Month: January 2026

UK’s Nuclera brings Series C funding to €74 million following €10 million extension for its eProtein Discovery system Cambridge-based Nuclera, a BioTech company accelerating drug discovery by providing access to functional proteins through its benchtop eProtein Discovery System, today announced a €10 million ($12 million) financing extension, bringing the Company’s

“We all want to lift our grandkids when we’re 70”: Ahead Health raises €5.1 million for preventive healthcare expansion Ahead Health, a Zurich-based preventive healthcare company, today announces that it has raised €5.1 million ($6 million) in funding to scale its European expansion by signing up more partner clinics across Germany,

Amsterdam’s Klearly raises €12 million to satiate its appetite for building Europe’s best restaurant payments system Klearly, an Amsterdam-based FinTech startup focused on in-person payment solutions, today announced it has raised €12 million in Series A funding to fuel its mission to build Europe’s best payments system for restaurants. The

Berlin’s NetBird raises €8.5 million to offer a European open-source alternative to SSL VPN giants Berlin-based NetBird, an open-source network security platform, today announced a €8.5 million ($10 million) Series A round to scale, hire, and establish itself as a European alternative to US vendors for modern remote access and

ITC.ua, MC. Today, Highload, The Page, and SPEKA are merging into a single media group. What is known about the deal? ITC.ua, MC.today, and Highload (part of Vera Voron and Timur Vorona’s Creators Media Group), publications focused on technology and business, have announced their merger with business media outlet The

$100M for “medical memory” for ChatGPT Health. OpenAI acquires Latvian medical startup Torch OpenAI has officially  announced the acquisition of Torch, a startup specializing in aggregating and structuring medical data.  Although the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, according to The Information, OpenAI paid approximately $100 million in

Baryon Investment Fund invests in Slovakian company Airvolute, which develops technological solutions for drones Baryon Investment Fund has announced an investment in Airvolute, which develops hardware and software solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the fund, these solutions are used as a technological component in the production, scaling, and

Headway Inc has attracted investment from Endeavor Catalyst. It is the first company with Ukrainian roots in the fund’s portfolio EdTech company Headway Inc has secured funding from international co-investment fund Endeavor Catalyst. The deal is part of the second closing of the Series A round, which the company announced

Google launches a single standard for purchasing goods via AI Google has officially announced its transition to the “AI commerce” stage, where artificial intelligence performs specific tasks on behalf of the user.  The key announcement was the launch of the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard designed to

New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/new-york-governor-clears-path-for-robotaxis-everywhere-with-one-notable-exception/