News Summary

• European startups and investors are increasingly turning to lobbying.
• Venture capital firm Atomico’s annual State of European Tech report is out.
• Its portfolio includes high-profile European companies such as Aiven, DeepL, Klarna, Pipedrive, Stripe, and Supercell.
• For the first time, its 2025 edition features a quote from the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, saying that she wants “the future of AI to be made in Europe”