome to our march newsletter

Earlier this month, redalpine and Sifted published the European Dynamism report - a deep dive into six sectors where Europe is accelerating fast and where we believe the next wave of global leaders will emerge. Over the coming weeks, we're going deeper on each one: the thesis, why we believe Europe has a structural advantage, and the top startups and scale-ups to watch. First up: intelligent enterprise. AI is already rewriting the rules of office work. Models draft emails, write code, field...

Mar 30, 2026

The real moat in the age of AI | redalpine x Sifted European Dynamism report

When redalpine was founded twenty years ago, professional venture capital barely existed in Europe. Unicorns weren't a thing. Too many of the continent's best founders followed the capital to California. And yet the ingredients were always here. The scientific talent, the precision engineering culture, the deep university research base: none of that was ever the problem. What was missing was the capital to unlock it. The same cannot be said for today. In 2026, roughly one new unicorn emerges...

Mar 5, 2026

european dynamism: six sectors where europe can lead

From Proxima Fusion’s €2bn agreement to build Europe’s first commercial fusion plant, to Sanity Group's successful exit, plus news from Albatross, Hilo, Memo Therapeutics, and Mistral AI, along with plenty of events - it’s been a packed February for us and our portfolio companies! Read on for these updates and more. portfolio updates Proxima Fusion’s €2B agreement to build Europe's first commercial fusion power plant Proxima Fusion (RAC VII) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding...

Mar 2, 2026

welcome to our february newsletter

Did January sprint past, or was that just us?! Regardless whether you're just back from vacation or already deep in work mode, we hope your 2026 is off to a strong start. At redalpine, the year has quickly kicked into high gear, featuring plenty of momentum across our portfolio, events including our ski day and office warming, and much more. Read on for all of our updates.. portfolio updates Basecamp Research (RAC VII) unveiled EDEN-AI, a new family of foundation models designed to...

Feb 2, 2026

welcome to our january newsletter

This month, we welcome Flexion and Forgis to the redalpine family, celebrate new funding rounds from voize and Albatross AI, share milestones from Mistral, Apaleo, and Taxfix, announce our new partnership with WORLD.MINDS, and much more! Read on for all of our updates... new investments Flexion Robotics raises $50M Series A to accelerate autonomy in humanoid robotics We’re delighted to invest in Flexion Robotic 's (RAC VII) $50M Series A round as they build the intelligence layer for...

Dec 2, 2025

welcome to our november newsletter

The dream of building human-like machines is older than modern science. In the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first humanoid robot called the “mechanical knight”: Hidden inside German-Italian plate armour and powered by pulleys, cables, and gears, it was designed to sit, stand, and move its arms purposed with defence in mind. Looking back this reads like the first attempt to give a human-shaped body a programmable “inside”. Reconstruction of Leonardo’s mechanical knight....

Nov 20, 2025

building the “mechanical knight”

by Oscar Sodian (Visiting Analyst at redalpine) I recently joined the Swiss AI Hackathon hosted by the ETH Entrepreneur Club. Bright minds from ETH, EPFL, and all across Europe gathered in Zürich for 24 hours to turn raw ideas into something tangible. And for me, it was a chance not just to build a product in 24 hours and compete, but to show how we thrive under pressure at redalpine and connect with the next generation of outstanding European founders. I teamed up with Pavel (another...

Nov 18, 2025

a day in the life at the eth hackathon

meet the redalpine Summit Fund Many investors admit they struggle to fully understand semi-liquid evergreen funds. The concept feels new, compared with the familiar 10-12 year closed-end model in venture capital. Yet, the approach is quietly becoming mainstream, with many European and global managers adopting it in the last three years. It enables access to business models with strong long-term potential, giving investors exposure to opportunities often overlooked by traditional vehicles....

Nov 18, 2025

beyond closed-end: a guide to semi-liquid evergreen funds in venture

Forgis cofounders Federico Martelli, Camilla Mazzoleni, and Riccardo Maggioni Industrial automation did not begin with algorithms or robots. Its roots go back to the late 18th century, when James Watt’s 1781 rotary steam engine and Edmund Cartwright’s powered loom replaced human muscle with mechanical strength. Textile output in Britain increased nearly 20-fold between 1780 and 1850 - not because of algorithms, but because energy and motion were finally decoupled from the human body. A...

Nov 12, 2025

How industrial automation evolved - and why it still isn’t finished

This month, we welcomed Valink Therapeutics to the redalpine portfolio, celebrated new funding for 011h, hit the stage at Sifted Summit, hosted a fireside chat and lab tour with Proxima Fusion, and much more! Read on for all of our updates... portfolio funding Valink Therapeutics raises $11.8M to rethink how complex diseases are treated Many modern treatments are designed to target disease more precisely - but too often, they still fall short: some don’t work well enough, others come with...

Oct 31, 2025

welcome to our october newsletter

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