Year: 2025

Czech retail-tech startup Buylo raises €640K from Purple Ventures to boost international expansion Buylo, a Czech startup which offers advanced RFID solutions for modern retail, has secured €640,000 investment from Purple Ventures. Buylo’s goal is to prove that brick-and-mortar stores can be just as efficient as online ones. The company

Tallinn fintech startup Creem raises €1.8M to build financial infrastructure for AI-first businesses Creem, a Tallinn-based fintech startup building financial infrastructure for AI-first businesses, has secured €1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Practica Capital, alongside Antler and several angel investors. The company shared the news with AIN

Bunq challenges €2.6m fine for “serious deficiencies” in anti-money laundering controls Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bunq-fine/

Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bitpanda-london-ipo/

N26 set to appoint interim CEO after management shakeup, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/n26-interim-ceo/

Graphcore cofounder exits company one year on from SoftBank acquisition Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/graphcore-cofounder-exits-company-one-year-on-from-softbank-acquisition/

Europe’s neobanks: Still a boys’ club? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-neobanks-boys-club/

SpaceX notches major wins during tenth Starship test SpaceX notched some new wins with the tenth Starship test flight. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/spacex-notches-major-wins-during-tenth-starship-test/

Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say The startup, now valued at $750 million, is one of three that recently raised funding to use AI agents for helping healthcare practices answer patient calls. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/assort-health-nabs-50m-to-automate-patient-phone-calls-sources-say/

Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program as AI and data infrastructure take center stage. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/verily-is-closing-its-medical-device-program-as-alphabet-shifts-more-resources-to-ai/