Good news from around Europe
Five reasons to be excited about our next big event! At the mid-term milestone of its 2021-2027 period, the Interreg Euro-MED Programme brings its community together in Marseille for ‘A Mediterranean Journey’ on 25 and 26 November, to take stock and look ahead. What will you gain from making the
From online therapy to integrated mental healthcare: Hedepy secures €4M for European growth Czech mental health platform Hedepy has secured €4 million in venture debt financing from Orbit Capital. Hedepy is an online psychotherapy platform that uses technology to make quality psychotherapy accessible to anyone seeking support, connecting clients with
Denmark backs sovereign AI ambitions with €67M investment in Gefion operator DCAI Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI) is receiving a €67 million (DKK 500 million) investment, including €43.6 million (DKK 325 million) from new shareholder Netcompany and a further €20.1 million (DKK 150 million) from existing investor EIFO. The
Anthropic to raise $64BN in landmark US IPO Anthropic is looking to raise up to $64bn in its US IPO, as its much-anticipated New York Nasdaq listing today inched closer. The AI giant, maker of the Claude chatbot, today said it will offer 825m shares at a price range of between
LEA Ventures goes independent to turn Europe’s industrial strength into startup success The venture team of LEA Partners is striking out on its own, backing founders who advance Europe’s technological sovereignty – with a focus on Physical AI, sovereign infrastructure and the transformation of established industries. The team led by
Elomia Health acquires Earkick to expand AI mental wellbeing platform Elomia Health has acquired Earkick , an AI companion used by more than 250,000 people to vent, track patterns in mood, sleep, activity, and daily habits. Ukrainian entrepreneur Taras Pohrebniak founded Elomia Health in 2019 as an R&D lab exploring
OPINION: CEOs need an honest environment to grow Like everyone, CEOs have flaws that are difficult to spot in ourselves. Yet, a CEO has no manager. There are no performance reviews or development plans, and nobody tells you you’re wrong or could aim higher. Any personal feedback is incredibly hard
Dresden-based Sparxity raises €80 million for sparse-native AI computing Sparxity, a German innovator in sparse-native computing, today announced the close of its Series A bringing cumulative funding to €80 million ($90 million) – as well as rebranding away from their former identity; SpiNNcloud. The round was led by ICM HPQC
saas.group acquires workforce planning startup Aplano in its 28th acquisition saas.group, a conglomerate of independent SaaS businesses, announces the acquisition of Aplano, a Berlin-based workforce planning software for small and mid-sized businesses. This acquisition marks saas.group’s 28th successful acquisition and strengthens the group’s HR software portfolio. Tim Schumacher, Founding Partner
London-based Neobe raises €6.1 million to engineer bacteria that break down barriers protecting cancer tumours Neobe Therapeutics, a London-based bio-engineering company, has raised €6.1 million ($6.8 million/£5 million) in a Seed round to accelerate development of engineered bacteria that break down the physical barriers preventing cancer drugs from reaching solid