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European Investment Fund backs Orbit Capital’s €107M venture debt fund for CEE scaleups. The fund supports post-Series A tech firms with non-dilutive growth capital for expansion and acquisitions.

Manchester-based BidScript secures €701k pre-Seed funding for its AI tender management platform. This funding accelerates BidScript's expansion into new markets amid strong European procurement tech investment.

Netherlands plans a sovereign government cloud to boost digital autonomy and security against non-European providers dominating the market. The government will develop this cloud in its own data centers, involving market collaboration.

Ireland secures €10m to launch its national AI Factory Antenna, connecting the Irish AI ecosystem to European AI Factories infrastructure. The programme aims to foster collaboration and advance AI development across the continent.

BEUC welcomes EU Court ruling confirming Google abused its dominant position on Android, limiting consumer choice. The judgment upholds the European Commission's finding that Google's practices violated EU competition law.

Dutch cybersecurity startup Dawnguard lands €2. 8 million, bringing its total funding to over €5....

Build raises $8. 5M to cut data centre paperwork by 95% using AI....

French fintech Qonto offers SME banking and accounting services across eight EU markets. The company, last valued at $5bn, operates under a Payment Institution licence and is seeking a French banking licence for lending.

Europe's Digital Euro faces a critical privacy test as civil society groups urge strong protections in its technology. A recent ECON Committee vote signals progress, but advocates warn against weakening privacy safeguards to ensure public trust.