Day: January 15, 2026

German sustainability software outfit osapiens becomes unicorn, following $100M raise German startup osapiens, which provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) services to help companies meet ESG targets, says it has become a unicorn after raising $100m. The Series C round was funded solely by Decarbonization Partners, the joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek focused on late-stage VC investing

$60M Series B propels Aikido into the global unicorn ranks Belgian cybersecurity company A‍ikido has raised a $60M millionSeries B at a $1B valuation, led by Tom Stafford at DST Global, with participation from PSG Equity, Singular, Notion Capital, and others. Aikido is one of the fastest cybersecurity companies to

Three-quarters of UK fintech founders use AI to speed up recruitment, says survey Three-quarters of UK fintech founders are using AI to identify candidates and speed up recruitment, says a new survey. But findings from the survey also show that human judgement remains critical to ensure founders are finding the right

Cast AI becomes Lithuania’s 5th Unicorn Automation platform creator Cast AI has announced an investment from Pacific Alliance Ventures (PAV), the US-based corporate venture arm of Shinsegae Group, an over $50 billion Korean conglomerate with leading businesses across retail, consumer, and digital platforms.  With this round of funding, Cast AI’s

Klarna launches peer-to-peer payments across Europe Klarna is launching a service which allows its customers to send money to each other through its app, as it continues its shift to reposition itself as a bank. The Swedish fintech, best known as a BNPL fintech, is launching instant peer-to-peer payments across 13 European countries,

London-based incentifi raises €174k pre-seed round to pilot wellbeing-focused workplace rewards platform incentifi, a well-being-focused workplace rewards startup based in London, has secured €174k (£150k) in phase one pre-seed funding as it prepares to pilot its platform with businesses across the UK. Alongside the investment, the company has appointed James

Goparity acquires Spain’s Bolsa Social to expand equity crowdfunding and strengthen Iberian presence Goparity, a Lisbon-based impact investment platform, has acquired Bolsa Social, Spain’s first impact crowdfunding platform authorised by the country’s regulator, the CNMV. The acquisition marks a strategic step for Goparity as it strengthens its presence in the

New German unicorn! Mannheim’s osapiens secures €85.8 milllion led by BlackRock–Temasek JV Mannheim-based osapiens, provider of enterprise software for sustainable growth, today announced that it has entered into an agreement for Decarbonization Partners to lead a €85.8 million ($100 million) Series C fundraising round. With this round, osapiens has hit

London-based Spot Ship raises €1.1 million to modernise global ship chartering London-based maritime tech startup Spot Ship has raised €1.15 million (£1 million) in a fresh funding round to modernise global ship chartering.  The round was led by the Lisbon-based venture capital fund Ventures.eu, with participation from Improbable’s CEO, Herman

10 Cyprus-based startups that are driving the island’s emerging tech ecosystem in 2026 Today, we are once again shining a spotlight on Cyprus, a Southern European startup ecosystem that continues to steadily advance and secure its niche. While it may not yet rival the scale of the continent’s largest innovation