Good news from around Europe
Cleo Labs secures €1.5M to scale AI-driven product compliance globally Cleo Labs, a Paris-based company specialising in product regulatory compliance, has raised €1.5 million in a funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform for international compliance. The round was led by Larry Berger, with participation from Kima
KOMPAS VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups KOMPAS VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on physical industries, has announced the €160 million final close of its second fund. The fund attracted support from existing backers such as VKR Holding, as well as new institutional investors including
All3 raises $25M to boost construction productivity with robotics and AI All3, a company developing a robotic platform for construction, has raised $25 million in a seed funding round led by RTP Global, with significant participation from SuperSeed and additional backing from Begin Capital, s16vc and VNV Global. The company
SPREAD AI raises $30M Series B for industrial AI SPREAD AI has raised $30 million in Series B funding to support international expansion, enhance its platform capabilities, and strengthen its position across key industries. The round included new investors such as DTCP Growth, IQT, OTB Ventures, Salesforce, and Thesiger Capital,
Help! My boss is addicted to ChatGPT and Claude Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/help-my-boss-is-addicted-to-ai
Britain is catching onto the dangers of tech chokepoints Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tony-blair-institute-liz-kendall-tech-sovereignty
How Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre is driving growth: ‘There’s a lot of investors tapping into the ecosystem’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/oxford-said-entrepreneurship-centre-driving-growth-brnd
Europe’s fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tier-two-tech-hubs
16 French startups to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/16-french-startups-to-watch
Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India’s UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/amazon-meta-join-fight-to-end-google-pay-phonepe-dominance-in-india/