Good news from around Europe
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the moon. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/jared-isaacman-confirmed-as-next-head-of-nasa/
YouTube will stream the Oscars — exclusively — beginning in 2029 The news highlights YouTube’s growing dominance in the television space and a major shift as streaming takes on more live events. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/youtube-will-stream-the-oscars-exclusively-beginning-in-2029/
Bought snaps up luxury rental platform Robes Rental in third acquisition of 2025 Resale platform Bought, launched in March 2025, has announced its third acquisition of the year, Robes Rental, to strengthen its position in Europe and explore peer-to-peer renting. Earlier this year, Bought acquired the Finnish secondhand platform Zadaa
Monzo buys digital mortgage broker Habito Monzo is making its first-ever acquisition, buying UK digital mortgage broker Habito. The acquisition of Habito, which employs around 100 people, comes as the UK challenger bank looks to beef up its mortgage offering and diversify beyond its core digital banking products. Kunal Malani, Monzo chief banking officer,
N26 appoints new CEO amid sanctions hit German neobank N26 has appointed a British executive as its new CEO, on the same day it was hit with new sanctions by the German financial regulator relating to compliance issues. Banking executive Mike Dargan will take over as CEO of N26, one
Índico Capital Partners invests €5M in PandaDoc Document automation company PandaDoc has raised €5 million from Índico Capital Partners. Founded in 2013 by Mikita Mikado (CEO) and Serge Barysiuk (CTO), PandaDoc began in response to inefficiencies in document processes, particularly for smaller businesses. It later shifted its focus to document automation
From speed to defensibility: What OpenAI sees in the next generation of AI startups OpenAI for Startups is OpenAI’s programme designed to help early-stage companies build and scale products using AI. Rather than just offering model access, it focuses on removing practical barriers for founders by combining technical support, resources,
NATO-deployed information analytics platform Repsense raises €2 million to expand threat detection capabilities Repsense, a Lithuanian dual-use data analytics company specialising in information tracking and threat detection, has closed its €2 million Seed round in order to further develop its dual-use information analytics capabilities. The round was closed with a
Former Factorial executives bootstrap Ramensoft with €400k to build human-first content platform Barcelona-based Ramensoft has completed a €400k Seed round financed entirely with the founders’ own capital, with the aim of developing digital products that “restore the prominence of human talent on the internet” – starting with their writing platform
Future Greens plans a 2026 rollout as it secures €569k to convert brewery and food waste into on-site power Future Greens, a Sheffield-based startup building bioreactors to convert unavoidable food and brewery waste into heat and power, has attracted €569k (£500k) in funding to develop their tenfold improvement to anaerobic