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  • Novo Nordisk Foundation backs BioInnovation Institute with €736M to scale life sciences and deeptech innovation

    The Novo Nordisk Foundation has allocated up to €736 million (DKK 5.5 billion) to BioInnovation Institute (BII), a leading institute for life science and deep tech innovation in Copenhagen. The funding will enable BII to expand its activities into new strategic areas and geographies, and support even more entrepreneurs and startups, strengthening innovation in Denmark read more

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    Novo Nordisk Foundation backs BioInnovation Institute with €736M to scale life sciences and deeptech innovation

  • Feedelity raises €510K to turn customer feedback into action

    Ghent-based startup Feedelity has raised €510,000 to support its next phase of growth, in an investment round backed by private investors including Gilles Mattelin and Jorn Vanysacker (Henchman), Wouter Fransoo (Delaware), Robbrecht Delrue (Smartendr), and the venture funds Newschool VC and Scalefund. Processing a single customer review takes companies several minutes on average, and hospitality read more

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    Feedelity raises €510K to turn customer feedback into action

  • Luna Systems raises €1.5M to bring AI rider assistance to cycling and motorcycles

    Luna Systems, a leading provider of AI-powered Advanced Rider Assistance Systems (ARAS) for cycling and motorcycles, has secured a €1.5 million investment to bring to market a portfolio of new AI safety camera hardware. Founded in Dublin City University in 2020, and inspired by the safety benefits of automotive ADAS, Luna Systems focuses on accelerating read more

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    Luna Systems raises €1.5M to bring AI rider assistance to cycling and motorcycles

  • Lytra completes pre-seed financing for AI-driven manufacturing solution

    Munich-based startup lytra has completed its pre-seed financing round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with participation from additional investors, to expand its AI-driven platform for manufacturing service automation. Service operations represent a significant strategic opportunity for manufacturing companies, accounting for a substantial share of revenue and typically delivering higher margins than new equipment sales. At read more

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    Lytra completes pre-seed financing for AI-driven manufacturing solution

  • Cyb3r Operations raises £4M to address third-party risk blind spots

    London-based Cyb3r Operations has raised £4 million to provide organisations with continuous visibility into third-party cyber risk. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs, bringing total funding to £5 million. As organisations increasingly depend on expanding networks of SaaS platforms, cloud services, AI tools and external suppliers, cyber risk read more

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    Cyb3r Operations raises £4M to address third-party risk blind spots

  • Skene raises €800k to accelerate software growth via AI agents

    Helsinki-based product growth automation platform Skene has closed a €800,000 pre-seed round led by Superhero Capital, with participation from NVIDIA executives. As AI accelerates the pace of software development, a widening gap has emerged between building products and achieving commercial success. Many startups struggle to reach market fit, while a significant portion of SaaS tools read more

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    Skene raises €800k to accelerate software growth via AI agents

  • Emojis in medical communication: opportunities and pitfalls

    Click to enlarge: The 50 most common emojis Image source: Hanauer DA, Raab GC, Hanauer SN et al., JAMA Network Open 2026 (CC BY 4.0) The most common kind of emojis used were smileys/emoticons (58.5%), followed by objects (21.2%) and people and body (17.6%). The most used emoji was the smiling face with smiling eyes read more

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    Emojis in medical communication: opportunities and pitfalls

  • Colorectal cancer: DNA testing unlocks hereditary clues

    If a blood test is negative, DNA analysis of polyps is the way to detect this form of genetic predisposition. This is important because siblings of someone with this form of predisposition are not at increased risk, but their offspring may be Richarda de Voer Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in read more

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    Colorectal cancer: DNA testing unlocks hereditary clues

  • German sustainability software outfit osapiens becomes unicorn, following $100M raise

    German startuposapiens,which providessoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) services to help companies meet ESG targets, says it has become a unicorn after raising $100m. The Series C round was funded solely by Decarbonization Partners, the joint venture betweenBlackRockand Temasek focused on late-stage VC investing in decarbonising tech. The company isnow valued at over $1.1bn, following this round, it said. read more

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    German sustainability software outfit osapiens becomes unicorn, following 0M raise

  • Klarna launches peer-to-peer payments across Europe

    Klarna is launching a service whichallows itscustomers to send money to each other through its app, as it continues its shift toreposition itself as a bank. The Swedish fintech, best known as a BNPL fintech, is launching instant peer-to-peer payments across 13 European countries, including the UK. The feature means that Klarna customers can send read more

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    Klarna launches peer-to-peer payments across Europe

  • Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen's Ceramics

    In her uncanny visages and sculptures, Malene Hartmann Rasmussen taps the ceramic medium as a form of make-believe. Surreal folkloric creatures take on absurd, sometimes cartoonish personalities, assembled from disparate plants and critters or reflecting characterful, mask-like qualities. In Rasmussen’s playfully monstrous “Egg-head,” for example, silly antics are equally unsettling—what’s in its mouth? Where is read more

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    Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen's Ceramics

  • 'Making the Invisible Visible' Highlights an Ambitious Digitization Project at Harvard

    In museums everywhere, collections departments are troves of historical objects, art, cultural artifacts, and scientific specimens. In our increasingly digital age, it’s easy to forget that in many cases, a good amount—sometimes even the majority—of records are documented in heavy, physical catalogues or accession registers. And over the course of decades or even centuries, labels read more

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    'Making the Invisible Visible' Highlights an Ambitious Digitization Project at Harvard

  • Three-quarters of UK fintech founders use AI to speed up recruitment, says survey

    Three-quarters of UK fintech founders are using AI to identify candidates and speed up recruitment, says a new survey. But findings from the survey also showthat human judgement remains critical to ensure founders are finding the right talent and mix of individuals to recruit. The survey gauged the opinions of early-stage fintechfounders, with 45 founders read more

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    Three-quarters of UK fintech founders use AI to speed up recruitment, says survey

  • $60M Series B propels Aikido into the global unicorn ranks

    Belgian cybersecurity company A‍ikido has raised a $60M millionSeries B at a $1B valuation, led by Tom Stafford at DST Global, with participation from PSG Equity, Singular, Notion Capital, and others. Aikido is one of the fastest cybersecurity companies to reach unicorn status — in just three years — globally, and according to the company, read more

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    M Series B propels Aikido into the global unicorn ranks

  • Dataroid raises $6.6M to scale its analytics platform worldwide

    Istanbul-based Dataroid has closed a $6.6 million pre-Series A funding round led by the FinAI Venture Capital Fund of Tacirler Asset Management, with participation from the Tacirler Asset Management Future Impact Venture Capital Fund and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously raised $2 million in December 2023 from Koç Group’s Private Venture Capital Investment Fund read more

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    Dataroid raises .6M to scale its analytics platform worldwide

  • Cast AI becomes Lithuania’s 5th Unicorn

    Automation platform creator Cast AI has announced an investment from Pacific Alliance Ventures (PAV), the US-based corporate venture arm of Shinsegae Group, an over $50 billion Korean conglomerate with leading businesses across retail, consumer, and digital platforms. With this round of funding, Cast AI’s valuation exceeds $1 billion, marking the company as Lithuania’s 5th unicorn. read more

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    Cast AI becomes Lithuania’s 5th Unicorn

  • Spot Ship closes £1M round led by Ventures.eu to modernise ship chartering

    Spot Ship, the SaaS platform modernising global ship chartering, has raised £1 million in a round led by Ventures.eu, marking the Lisbon-based VC fund’s first investment from Fund I. The round included Improbable CEO Herman Narula, industry specialists, Tradeworks.vc and Marcel Kind. Spot Ship is a British cloud-based company focused on improving efficiency in maritime read more

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    Spot Ship closes £1M round led by Ventures.eu to modernise ship chartering

  • Kenya: Heart-Stopping & Hilarious – IShowSpeed Almost Walks Into Lion Territory

    Nairobi — International streaming sensation iShowSpeed had a heart-stopping moment during his Kenya tour when his car broke down inside a national park teeming with lions. The incident, shared widely on social media, left fans both laughing and concerned for the safety of the energetic entertainer. According to eyewitnesses and footage from the scene, iShowSpeed read more

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    Kenya: Heart-Stopping & Hilarious – IShowSpeed Almost Walks Into Lion Territory

  • Kenya: IShowSpeed in Awe Over Kenyas Modern Talanta Stadium

    Nairobi — When IShowSpeed’s helicopter swept across Nairobi and Talanta Stadium came into view, his reaction was instant: pure awe. The brief moment, broadcast to millions, did more than capture surprise. It introduced Kenya’s most ambitious sports project to a global audience, and reframed how the country is being seen. Talanta Stadium, envisioned as a read more

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    Kenya: IShowSpeed in Awe Over Kenyas Modern Talanta Stadium

  • Kenya: iShowSpeed Stuns Fans After Backflipping in Front of Lions During Kenya Safari

    Nairobi — American YouTube and Twitch sensation iShowSpeed sent shockwaves across the internet after performing a backflip just metres away from a group of lions while on safari in Kenya, a heart-stopping moment that quickly went viral worldwide. The dramatic incident occurred during a live-streamed safari experience at the Maasai Mara National Reserve, where the read more

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    Kenya: iShowSpeed Stuns Fans After Backflipping in Front of Lions During Kenya Safari