Day: September 12, 2025

From Lovable to ElevenLabs: Antler study charts Europe’s fastest-ever unicorn boom

From Lovable to ElevenLabs: Antler study charts Europe’s fastest-ever unicorn boom A new report by Antler, published today reveals a new generation of ‘rocketship’ unicorns —  tech companies, like Lovable, Mistral and ElevenLabs, that were founded since 2020 and have already achieved billion-dollar valuations — have disproved the myth that

“European startups are asked to run a marathon with their shoelaces tied”

“European startups are asked to run a marathon with their shoelaces tied” For many European startups, the US is seen as the ultimate market to scale into. Since we often frame competitiveness in terms of Europe versus the US, I wanted to hear the perspective on the 28th Regime from

Beyond the hype cycle: Why retention and community will decide the winners in vibe coding

Beyond the hype cycle: Why retention and community will decide the winners in vibe coding Vibe coding is a relatively new term people are using to describe building software through natural language prompts instead of traditional programming. The term first entered commercial consciousness in a X post by OpenAI co-founder

Opper AI acquires FinetuneDB for AI model tuning

Opper AI acquires FinetuneDB for AI model tuning Opper AI, a UK-based startup focused on production-grade reliability for generative AI systems, has acquired FinetuneDB, a platform known for its streamlined approach to dataset curation and fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs). While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed,

Europe’s 10 biggest healthtech deals in H1 2025

Europe’s 10 biggest healthtech deals in H1 2025 Healthtech continued to demonstrate its strength in Europe in the first half of 2025, attracting €4 billion in funding, around 12 per cent of the €33.7 billion raised across all European tech sectors. Although healthtech accounted for just 237 deals out of

Finnish scale-up ONEiO raises €8 million to make manual IT integrations obsolete with IntegrationOps

Finnish scale-up ONEiO raises €8 million to make manual IT integrations obsolete with IntegrationOps Helsinki’s ONEiO, an automation-first platform innovating enterprise IT integrations, has raised €8 million in a growth round to support the development of IntegrationOps as a Service alongside key hires and expansion across the U.K. and DACH

Lithuanian startup MELP secures €1.25M investment to expand employee benefits platform in the UK

Lithuanian startup MELP secures €1.25M investment to expand employee benefits platform in the UK MELP, a Lithuanian company behind the employee well-being platform, has secured a new €1.25 million investment from Coinvest Capital and business angels. MELP will use funding to expand in the UK market and enhance its platform.

Perplexity has likely raised $200 million at a valuation of $20 billion

Perplexity has likely raised $200 million at a valuation of $20 billion American artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has raised $200 million in a new round of funding, valuing the company at $20 billion, according to The Information. Reuters notes that it has been unable to independently confirm this information, and

$1.5 million for Mriia. Google has invested in the Ukrainian educational ecosystem

$1.5 million for Mriia. Google has invested in the Ukrainian educational ecosystem Google has announced that it will provide $1.5 million in funding for the Mriia public education ecosystem. This was reported to AIN by own sources. Agreement details The funding will help with the large-scale implementation of Mriia in

Finnish platform ONEiO raises €8M to accelerate IntegrationOps and expand into UK and DACH regions

Finnish platform ONEiO raises €8M to accelerate IntegrationOps and expand into UK and DACH regions ONEiO, a Helsinki-based automation-first platform redefining enterprise IT integrations, has raised €8 million in a growth round. The round was led by Bocap, with renewed participation from existing investor Fairpoint Capital, Tech.eu reports. About ONEiO