The transitional window closed 1 July. AMLA chair Bruna Szego warns the rush of customers withdrawing from unlicensed providers will…
Expeditions Closes €197M Defence Tech Fund, Signaling New Era for European Venture Capital
Expeditions closes €197M fund with strategic investors BAE Systems and EIF, accelerating European defence tech investment. Expeditions, a Warsaw- and…
Europe’s B2B M&A surge: How the region quietly outperformed the US in Q2 2026
European B2B M&A hit a record $129 billion in Q2 2026, surpassing the US as private equity and strategic buyers…
Europe’s Startup Ecosystems: Forced Global Ambition Meets Capital Dependency
Portugal’s SIM Conference highlights how small European startup ecosystems must think globally from day one, but face capital scarcity, with…
AI agents take over Europe: from restaurant back-office to compliance automation
European startups allO and Certo raise millions to deploy AI agents automating restaurant back-office and global compliance tasks. Munich-based allO…
European Startups Lead the Charge in Enterprise AI Co-Workers
European startups Viktor, Pivot, and Unframe raise over $165 million, signaling a shift from AI pilots to production-ready autonomous agents.…
Europe’s answer to Carta: How Bunch is automating private fund operations across borders
Berlin-based Bunch raises $35M Series B to automate European fund administration, replacing spreadsheets with AI-native tools across 12,000 LPs. Bunch,…
European Legal AI Startup Lexroom Raises $50 Million to Challenge US Giants in Civil Law Market
Milan-based Lexroom lands $50M Series B, targeting Europe’s civil law systems with proprietary datasets, aiming to rival Harvey and Legora.…
Quantum Computing in Finance: Hurdles on the Road to 2026
Quantum computing promises transformative financial modeling, but high error rates and qubit instability remain critical barriers. Recent advances by IBM,…
Europe’s Defence Tech Boom: Destinus Eyes €5 Billion Valuation in Potential Amsterdam IPO
Swiss startup Destinus seeks €200 million at over €5 billion valuation, signalling a historic shift in European defence funding. Swiss…
European Robotics Boom: AI and Labour Shortages Drive Record $27.6 Billion Funding Surge
Global robotics funding hit $27.6B in 2025, up 101% year-on-year. Europe leads with AI-driven startups amid labour shortages. European robotics…
White Circle: How a French Startup Backed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind Leaders Is Securing Enterprise AI
Paris-based White Circle raises $11M from AI leaders to secure enterprise AI systems, turning a viral jailbreak into a safety…