Tag: European
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Stoïk raises €20M to strengthen its position in the European cyber risk market
Paris-based Stoïk has completed a €20 million Series C funding round co-led by Impala, which joins as a new investor, and Opera Tech Ventures, an existing investor. Current investors Alven and Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the round. Stoïk is a European insurtech focused on cyber risk coverage for companies with revenues of up to read more
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TeamFeePay announces £9M funding round and European expansion plans
Belfast-based sports technology company TeamFeePay has completed a £9 million equity funding round to support expansion into new markets and planned recruitment. The round was led by investments from YFM Equity Partners and the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI), managed by Clarendon Fund Managers. Additional participation came from Techstart and a group of private read more
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Monzo wins European banking licence, as investors agitate for CEO return
Monzo has been given the green lightto expand across Europe, after winning a banking licence. The UK digital bank announced today that it has secured a European banking licence. The winning of the licence comes amid reports that well-known Monzo shareholders are agitating to reinstate the Monzo CEO and push out the Monzo chair. Monzo read more
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From Kyiv to continental scale: Liki24’s unapologetically European ambition
What continues to fascinate me about Ukrainian startups and scaleups is their ability to solve problems for other countries — problems many of those countries are still struggling to fix. From edtech and lifelong learning to mental health, cybersecurity, and HR, Ukrainian founders are building globally relevant solutions shaped by constraint, resilience, and deep technical read more
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The Seoul Statement paves the way for European AI standards
The butterfly effect is a well-known pillar in chaos theory and its premise that the simple flapping of a butterfly’s wings in China can cause hurricanes in Texas has had huge cultural influence. It is cited in any number of films including Back To The Future and, more poignantly for this article, AI’s favourite (and read more
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Entrepreneurs launch European “venture studio”
Two experienced entrepreneurs are launching an early-stage European “venture studio”, which will invest in startups it co-founds as it looks to unearth the hot industrial AI companies of tomorrow. Founded by Kostas Fetfatsidis,a mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur, andDimitrios Kourtesis,a founder, investor, and engineer, the new entity is called The Flywheel and is billing itself as read more
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New programme fast-tracks European defence innovation with controlled testing in Ukraine
European defence startups have gained a formal, legally compliant route into Ukraine for battlefield testing and front-line user feedback. The programme, run by 17Tech.fi in partnership with Ukraine’s defence-innovation ecosystem, provides structured access to real combat environments—speeding up development and boosting NATO–Ukraine interoperability. European defence startups have long faced challenges in accessing realistic operational environments read more
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Shiftmove acquires Ocean, expanding its European fleet technology footprint
Berlin-based Shiftmove has acquired Ocean, the fleet management division of Orange Business in France. This acquisition positions Shiftmove as a significant European fleet technology provider, serving 27,000 corporate customers and managing 730,000 vehicles across the continent with a team of more than 500 employees. Although fleets represent a substantial share of emissions and mobility costs, read more
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