Like a real-life episode of "Suits," the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry. And now an AI firm has entered the picture.
This week featured a robust lineup of large rounds, led by manufacturing startup Re:Build, which closed on $2.1 billion, and predictions marketplace Kalshi, which picked up another $1 billion.
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The Netherlands has long been regarded as a European leader in agricultural and food innovation, but that position appears to be under threat. A new report published today by Dutch national investment institution Invest-NL warns that the country risks losing its competitive edge as other nations…
Talky Labs, a Spanish startup developing AI-powered technology to automate accounting and financial operations, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-Seed funding round to support team expansion, further product development and improvements to the company’s technical infrastructure. The investment,…
PaperFoam, a Dutch company that manufactures sustainable, biodegradable, starch-based packaging, has secured a €2 million loan from Invest International to expand its production facility in the Czech Republic and strengthen working capital for its Malaysian and U.S. plants. The Hague-based Invest…
A new partnership between Deutsche Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to mobilise a €560 million investment towards European SpaceTech, helping businesses scale, bring new tech to market, and strengthen Europe’s independent space capabilities. This will directly support companies…
Travel demand appears to be holding up, but at the same time, investor appetite for travel tech startups has cooled. Even a wave of startups promising to improve travel with AI hasn’t managed to reverse the funding slowdown. We share what a review of Crunchbase data shows.
Greentech Alliance (GTA), a Berlin-based global connection network for sustainable technology businesses, has agreed to acquire Intermobility, a Paris-based transport and mobility network connecting more than 1,000 companies, public authorities, and ecosystem players. The combined entity will span…
The best advice once your company achieves product-market fit? Don’t get stuck on things that got you there, keep adjusting your architecture and workflow to fit your new realities and sizes. Starting strong is one thing, but the real point is pushing past the growth ceiling without crashing:…
Easol, a London-based experience commerce platform, has closed a €26.78 million ($30 million) Series A extension round, bringing its total raised to date to €53.57 million ($60 million). The round comprises €17.85 million ($20 million) in equity and an €8.92 million ($10 million) debt facility.…
Ares Intelligence, a London-based startup building what it describes as an evidence-based platform for AI transformation, has secured €2.9 million (£2.48 million) in funding. The round was backed by Creandum and Lakestar, with participation from angels connected to Google DeepMind. “Enterprise AI…
Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States.
Swedish AI startup Pixel Systems has raised €2.7 million ($3.1 million) in a Seed round to accelerate their commercial initiatives and continue building the technology that helps identify AI-generated and manipulated images, documents, and other digital material. The round was led by…
Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain and Coursera. It's platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents.