Spotify, music streaming giant, in leadership changes
Stockholm and New York-based Spotify announced that founder and CEO Daniel Ek will “transition to the role of executive chairman” effective January 1, 2026. The music…
Stockholm and New York-based Spotify announced that founder and CEO Daniel Ek will “transition to the role of executive chairman” effective January 1, 2026. The music…
Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, announced it has raised the largest Series B in UK and European history, at $1.1 billion. The financing was…
By Mark McSherry Total global debt rose by more than $21 trillion in the first half of 2025, reaching a record high of nearly $338…
Athens-based Big Pi Ventures has announced the launch of Big Pi Growth I, the “first tech growth equity fund out of Greece and Southeast Europe.”…
Paris-based Ventech, the European early-stage venture capital firm, announced the final close of its sixth flagship fund at €175 million — the largest fund in…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has approved a €1.34 billion framework loan to support the construction and renovation of around 12,000 affordable housing…
Barcelona-based Suma Capital has announced the final closing of SC Net Zero Ventures I, the Climate Tech fund within its SC Venture strategy, with €210…
Prague-based investment firm Aspire11 said it is launching its inaugural €500 million global fund — backed by Czech pension funds — “to back generational companies…
Vimeo, the New York-based video platform for business, said it agreed to be acquired by Milan-based technology conglomerate Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued…
Global climate finance by multilateral development banks (MDBs) — including the European Investment Bank (EIB) — increased 10% last year to a record $137 billion,…
Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment giant ASML Holding NV and France-based Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership based on a long-term collaboration agreement “to explore the…
Scintil Photonics, a Grenoble, France-based technology firm in Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics for AI infrastructure, announced the completion of a €50 million Series B funding round…
Finland’s DataCrunch said it has raised $64 million in Series A funding to accelerate its ambition of “becoming Europe’s first AI hyperscaler, without compromising on…
The European Commission said it has fined Google €2.95 billion for allegedly breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (adtech). “It did…
Netherlands-based ViCentra, a medical device firm innovating in insulin delivery for people with diabetes, announced the successful close of an upsized $85 million Series D financing….
Munich-based Fernride, which is developing autonomous trucking solutions for logistics hubs, announced the extension of its Series A financing round, raising an additional €18 million, as…
Belgium-based MRM Health NV, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering microbiome-based therapeutics for inflammatory diseases and immune-oncology, has announced the successful closing of a €55 million…
Finland-based IQM Quantum Computers said it has raised $320 million (€275 Million) in venture capital, bringing the total funding raised to date to $600 million….
SeqOne, a Montpellier, France-based pioneer in AI-driven genomic analysis, said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cambridge, England-based Congenica, a company spun out of…