Good news from around Europe
Cluely’s Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing Cluely’s Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go viral. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/cluelys-roy-lee-on-the-ragebait-strategy-for-startup-marketing/
NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift With Uplift, every subscription will contribute to neighborhood-level network expansion, while local hosts that are known as “AirNode operators” will earn a portion of network revenue by providing community coverage. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/nba-champion-tristan-thompson-and-world-mobile-launch-community-owned-network-uplift/
Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era Now again under Rose’s control, the new Digg is creating a place for people to socialize and connect online within communities, similar to Reddit, but it has different ideas about how such a platform should
YouTube announces ‘voluntary exit program’ for US staff YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/youtube-announces-voluntary-exit-program-for-us-staff/
Nvidia makes $1BN investment in Nokia Nvidia is making a $1bn equity investment in Finnish telecoms infrastructure firm Nokia, as the two firms undertake a strategic partnership centred on working together on leveraging AI into telecoms networks and data centre development. The deal will see the US chip giant acquire more than
Dott extends Series B funding to $150M to fuel e-bike expansion Amsterdam-based micro-mobility company Dott has raised an additional $70 million, extending its Series B funding round to over $150 million. The company has previously raised over $228 million including $85 million Series B funding in spring 2021. Since the merger
SalesPatriot lands $5M for defence procurement modernisation and European expansion SalesPatriot, a Polish-American startup building a procurement platform for defence and aerospace components, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The round was led by CRV, with participation from Pear VC, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid2, Uncorrelated Ventures, and strategic
Beyond death: how Lyfeguard is building a platform for everyday life — and life after In 2023, my nephew died back in Australia. As my parents were their only living relatives, they were forced to deal with his estate on the other side of Australia. This process took over 18
Grasp raises $7M Series A to fuel international expansion Stockholm-based Grasp, an AI startup automating investment banking and management consulting workflows with multi-agent systems, has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investor Yanno Capital. The round brings total funding to
30% lower IP costs drive Madrid-based iPNOTE’s €857k funding to scale its AI-powered legal platform iPNOTE, a Spanish-American LegalTech platform that streamlines intellectual property (IP) management, has raised €857k in a Seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI agent and deepen its presence across Europe and the UK,