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German SaaS startup osapiens achieved unicorn status after securing a $100 million Series C round from Decarbonization Partners. The company, now valued at over $1....

Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido Security becomes a unicorn after securing a $60 million Series B funding round. This raises its valuation to $1 billion in just three years, the fastest in Europe for a cybersecurity firm.

Belgian cybersecurity firm Aikido hits a $1B valuation after securing a $60M Series B, making it the fastest European cybersecurity company to achieve unicorn status. Their developer-first platform helps software teams streamline security across code, cloud, and runtime in an automated fashion.

The French data protection authority, CNIL, fined Free Mobile and Free a total of €42 million following a 2024 cyberattack. The attack exposed the personal data of 24 million subscribers due to insufficient system security.

Lithuanian-founded Cast AI, an automation platform, joins the unicorn club with a valuation exceeding $1 billion after a recent investment. The company's platform uses machine learning to automatically optimize clusters, cutting cloud costs, and it also launched OMNI Compute to connect external capacity, including GPUs.

Goparity, an impact investment platform, acquires Bolsa Social to expand equity crowdfunding in Europe. The acquisition adds equity crowdfunding to its portfolio after raising €55 million for impact-driven initiatives, expanding their offerings.

Mannheim-based osapiens, an ESG software provider, has achieved unicorn status with an €85. 8 million Series C led by Decarbonization Partners....

Klarna rolls out peer-to-peer payments across 13 European countries, aiming to become a digital bank. This service allows Klarna customers to instantly send money via the app, building on its existing 100M+ global user base.

London-based Spot Ship secured €1. 15 million to modernize global ship chartering using AI and machine learning....

VLC Media Player now has an official native version for Windows on ARM platforms. Version 3....

Spot Ship, a UK-based SaaS platform, secures £1 million led by Ventures. eu to modernize global ship chartering via AI....

Italian startup Bricks. sh, an AI-powered internal tool builder, launches its public beta after securing €1....

Dataroid, a digital analytics platform, secured $6. 6M in pre-Series A funding to fuel its global expansion, with a focus on EMEA and Europe....

Italian startup LIV4 secured €500k in pre-seed funding to modernize industrial quality management using generative AI. Their platform aims to automate documentation, and data analysis activities, with pilot projects already underway.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a long-overdue law implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing censorship concerns. This move delays the DSA's implementation for Polish internet users....

Comitis Capital announced its acquisition of Threema, a secure messaging service, on Monday. This move underscores the ongoing focus on privacy-centric communication solutions.

Amsterdam-based FinTech startup Klearly secured €12 million in Series A funding to build the best payment system for European restaurants. The company, integrating with restaurant POS systems, aims to expand across Europe, focusing on Italy and Belgium with its device-agnostic platform.

Berlin-based NetBird secured €8. 5 million in Series A funding to scale its open-source network security platform....

Brussels published a study supporting the evaluation of key European data regulations, including the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data Regulation. The research assesses the effectiveness of these acts in establishing a single market for data and promoting a competitive data economy.

The EU Commission continues to assess WhatsApp's status as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act. This designation could bring increased scrutiny and obligations for the messaging service.