Mitsubishi Electric to wholly acquire Poland-based Medcom August 17, 2026 Medcom designs, manufactures, sells and maintains electrical equipment for railcars and electric urban transportation, including auxiliary power supply systems, propulsion control systems and industrial power electronics equipment. Its primary business is in Europe.
Indian electric mobility startup Yulu secures $93 million August 13, 2026 The proceeds will be deployed to quadruple Yulu’s active fleet, expand service hubs and deepen strategic enterprise partnerships. The Bengaluru‑based startup also plans to launch an electric scooter targeting e-commerce logistics, bike taxis and parcel delivery.
UK air defence firm Cambridge Aerospace raises $300 million August 13, 2026 The round will support Cambridge Aerospace’s continued exponential growth as the company expands manufacturing capabilities to deliver on existing and new contracts, while continuing to invest in the spiral development of existing products and bringing the next generation of capabilities to market.
US startup Ravee Optics secures $6 million in seed round August 13, 2026 The company’s initial focus is addressing the limitations of current satellite communication technology by building optical communication systems designed for scale. Its hardware is smaller, lighter, and easier to produce in large volumes.
Air taxi firm Joby acquires Resonant Sciences for $500 million August 12, 2026 By bringing together the companies’ complementary aerospace engineering capabilities, the combination will create a scaled defense growth platform that accelerates autonomy and expands the applications for Joby Aviation’s technology.
Canada’s Stathera raises $55 million to scale silicon timing August 12, 2026 Stathera will use the proceeds to fund mass production of its GEN2 silicon timing portfolio while accelerating development of its next-generation platform for AI data centers and growing the company’s engineering and commercial teams.
Hadrian raises $1.4 billion to build automated factories in US August 10, 2026 The financing will be co-led by WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures, and Baillie Gifford. JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group joined as anchor co-lead, investing through the firm’s Security and Resiliency Initiative.
Thales Alenia Space to develop satellite for PRISMA mission August 07, 2026 The industrial consortium will be led by OHB Italia, which will be responsible for the mission and end-to-end system activities. Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for developing the satellite and delivering the PRIMA-S platform.
Base Power raises $1 billion, launches home battery August 05, 2026 The Austin, Texas-based startup has raised over USD 2.5 billion capital to date. The fresh funds will go toward bringing the new battery, Base Core, to more homes, expanding nationally and hiring talent.
Dawn raises $25M to advance reusable space transportation August 03, 2026 This Series B funding will directly finance New Zealand-Dutch company Dawn Aerospace’s global rollout, scaling commercial and operational teams in the US and Europe to support its expanding international customer base.
Waldom appoints Jim Kaplan to Advisory Board July 31, 2026 Kaplan, former President and CEO of Cornell Dubilier Electronics, brings nearly four decades of leadership experience in the electronic components industry.
EU, India strengthen strategic partnership with third TTC July 29, 2026 The meeting reviewed progress under the Trade and Technology Council’s (TTC’s) three work strands: digital connectivity and strategic technologies; clean and green technologies; and trade, investment and resilient value chains.
German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications July 29, 2026 Key creditors, such as Deutsche Bank, intend to take over Varta’s household battery business, while Tojner has expressed interest in the micro-battery division.
Gotion Power Morocco secures €100M loan for LFP battery project July 27, 2026 The African Development Bank Group, which approved the loan, also plans to mobilise up to an additional EUR 141 million from financial partners to support the implementation of this strategic project in Morocco.
Hitachi Energy wins €770 million contract for converter stations July 24, 2026 The awarding of the contract by Terna and Steg to Hitachi Energy marks the completion of the procurement process for the first HVDC submarine link between Europe and North Africa, which will have a capacity of 600 MW and extend for about 220 km.
India’s Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group raises $40 million July 23, 2026 The capital will be used to expand manufacturing capacity across the group’s facilities in India, the UK and the US, accelerate development of its upcoming manufacturing campus, and strengthen its mission systems and deep-tech & autonomous systems businesses.
Keiron raises €20.7M to advance LiFT precision solder paste printing July 22, 2026 Solder paste printing is responsible for over 70% of PCBA defects. Keiron’s HF2 LiFT (Laser-Induced Forward Transfer) printer replaces the stencil printer, jet printer and SPI inspection system with one digital, non-contact platform.
Qolab secures $54M to advance scalable quantum systems July 21, 2026 The financing will support the US company’s continued development of scalable superconducting quantum computing technologies, expansion of semiconductor collaborations, and acceleration of its target toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
10 years on – Brexit and the “new normal” July 15, 2026 A decade after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the EMS and CEM sector is still adapting to the consequences. Brexit realised many fears around supply-chain disruption, labour shortages and regulation, but it also accelerated structural change and pushed companies to modernise operations.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to advance high-thrust RDRE July 15, 2026 The round will fund Venus as the Texas-based company scales development and production, moving its RDRE propulsion system from successful flight demonstration toward deployment for a range of near-term defense and space applications.
esmo marks 25 years, expands in Germany, China and Taiwan July 15, 2026 Today, the esmo Group employs approximately 285 people and generates annual revenue of around EUR 60 million through its two business divisions: semiconductor test solutions and special-purpose machinery.
QD raises €91 million to scale next-generation chip inspection July 13, 2026 Founded in 2022 as a spin-out of the Technical University of Munich, QuantumDiamonds (QD) will use the funding to deliver lab systems to leading chipmakers and advance wafer-level capabilities for high-throughput fab inspection.
Six Robotics raises €12M to scale autonomy for unmanned systems July 10, 2026 Norwegian startup Six Robotics is developing an autonomy platform that enables multiple unmanned systems to operate together, adapting in real time to complex and contested environments.
SandboxAQ wins $500M award to accelerate AI-led materials discovery July 10, 2026 The award under the US CHIPS and Science Act will accelerate the development and deployment of SandboxAQ’s AI-driven materials discovery platform to address critical semiconductor materials bottlenecks and supply chain risks.
LTSCT, Azuremoto to advance SiC, power semiconductor solutions July 10, 2026 The MoU establishes a structured framework for cross-border business cooperation across SiC power semiconductor products for the AI data centre market, and rectifiers and MOS-based power semiconductor products targeting LTSCT’s key business verticals.
Micron breaks ground on new cleanroom at Hiroshima facility July 07, 2026 Micron Technology has broken ground on a new cleanroom at its manufacturing facility in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. The first phase covers approximately 300,000 square feet and is intended to strengthen Micron's advanced memory manufacturing capacity to meet growing AI demand. Equipment move-in is scheduled for the second half of 2028.
Solstice to acquire Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal July 07, 2026 The transaction represents a significant acceleration of Solstice’s strategy to build an industry-leading advanced materials platform with increased exposure to high-growth electronics, AI infrastructure and other attractive end markets.
Alva secures €16 million to scale electric motor technology July 06, 2026 The financing supports the Norwegian deep-tech company’s expanding manufacturing capacity, development of its product portfolio and international growth as demand accelerates for compact, high-performance electric motors.
CCRAFT raises $7.8 million to scale photonic chip manufacturing July 06, 2026 The proceeds will support the Swiss company’s ambitious technical roadmap towards an industrialized production line, unlocking additional manufacturing capacity to serve key Tier-1 customers.
Quantum Systems raises $1.2 billion to advance uncrewed systems July 03, 2026 The round co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent supports Quantum Systems’ industrial scale-up as a leading deep-tech prime for interoperable, multi-domain autonomous capabilities in Europe.
Kimball Electronics acquires Dutch medical CDMO Helvoet July 02, 2026 US electronics manufacturer Kimball Electronics has acquired Helvoet Polymer Technologies B.V., a Dutch contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in micro-molding and precision injection molding for medical applications. The purchase price is EUR 90 million, or approximately USD 103 million.
Katalyst raises $12M to send space robot for satellite servicing June 25, 2026 Building on Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft, NEXUS is the next step in on-orbit servicing. It’s a space robot that will reposition, repair, refuel, refit satellites post-launch, and build the next generation of space infrastructure.