Good news from around Europe
Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity The newspaper is alleging copyright infringement and calling out Perplexity’s Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) as a culprit. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/chicago-tribune-sues-perplexity/
Fronted lands $1M to modernise global hiring using AI Fronted, the Nordic startup building an AI-powered platform to simplify international hiring, has closed a $1 million pre-seed funding round led by Antler and Sondo Capital. Fronted is a global talent operating system that provides a unified platform for companies to
Nothing launches $5M “community investment round” Nothing, the UK-based smartphone disruptor, is launching a fresh “community investment round”, targeting a $5m raise. The crowdfunder will allow investors to buy shares at the same price as Nothing’s $1.3bn Series C valuation. Investors can invest via Crowdcube and Wefunder in the fundraiser, with
UN Development Program and Wazoku invite startups to pioneer new tech for underwater mine detection The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a global innovation challenge to identify bold, practical solutions that can help crisis-affected communities recover and rebuild from scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs around the world. Partnering with
From heat waste to heat source: Power Mining launches shipping-container data centres for city heating Personal Bitcoin mining device manufacturer Power Mining has developed a portable data centre that will heat towns using residual heat from Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin mining consumes a significant amount of electricity globally eliciting significant greenhouse
Spotlite closes €3.5M for satellite infrastructure monitoring Portuguese Spotlite has closed a €3.5 million seed round to accelerate its global expansion. The round is co-led by Índico Capital Partners and Explorer Investments. Founded in 2017 by Ricardo Cabral and Martino Correia, Spotlite offers a platform that converts satellite data into
French tattoo removal specialist Ray Studios raises €10 million to scale across Europe Ray studios, a Paris-based innovator in medical tattoo removal, announced the completion of a €10 million fundraising round in order to double the size of its network across Europe again within the next two years, while reinforcing its
As electricity and gas prices climb, ECAIR secures €11 million to ease financing for solar and home renovations French FinTech platform ECAIR has raised €11 million in funding to transform how Europe finances its energy transition. The funding will be used to accelerate the roll-out of its new lending product
With €12.5 million Series A, Rail-Flow joins Germany’s expanding RailTech investment wave Rail-Flow, a Frankfurt-based transport management platform for rail freight and intermodal logistics, has closed a €12.5 million Series A funding round in order to advance its AI-driven platform and expand internationally. The round was led by Trill Impact
Paris’ Innerskin lands €12.8 million to grow its network of aesthetics centres and integrated skin-health services Innerskin, a French medical aesthetics group innovating beauty and wellbeing, today announced a €12.8 million ($15 million) funding round to fuel its next phase of expansion by transforming the way Europe experiences modern aesthetics