Good news from around Europe
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta’s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from employees inside his own company. “Probably depends on
These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments The white cane for the 21st century. While many tech companies have increasingly worked to make technology more accessible for the blind and visually impaired, canes haven’t benefited much from these advances. London-born WeWalk takes a more traditional approach
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Bench customers are now being forced to hand over their data or risk losing it, they say After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench customers are now learning they can’t easily just take their financial data and leave.
European startups drive CES 2025 success with B2B smart tech While the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is renowned for showcasing the latest consumer electronics, as its name suggests, it is also a crucial exhibition and networking space for software and hardware technology companies to connect with businesses. Many of these
Female-led medtech Mulder secures €597k to develop medical device traceability Mulder, a female-led and minority-owned medtech SaaS startup based in London, has secured €597k in a rolling pre-seed round led by SFC Capital to further its blockchain technology. This funding round also included support from Innovate UK via a SMART
VC Smartfin closes €250 million growth fund to accelerate Europe’s B2B tech innovations Brussels-based growth equity investor Smartfin has successfully closed its third growth fund, reaching its €250 million target, highlighting its role as a player in Europe’s B2B technology ecosystem. This marks the firm’s fifth fund since its founding
FuelFWD secures €1 million seed investment to drive renewable fuels efficiency FuelFWD, a Rotterdam-based startup specialising in digital solutions for the renewable fuels market, has raised a €1 million seed investment round led by Value Factory Ventures, alongside renewed support from Docklab Ventures and the Port of Rotterdam. This funding
Quantum leap: AQLAS scores €2.5 million from EIC grant for Laser Innovation AQLAS, a consortium spearheaded by Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), has secured €2.5 million from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Transition programme to develop quantum computing innovation. The funding will be channelled into developing a cutting-edge,
Dataships secures €6.8 million to turn data compliance into an eCommerce growth engine Dataships, a Dublin-based startup specialising in data privacy software and services, has successfully raised €6.8 million in a Series A funding round to automate compliance for the eCommerce sector. This investment was led by Osage Ventures Partners,