Good news from around Europe
Einride to go public in US via SPAC, valuing it at $1.8BN Swedish autonomous truck startup Einride is to go public in the US via a SPAC, valuing it at $1.8bn. Einride plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), a vehicle
Paage scores $2.2M to build the AI cockpit for social commerce Paris-based AI platform Paage has raised $2.2 million in seed funding led by Aglaé Ventures, Kima Ventures, and Cassius, with participation from angel investors including Alexandre Eruimy (former CEO of PrestaShop), Felix Malfait (co-founder of Twenty), Darren Lachtman (Goldenset
DataCamp acquires Optima to power the next-gen AI learning engine DataCamp, a Belgium-founded online learning platform, has acquired Dubai-based Optima, an AI-native platform for building data and AI skills. As AI adoption accelerates, companies must continually upskill their teams. DataCamp helps individuals and organisations build capabilities in data science, analytics,
Locai Labs launches the UK’s first foundational LLM to rival GPT-5 and Claude Locai Labs today launches Locai, a general AI assistant powered by Locai L1-Large, the UK’s first foundational large language model (LLM), marking a watershed moment for British technology and the nation’s role in the global AI race.
Zaiffer launches with €2M backing from Zama and PyratzLabs to bring confidentiality to DeFi Today, open source cryptography company Zama and Web3 venture builder PyratzLabs announced a €2 million investment and the creation of Zaiffer. This joint venture is dedicated to building the future of confidential, compliant, and composable decentralised
The UK’s Scripta Therapeutics raises over €10 million to “flip the script” on drug discovery Oxford BioTech startup Scripta Therapeutics emerges from stealth today by announcing a €10.3 million ($12 million) Seed round to upend conventional approaches to drug discovery. The round is led jointly by Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE)
Finnish indie studio Yrdvaab receives €130k backing to continue work on space strategy title Ephemeris Yrdvaab Ltd, an indie game studio based in Oulu, has secured over €130k in new funding from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Northern Ostrobothnia to continue the development of its
Meet the winning startups of the EU’s Innovation Radar Prize 2025 The European Commission has just awarded prizes to four European startups and SMEs which are bringing to market promising innovations developed with EU research and innovation funding. The awards were announced at the Innovation Radar Prize ceremony, attended by
Startup Festival Malta 2025: Celebrating entrepreneurship and five years of impact (Sponsored) The 5th Edition of the Startup Festival Malta wrapped up last month, once again highlighting the innovation, creativity, and resilience of Malta’s startup community. To celebrate this anniversary, a full week of activities took place. The main event,
B2B sales lose 65% of time to admin – Sweden’s Spiich Labs raises €600k to automate it Stockholm’s Spiich Labs, a startup developing an agent-first AI assistant, today announced a €600k pre-Seed funding round to eliminate 8+ hours of weekly administrative work. The round was led by Ampli Ventures, with