Category: business
Finance, startups, productivity
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Open Cosmos plans European rival to Starlink
An Oxford-headquartered spacetech startup says it’s gearing up to manufacture up to 200 satellites a year, as it looks to offer European governments and businesses an alternative communication channel to Elon Musk’s Starlink. Open Cosmos is launching a satellite network, called ConnectedCosmos, that will provide sovereign communication as an alternative to “transcontinental mega-constellations”, the read more
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Venture Kick backs Fainite for physics simulations
Zurich-based Fainite AG has received €165,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance physics-based simulations and expand access to advanced engineering analysis across a wider range of applications. Modern hardware development and material testing rely heavily on physics-based simulations for design, validation, and manufacturing. However, these simulations are often time- and compute-intensive, increasing engineering read more
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Onetag acquires Aryel to build a new programmatic ad exchange
Onetag, a global programmatic ad exchange and smart curation platform, announced the acquisition of Aryel, an Italian adtech company focused on immersive and interactive advertising experiences. As advertisers place greater scrutiny on the ROI of their ad spend while seeking simpler workflows and clearer performance signals, the limitations of fragmented buying models and undifferentiated read more
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Tangled raises $4.5M to build Europe’s code infrastructure
GitHub alternative Tangled has raised a $4.5 million funding round. The code platform offers a primary European alternative to GitHub for developers, providing an open and extensible network built for the next generation of software creation. The funding round was led by byFounders, the community-powered VC firm, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto and read more
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Outpost Bio raises $3.5M pre-seed for human microbiology models
Outpost Bio, a company focused on decoding complex interactions in human biology, has raised a $3.5 million pre-seed round co-led by Merantix Capital and Seedcamp, with participation from OpenSeed VC, Defined, and several strategic family offices and angel investors. Human microbiology examines how microbial communities living in and on the body metabolise drugs, process read more
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Noxon secures seed funding for muscle-computer tech
Munich-based medtech company Noxon has closed its seed funding round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital, with participation from Auxxo and another institutional investor. The size of the round was not disclosed. In rehabilitation and the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, muscle diagnostics and activation are typically performed intermittently in clinical settings. As read more
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In charts how Donald Trump became a military interventionist
Time and again, Donald Trump has crowed about the failures and humiliation of US presidents who got bogged down in foreign misadventures, from Joe Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to George W Bush’s ill-fated invasion of Iraq. On Iran, too, Trump has a long memory, musing in recent months about how Jimmy Carter’s 1980 read more
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Monzo ex-CEO TS Anil named board vice-chair
Monzo’s former CEO TS Anil has been appointed vice-chair of Monzo’s board, in a shake-up which sees an executive from an existing Monzo investor and a former Y Combinator executive take non-executive board seats. The board reshuffle follows a boardroom battle which saw Anilstep down as CEO of the UK challenger bank amid concerns read more
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Travel News, Guides & Tips for Global Adventures
I’m sure the creators of the internet never thought of a time when phrases like doomscrolling, social media addiction, and bed rot would be mainstream. But here we are. If you’ve ever jolted yourself awake by dropping your phone on your face at 1am, or instinctively reached for it in a room full of read more
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UK women founders powered by human connection – Rise Report
Today, The Rise Report, a new nationwide study, has found that UK female entrepreneurs identify human connection as the cornerstone of resilience, growth and business success. This report is commissioned by one of the UK’s biggest communities of female founders, in partnership with Barclays. The detailed research is one of largest grassroots studies of read more
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ISPTech secures €5.5M seed to improve in-orbit mobility
InSpacePropulsion Technologies(ISPTech), a German space tech company developing propulsion systems designed to enable fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to advance deployment of its non-toxic propulsion technologies for operational missions. The round was led by Join Capital, with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Faber, First Momentum Ventures, Lightfield Equity, Final Frontier read more
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€4.5M raised by FlyFocus to scale European drone production
FlyFocus, a Poland-based defence technology company specialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics, has raised €4.5 million in a funding round led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the venture capital arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development. The investment marks the company’s first institutional round following eight read more
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Tech.eu Summit London 2026 unveils new speakers
Following our previous announcements, we are excited to unveil a new group of confirmed speakers for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026.The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 will take place on 21–22 April 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, bringing together senior leaders, founders and investors who are actively shaping the future of read more
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Oska Health secures €11M to expand AI-driven care
Oska Health, a hybrid care provider combining personal health coaches with AI, has raised €11 million in seed funding to scale its continuous care model for high-risk, chronically ill patients. The round was led by Capricorn Partners and SwissHealth Ventures, with participation from Revent, Calm Storm, LBBW Venture Capital, BMH, GoHub Ventures, and Aurum read more
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Proxima Fusion boosts Europe’s commercial fusion
Fusion energy company Proxima Fusion has signed an agreement with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) to put the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant on the grid in Europe. This agreement marks Europe’s first major step toward commercial fusion power, as the continent’s leadership read more
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Callosum emerges to challenge AI Silicon Valley monoculture
A UK AI infrastructure startup founded by Cambridge neuroscientists offering a counter view to the “monoculture” that believes superintelligence will come from a single “God-like” AI model running on identical chipshas come out of stealth, raising over $10m in funding. Called Callosum, the startup has raised $10.25m from European VC Plural and ARIA (the read more
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Founders House launches in Helsinki for Finland tech
Founders House has officially launched in Helsinki, bringing a highly successful Swedish “founder factory” to Finland. Founders House Helsinki is a highly selective workspace and community for Finland’s most ambitious startup founders. The launch follows the success of Founders House Stockholm, which has become a cornerstone of the Swedish technology ecosystem and a launchpad read more
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Alpa lands $3.5M to build financial platform for hospitality
London-based Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) and Jerome Tafani (former Burger King France CEO and McDonald’s Europe CFO), who has joined the board. Hospitality remains one read more
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YOU(th) closes $4.5M round for digital preventive health
YOU(th) Health Tech, a digital health company focused on expanding preventive care globally, has announced $4.5 million in funding. The round was led by Callisto Health, with participation from caesar., adesso Ventures, Antler, Moonstone, and 1024 Ventures. Angel investors also joined, including Jean-Charles Samuelian, Founder and CEO of Alan and founding member of Mistral read more
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Kinfolk closes $7M seed round for AI-driven HR platform
London-based Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, has raised a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital and existing investors Ascension and Emerge. Angel investors, including Tony Jamous, Founder and Executive Chairman of OysterHR, also participated. The latest round brings Kinfolk’s total funding to $8.5 million. HR and read more
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