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Guidoio raises €3.5M to scale its digital platform for driving licenses
Milan-based Guidoio, Italy's first fully digital driving school, secured €3. 5 million in seed funding to expand its platform....
Funding the AI economy: Strengthening Europe’s investment capacity
Europe's AI investment faces fragmentation despite strong progress, according to a new EU report focused on strengthening its funding capacity. While Europe's venture capital allocated 18% of €252 billion to AI between 2020 and 2025, the US dedicated 34% of €1....
Zilch nets $175M, Backed VC closes $100M Fund III, and nd Ukraine’s LIFT99 emerges even stronger after a missile attack
Zilch secured $175M, eyeing strategic mergers and acquisitions within the fintech space. The week saw over 60 European tech funding deals, totaling more than €736 million across the continent.
Verifactu is driving half of Spain crazy, but there's good news: freelancers with simple invoices are exempt
Spanish businesses must implement Verifactu, a new digital invoicing system by January 1, 2026, to combat fraud. Freelancers using simple invoices created with programs like Word or Excel are exempt from the requirement.
Holo raises €1 million to bring personalised lab testing and daily-life health tracking to more users
Barcelona-based Holo secured €1 million in pre-Seed funding to launch its health app that combines AI, lab testing, and health tracking. The app integrates with devices like Apple Watch and Garmin to give users more control over their well-being.
Being able to talk on WhatsApp without using WhatsApp: it's the app's most important change and it's already underway
WhatsApp launches interoperability in Europe, allowing users to send and receive messages from other messaging apps. This move follows the EU's Digital Markets Act, forcing the platform to open up to third-party integrations.
With 300k add-to-cart events, Paris-based Dialog secures €3.7 million round to scale its AI shopping agent
Paris-based Dialog secured a €3. 7 million Seed round to scale its AI-powered shopping agent trained on brand data for e-commerce....
The EU already knows how to curb the dominance of Temu and Shein in e-commerce: small packages
Brussels aims to curtail the dominance of e-commerce giants like Temu and Shein by ending tax exemptions on small packages. The EU plans to eliminate the exemption for packages under €150, potentially by 2026, which previously cost the EU €1....
Rookoo, out of Belgium, raises €900k to help the global event industry escape administrative chaos
Belgian startup Rookoo secured €900k in funding to expand its digital platform for events and hospitality teams, aiming to automate administrative tasks. This investment follows a trend of nearly €79 million in funding for European hospitality tech, including AI-driven solutions, in 2025.
WhatsApp is launching third-party chat integration in Europe
Meta is set to launch third-party chat integration within WhatsApp across Europe, complying with the Digital Markets Act. Users will soon be able to message with apps like BirdyChat and Haiket, with end-to-end encryption maintained.
Internet consultation new cyber rules started
Brussels is launching a public consultation on new cybersecurity rules for the government, open to citizens, businesses, and experts. The consultation period will run from November 11, 2025, to December 23, 2025, as part of the Cyber Security Act.
New data-driven report highlights the AI opportunity for Public Sector Services
The EU-funded report highlights how AI can transform public services and create opportunities for startups across the EU. Between 2021 and 2024, venture capital investment in AI-powered public sector technologies soared, with nearly 50% of deals in 2024 involving AI-first GovTech startups.
Irish sales planning and intelligence platform Lative raises $7.5m
Irish sales planning platform Lative secured $7. 5M to boost its product development and expand its market reach....
With users reporting 24% productivity gains, Lative secures €6.4 million to scale its AI-driven sales planning tool
Dublin-based Lative secured €6. 4 million to scale its AI-driven sales planning platform, boosting product development and go-to-market efforts....
Swiss startup Forgis raises €3.8 million to automate industrial machines as Europe confronts Asia’s manufacturing lead
Forgis, a Swiss startup, secured €3. 8 million to automate industrial machines using software in the automotive and manufacturing sectors....
They stole almost 23,000 euros with the SIM swapping scam. Now Vodafone and Ibercaja will have to return it
Vodafone and Ibercaja were ordered to refund nearly €23,000 to a customer scammed via SIM swapping. The court ruled the companies were liable after fraudsters duplicated the victim's SIM and stole the money.
The anti-abuse bracelets were going to be a technical solution to a social problem. They are generating a chaos of incidents
The Spanish Cometa system, managing anti-abuse bracelets, suffered a technical incident causing service overload and triggering an emergency protocol. The issue affected the safety of approximately 4,500 women using the devices, with roughly 10% of alerts causing system failures.
FMC raises €100M as it unveils new class of memory chips for the AI era
FMC secured €100 million to revolutionize memory chips, aiming for faster, more energy-efficient AI data centers. The funding, led by HV Capital and DTCF, will help the company compete with global chip manufacturers.
The biggest European security tech deals in H1 2025
Paris-based Didomi, a consent and privacy management platform, secured €72M in funding during the first half of 2025. This allows businesses to manage user data choices while ensuring compliance with global data regulations.
Zilch nets $175M as eyes "strategic" M&A
Zilch, a UK fintech, secured over $175 million in funding, led by KKCG, to fuel growth and acquisitions. The company, with over 5 million customers, aims to expand its brand and product development.