Year: 2025

Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand The acquisition price for the events marketplace is a fraction of the $1.76 billion valuation it achieved during its 2018 IPO. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/bending-spoons-agrees-to-buy-eventbrite-for-500m-to-revive-stalled-brand/

Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/kalshi-raises-1b-at-11b-valuation-doubling-value-in-under-two-months/

Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode Google is testing how to make it easier to move from search to an AI chat in a new global test. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/google-tests-merging-ai-overviews-with-ai-mode/

Marble Imaging secures €5.3M to bring ultra-high-resolution Earth Observation data to Europe Marble Imaging has raised €5.3 million in an oversubscribed Seed funding round led by HTGF, powering its mission to become Europe’s leading source of very high-resolution Earth Observation data and insights.  Marble Imaging is a big-data Earth observation

Cross-border payment fintech Sokin lands $50M funding round Cross-border payment fintech Sokin has received $50m in a funding round, valuing the UK fintech at $300m. UK-headquartered Sokin says it will use the funding to speed up overseas expansion and on product development. The Series B funding round was led by US

Complir raises €1.7M to help retailers manage global compliance with AI infrastructure Copenhagen-based Complir has secured €1.7 million in pre-seed funding to develop the AI infrastructure retailers will rely on as compliance increasingly becomes a global competitive factor. The round was led by Vendep Capital, with participation from Likeminded, Plug

“I definitely want a European listing”, says Nvidia-backed n8n CEO The founder of one of Europe’s most lauded startups of 2025 has pondered replacing himself as CEO. “I am honestly aware that probably at some point post IPO, maybe at some point it would make sense for somebody else,” says

Minitap secures $4.1M to make mobile development 10x faster with AI Minitap, an AI-powered mobile development platform, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Moxxie Ventures and Mercuri, with participation from EWOR, Tekton Ventures, Amigos Venture Capital, and several unicorn founders. It also attracted a

With 80% of cyber incidents now identity-based, Saporo raises €7 million to address the gaps attackers exploit Lausanne cybersecurity startup, Saporo – a graph-native identity security company that lets defenders see enterprise environments the way attackers do – has raised €7 million in Series A funding. The round was led