Tag: AInative
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“Huge wave coming over financial services industry,” says boss of “Europe’s first AI-native bank”
German fintechSolarisrecently announced plans to become “Europe’s first AI-native bank”, undertaking a “strategic repositioning” following a troubled few years. Solaris, valued as a unicorn at around $1.6bn in 2021, was once a star performer in Berlin’s fizzing fintech scene, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars from US card giant Visa and Spanish bank BBVA. read more
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From outsourcing to AI-native delivery: Poland’s software evolution
Poland has long been known as one of Europe’s strongest software development and IT outsourcing hubs, supplying engineering talent and enterprise delivery capabilities to companies across Western Europe and the US. While countries like Germany focused more heavily on fintech or SaaS products, Poland carved out its own service niche. As AI reshapes how software read more
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Pit launches with $16M, led by Andreessen Horowitz, to power AI-native enterprise operations
Stockholm-based Pit, an AI-native platform that replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, inboxes, and rigid SaaS tools used in enterprise operations, has announced its public launch. The company also raised $16 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Lakestar, its founders, and angel investors including executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Deel, and read more
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Europe’s AI-native founders are building faster — and younger — than ever
Today, research released by global VC firm Antler highlights that a new generation of founders is reshaping European tech — younger, more mobile, and thriving under the pressure of the AI era. Drawn from a study of its European portfolio of more than 400 startups, the data characterises founders as defined by international mobility, early read more
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Aikido launches Endpoint to secure AI-native developer workflows
Aikido Security today launched Aikido Endpoint, a lightweight security agent designed to protect modern developer workstations. Endpoint directly addresses the surge in software supply chain attacks targeting open-source packages, IDE extensions, and AI development tools. Developers have long faced security risks from installing unvetted packages, extensions, and plugins. The rapid enterprise adoption of AI coding read more
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First Concepts raises $1M to develop AI-native OS for creative work
London-based startup First Concepts, an AI-powered workspace for early-stage creative work, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding less than nine months after its founding. The round was led by Arāya Ventures alongside Antler. Additional participants included industry leaders such as Jez Jowett (former Managing Partner at Havas), Nathan McDonald (founder of We Are Social), read more
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Samaipata launches €110M Fund III to back Europe’s next generation of AI-native startups
VC firm Samaipata has launched its third fund – Samaipata III – a €110 million vehicle aimed at backing early-stage tech startups building on the AI wave. Samaipata plans to invest in 25 to 30 early-stage companies, with the capacity to deploy up to €10 million per startup over time. The main focus is on read more
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AI-native proptech startup MARC backed by a group of angel investors
Dublin-based MARC, an AI company focused on real estate asset management, has raised a $1 million pre-seed round from 23 angel investors, with no venture capital participation. Backers include Jack Pierse (Wayflyer), Tom Kennedy (Hostelworld), Susan Spence (SoftCo), Eoghan Quigley (the Dublin Chamber of Commerce), and James McGann (Unmind), alongside institutional real estate investors and read more
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Bricks.sh secures €1.6M pre-seed to expand AI-native internal tools
AI-native internal tool builder Bricks.sh has raised €1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Primo Capital, with participation from Octopus First Cheque Fund, Eden Ventures, Vesper Holding, and Vento. The round also included several angel investors, including Gianluca Cocco of Qomodo, Filippo Conforti of Commerce Layer, and the founding team of online operations read more
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Neural Concept raises $100M to scale AI-native engineering
Swiss-based Neural Concept has raised a $100 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D.E. Shaw Ventures, and Aster Capital. Founded in 2019 and spun out of EPFL in Lausanne, Neural Concept develops an AI-focused engineering platform for product development. The read more
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Iconic raises $13M seed to build AI-native, voice-driven games on device
Iconic, an interactive entertainment and AI-native platform company, has raised $13 million in its seed round, co-led by venture capital funds Kindred and Northzone, with further investment from leading industry players including Google’s AI Futures Fund. The round also brings together a highly curated group of the world’s top AI, gaming, and system engineering leaders read more
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Zentio raises €1.4M for AI-native production planning
Berlin-based Zentio has closed a €1.4 million pre-seed funding round led by HTGF, with additional support from SIVentures. Alongside capital, the investors will provide strategic and operational support for Zentio’s next phase of growth. Industrial companies make thousands of decisions every day, from minor operational adjustments to major strategic shifts, and each choice can trigger read more
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