Good news from around Europe
Britain’s startup scene: Women founders, Birmingham & Manchester, AI-washing UK-based venture capital firm Fuel Ventures has released a decade-long retrospective on the 30,000 pitch decks it has received since its launch in 2014. The report noted a 45 percent increase in female founders pitching over the last ten years, with
Leonardo partners with London-based Faculty AI to advance defencetech UK defence and aerospace giant Leonardo has announced the first partnership under its newly launched SME Collaboration Partner Programme, teaming up with London-based Faculty AI to co-develop next-generation AI-powered defence technologies. The initiative marks a strategic push by Leonardo to harness
London-based VC Meridian Health Ventures announces the world’s first transatlantic HealthTech fund with €44 million VC fund Meridian Health Ventures – formerly KHP Ventures – has announced the launch of a new transatlantic fund with total Limited Partner commitments of approximately €44.7 million. The fund aims to provide HealthTech superscalers
Amsterdam-based AI startup Lleverage raises €3 million for “vibe automation” processes Lleverage, a Dutch AI platform that enables companies to automate processes without the need for developers, has raised a €3 million funding round from tech investor Peak to accelerate the development of its platform. The platform secured a €2
German PropTech startup SCALARA raises €3 million for digital solutions in the property market Brühl-based SCALARA, a software platform for digital property management, announced the successful conclusion of a €3 million financing round in order to expand the platform and its current offering. The investment comes from BfW Bank –
Swedish GreenTech startup Lignin Industries fuels the ‘Renol-ution’ with €3.9 million to fight fossil plastics Knivsta-based GreenTech company Lignin Industries AB has raised €3.9 million in a fresh funding round aimed at accelerating the commercialisation and scale-up of its bio-based thermoplastics Renol. The round was led by the Carrick family—also
“Insurance services are at a pivotal moment”: Amsterdam-based MarvelX raises €5.4 million for AI platform MarvelX, a Dutch InsurTech startup focused on building the operational backbone for the financial industry with a focus on insurance, announced today the closing of their €5.4 million funding round and the launch of ClaimOS
Total investment volume grew by 143% across CEE in Q1 2025 – Colliers report The first quarter of 2025 marked a continued rebound for the commercial real estate sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/05/13/colliers-report/
Google has updated its “G” logo for the first time in nearly a decade The updated design features a gradient of red, yellow, green, and blue. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/05/13/google-has-updated-its-g-logo/
Perplexity might raise $500M in a new funding round. This will increase its valuation to $14B Accel and Nvidia are among the investors. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/05/13/perplexity-might-raise-500m-in-a-new-funding-round/