Good news from around Europe
Czech Hedepy acquires Polish HearMe to expand corporate mental health services across Europe Hedepy, a Czech company witch offering comprehensive mental health services for both individuals and businesses, has acquired HearMe, a Polish platform focused on workplace mental health support. Hedepy plans to leverage its strong position to consolidate the
‘Huge work to do to become credible’: Tech groups question Reform party conference focus Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tech-groups-question-reform-party-conference-focus/
Mistral raising €1.3bn from Dutch chipmaking equipment supplier ASML Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/asml-leads-mistral-series-c/
Can Europe turn its early defence tech stars into global leaders? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/defence-tech-leaders-brnd/
Quantum Systems announces UK expansion Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-systems-uk-expansion/
DataCrunch secures €55m in bid to become Europe’s AI cloud giant Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/datacrunch-hyperscaler-55/
Nepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly Nepal has reversed its social media ban following nationwide “Gen Z” protests and public backlash. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/nepal-reverses-social-media-ban-as-protests-turn-deadly/
Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls CEO Evan Spiegel just announced the company is restructuring around small “startup squads” of 10 to 15 people to regain agility against larger competitors. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/snap-breaks-into-startup-squads-as-ad-revenue-stalls/
Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/intels-chief-executive-of-products-departs-among-other-leadership-changes/
Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed The 13-year-old company could be valued up to $6.5, with Lightspeed’s stake worth $1.1 billion. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/netskope-follows-rubrik-as-a-rare-cybersecurity-ipo-both-backed-lightspeed/