{
  "id": 8253219,
  "title": "Cycloid plugs into European Commission’s €180 million sovereign cloud framework following Series A",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cycloid-plugs-into-european-commissions-180-million-sovereign-cloud",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/paris-based-cycloid-plugs-into-european-commissions-e180-million-sovereign-cloud-framework-following-series-a/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cycloid, a French company specializing in Internal Developer Portals and Platforms, has been chosen as the developer-facing portal for the European Commission's new sovereign cloud framework. The six-year, €180 million framework, announced on April 17, 2026, will provide EU institutions, bodies, and agencies with unified access to cloud services from four European providers. Cycloid's expansion follows its €5 million Series A funding round in February 2025, led by Reflexion Capital, with participation from five French angel investors, bringing the company's total funding to €8 million.",
  "summary": "Cycloid, a French Internal Developer Portal and Platform company, will be used by the European Commission (EC) as the developer-facing portal for its new sovereign cloud framework, giving up to 5,000 developers across the EC unified access to cloud services from four European providers. Announced on 17 April 2026, the six-year, €180 million framework gives […] The post Cycloid plugs into European…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "EU-Startups",
        "title": "UK FinTech startup Ryft secures €23 million to accelerate European expansion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uk-fintech-startup-ryft-secures-23-million-to-accelerate-european",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:21:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}