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NDS Cloud accelerator team seeks dialogue with the market
Dutch government seeks dialogue with tech market to build sovereign cloud infrastructure. 69 companies participated, highlighting potential while stressing government must make clear choices.

Giggle raises funding to expand flexible staffing platform
Budapest's Giggle raises funding for Romanian expansion, modernizing temp staffing with its platform. The mobile marketplace connects blue-collar workers to shift-based roles, with €5M in transactions last year.
Enterprise finance platform Stacks raises €19 million to streamline reporting and month-end workflows
British finance platform Stacks raises €19 million for its AI-powered reporting suite, reflecting strong EU investor appetite for enterprise AI. The funding accelerates expansion into AI-driven operational finance and data infrastructure.

TrueLayer lands eBay "strategic investment"
eBay Ventures backs UK fintech TrueLayer with a strategic investment. This partnership launches an open banking payment option for eBay checkout, offering a real-time alternative to card payments.

Stockholm-based Agaton secures €8.4 million to turn customer conversations into revenue insights
Swedish AI startup Agaton secures €8. 4 million to transform customer conversations into revenue insights....

“From Germany, for the world” – Plato secures €12.2 million to automate sales and ERP workflows in distribution
Plato secures €12. 2M to transform global wholesale with AI, automating sales and ERP workflows....

Why European startups are sleepwalking into a talent crisis
European tech startups face a talent crisis as entry-level hiring plummets 73%. Unrealistic experience demands and AI automation for senior roles are creating a future skills gap.

Tingit raises €1.5M to scale AI-powered repair platform across Europe
Tingit secures €1. 5M to scale its AI-powered repair platform across the EU....

The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Davide Dattoli, Founder and Executive Chairman of Talent Garden
Talent Garden expands its digital innovation platform across 12 European markets, training 25,000 annually. This EdTech leader bridges physical communities and digital learning, amid significant EU investment in digital skills.

Plato closes $14.5M to bring AI automation to wholesale trade
Berlin-based Plato secures $14. 5M to inject generative AI into wholesale distribution....

David Silver is chasing superhuman intelligence with a $1bn seed
AI pioneer David Silver launches London-based Ineffable Intelligence, raising $1 billion for superhuman intelligence research. The venture aims to build groundbreaking AI systems.

Plato closes $14.5M round to scale AI tools for distributors
Plato secures $14. 5M to supercharge wholesale distributors with AI automation....

Agaton raises $10 million to expand its AI platform for sales teams
Stockholm-based Agaton raises $10 million for its AI sales platform that analyzes customer conversations. The funding will boost go-to-market efforts and expand AI capabilities across enterprise sales teams.

Copla raises €6M Series A to support EU regulatory compliance
European regtech firm Copla secures €6M to streamline compliance with new EU regulations. Its AI-powered platform helps financial services navigate DORA, the AI Act, and Cyber Resilience Act, combating increasing cyber threats.

Flinn secures $20M to develop AI tools for product lifecycle management in medtech and pharma
Vienna AI firm Flinn secures $20M to automate medtech regulatory processes. Their software uses AI to replace manual workflows, aiming to shorten development times and lower costs in pharma.

Henna Virkkunen and India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S Jaishankar to launch the European Legal Gateway Office in India for ICT professionals and students
EU launches Legal Gateway Office in India to attract ICT talent. The initiative aims to facilitate mobility for Indian professionals and students, supporting Europe's digital transition.

Dutch AI marketing company Aizy secures €2 million, reaching €22 million valuation less than a year after launch
Dutch AI marketing platform Aizy secures €2 million, valuing the startup at €22 million less than a year after launch. The funding accelerates expansion of its AI-driven performance marketing tools for SMEs.

Exclusive: German startup happyhotel raises €6.5 million to build AI agents for hotel revenue management
German startup happyhotel raises €6. 5M to deploy AI agents for hotel revenue management....

Firecell and Accelleran unite in €7.9M-backed merger to simplify private 5G networks
Firecell and Accelleran merge in a €7. 9M deal to create a sovereign private 5G solution for industry....

Unicity Labs banks €2.5 million to advance peer-to-peer cryptographic architecture for AI agents
Unicity Labs banks €2. 5 million for peer-to-peer AI agent infrastructure....
