Day: January 24, 2026

CyberAlloy launches to unite Europe’s cyber defenders in a single trusted network This week saw the  official launch of Cyber Alloy, an independent connecting network organisation designed to bring together companies, governments, knowledge institutions, venture capitalists, and security specialists in a unified effort to build a cyber-resilient ecosystem. It aims

Building a European digital stack: The alternatives to US big tech you should know For more than a decade, Europe has relied on US Big Tech for the core layers of its digital economy — from cloud infrastructure and productivity software to search, social platforms, and, more recently, foundation models. 

ClearScore snaps up London mortgage outfit Acre Platforms ClearScore, the London-based fintech that provides credit score services, has acquired UK mortgage platform Acre Platforms, as it looks to diversify its offering. The move marks ClearScore’s first move into mortgages and follows its move last year into secured loans with its acquisition

Profile: The Danish fintech boss who says “no” a lot The CEO of Danish payment unicorn Flatpay is not a “yes” man. Sander Janca-Jensen says: “We say ‘no’ a lot. We pride ourselves on saying ‘no’ internally.” Examples of Flatpay’s thumbs down mentality include saying “no” to new business opportunities, “no” to new

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jan. 19-23) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d

Oslo-based Altek AI secures €423k to expand autonomous guest communication for hotels across the Nordics Norwegian AI hospitality startup Altek AI has raised €423k ($500k) in a pre-Seed round in order to deepen integrations with hotel systems (including PMS and booking engines), expand its autonomous workflows across more channels, and accelerate

Agentic AI: Is Europe ready to scale it safely? Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond single-task tools towards systems that can operate with a higher degree of autonomy. One of the most significant developments in this evolution is agentic AI, a new generation of AI systems designed to pursue goals,

Apply now for your chance to join the finals of our big Pitch Competition at this year’s EU-Startups Summit On May 7-8, Malta will once again transform into the heart of European innovation as it hosts the 2026 edition of the EU-Startups Summit. Bringing together around 2,500 founders, startup enthusiasts,

A closer look at Europe’s low corporate tax jurisdictions (Sponsored) Taxation is one of the key factors investors consider when deciding where to establish a business. In this context, Europe stands out for offering a range of jurisdictions with competitive corporate tax rates. At the same time, tax rates are

Finnish company Agileday raises €6.4M Series A to scale AI-powered platform and expand globally Agileday, a Finnish technology company building a people-centric operating platform for professional services, announced a €6.4 million Series A funding. The round was led by Newion, with participation from Specialist VC, Vendep Capital and Business Finland. The