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Kodree raises $10M in user acquisition financing to expand AI-powered edtech platform globally
Kyiv B2C edtech platform Kodree has secured $10 million in user acquisition financing (UA) from financial services firm PvX Partners. Kodree is the first product from Rist Labs, a co-founding studio launched by the founders of Ukrainian edtech company Mate academy – Roman Apostol, Anna Apostol and Max Lysak – focused on building AI-powered B2C read more
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AIRMO raises €5M for airborne and space-based GHG monitoring
AIRMO, a space tech startup developing advanced greenhouse gas monitoring technology, has announced a €5 million seed round to support its first satellite mission planned for 2027 and the expansion of its airborne coverage. The round was led by Ananda Impact Ventures, with participation from Unconventional Ventures, kopa ventures, Desai Ventures, Hypernova / New Venture read more
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Qdrant closes $50M Series B to expand vector search infrastructure
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine, has closed a $50 million Series B funding round led by AVP, with participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital, and 42CAP. Vector search initially emerged as a technique for retrieving nearest neighbours from dense embeddings within relatively static datasets. However, modern AI systems operate under more dynamic read more
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Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface
There’s a new button in Google Maps: “Ask Maps.” Google started rolling out this new generative AI feature today, a conversational, in-app tool that combines data from Maps with a user experience similar to the company’s Gemini chatbot. It’s designed to answer questions about locations and schedule routes in the navigation app. This is part read more
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Historic Architecture Emerges from Stone in Matthew Simmonds Ethereal Sculptures
From unassuming hunks of Carrara marble and limestone, Matthew Simmonds carves realistic, miniature gothic cathedral arches, stairwells, and colonnades. Often based on architectural details of real places, such as cities around Tuscany and Germany’s Bamberg Cathedral, the sculptures portray intimate details of corners, vaulted ceilings, arcades, and stairwells that can sometimes be peeked through additional read more
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SkySelect raises $9M to modernise aircraft parts procurement with AI
Estonian-founded SkySelect, an AI-powered procurement platform transforming how airlines and maintenance providers source aircraft parts, has secured $9 million in funding. Airlines face mounting pressure to modernise legacy procurement systems that leave them holding approximately $50 billion in excess parts inventory globally. When aircraft are grounded due to missing components, airlines scramble to procure parts read more
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Private Messages Reveal Lead Up to Canceled Anti-ICE Show at North Texas Uni, Art Market Edges Back to Growth: Morning Links for March 12, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines SORRY, NOT SORRY. Newly revealed text messages and emails shed more light on what happened before University of North Texas (UNT) leaders decided to cancel an anti-ICE exhibition by Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez. Adam Schrader reports for Urgent Matter that the communications, obtained through read more
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From scientific excellence to global startups: the Swiss tech ecosystem
Switzerland’s tech ecosystem in 2025 showed strong resilience and continued specialisation in deep technology, life sciences, climate innovation, and industrial AI. Startups across the country attracted €3.3 billion in funding through hundreds of rounds, reinforcing Switzerland’s position as one of Europe’s most capital-efficient innovation hubs. Investment was largely concentrated in science-driven and technically complex sectors, read more
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When startups become a family business | TechCrunch
This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team.This week we’re exploring different kinds of co-founder dynamics and what it takes to build a startup with your family. Building with a family member or spouse comes with major benefits like built-in trust and an “always-on” mentality, but read more
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A Fitness Enthusiast’s Guide to the Best Massage Gun in 2026
It comes with three attachments that cover most recovery needs, from general recovery to light lymphatic work. That said, I wish the Rally also came with a bullet or fingertip head to target smaller spots. It also doesn’t include a storage case, which would’ve helped stash the two extra attachments. Compare Top 5 Massage Guns read more
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Delfos Energy secures €3M Seed extension to scale AI “virtual engineer” for energy infrastructure
Delfos Energy, an AI company building “virtual engineer” technology for the energy industry, today announced that it now supports more than 1,000 energy sites across Europe, alongside the close of a €3 million Seed extension round. The round includes new investment from Vox Capital/COPEL, existing investors include Headline, Contrarian Ventures, DOMO VC and EDP Ventures. read more
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How to Watch the 2026 Oscars
Will the ping-pong picture prevail? Will they make Sean Penn a special trophy for Best Walk? Will Conan O’Brien’s ICE jokes get bleeped by Disney? Who knows! That’s why the Oscars are so much fun—but they’re especially fun this year. Oscar fever has hit an all-time high. The list of nominees is unusually stacked with read more
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Theater Shmeater! These Are My Favorite Huge TVs at Every Price
I’ve carefully selected these TVs based on a balance between their value and performance, which is extremely important when you’re watching on a big screen. After all, what’s the use of getting a giant TV if it doesn’t look good? Traits I look for in a large TV include good brightness and contrast, advanced local read more
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Scholars and MPs Call UK Museums ‘Unethical’ and ‘Sacrilegious’ for Holding Vast Collections of Human Remains
More than a quarter of a million human remains from around the world are currently held in UK museums, in what MPs and archaeologists are calling an uncomfortable legacy of the country’s colonial past. Not only this, but many of the items are reportedly being stored in ways that are disrespectful or even sacrilegious. An read more
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Elaia closes €134M fund DTS3 to back Europe’s next generation of breakthrough startups
Elaia has closed its third deep tech seed fund (DTS3) at €134million, double the size of its previous deep tech seed funds. The fund is developed in partnership with leading European research institutions, including PSL, INRIA, CNRS, the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, and the Max Planck Foundation. Since its first close of €60 million in March read more
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The Problem With Art Awards
Daily Newsletter Lucian Freud’s paintings of “lostness,” the real purpose of art awards, a new center for Native American art, and a lot of chair stuff. Are art awards meant to provide artists with recognition and material support, or to reinforce power structures and maintain the status quo? Damien Davis argues it’s the latter in read more
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AeroPress Coffee Is Superb When I’m Traveling, but I Use Mine Even When I Stay Home
One of my favorite features of my preferred coffee brewer is how you can chuck it in a suitcase or a backpack and take it on a trip. When you get where you’re going, be that a Chicago hotel room, a mountaintop campsite, or your mother-in-law’s house, as long as you’ve brought beans and have read more
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Neuramancer lands €1.7M pre-seed to scale deepfake detection tools
Neuramancer AI Solutions GmbH (formerly Neuraforge) has closed a €1.7 million pre-seed funding round led by Vanagon Ventures, with participation from Bayern Kapital and a group of additional venture capital firms and business angels. The investment consortium also includes the Nuremberg-based ZOHO.VC and family office Lightfield Equity. In addition, the founding team is supported by read more
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Cleafy raises €12M to expand financial fraud detection technology
Milan-based Cleafy, a cybersecurity company focused on the banking sector, has raised €12 million in a Series B funding round co-led by United Ventures and eCAPITAL, bringing the company’s total funding to €22 million. Traditional security and anti-fraud systems often operate in silos, analysing isolated signals or individual transactions using predefined rules. As a result, read more
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Here is what to expect at the Tech.eu Summit London 2026
The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 is set to take place on 21–22 April 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, bringing together leading founders, investors and technology professionals from across Europe and beyond for two days of in-depth discussions, practical insights and meaningful connections. As the event draws closer, here is a closer read more
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