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Ghent-based AI-driven strategic intelligence platform Trendtracker secured €5. 9 million in Series A funding to expand globally, focusing on the US and Middle East....

Barclays joins four other major banks in investing in United Fintech, a firm focused on acquiring and scaling fintech companies. The investment, with undisclosed financial details, will fund further acquisitions, strengthening the fintech group's industry-wide adoption.

Berlin-based B2B payment solutions provider Mondu secured a €100M debt facility and partnered with J. P....

Cambridge University's quantum spinout, Nu Quantum, secured a record-breaking $60 million Series A round to scale quantum computers. The funding will fuel future product development and international expansion, including Europe and the US, for the UK-based company.

London-based Matta, an industrial AI spin-out, secured $14M in seed funding to develop "sentient factory" technology. Matta's AI uses computer vision to automate quality control, detect anomalies, and recommend actions in real-time across various industries.

U2V, a spin-off from Earlybird-X, launches a €60 million fund to back DeepTech startups from European tech universities. The fund will invest in pre-Seed and Seed-stage AI, IndustrialTech, and CleanTech startups, targeting up to 25 investments across Europe.

Berlin-based FION Energy secured €1. 4 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-optimized battery systems for industrial clients....

Brussels launched an antitrust probe into Google's AI search tools, scrutinizing potential breaches of competition rules. The investigation focuses on whether Google's AI summaries favor its own products and services.

Parisian cybersecurity firm Evertrust secured €10 million in Series A funding to expand across Europe. The digital trust software vendor, specializing in Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Lifecycle Management, aims to scale its platform within the growing digital certificate market.

Mistral AI rolled out Devstral 2, its new AI model focused on coding, as it aims to compete with larger AI labs. This launch follows the recent introduction of the coding assistant, Le Chat.

European tech funding cooled in November 2025, with total investments dropping to €4. 6 billion across 271 deals....

Brussels launched a probe into Google, investigating the tech giant's use of online content to train its AI models. The European Commission is concerned Google may be using content without proper consent or payment.

KBC Group launches a €100 million Start it Fund to fuel Belgian startup growth, aiming to support early-stage companies from idea to IPO. The fund will invest up to €300,000 in the top 1% of applicants from their accelerator program.

Zurich-based aviation tech company Assaia secured $26. 6 million in Series B funding to scale its AI platform globally....

Nebius, the Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure startup, plans to build and control its own data centers to provide compute power. The company has secured deals with Microsoft and Meta, collectively worth over $20 billion, to supply them with AI infrastructure.

Italy's Equixly secured €10 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered platform that tackles API security. The platform identifies up to 80% more vulnerabilities than standard tools and maps API landscapes.

betacluster Ventures launched a new €19 million early-stage fund to support Polish AI-driven tech startups focused on the Smart Data Economy. The fund, backed by investors from Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland, will invest up to €1 million per company in areas like fintech and smart health.

Madrid-based Algori secured €3. 6 million in fresh funding to scale its AI-powered shopper insights platform globally....

Meta's tweaked ad experience has received approval from the EU following a penalty under the Digital Markets Act. This marks a key development after Meta and Apple were the first to face DMA penalties earlier this year.

European classrooms are shifting towards AI entrepreneurship with the AI-ENTR4YOUTH program, backed by Intel and the European Commission. The initiative, active in 10 countries, helps students build AI projects, addressing the growing skills gap as 77% of European companies struggle to find AI-skilled talent.