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Switzerland’s Genolier Innovation Hub aims to solve the 17‑year lab‑to‑bedside healthtech lag In Switzerland’s picturesque “Health Valley,” nestled just 15 minutes from Geneva Airport and overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, a new kind of medical innovation ecosystem is taking shape. The Genolier Innovation Hub, opened in 2024, aims to bridge
Bling acquires German teen banking app Finstep A German family money management app founded by a “fintech wunderkind” has acquired a German financial learning app for teenagers and adults. Berlin-based Bling, founded in 2021, is an app designed to help parents carry out financial planning for their children. It provides educational,
CACEIS invests in Kriptown to launch tokenised SMEs exchange CACEIS has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Kriptown, the French fintech specialising in asset tokenisation. This investment coincides with the upcoming launch of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange), its subsidiary, a European tokenised exchange dedicated to SMEs and mid-cap
European tech weekly recap: More than 50 tech funding deals worth over €967M Last week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €967 million, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Click to read the rest of the news. Powered by WPeMatico
Estonian clean energy provider Sunly secures near €85 million to build four solar parks across Latvia Tallinn-based Sunly, a renewable electricity provider, announced they received almost €85 million in international financing to build four solar parks in Latvia with a total capacity of 329 megawatts (MW) – reportedly enough to
Paris-based Mistral AI eyes $1 billion raise at $10 billion valuation to lead Europe’s AI independence charge According to media reports, French AI startup Mistral AI, the fast-growing European AI innovator, is preparing to raise an additional $1 billion (€863 million) in funding, targeting a valuation of $10 billion (€8.6
Italian InsurTech platform Prima Assicurazioni joins Axa Group, as global insurer takes 51% stake Milan’s InsurTech company Prima Assicurazioni announces that the Axa Group – a leader in the insurance sector, with 154,000 employees and 95 million customers across 50 countries – has signed an agreement to acquire 51% of the
Lisbon-based Bling Energy secures €15 million to accelerate the energy transition in Portugal Bling Energy, a Portuguese startup focused on the energy transition, has secured an initial investment of €15 million from BlueCrow Capital. This funding will support the company in expanding its subscription service to an additional 3,000 residential
Please hold, your upgrade is coming: 10 promising European startups focused on hospitality Hospitality is built around people. It covers everything from restaurants and hotels to guesthouses and campsites, focusing on how visitors are welcomed, served, and looked after. It is a day-to-day, operational sector that relies heavily on timing,
A $10 billion contract: Palantir to supply US Army with software and data processing services US technology company Palantir has signed a contract with the US Army worth up to $10 billion. The agreement is for 10 years and is aimed at meeting the growing military needs for software and