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Introw raises $3M to redefine partner sales with AI
Ghent-based startup Introw secured $3M led by Visionaries Club to redefine partner sales with its AI platform. The platform connects quickly to a company's CRM, reducing setup time from months to minutes, and has already facilitated tens of thousands of partner interactions since launching in 2023.

Commission opens investigation into potential Digital Markets Act breach by Google in demoting media publishers' content in search results
The European Commission launched an investigation into Google for potentially violating the Digital Markets Act by demoting media publishers' content. The probe focuses on Google's "site reputation abuse policy," which the Commission suspects impacts publishers' ability to conduct business.

Cronvall secures €3.9M to scale smarter industrial procurement across Europe
Cronvall, a Finnish tech company, secured €3. 9M to scale its digital industrial procurement platform across Europe....

X faces DSA probe in Ireland over its content moderation system
X faces a probe in Ireland over its content moderation system under the Digital Services Act. The investigation will examine if users can appeal content moderation decisions.

Checklist: How digitally resilient is your organization?
Dutch organizations are encouraged to assess their digital resilience against ransomware attacks using a new readiness checklist. The checklist helps organizations evaluate current security measures and identify areas for improvement in prevention, crisis recovery, and governance.

Backed VC closes $100M Fund III and marks 100th investment milestone
Backed VC closes its third fund at $100 million and celebrates its 100th investment in frontier tech startups. The fund will focus on AI-native therapeutics, blockchain, and manufacturing automation, with previous investments yielding five unicorns.

Skycore Semiconductors secures €5M to drive next-generation AI data centre innovation
Danish startup Skycore Semiconductors secured €5 million in seed funding to develop Power IC technology for AI data centers. The company’s solutions aim to address power infrastructure challenges with 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) architectures.

CommerceClarity completes €2.7M funding to power the agentic era of e-commerce
Italian startup CommerceClarity secured €2. 7 million to fuel the agentic era of e-commerce with its AI operating system....

Vendep Capital raises €80M to back the next wave of AI-era SaaS founders
Finnish VC firm Vendep Capital launches an €80 million fund to back early-stage SaaS founders in the Nordics and Baltics. The fund, backed by European investors, will invest in approximately 20 startups with initial investments between €100k and €3M.

CHAOS attracts €2M to scale AI platform and reinvent real estate
Finnish data-intelligence company CHAOS secures €2 million to scale its AI platform for the real estate industry. The funding will fuel expansion across the Nordics and DACH regions, offering AI-driven insights to developers and investors.

Meet the winning startups of the EU’s Innovation Radar Prize 2025
German startup ExoMatter won the 2025 Innovation Radar Prize for its AI-powered platform designed for materials R&D. The platform provides easily searchable, AI-enriched data through advanced filters and a natural language AI agent.

Paage scores $2.2M to build the AI cockpit for social commerce
Paage, a Paris-based AI platform, secures $2. 2 million in seed funding to build an AI-powered cockpit for social commerce....

Ryanair's Mandatory Digital Boarding Pass: What It Is, What Changes from Now On and What Advantages and Disadvantages It Has
Ryanair now mandates digital boarding passes via its app, eliminating paper options for passengers. This shift, effective November 12, 2025, requires users to install the app for flight access.

B2B sales lose 65% of time to admin – Sweden’s Spiich Labs raises €600k to automate it
Swedish startup Spiich Labs secured €600k in pre-Seed funding to automate administrative tasks for sales teams. The AI-powered agent aims to eliminate over eight hours of weekly admin work, joining a trend with nearly €7 million invested in similar European AI sales automation tools.

Zaiffer unveils confidential token protocol after €2 million raise to bridge privacy and regulation in DeFi
Paris-based Zaiffer launches its confidential token protocol after securing €2 million to bring privacy to DeFi. The startup aims to offer a "VPN for on-chain finance," joining a European trend that saw roughly €61....

DataCamp acquires Optima to power the next-gen AI learning engine
DataCamp acquired Optima to enhance its AI-powered learning platform for data and AI skills. The Belgium-founded company will integrate Optima's AI-native system across its platform, accelerating its offerings in the next six months.

Zaiffer launches with €2M backing from Zama and PyratzLabs to bring confidentiality to DeFi
Zaiffer, a new venture by Zama and PyratzLabs, launches with €2 million to bring confidentiality to DeFi. The platform introduces confidential tokens, allowing users to conceal on-chain amounts while maintaining audit trails, designed for Ethereum-compatible blockchains.

Spiich Labs gets backing from Tandem Health and Creandum founders
Swedish startup Spiich Labs secured €600k in pre-seed funding to boost sales productivity with its AI assistant. The AI tool automates CRM updates and meeting preparations, potentially saving sales reps over eight hours per week.

CERPRO secures €2M pre-seed to set a new manufacturing quality standard
Berlin-based CERPRO secured €2 million in pre-seed funding to automate and standardize manufacturing quality processes using AI. Their QualiSpec software, launched in December 2024, has already been adopted by over 100 SMEs, speeding up processes by 80%.

Quality assurance German startup CERPRO raises €2 million to accelerate industrial workflows by up to 80%
Berlin-based CERPRO, an AI-based SaaS startup, secured €2 million in pre-Seed funding to expand its industrial quality assurance platform across Europe. The funding comes amid a surge of investment in AI-driven industrial software, with other startups raising millions for similar solutions.
