Day: March 14, 2025

SoftBank-backed Vivid Money axes retail banking as standalone offering to focus on business banking SoftBank-backed German challenger bank Vivid Money is switching its focus to business banking with a report in German media saying it is winding down its retail banking business altogether. The Berlin-based challenger bank, valued at €750

Alloyed raises £37M for additive manufacturing in aerospace and electronics Oxford University spinout company Alloyed, a developer and manufacturer of advanced metallic components for aerospace and electronics, has raised £37 million Series B funding. The company is focused on automated design and manufacturing through additive manufacturing, or industrial-scale 3D printing, which

The state of productivity in 2025: Improving how you work with AI [Sponsored] Productivity can seem like an elusive goal at work, but actually, it’s a measurable equation of input (time and labor) compared to output (goods or services produced). And, by many accounts, global productivity has skyrocketed over the

Lithuania: A hotspot for innovation and tech growth Lithuania’s tech ecosystem is one of the fastest-growing in Central and Eastern Europe, driven by innovation, strong government support, and a dynamic startup culture. According to the Tech.eu 2024 Annual report, Lithuanian tech companies raised nearly €600 million in 2024, with major

Vento launches €75M Fund to boost Italy’s underserved tech ecosystem Italian private early-stage venture capital firm Vento has launched its second fund — committing €75 million over the next five years to find the boldest Italian startup founders globally.   The fund is the flagship investment vehicle from the organisers of

AI startup Merx raises €1.1 million to connect brands with consumers via WhatsApp Merx, a London-based startup building the “world’s first” AI-powered conversational platform to connect brands with consumers via WhatsApp, has today announced a €1.1 million pre-Seed funding round. The round was led by VentureFriends, the European early-stage VC

Zero Point Motion emerges from stealth with €4.7 million in order to transform motion sensing Bristol-based sensor technology startup, Zero Point Motion has successfully closed a €4.7 million pre-Series A funding round to transform positioning and navigation in Defense, AgriTech, autonomous vehicles, consumer electronics and industrial logistics. They are backed

First line of defence: Blackwall raises €45 million to protect SMBs and rebrand Tallinn-based Blackwall, an AI-enabled security and web infrastructure company, today announced that it has raised a €45 million Series B round, rebranding from their previous name BotGuard. Led by Dawn Capital, with participation from existing investors MMC,

VC Fund Vento launches €75 million Fund II to back the “boldest” Italian founders Turin-based Vento, a private early stage venture capital fund, announced today the launch of its second fund – committing €75 million over the next five years to find the “boldest” Italian startup founders globally. The fund

TastyUrban raises €6.5 million to create the largest digital-first restaurant franchise Berlin-based TastyUrban, an asset-light digital-first restaurant franchise, has raised €6.5 million in funding to roll out additional brands, with an international expansion planned. The lead investor was IBB Ventures, with participation from Fulcrum, Monte Carlo Capital and existing investors