Day: July 17, 2025

Hamburg Innovation and Devt Bank invests in Universal Quantum–TUHH alliance to advance next-gen quantum systems  Universal Quantum Deutschland (UQ) today announced a strategic partnership with the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), backed by a multi-million Euro support package from the Hamburg Innovation and Development Bank. Universal Quantum Deutschland GmbH is

Geneva sets standards for trust in the age of AI Geneva is not cheap, but it is a city that radiates sophistication, beauty and with a huge United Nations presence, is one of the most diverse cities on the planet. When the sun is shining and the city’s lake glitters like

Wagestream acquires pension technology provider Zippen The market leader in workplace finance and wellbeing, Wagestream, has announced the acquisition of pensions technology company Zippen, furthering its mission to enhance financial wellbeing for all workers and reinforcing the growing role of employers as essential providers of financial services in the workplace.

Kiku raises €4M seed round to redefine frontline hiring with AI The AI-powered recruitment platform Kiku has raised €4 million in seed funding. The new funding, which came just four months after closing the angel round, will be used to accelerate product development, expand the team, launch in key European

Altura acquires Tendara to accelerate European expansion in bid management Dutch AI-driven bid management startup Altura has acquired Berlin-based Tendara, opening up new opportunities to expand its presence in Germany and assist companies in entering the country’s €500 billion public procurement market — the largest in Europe. Founded in 2024,

Bulgarian FinTech platform Paypercut lands €2 million to build a multi-provider BNPL hub Paypercut, a Sofia-based FinTech that lets small and mid-sized merchants offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) through a single integration, has raised €2 million in pre-Seed funding – among the region’s largest pre-Seed rounds for a payments-focused

Berlin-based ALVA Energie raises over €5 million to scale decentralised energy solutions German energy startup ALVA Energie has successfully concluded its first funding round of over €5 million to scale decentralised energy solutions and its vertically integrated 360° business model. Investors include Triodos Bank, Württembergische Energie GmbH, Brandenburg Kapital GmbH,

Estonian DeepTech startup Jälle Technologies raises €2 million to combat the “tidal wave of dead batteries” Tallinn-based Jälle Technologies has secured a €2 million pre-Seed round to advance its mission of recovering value from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and converting typically discarded graphite waste into high-value, next-generation carbon-based materials. The round

Spanish startup Internxt raises €3.3 million to become the “ethical alternative” to Big Tech Internxt, a Valencia-based tech company specialising in digital privacy, has closed a new €3.3 million funding round to provide a suite of products including encrypted cloud storage, antivirus, VPN, and soon, private email and video call

Danish startup Kiku raises €4 million to tackle the most overlooked hiring challenge with AI Copenhagen-based Kiku, an AI-powered recruitment platform purpose-built for high-volume, frontline hiring, today announced €4 million in Seed funding to build the AI infrastructure for one of the most overlooked challenges in HR: hiring at scale