Year: 2025

Iconic raises $13M seed to build AI-native, voice-driven games on device

Iconic raises $13M seed to build AI-native, voice-driven games on device Iconic, an interactive entertainment and AI-native platform company, has raised $13 million in its seed round, co-led by venture capital funds Kindred and Northzone, with further investment from leading industry players.  The round also brings together a highly curated

Why Emmi AI spends €1,000 per person every month to bring its remote team together

Why Emmi AI spends €1,000 per person every month to bring its remote team together Emmi AI is an Austrian deep-tech company that builds AI-driven physics simulation technology to accelerate engineering processes in fields like Fluid Dynamics, Multiphysics, and Solid Mechanics. For a company doing this kind of work, how

Lean Operations for Fragmented Middleware: A New Model [Sponsored]

Lean Operations for Fragmented Middleware: A New Model [Sponsored] Most organisations do not wake up one morning and decide to overhaul how they manage messaging and streaming. The shift usually begins with something far less glamorous. A delayed release because a queue was not provisioned on time. A compliance reviewer

MD One Ventures and Randox launch security and biotech accelerator for national resilience

MD One Ventures and Randox launch security and biotech accelerator for national resilience Europe’s first National Security VC firm, MD One Ventures and Randox, a global diagnostics and healthcare company from the UK and Ireland, today announce the launch of Randox for Builders, a security and biotech incubator and accelerator.

Berlin-based Mirelo raises €35 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz

Berlin-based Mirelo raises €35 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz Mirelo, an audio company that lets anyone generate perfectly synchronized sound effects for videos, has just raised about €35 million ($41 million) in a seed round, co-led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from

Irish HealthTech startup Smile Genius raises €850k to modernise how clinics and labs work together

Irish HealthTech startup Smile Genius raises €850k to modernise how clinics and labs work together Smile Genius, the fast-growing dental-tech platform transforming clinic–lab workflows, today announced it has raised €850k to date, with fresh funding provided by Enterprise Ireland, Haatch (UK) and a network of angel investors. This milestone marks

London-based Iconic raises €11 million to build on-device AI platform for next-generation gaming

London-based Iconic raises €11 million to build on-device AI platform for next-generation gaming Iconic, a London-based interactive entertainment and AI-native platform company, has just raised €11 million ($13 million) in seed funding to develop its on-device AI technology for immersive gaming experiences. The round was co-led by venture capital firms

The autonomous legal department: A new era of legal intelligence

The autonomous legal department: A new era of legal intelligence For years, legal teams have worked under impossible pressure. They have been asked to move faster, handle more, and protect everything all at once. Templates, workflows, and automation helped for a while, but they only took us so far. Now,

QuantumDiamonds plans €152 million investment in quantum chip inspection facility in Munich

QuantumDiamonds plans €152 million investment in quantum chip inspection facility in Munich QuantumDiamonds (QD), a Munich-based quantum sensing company for semiconductor inspection, has unveiled plans to invest €152 million to build what it calls the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems.  The planned Munich facility is “expected

AI reviews without spoilers. Kindle has a new book summaries feature

AI reviews without spoilers. Kindle has a new book summaries feature Amazon has begun implementing a new AI-based feature in Kindle called Ask this Book, which helps readers understand the plot and characters without spoilers, Engadget reports. The feature is currently available to Kindle users on iOS in the US