Good news from around Europe
N26 hits first full-year profit, amid challenging 2025 N26, one of Europe’s most well-known challenger banks, has reached its first full-year profit, new figures show, amid a difficult period for the German challenger bank, which saw a management shake-up and investor unrest. N26 has reported net income of €1.6m in 2025,
Serpier raises €1.4M to help online retailers improve digital visibility Danish martech startup Serpier has raised €1.4 million in funding from True Collective and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) to expand its AI-powered marketing platform for e-commerce businesses. Founded in Aarhus in 2024 by Steffen Sørensen, Simon
French health insurance outfit Alan agrees €480M funding round French health insurance company Alan says it has reached an agreement on a €480m funding round, valuing it at €5.5bn. The new Series G funding round follows just months after Alan announced a €100m funding round at a €5bn valuation. Paris-based Alan
Blue Lake VC closes in on first fund with British Business Bank backing for immigrant-led startups UK-based Blue Lake VC has secured a cornerstone commitment from the British Business Bank, the UK’s largest institutional investor in venture capital. Ukrainians David Gilgur and Lyubov Guk, founding partners of Blue Lake VC,
Hubble telescope found a galaxy scientists thought was impossible to see Hubble telescope has recorded the distant galaxy MXDFz4.4, which astronomers previously considered almost impossible to observe. This reports Space. The discovery helped scientists better understand how clusters of massive stars in young galaxies during the early stages of the
Pre-orders for GTA VI have begun: what is known about the game’s price, release date and player bonuses Rockstar Games officially announced the start of pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA). This is stated in the company’s official release. Pre-orders can be placed starting June 25 local time. AIN
Facebook launches a standalone AI app for content creators. What is known about it? Facebook is updating the Creator Studio tool and turning it into a standalone app with a built-in AI assistant for content creators. The company announced this. The new app is meant to help creators grow their
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N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/n26-hits-profitability