Category: Startups

Former Googlers seek to captivate kids with an AI-powered learning app Sparkli said that education systems often fall behind in teaching modern concepts. The company wants to teach kids about topics like skills design, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship by creating an AI-powered learning “expedition.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/former-google-trio-is-building-an-interactive-ai-powered-learning-app-for-kids/

Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech conference. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/tech-ceos-boast-and-bicker-about-ai-at-davos/

A new test for AI labs: Are you even trying to make money? It’s getting hard to tell which AI labs. are actually trying to make money. We created a rating system to help sort it out. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/a-new-test-for-ai-labs-are-you-even-trying-to-make-money/

CyberAlloy launches to unite Europe’s cyber defenders in a single trusted network This week saw the  official launch of Cyber Alloy, an independent connecting network organisation designed to bring together companies, governments, knowledge institutions, venture capitalists, and security specialists in a unified effort to build a cyber-resilient ecosystem. It aims

Building a European digital stack: The alternatives to US big tech you should know For more than a decade, Europe has relied on US Big Tech for the core layers of its digital economy — from cloud infrastructure and productivity software to search, social platforms, and, more recently, foundation models. 

Profile: The Danish fintech boss who says “no” a lot The CEO of Danish payment unicorn Flatpay is not a “yes” man. Sander Janca-Jensen says: “We say ‘no’ a lot. We pride ourselves on saying ‘no’ internally.” Examples of Flatpay’s thumbs down mentality include saying “no” to new business opportunities, “no” to new

ClearScore snaps up London mortgage outfit Acre Platforms ClearScore, the London-based fintech that provides credit score services, has acquired UK mortgage platform Acre Platforms, as it looks to diversify its offering. The move marks ClearScore’s first move into mortgages and follows its move last year into secured loans with its acquisition

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jan. 19-23) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d

Oslo-based Altek AI secures €423k to expand autonomous guest communication for hotels across the Nordics Norwegian AI hospitality startup Altek AI has raised €423k ($500k) in a pre-Seed round in order to deepen integrations with hotel systems (including PMS and booking engines), expand its autonomous workflows across more channels, and accelerate

A closer look at Europe’s low corporate tax jurisdictions (Sponsored) Taxation is one of the key factors investors consider when deciding where to establish a business. In this context, Europe stands out for offering a range of jurisdictions with competitive corporate tax rates. At the same time, tax rates are