Month: January 2025

10 Bulgarian early-stage startups leading innovation in 2025 Bulgaria, this Southeast European country, is emerging as a significant player in the European innovation landscape. With its strategic position between Europe and Asia, a competitive cost structure, and a skilled workforce, the country has become an attractive destination for startups and

Nomupay raises €35.9 million to expand unified payments access in Asia market Nomupay, a Dublin-based fintech startup, has announced today the completion of a third investment round of €35.9 million, bolstering the firm’s ambition to open up the “notoriously complex” Asian market to international acquirers, merchants, Payment Service Providers (PSPs)

Cybersecurity startup SignPath secures €5 million from TIN Capital to strengthen software supply chains SignPath, a Vienna-based startup furthering software supply chain security through automated code-signing solutions, has secured €5 million in Series A funding from TIN Capital, a cybersecurity investor based in the Netherlands. “This investment is a significant

Getty Images has agreed to acquire its competitor Shutterstock. The combined company can be worth $3.7 billion The deal should result in a combined company worth about $3.7 billion, including debt financing, Bloomberg reports. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/08/getty-images-has-agreed-to-acquire-its-competitor-shutterstock/

BlaBlaCar acquires Obilet, a Turkish bus transportation service The French company BlaBlaCar, the world leader in shared travel, has completed the acquisition of Obilet, a leading Turkish bus transportation service. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/08/blablacar-acquires-obilet/

Finnish Superhero Capital launches €50M fund, expanding deeper into the Baltics with new partners The first investments from the fund include CyberUpgrade, a cybersecurity startup from Lithuania, and Behavix, an AI company that analyzes online behavior. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/01/08/superhero-capital-launches-eur50m-fund/

Revolut targets wealthy clients with move into private banking Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-private-banking-news/

14 predictions for French tech in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/14-predictions-french-tech-2025/

The tech events Sifted will be attending in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tech-events-2025/

We talked to the guy who was stuck in a Waymo robotaxi on a dizzying loop A month ago, a video circulated around social media of a Waymo robotaxi stuck in a roundabout loop – an isolated incident with no passengers in the vehicle, according to Waymo. Apparently, it wasn’t