This episode explores Italian startups, venture capital, deep tech, robotics, AI cybersecurity, and European scale-up financing at the close of 2025. The hosts break down how Italian startups reached approximately €1.4B in raised capital, driven by a strong Q4 and increased deep-tech momentum. A major focus is Generative Bionics, a humanoid robotics spin-off from the Italian Institute of Technology, highlighting the rise of physical AI and industrial robotics applications. The discussion then shifts to AI-driven cybersecurity, emphasizing continuous automated security testing as a response to increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks. The episode also analyzes a €70M European Investment Bank scale-up debt deal, showing how hybrid debt-equity instruments are reshaping European growth financing. Throughout the conversation, the speakers underline a “European-first” scaling mindset and the strategic importance of coordinated public-private capital deployment. The episode closes with reflections on upcoming opportunities in space tech and European innovation ecosystems.

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