LeCun’s Advanced Machine Intelligence raises €890m
Paris-based Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) — the startup founded by former Meta Platforms chief AI scientist Yann LeCun — said it has raised a €890…
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Pasqal, French quantum, plans $2bn dual listing
Govt long-term borrowing to top $14 trillion in 2026
Spain’s PLD Space raises another €180m
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EIB Global invested €3bn in Africa in 2025
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EU invests €225m in next-generation flu vaccines
The European Union announced it is committing €225 million to speed up the development of next-generation flu vaccines “that will offer protection across a wider…
Euronext revenue and income up 12% to €1.823bn
Euronext, which operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal, said its full year 2025 underlying revenue and income rose…
Quantonation, Paris quantum tech VC, raises €220m
Paris-based Quantonation Ventures, the venture firm for quantum and physics-based technologies, has closed its second flagship fund above target at €220 million. With this close,…
Czechia got €9.3bn of EIB financing in last five years
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group said it provided €1.93 billion — nearly CZK 47 billion — in new financing in Czechia last year on…
Sanofi replaces CEO Hudson with Garijo after setbacks
French drug giant Sanofi said Spanish national Belén Garijo, the chief executive of Germany’s Merck, would succeed Paul Hudson as Sanofi CEO after its board…
EIF, Baltic states launch €225m Baltic Innovation Fund 3
The European Investment Fund (EIF) said it is teaming up with the national promotional institutions of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to launch a Baltic Innovation…
Naboo, Paris corporate events firm, in $70m Series B
Paris-based Naboo, an AI-powered corporate events procurement platform, has announced a $70 million Series B investment round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from…
Uber to acquire Getir’s delivery unit in Turkey
Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to acquire Getir’s delivery portfolio in Turkey from Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala The deal brings together Getir and Trendyol…
Euroclear turnover rose 20% in 2025 to €1,390 trillion
Brussels-based Euroclear, one of the world’s largest securities settlement houses, said its reported net profit reached €1.1 billion in 2025, with robust business income offsetting…
Kembara, Spain-based deep tech fund, in €750m close
Spain-based Kembara, which calls itself Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund, has announced a €750 million first close toward its €1 billion target, with…
Lithuania’s Axiology raises €5m for tokenised securities
Lithuania-based capital markets infrastructure provider Axiology said it has secured €5 million in seed funding to introduce new tokenised securities capabilities under the EU Distributed…
Amundi assets at record €2.38trn high as inflows surge
Paris-based Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has reported record assets under management, reaching €2.38 trillion at the end of December, up 6% year-on-year. Amundi reported…
Essity, Swedish health firm, secures €400m EIB loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it is lending €400 million to support Swedish health and hygiene company Essity’s research, development and innovation (RDI) activities…
EIB invests record €100bn, quadruples defence finance
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group said it invested a record €100 billion in 2025, with historic financing “for the green and digital transitions, for…
EIF, Aegon AM in €400m pledge for smaller Dutch firms
Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have renewed and broadened their partnership through an expanded guarantee transaction, supporting a portfolio…
Mews, Amsterdam hospitality tech firm, raises $300m
Amsterdam-based Mews, the operating system for hospitality, announced it has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth, with new investors Atomico and…
SWISSto12, satellite systems firm, gets €73m backing
Switzerland-based aerospace firm SWISSto12, a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, has announced securing €73 million in financial support from European…
French accounting fintech Pennylane raises €175m
French accounting software company Pennylane has announced a €175 million funding round at a €3.6 billion valuation “to build Europe’s leading financial operating system.” The…
Ananda Impact Ventures, Munich VC, in €73m first close
Munich-based VC Ananda Impact Ventures has secured €73 million in the first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, well above its €50 million target…
Board change at SIX, owner of Swiss, Spanish exchanges
A board change has been announced at Switzerland-based SIX Exchange Group AG, which operates international, national and regional exchanges across the Spanish and Swiss financial…
Novo Nordisk Foundation bets €736m on BioInnovation
The Novo Nordisk Foundation said it has allocated up to €736 million to BioInnovation Institute (BII), a leading institute for life science and deep tech…
Equal1, Irish quantum semiconductor firm, raises $60m
Dublin-based Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company, announced it has raised $60 million to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of its datacenter-ready…
Harmattan AI’s $200m Series B led by Dassault Aviation
Paris-based defence technology firm Harmattan AI announced that Dassault Aviation is leading its $200 million Series B funding round. “Harmattan AI has been awarded multiple…
FineHeart of Bordeaux secures €83m in financing
Bordeaux-based FineHeart, a clinical-stage medical technology company specializing in the development of solutions for cardiology, announced the completion of a €35 million first closing of…
Ireland’s food, drink exports rise 12% to record €19bn
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased 12% in 2025 to reach a record €19 billion, according to the Export Performance and…
Ireland’s tax receipts rose 9% to €105.7bn in 2025
Ireland’s Department of Finance announced that its total underlying tax receipts amounted to €105.7 billion in 2025, an €8.6 billion or 8.9% increase on 2024….
Iceland’s Alvotech agrees $100m term loan at 12.50%
Alvotech, the Reykjavík-based global biotech company specializing in the development of biosimilar medicines, announced a $100 million senior term loan facility — in a transaction…
EU commits €175m to Montenegro railway link
The European Union is committing €175.6 million to modernise 39 km of the Bar–Golubovci railway link in Montenegro, a strategic section of Rail Route 4…
Intesa Sanpaolo, EIB in €700m support for Italian SMEs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Intesa Sanpaolo — the largest banking group in Italy — have finalised two new agreements totalling €700 million to…
Stockholm’s Lovable raises $330m at a $6.6bn valuation
Stockholm-based vibe coding startup Lovable said it has raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology…
EIB, Sabadell to unlock €1.8bn for smaller firms in Spain
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has participated in a mortgage bond…