Good news from around Europe
Finland’s Filtrabit secures €2 million funding commitment to tackle particulate pollution in heavy industry Oulu-based CleanTech company Filtrabit has secured a €2 million funding commitment from Ajanta Innovations 2 Ky for its coming financing round. The Finnish startup plans to use the capital to expand the deployment of its modular
Ukrainian AI app studio Reface secures €15.2 million in non-dilutive user acquisition funding Kyiv-based Reface, a startup that develops AI tools to empower content creation, has secured €15.2 million ($18 million) in non-dilutive user acquisition funding from Singapore’s PvX Partners. PvX Partners is a financial services and data intelligence platform
NVIDIA is acquiring the assets of startup Groq for approximately $20B. The deal could be the largest in the company’s history NVIDIA is acquiring the assets of high-performance AI chip developer Groq for $20 billion. This is the largest deal in the company’s history, surpassing the purchase of Mellanox in
Alphabet, OpenAI, and NVIDIA. What were the biggest AI deals in 2025? In 2025, investments in artificial intelligence entered a more complex phase: after several years of rapid growth, the market became more selective and investors more cautious. Despite this, US stock indices set new records: the S&P 500 rose
Netflix and Warner Bros., Kyivstar and Uklon: What were the most high-profile deals in 2025? Despite the difficult geopolitical and economic conditions in the world, 2025 became a year of a new wave of mega-deals after a relative decline in previous years. Thus, the global volume of M&A deals for
Ukrainian company Reface raises $18M from PvX Partners. The goal of the funding is to attract new users Ukrainian company Reface has raised $18 million. The round was led by PvX Partners. “We have received more fuel to move faster. More users. More training. More movement. Many thanks to the
How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/how-reality-crushed-ynsect-the-french-startup-that-had-raised-over-600m-for-insect-farming/
As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help We’ve compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/as-people-look-for-ways-to-make-new-friends-here-are-the-apps-promising-to-help/
What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in VCs share their thoughts on what next year could bring to the market. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/whats-ahead-for-startups-and-vcs-in-2026-investors-weigh-in/
Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns A classic hardware startup, Naware set out with a problem — kill weeds without chemicals — and relentlessly tinkered until they found a solution. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/nawares-chemical-free-weed-killer-tech-could-change-how-we-treat-lawns/