Month: July 2025

Rebuilding through innovation: Ukraine’s tech transformation Ukraine’s tech sector continues to outperform expectations. In 2024, the country climbed to 46th place in global startup ecosystem rankings (up from 50th in 2022) and now ranks 2nd in Central and Eastern Europe. One of the most significant developments has been the rapid

Dentaltech startup 32Co launches Aerox sleep centres to tackle UK sleep disorder crisis London-based healthtech company 32Co today announced plans to launch a nationwide network of sleep centres this summer to treat patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and problematic snoring, granting patients access to previously scarce

Invest Europe: European private capital hits €1.25T in 2024, growing 2.6x over the decade Invest Europe today published Positioned for the Challenge: Capital Under Management & Dry Powder 2024, the most comprehensive analysis of the European private equity industry’s growth in assets over the past decade, as well as available

Coches.net, InfoJobs and Milanuncios to join EQT’s growing Southern Europe portfolio EQT, a global investment organisation, has announced that its EQT X fund will acquire the Spanish operations of online classifieds group Adevinta. The deal, made with Aurelia Netherlands TargetCo B.V., marks a major carve-out of some of Spain’s most

SALESmanago acquires fellow Polish scale-up Thulium to become the pioneering customer engagement platform SALESmanago, a Krakow-based Customer Engagement Platform with more than 2,000 clients, announced its acquisition of Thulium, an omnichannel, AI-powered eCommerce-focused customer service solution also based in Krakow. With its innovation hub in Poland and operations in the

Scottish startup Nuuri raises €316k to launch “right move for nurseries” to transform UK nursery sector Nuuri, an Edinburgh-based startup developing the UK’s first search and enrolment platform for parents looking for nurseries, has raised €316k in pre-Seed funding to accelerate product development and improve the parent journey. The oversubscribed

Swiss startup Reshape Systems raises €856k to boost trustworthy AI-powered risk analysis for complex systems Lausanne-based Reshape Systems SA, a spin-off from the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), has announced the closing of an oversubscribed €856k pre-Seed funding round to address the most pressing challenges in risk analysis. The

Everyone on board: 10 promising European startups navigating the future of travel Fuelled by innovation in AI, sustainability, digital platforms, and consumer experience, Europe’s travel tech ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly! From personalised planning tools and smart booking engines to immersive experiences and integrated payments, startups across the continent are

Almost $10 billion: how YouTube’s advertising revenue grew in 2025 In the second quarter of 2025, YouTube’s advertising revenues grew by 13% year-on-year to $9.8 billion. This is stated in the Alphabet report. At the same time, TechChurch notes that the service continues to strengthen its position in the streaming

Finnish startup Hamina Wireless raises seed funding led by Inventure to scale wireless network design tools Hamina Wireless, a Helsinki-based company which develops software tools for designing wireless networks, including support for Wi-Fi 6E and CBRS, has raised a seed funding round led by Inventure, with participation from Superhero Capital