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PETs as a tool for privacy-conscious data use
Dutch government bodies explore Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to balance data-driven insights with GDPR compliance. These tools enable data analysis while protecting individual privacy, fostering wider digital collaboration.
Legaltech Luminance unveils its biggest platform upgrade in a decade
Legaltech Luminance launches its biggest platform upgrade in a decade, integrating AI for contract intelligence. The update addresses the loss of negotiation context in enterprise contracts, becoming the organization's "legal brain."
Evaro secures $25M to support consumer brands in offering digital healthcare services
Evaro secures $25M Series A to embed regulated digital healthcare services into consumer brands. The platform aims to expand access to care, having already served over two million patients.
Paraglide raises $5M Seed to reinvent accounts receivable with Agentic AI
Paraglide launches AI agents to automate accounts receivable, securing $5M to combat billing chaos. Early users report a 34% DSO reduction, freeing finance teams for strategic tasks.
ZOHO.VC completes first closing at 70% of target fund
German incubator ZOLLHOF's venture arm ZOHO. VC secures €7M for deeptech and software startups....
London’s Ascension Ventures secures up to €11.5 million commitment to support regional early-stage founders
London's Ascension Ventures secures up to €11. 5M from the British Business Bank to back early-stage founders outside London....
Scoro acquires Envoice to close the project cost visibility gap
Estonian Scoro acquires AI expense firm Envoice, merging project management with automated spend tracking. This digital integration offers real-time cost visibility to professional services firms, vital in an AI-disrupted market.
Inside Finland’s next wave of innovation: 10 promising startups to keep an eye on this 2026!
Finland launches a new wave of deeptech innovation, highlighting 10 promising startups founded since 2023. Distance Technologies, a standout, develops AI-driven 3D lightfield displays for defense and automotive sectors.
EIB backs Belgian MedTech startup SamanTree Medical with €20 million to support real-time surgical imaging
Belgian MedTech SamanTree Medical secures €20M from EIB for surgical imaging tech. This funding boosts advanced real-time tissue analysis and expands the company's European and US commercial presence.
With Clue and Lovehoney as partners, Evaro secures €21 million to expand NHS-licensed embedded health services
Evaro secures €21 million to expand its NHS-licensed digital healthcare platform, embedding prescription services into trusted brands. This funding accelerates its expansion across treatment areas and clinical capabilities, mirroring broader European HealthTech investment trends.
Brickanta closes $8M round to expand AI use in construction planning
Stockholm's Brickanta secures $8M for its AI construction platform, aiming to boost productivity. The agentic AI system streamlines pre-construction workflows, with plans for European expansion.
EU launches DSA probe into X over Grok AI undressing fiasco
EU probes X over Grok AI image risks, marking another DSA violation investigation. The platform previously faced a €120m fine for earlier breaches.
AP: data breaches from misuse of personal data at municipalities often remain under the radar
Dutch municipalities struggle to detect internal data misuse, often requiring external alerts for breaches. Many failing to report such leaks to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Flowla raises $2.5M to scale sales and customer automation
London's Flowla lands $2. 5M to automate B2B sales journeys with AI....
GoCanopy ends bootstrapping streak, raises €2.1 million to build AI operating system for institutional real estate investors
Paris-based GoCanopy secures €2. 1M to build an AI operating system for real estate investors....
$1M+ raise for construction startup Arctis AI led by former fencing champion Dila Ekrem
German startup Arctis AI raises $1M+ to build AI agents for construction contracts. The platform aims to streamline project lifecycle management by structuring contracts for transparency and usability.
Video-to-3D product content platform Voxelo secures €346k pre-Seed first close
Manchester startup Voxelo secures €346k for its AI-powered 3D product content studio. This funding fuels the growing European trend in AI and 3D digital commerce tech.
Technology salaries in Spain do not depend on employee skills. They depend on the type of company
Spanish tech salaries diverge based on company type, not employee skills. A "trimodal" model reveals three distinct pay groups, with some engineers earning comparable to Big Tech giants.
The return of Sandworm: the Russian GRU elite group moves its war against Ukraine's power grid to Polish soil
Russian elite hackers target Polish power grid, risking half a million homes without heat. The "Sandworm" group's cyberattack, hitting cogeneration plants and renewable energy links, marks a dangerous escalation of digital warfare.
Rainbow Weather raises $5.5M to refine real-time weather forecasting
Warsaw-based Rainbow Weather secures $5. 5M seed funding to boost hyperlocal, minute-by-minute weather forecasts....