Good news from around Europe
Ukrainian defense tech Aeromotors secures €467,500 investment to expand drone motor production in the EU Aeromotors, a Ukrainian manufacturer of drone motors, has raised €467,500 (SEK 5.1 million) from Swedishi Investment company Front Ventures. The funds will support Aeromotors in expanding its factory to expand production capacity and establish new
Austrian Digicust raises €2.3M to expand AI-driven customs automation across Europe Digicust, the Austrian AI startup modernizing how customs processes are managed across international supply chains, has closed a €2.3 million pre-Series A round. The round was backed by Jet Investment and Look AI Ventures, and will help accelerate product
Lovable raises $330m at $6.6bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-raises-330m-at-6-6bn-valuation
NATO Innovation Fund chair Fiona Murray: ‘The threat from Russia is extremely real’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nato-innovation-fund-fiona-murray-podcast
From experiment to infrastructure: what’s next for AI? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whats-next-for-ai-brnd
Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/yann-lecun-ami-labs-3bn-valuation
Fuse Energy raises $70m backed by Balderton and Lowercarbon Capital Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fuse-energy-70m-balderton-lowercarbon-capital
TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of US business to American investor group The deal closes a long-running drama in which U.S. authorities have sought to compel ByteDance to divest. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/tiktok-agrees-to-deal-to-cede-control-of-u-s-business-to-american-investor-group/
Apple becomes a debt collector with its new developer agreement Apple says it can now collect any money a developer owes the tech giant at any time. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/apple-becomes-a-debt-collector-with-its-new-developer-agreement/
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/instacart-to-pay-60m-to-settle-ftc-claims-it-deceived-consumers/