Exein, Italian cybersecurity firm, raises €70m
Exein, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity company based in Rome, has raised €70 million in Series C funding. “This is a major milestone that accelerates…
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European ETF assets hit record high of $2.74 trillion
Mediobanca, EIB in €100m boost for Italian SMEs
Italy’s Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg of US in $3.1bn deal
SiPearl, French supercomputing chip firm, raises €130m
Capgemini to buy WNS for $3.3bn in Agentic AI drive
Castilla y León govt gets €74m EIB rural industry loan
Berlin’s Talon.One raises $135m from new investors
Climeworks, Zurich carbon removal firm, secures $162m
Canada’s Clio buys $1bn Barcelona legal tech vLex
Clio, the Canadian legal technology firm, said it has agreed to acquire vLex, a Barcelona-founded pioneer in legal intelligence “that combines cutting-edge AI with the…
SIX, European exchanges firm, completes Aquis deal
Switzerland-based European regional stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Aquis Exchange plc, London’s challenger stock market….
Natech Banking Solutions of Greece raises $33m
Ioannina, Greece-based Natech Banking Solutions announced the successful completion of its Series B capital increase, securing over $33 million in growth funding. “The round comprises $26…
EIB to lend €540m for Lithuania military base
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to lend €540 million for Lithuania to build a military base at Rūdninkai, south of the capital…
Finom, Amsterdam challenger bank, raises €115m
Amsterdam-based Finom, a challenger bank aimed at SMEs and entrepreneurs, said it raised €115 million in Series C funding. Finom describes itself as an “all-in-one business solution that…
European Investment Bank lending limit rises to €100bn
The shareholders of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, the EU Member States, have approved a record-high financing ceiling of €100 billion for this year…
Animaj, Paris AI-powered kids media firm, raises $85m
Animaj, the Paris-based kids’ media company, has announced the close of an $85 million funding round. The round was led by HarbourView Equity Partners and…
Porto’s Sword Health raises $40m at $4bn valuation
Sword Health, the Porto-founded AI Care company, has announced a $40 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation led by General Catalyst. Sword Health…
Helsing, European AI defence tech firm, raises €600m
Helsing, the European AI defence technology company, has announced its €600 million Series D funding round. The round was led by Prima Materia, alongside existing…
EIB pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay electricity link
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it is pledging €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and…
Look Up, French orbital safety firm, raises €50m
Look Up, the French space tech company specializing in orbital safety and the protection of space infrastructure, announced a €50 million funding round combining equity,…
Wandercraft, Paris robotics firm, secures $75m
Paris-based robotics firm Wandercraft said it secured $75 million equity and debt as part of its Series D investment round, with major contributions from Renault Group,…
Spain’s Multiverse, AI compression firm, raises €189m
San Sebastian-based Multiverse Computing, a leader in quantum-inspired AI model compression, has announced a €189 million investment round. Multiverse Computing has developed CompactifAI, a compression technology…
Eurostar plans direct trains to Frankfurt, Geneva
Eurostar said it is planning to to operate three new direct routes amid “strong demand for train travel across Europe.” The new routes are London to…
Vienna-based newsrooms.ai acquires Trending Topics
Vienna-based AI startup newsrooms.ai is acquiring Trending Topics, the Austrian tech media platform founded by Jakob Steinschaden and Bastian Kellhofer. “This merger of AI technology…
Aerones, Latvia turbine maintenance firm, raises $62m
Latvia-based Aerones, a provider of robotic inspection, maintenance, and AI-driven solutions for wind turbines, said it has secured $62 million in capital in a significantly oversubscribed…
Scalable, Munich investment platform, raises €155m
Munich-based digital investment platform Scalable Capital said it has successfully completed a funding round, raising €155 million. This was the company’s largest funding round to…
Microsoft invests $400m in Switzerland cloud, AI
Microsoft has announced a $400 million investment in Switzerland to further strengthen both its cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities across the country, including the most…
Baltic SMEs get €138m boost in Citadele Bank-EIF plan
A range of smaller Baltic companies will be eligible for preferential loans totalling up to €138 million as a result of guarantees by the European…
Volare, Finland insect protein firm, raises €26m
Finnish biotech company Volare announced the closing of a €26 million funding round to build Volare 01 – a facility set to become “the most…
Paris-based Cathay Innovation closes $1bn AI fund
Paris-based Cathay Innovation announced the final close of its latest venture capital fund at $1 billion, making it the largest AI-dedicated fund in the European Union. While…
Salvia, Dutch migraine treatment firm, raises €53m
Eindhoven-based Salvia BioElectronics, a clinical-stage medical device company pioneering neuromodulation therapy for people with chronic migraine, announced the successful completion of a €53 million Series B…
EIB lends €700m for Baltic Sea wind farms off Poland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) saif it has signed an agreement to provide €700 million for the construction of two large-scale offshore wind farms developed…
European exchange owner SIX sells €500m bond
Switzerland-based European stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG confirmed the successful placement of a €500 million bond issued by its subsidiary SIX Finance (Luxembourg)…
EIF in first defence fund investment with €40m Keen bet
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced its first investment in a dedicated European defence fund with a €40 million bet on Keen Venture Partners’ European…
Legora, Swedish AI legaltech startup, raises $80m
Stockholm-based legaltech startup Legora, the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, has attracted Series B funding of $80 million, propelling the company to a $675 million…
Iceland sells €750m bond amid €4.4bn of demand
The Republic of Iceland said it successfully issued a €750 million Eurobond with a fixed coupon of 2.625% and a five-year maturity, priced at a…
Revolut to create Paris Western Europe HQ, invest €1bn
Revolut Group, the global fintech with over 55 million customers and more than 40 million in Europe, has announced the creation of a new Western Europe…
Novo Nordisk CEO to leave amid obesity drug fight
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, maker of the Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss medications, said on Friday its CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen will step down amid concerns the…
Xoople, Madrid earth data firm, raises €115m
Xoople, the Madrid-based earth data, intelligence and AI firm, announced that it successfully closed its latest equity round, bringing the total raised to €115 million. The…
Room00, Madrid hotel firm, gets €400m King St boost
King Street Capital Management has announced a strategic equity investment of up to €400 million in Madrid-based hotel and hostels “urban lifestyle hospitality platform” Room00…