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2026 editorial edition

The European
startup trail.

A source-linked field guide to the companies shaping Europe’s next technology chapter—from Lisbon to Tallinn, Oulu to Barcelona.

38companies
14countries
19startup cities
Map of selected European technology companies Interactive markers show selected companies across Europe. Use the filters above to narrow the map. Mistral AI — Paris, France Mistral AI Lovable — Stockholm, Sweden Lovable Helsing — Munich, Germany Helsing ElevenLabs — London, United Kingdom ElevenLabs Revolut — London, United Kingdom Revolut Celonis — Munich, Germany Celonis Bolt — Tallinn, Estonia Bolt Vinted — Vilnius, Lithuania Vinted n8n — Berlin, Germany DeepL — Cologne, Germany Pigment — Paris, France Qonto — Paris, France Synthesia — London, United Kingdom Oura — Oulu, Finland Personio — Munich, Germany Intercom — Dublin, Ireland Klarna — Stockholm, Sweden Mollie — Amsterdam, Netherlands Pennylane — Paris, France Alan — Paris, France Miro — Amsterdam, Netherlands Pleo — Copenhagen, Denmark Tines — Dublin, Ireland TravelPerk — Barcelona, Spain Aiven — Helsinki, Finland Contentsquare — Paris, France Factorial — Barcelona, Spain Veriff — Tallinn, Estonia Contentful — Berlin, Germany Feedzai — Coimbra, Portugal Sana — Stockholm, Sweden Prewave — Vienna, Austria Typeform — Barcelona, Spain FLOWX.AI — Bucharest, Romania Storyblok — Linz, Austria TestGorilla — Amsterdam, Netherlands Supermetrics — Helsinki, Finland Unbabel — Lisbon, Portugal
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