Top Tech Startups in Western Europe in 2027

University College Dublin is one of Europe's leading research-intensive universities. At UCD undergraduate education, master's and PhD training, research, innovation and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity. Today UCD is Ireland's largest and most diverse university with over 30,000 students, drawn from approximately 124 countries. It actively promotes university life as a journey of intellectual and personal discovery through its highly innovative and flexible UCD Horizons undergraduate curriculum and is the most popular destination for Irish school-leavers. UCD is Ireland’s leader in graduate education with approximately 7,000 graduate students, and almost 2,000 PhD students. Over 50% of UCD undergraduates progress to graduate studies.

Nova helps Fortune 500s and the Global 2,000 minimize SAP complexities by supercharging productivity to reduce consulting hours, drive faster transformations with lower risk, and Clean Core compliance that reduces TCO. Our strength lies in bridging two worlds: the rapidly evolving field of AI and the mission-critical reality of enterprise systems. This combination enables us to deliver revolutionary software solutions. Nova Intelligence is backed by SAP’s venture arm and leading Silicon Valley venture firms, including Accel and Conviction. Built by successful repeat entrepreneurs, AI researcher from Google DeepMind & Meta AI, the co-inventor of SAP HANA & CTO of Accenture SAP Business group, and a former Fortune 25 CIO.

PHOS is the world’s first Personal Health Operating System. AI powered health intelligence that turns fragmented data into clear actionable insights. Bringing together your physical, mental, emotional and lifestyle data into a unified system, so you can understand what matters and take meaningful action for your wellbeing.

FairwAI is building real-time accountability infrastructure to detect bias in the moments that matter most. We’re solving one of the toughest challenges in tech: how to make fairness not just a principle but a system. From healthcare and hiring to hospitality and housing, bias shows up when people are most vulnerable. FairwAI turns those moments into measurable, actionable data—using AI, computer vision, and behavioral science to flag risks and enable institutional change before harm happens. We’re not a DEI tool. We’re compliance infrastructure for a new era—where safety, dignity, and fairness are non-negotiable. Our team includes engineers, policy thinkers, civil rights advocates, and public interest technologists from MIT, Harvard, Stanford, The UN, and beyond. We’re launching high-impact projects and building the backbone of ethical AI adoption across sectors. For interns & fellows, this is not a coffee-run experience. You’ll co-design tools, analyze live scenarios, and help shape the future of bias detection and remediation. Your work will be mentored, respected, and turned into real-world impact. If you care about fairness, ethics, and building tools that actually change lives—FairwAI is where your skills meet purpose. Join us. Let’s build the infrastructure fairness deserves.