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VerbaFlo secures $7M seed funding for its AI real estate platform automating leasing and resident engagement. The AI communications layer integrates with systems to manage conversations and workflows across multiple channels.

Stockholm's Noru raises €560K for its AI compliance platform, simplifying EU AI Act readiness. The agentic solution automates regulatory workflows, replacing manual checks for over 20 pilot customers.

French AI firm Mistral AI launches hybrid multimodal model and custom training platform. The move aims to accelerate enterprise adoption of its AI technologies across Europe.

DSA risk assessments fail to deliver transparency or accountability for Big Tech, according to ECNL's analysis. Three years of these reports show major gaps, questioning their usefulness for millions of users.

EU lawmakers questioned Big Tech on child safety post-DSA, but YouTube, TikTok, and Meta evaded scrutiny. Experts urged stronger enforcement to protect young users online.

Lausanne-based Rhonexum raises €867. 5k for cryogenic electronics vital to scalable quantum computing....

Swiss startup Rhonexum secures $1M to scale cryogenic electronics for quantum computing. The funding accelerates development of novel components for scalable quantum systems and space technologies.

Barcelona's Health Lean Analytics secures over €2. 1M for its AI-powered hospital operations platform....

Paris-based Mistral AI launches Mistral Forge, empowering enterprises to build custom AI models from scratch. This challenger directly competes with OpenAI and Anthropic by prioritizing data privacy and tailored solutions.

Paris AI startup Mistral claims its new code-proofing agent delivers top-tier performance at a low cost. This advancement challenges dominant US AI models, potentially reshaping the European AI landscape.

Laminar secures $3M seed to debug AI agents, tackling the observability gap for complex, long-running tasks. The funding accelerates product development, enabling AI agents to move from prototypes to production.

EU Council's "Digital Omnibus" drops key GDPR/ePrivacy threats but risks linger. Unresolved AI, terminal equipment rules and AI development provisions could still dilute safeguards.

French cybersecurity startup Lupin & Holmes secures $5. 9M pre-seed for its upstream security platform....

Barcelona's GVC Gaesco launches a €70 million fund for Infratech startups building digital infrastructure. The fund targets capital-intensive tech firms blending physical and digital innovation for sophisticated investors.

Dutch SaaS platform WorkFlex automates cross-border workforce compliance with a new investment. The AI-driven engine processes 100,000+ trips annually, tackling growing regulatory complexity for businesses.

European tech veterans launch Operator Circle VC, a new venture firm targeting European decacorns. The firm taps operational experience from scaled billion-dollar companies to identify promising founders.

Italian AI startup CiaoDott secures €1. 5M pre-seed funding to streamline medical bookings with vertical voice AI....

Tracebit secures $20M for cloud deception security, a growing enterprise strategy. The startup plants decoy assets to catch intruders, expanding its innovative approach to cybersecurity.

X is the top channel for EU disinformation targeting politicians, a new report finds. The platform faces scrutiny amid growing concerns over foreign influence campaigns impacting political discourse.

Fintech Upvest secures $125M at €640M valuation, accelerating Europe's retail investing infrastructure. Processing over 100M investment orders, the Berlin startup counts Revolut and N26 as clients.