Good news from around Europe
Finland startup Fiberdom secures €3.5M investment to scale plastic-free material innovation Fiberdom specializing in the development of plastic-free, recyclable, and home-compostable alternatives derived from wood fibers. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/01/fiberdom-secures-eur35m/
Ukrainian syndicate TOLOKA invests $1.7M in Portoro, an American rental search startup As part of the agreement, TOLOKA received not only “favorable financial terms,” but also an observer seat on Portoro’s board of directors. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/01/toloka-invests-17m-in-portoro/
OpenAI announces $40B funding and makes ChatGPT image generator available to all The company’s valuation grew to $300 billion. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/01/openai-announces-40b-funding/
Top 10 CEE deals in March 2025: a monthly overview of trends in the ecosystem AIN summarizes the top deals of the month and highlights trends observed within the CEE ecosystem in our monthly report below. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/01/top-10-cee-deals-in-march-2025/
The first-ever flight around the Earth in polar orbit. SpaceX sends Fram2 crew into space on an untraversed trajectory During the mission, a crew of four private astronauts will carry out 22 scientific experiments. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/01/spacex-polar-orbit-fram2-mission/
Europe gets a rocket boost but were still 10 years behind SpaceX Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-rocket-launch-behind-spacex/
England captain Harry Kane backs ticketing startup Seat Unique Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/harry-kane-backs-seat-unique/
Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-startups-making-the-most-revenue-with-the-smallest-teams/
Meet the UK and Irelands fastest-growing fintechs by revenue Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-fastest-growing-fintechs-2025/
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs poaches talent from embattled AI rivals Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isomorphic-labs-poaches-talent-ai-startups/