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The Dutch government's first Generative AI monitor revealed a surge in AI adoption across public sector organizations. Applications jumped from 8 to 81 in a year, with municipalities leading in chatbots and internal AI assistants....

Track Titan, an AI-powered platform for motorsport, secured a €4. 4 million seed round from investors including F1 and NHL backers....

A new venture studio called The Flywheel launches in Greece to co-found industrial AI startups with up to €300,000 in initial investment. The studio aims to bridge the gap between European tech talent and scalable companies.

The EU is probing Meta over concerns its WhatsApp AI chatbot restrictions could violate antitrust laws and harm competition. Meta's policy, which took effect in October, prohibits third-party AI chatbots, potentially favoring its own "Meta AI" service and leading to potential fines of $16....

Brussels is probing Meta's new AI policy on WhatsApp, fearing it may stifle competition within the European Economic Area. The investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of tech giants' use of AI across their platforms.

London-based Curvestone AI secured $4 million in seed funding to boost AI reliability for regulated sectors. The company's tech ensures dependable automation for document-heavy workflows, partnering with law and mortgage services.

Paris-based Brevo, a customer engagement software innovator, becomes a unicorn after securing €500 million in funding. The company aims to accelerate its product roadmap, particularly leveraging AI, and compete with US players.

French CRM company Brevo achieved unicorn status after securing €500M in funding, with General Atlantic and Oakley Capital joining as investors. The Paris-based company, valued at at least $1B, plans to expand its all-in-one CRM platform and pursue further acquisitions.

London-based Hypercritical secured £2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its machine learning model for generating control software. The AI-driven platform enables faster, more cost-efficient software development in sectors like aerospace, with plans to double its team.

Track Titan, an AI-powered motorsport tracking platform, secured $5 million in a seed round led by Partech and Game Changers Ventures. The platform, used by over 200,000 users, provides AI coaching to gamers and drivers, helping improve lap times in games and real-world racing.

Brevo, the Paris-based CRM provider, has raised $583 million in funding, achieving unicorn status and becoming a major challenger. This round will fuel Brevo's expansion and intensify its competition with established CRM giants.

Nordic startup Fronted secures $1 million in pre-seed funding to modernize global hiring with its AI-powered platform. The AI talent operating system streamlines international hiring, addressing challenges like recruitment, payroll, and compliance.

UK-based smartphone maker Nothing launches a $5M community investment round, allowing investors to buy shares. This crowdfunder values the company at $1....

Portuguese startup Spotlite secured €3. 5 million in seed funding to expand its satellite-based infrastructure monitoring platform....

Rail-Flow, a Frankfurt-based platform, secured €12. 5 million in Series A funding to advance its AI-driven rail freight logistics....

Swedish VC firm Incore Invest closed its second round, raising €15 million to bring its Invest II fund to €40 million. The fund will back SaaS and fintech companies across Europe, targeting Series A investments.

BuiltAI, a London-based financial modeling platform for real estate investment, secured $6 million in seed funding. The AI-powered platform uses machine learning to streamline underwriting, which is a manual process that currently takes at least two weeks.

Berlin-based database startup SereneDB secured $2. 1 million in pre-seed funding to merge search, analytics, and PostgreSQL....

TitanOS, a Barcelona-based connected-TV OS, secured €50 million in Series A funding to enhance its user experience and expand. The funding, led by Highland Europe, positions TitanOS as a major player in the European CTV and AdTech space.

Bestie Bite, an AI-powered app for restaurant discovery, secured $700,000 in funding to revolutionize hospitality reviews with video. The Rome-based startup aims to expand its AI features and reach more users after gaining 70,000 users and 60,000 video uploads across 70 countries.