India’s startup deal count falls as investors back fewer bets Startup funding rounds in India fell sharply in 2025, reflecting a market where investors are increasingly concentrating capital into fewer companies. The shift signals a more selective funding environment, with…
Reface raises €15.2 million to scale user acquisition Reface, a Kyiv-based startup building AI-powered tools for content creation, has secured €15.2 million (about $18 million) in non-dilutive financing earmarked for user acquisition. The funding provides growth capital without issuing new…
Filtrabit lands €2 million commitment ahead of new round Filtrabit, an Oulu-based CleanTech company, has secured a €2 million funding commitment from Ajanta Innovations 2 Ky for its upcoming financing round, the company said. The commitment signals early investor backing…
Stowlog raises €1 million to expand safety digitisation Stowlog, a software-as-a-service platform created by Castellón-based Estudio Cactus, has closed a €1 million investment round aimed at accelerating the digitisation of workplace safety management. The funding is expected to support product…
I-care completes €20 million fundraising and refinancing Belgium-based predictive maintenance company I-care has announced the completion of a €20 million fundraising and refinancing operation, a move the company says will reinforce its financial position and support its next phase of…
AI startups heading into 2026: a tougher, more disciplined era As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to infrastructure, the playbook for building new companies is changing fast. In a recent conversation, serial entrepreneur and investor Dmitry Volkov described an environment…
Alphabet targets data center and clean-energy developer in $4.75B deal Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus assume debt, to acquire a data center and clean-energy developer, according to the deal terms described in the announcement. The…
BIOWEG secures €1.5 million for development program BIOWEG, a Quakenbrück-based company working on bio-based materials, has secured €1.5 million in funding in partnership with Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin). The financing is intended to support the next phase of the…
Those Vegan Cowboys secures €6.25 million to scale cow-free dairy R&D Those Vegan Cowboys, a Ghent-based FoodTech startup, has raised €6.25 million in its first funding round, the company announced. The fresh capital will be used to accelerate research and…
Aisti lands €20 million EIB venture debt to expand production Jyväskylä-based materials startup Aisti has secured a €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the scale-up of its bio-based, noise-reducing acoustic ceiling tiles. The financing will…
