Year: 2025

Google launches its AI vibe-coding app Opal in 15 more countries The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/google-launches-its-ai-vibe-coding-app-opal-in-15-more-countries/

How Otter.ai’s CEO is pushing the company to be more than just a meeting scribe Otter is launching a suite of enterprise tools to help companies use its tech to create a central knowledge base. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/how-otter-ais-ceo-is-pushing-the-company-to-be-more-than-just-a-meeting-scribe/

Owlstone Medical wins up to $49.1M ARPA-H award to pioneer breath-based cancer detection UK medtech Owlstone Medical has won an award of up to $49.1 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the Platform Optimising SynBio for Early Intervention and Detection in Oncology (POSEIDON https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/poseidon program. 

Sylvia Health takes on a global women’s health crisis Pelvic organ prolapse is a common but often stigmatised condition in which one or more of the organs in the female pelvis descend into, or out of, the vagina. It can cause pain, discomfort, and significant emotional distress, disrupting women’s ability

FBI cyber threat adviser Filigran raises $58M French cybersecurity startup Filigran, whose clients include the FBI and the European Commission, has raised $58m in a funding round, meaning it has now raised over $100m since its inception three years ago. The Series C funding round was led by French investment

Bologna Gathering showcases Italy’s rising innovation momentum Last month, I attended The Bologna Gathering, a curated event bringing 300 selected innovation leaders to Italy. Bologna is a city in Northern Italy and the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region.  The event represents an increased effort to host tech events beyond capital

September 2025’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about In September 2025, European tech companies raised €8.4 billion, up 163 per cent from August’s €3.2 billion and roughly double September 2024’s €4.2 billion. Deal activity also increased, with 367 transactions, a 94 per cent jump from August

TRIBBU takes the wheel: €2 million boost for Spanish startup to end the lonely commute and tackle carbon emissions Madrid-based carpooling platform TRIBBU, formerly known as Hoop Carpool, has raised over €2 million in a fresh funding round to transform daily commutes in Spain through efficient, sustainable, and community-powered mobility.

London’s VC-backed Agio Ratings lands €5 million to support banks entering the crypto market Agio Ratings, a British source of risk insights in digital assets, has closed a €5 million funding round to expand its research and engineering teams, broadening the scope of its risk ratings and supporting banks as

Spanish ClimateTech startup Clevergy raises €3.2 million to scale its smart energy platform across Europe Madrid-based ClimateTech startup Clevergy has raised €3.2 million to accelerate its international expansion after tripling its growth last year. The round was co-led by Racine² (managed by Serena and Makesense) and Axon Partners Group, with