Category: Startups

Lyft takes the wheel as FreeNow exits European ownership in €175 million deal Lyft has announced its acquisition of German mobility platform FREENOW for €175 million, marking the U.S. company’s most significant expansion into the European market to date. The deal, confirmed on 16 April 2025, involves purchasing FreeNow from

Estonian startup Esgrid raises €900k for supplier management for SMEs Tallinn-based Esgrid, an ESG risk management platform, has raised €900k in pre-Seed funding to build the future of supplier management for SMEs and accelerate product development to cover a broader range of supplier workflows, with a strong focus on AI-supported

British HealthTech company Skin Analytics raises €17 million to deliver AI skin cancer detection Skin Analytics, a HealthTech company focused on building a future where “nobody dies of skin cancer”, has secured €17.5 million in Series B funding led by Intrepid Growth Partners in order to expand to Europe and

Italian FinTech Tundr secures €7.2 million to scale its digital platform for corporate welfare Milan-based FinTech startup Tundr, which is simplifying corporate welfare through a fully digital and user-friendly platform, has raised a €7.2 million Seed round to scale its product and expand in the Italian market. The round was

British startup Portia AI bags €5 million to help developers build AI agents in production with better human oversight London-based Portia AI, an open-source AI agents SDK, announced today a €5.1 million funding round to give developers the tools to build production-grade AI agents they can predict, control and authenticate.

Estonian Esgrid secures €900K to fuel expansion into AI-powered supplier management space Esgrid’s fresh round is led by 2C Ventures, a new venture capital firm based in Tallinn, Estonia, which focuses on breakthrough cleantech startups. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/16/estonian-esgrid-secures-eur900k/

16 Ukrainian startups were selected for Viva Technology 2025. Who is going to France? VivaTech, one of Europe’s largest technology events, will take place in Paris from June 11-14. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/16/16-ukrainian-startups-are-going-to-vivatech-2025/

Google launches video generation in Gemini with Veo 2 AI model Google has introduced a new feature for creating videos based on text prompts in its Gemini and Whisk AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/16/google-launches-veo-2-generation/

Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in GO TO-U, a startup that develops an OS for electric vehicle charging stations The amount and terms of the round were not disclosed, but it is known that the total amount of the fund’s investment exceeded $6 million. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/04/16/ukrainian-sid-venture-partners-invests-in-go-to-u/

Ukrainian startup PeopleForce raises $5.4M in Pre-Series A funding round to further expand in Poland According to the company, PeopleForce is already recognized as one of the leaders in the HR tech sector. It serves over 1,300 clients in 30 countries and has over 100,000 active users. Powered by WPeMatico