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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/

Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/sex-toys-maker-tenga-says-hacker-stole-customer-information/

From industrial depth to strategic growth: the German tech ecosystem In 2025, European tech companies raised approximately €72 billion in total funding. Germany secured €11.5 billion across 539 deals, accounting for around 16 per cent of the total capital invested and ranking second among European countries by total amount raised.

Demoboost closes €2.8M to turn product demos into revenue intelligence Warsaw-based Demoboost, a platform that enables B2B software companies to deliver scalable, data-driven product demos, has raised €2.8 million in funding to support further product development and international expansion. The round was co-led by Digital Ocean Ventures and Rafał Brzoska’s

Bracket closes $7M round to expand treasury intelligence platform London-based Bracket, an FX, treasury, and cash management platform for mid-market businesses, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets business and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from existing investor Failup Ventures.

Rivage raises €2.6M to expand payroll software across accounting firms Paris-based Rivage has closed a €2.6 million pre-seed funding round to support the rollout of its payroll software across accounting firms. The round includes Partech, alongside business angel investors from the technology and accounting sectors, including the founders of Skello,

Electric Twin expands AI audience platform with $14M round Electric Twin, an AI platform developing synthetic audience models designed to simulate real-world human thinking and behaviour, has raised $14 million in funding. The total includes a $10 million round led by Atomico, with participation from LocalGlobe, Mercuri and Samos Investments,

Stockholm-based Loovi secures €1 million to scale preventive health and longevity platform Loovi, a Swedish HealthTech startup, has raised €1 million to launch its digital platform for data-driven longevity and preventive health – following a year of development and pilot testing. Investors in the round include Susanne Najafi (BackingMinds), Sïmon

Imperial College founders raise €2.8 million for The Compression Company; a satellite data compression platform UK and US-based SpaceTech startup The Compression Company is announcing a €2.8 million ($3.4 million) pre-Seed round to tackle limited satellite bandwidth with AI-driven compression that runs directly onboard satellites, reportedly reducing file sizes by