Year: 2025

Cavela lands $6.6M to help brands beat pre-tariff manufacturing costs

Cavela lands $6.6M to help brands beat pre-tariff manufacturing costs The startup claims that its AI agents can reduce the cost of product manufacturing by an average of 35%. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/cavela-lands-6-6m-to-help-brands-beat-pre-tariff-manufacturing-costs/

Why expense infrastructure is becoming core tech for modern companies [Sponsored]

Why expense infrastructure is becoming core tech for modern companies [Sponsored] For years, expense management sat in the administrative shadows – a necessary, vital but rather unremarkable process centred on receipts, reimbursements, and end-of-month corrections and scrambling. That model no longer fits the way modern companies operate. As European businesses

AI customer support agent startup GetVocal raises $26M

AI customer support agent startup GetVocal raises $26M A Paris-headquartered startup which develops AI agents for businesses to use in customer support has raised $26m and says it’s working with big-name brands such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom. The Series A funding round in GetVocal was led by Creandum, the Nordic VC

Condukt emerges from stealth with $10M to power next-generation compliance

Condukt emerges from stealth with $10M to power next-generation compliance London-based Condukt, a next-generation compliance platform for financial services, has raised $10 million in seed funding and emerged from stealth. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and MMC Ventures, with participation from Cocoa Ventures. Founded in May 2023,

Inside Soft2Bet’s new era of intelligent, entertainment-led iGaming [Sponsored]

Inside Soft2Bet’s new era of intelligent, entertainment-led iGaming [Sponsored] The iGaming industry is undergoing a major shift — moving beyond bonuses and basic gameplay into a new era of meta-gaming, hyper-personalisation, and entertainment-driven user experiences. Yoel Zuckerberg is the Chief Product Officer at Soft2Bet, a company which has been reshaping the

Modernising middleware and B2B integration with assurance [Sponsored]

Modernising middleware and B2B integration with assurance [Sponsored] Modernising enterprise middleware is no longer optional; it is the essential foundation for cost efficiency and AI-readiness. Organisations run hybrid estates of IBM MQ, Kafka, and other brokers, creating fragmentation that masks deep operational inefficiency and financial loss. Traditional reliability conceals waste,

European startups helping reduce the risk of outages like today’s Cloudflare disruption

European startups helping reduce the risk of outages like today’s Cloudflare disruption The internet experienced significant disruption today after a major outage at Cloudflare, one of the most widely used infrastructure providers globally. Critical services including Spotify, X, ChatGPT, Visa, Vodafone, Microsoft Teams and key UK retailers were affected for

Backed with €22 million, French startup GetVocal expands its hybrid AI built for the 5% that actually works

Backed with €22 million, French startup GetVocal expands its hybrid AI built for the 5% that actually works Paris-based GetVocal, an AI company developing hybrid human-AI agents for enterprise customer experience, raised €22 million ($26 million) in Series A to expand across Europe, continue growing their team, and keep strengthening

With fraud losses climbing, BGF backs Romania’s TMT ID with €34 million as it eyes expansion

With fraud losses climbing, BGF backs Romania’s TMT ID with €34 million as it eyes expansion Ploiești-based TMT ID, a mobile data and identity intelligence company, has secured a €34 million (£30 million) investment from growth capital investor BGF, to support its expansion and help global firms combat cybercrime, prevent

As modern battlefield needs evolve, Keen Venture Partners raises Europe’s largest dedicated DefenceTech fund

As modern battlefield needs evolve, Keen Venture Partners raises Europe’s largest dedicated DefenceTech fund Today, Amsterdam-based Keen Venture Partners announces that it has completed the first close of its European defence and security technology fund – raising more than €150 million to become the largest DefenceTech venture capital fund in