Month: February 2025

Czech ZAKA VC expands to North America — Q/A with Filip Orth, a Principal of the Silicon Valley office AIN asked Filip Orth about ZAKA’s main goals and plans in the region, as well his opinion on how the fund will help startups from the CEE region with international expansion.

Ukraine’s Frontline launches Burya robotic turret for Mk 19 grenade launcher. It allows firing from cover The company says it plans to combine the turret’s targeting system with data from reconnaissance UAVs to transmit coordinates to the target in live mode. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/04/frontline-launches-burya-turret/

Bulgarian Encorp.io announces merger with AMBITIONED The deal is aimed at establishing the merged companies as a leading provider of software solutions. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/04/encorpio-announces-merger-with-ambitioned/

Maksym Bakhmatov replaces Kateryna Hrechko as CEO of Techosystem: What led to this change? — Interview In an interview with AIN, Bakhmatov outlined his plans for 2025. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/02/04/maksym-bakhmatov-heads-techosystem/

Octopus Energy turns profit for second year running as its tech arm surges Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/octopus-energy-profit-kraken-2024/

Cherry Ventures raises $500m in new funds and asks founders to build Europes first trillion-dollar company Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/cherry-ventures-raises-500m/

Payment startups battled interest spikes and a funding drought. Can they bounce back in 2025? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/payments-state-of-play-analysis/

We don’t feature fast fashion brands: How Frances Vestiaire Collective plans to compete against Vinted Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vestiaire-collective-interview/

Hustle dies at 6pm: do French founders work hard enough? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hustle-dies-at-6pm-do-french-founders-work-hard-enough/

Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025 Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of that journey was AI overviews, a controversial and monumental shift in how