Good news from around Europe
Estonian digital bank IuteBank to launch in Ukraine – company buys banking license for €120,000 Estonian digital banking group Iute Group has announced its intention to enter the Ukrainian market. The company plans to establish a regulated bank with a focus on mobile financial services. This is stated in the
Finnish logistics startup Bahn Express raises €5M to expand car logistics platform across Europe Helsinki-based Bahn Express has raised €5 million in a funding round led by node.vc, with participation from existing investors Trind VC and Innovestor, alongside a group of angel investors including Wolt CPO Vincent Ho-Tin-Noe. The company
Toloka.vc has invested £186,000 in British electric bike service GIN e-bikes Ukrainian investment syndicate Toloka.vc has announced an investment of £186,000 in British company GIN e-bikes, which is developing a subscription-based electric bike rental service under the PLUTO brand in London. This was stated in a statement by the syndicate.
Austrian BENTELER acquires Germany’s ioki to create Europe’s first full-service autonomous mobility provider The BENTELER Group, an Austrian industrial group operates in automotive, energy, and mechanical engineering, including its autonomous mobility unit HOLON, has acquired ioki GmbH, a European provider of software-based mobility solutions, from Deutsche Bahn AG. Further details of
Accenture to acquire Faculty AI for undisclosed sum Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/accenture-faculty-ai-deal-uk
Meet the Sifted newsroom: The journalists covering Europe’s tech ecosystem in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-newsroom
What’s next for fintech IPOs? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whats-next-for-fintech-ipos
The 21 most valuable European startups and scaleups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/21-most-valuable-european-startups-2025
A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/a-viral-reddit-post-alleging-fraud-from-a-food-delivery-app-turned-out-to-be-ai-generated/
Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050 The most surprising part is that the plastic isn’t the biggest problem. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/wearable-health-devices-could-generate-a-million-tons-of-e-waste-by-2050/