Europe’s private markets raised €147B last year, driven by North American appetite
Europe’s private markets raised €147B in 2025, driven by North American appetite for buyout funds, even as venture fundraising fell sharply....
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07.05.2026
Ex-Uber Portugal exec grabs €3.2M co-led by Pale Blue Dot to build battery-swap network for mopeds and motorcycles
Portuguese startup Pollen, founded by ex-Uber Portugal boss Rui Bento, has raised €3.2M led by Pale Blue Dot to build a universal battery-swap network for electric mopeds....
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07.05.2026
Voi, Klarna execs’ Pit snaps $16M led by a16z to reinvent enterprise workflow with AI
Pit, a Swedish startup building custom AI software for enterprise operations, has emerged from stealth with $16 million in seed funding led by Andreessen...
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07.05.2026
Ex-Roblox engineer’s OpsMill raises $14M from BGV, Partech to build data layer for network automation
French startup OpsMill, which is building infrastructure data management software, has secured $14 million in Series A funding....
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07.05.2026
Rabobank and LUMO Labs Avendar’s €2.2M round to give European governments a sovereign AI alternative to Palantir
Avendar ,a Dutch startup building AI software for public-sector investigations, has secured €2.2 million in seed funding....
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07.05.2026
Sedivention raises €2.9M to treat obesity with a one-time alternative to Ozempic
German medtech startup Sedivention has raised €2.9M led by bmp Ventures to develop a one-time, minimally invasive cryo-ablation treatment for obesity....
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06.05.2026
Samsung becomes second Asian company to hit $1 trillion valuation
Samsung Electronics reaches a $1 trillion market value, driven by a record Q1, surging demand for AI memory chips, and mass production of HBM4 for Nvidia....
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06.05.2026
a16z crypto closes $2.2B fund to bring crypto and blockchain infrastructure to everyday products
Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto closes a $2.2B fund to back startups turning blockchain infrastructure into everyday payment and finance products....
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06.05.2026
How software and QA testing saves time, money, and reputation
Most discussions about software testing repeat the same idea: “testing prevents bugs”. That is technically the case, but not completely. In actual company...
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06.05.2026
a16z backs Ethos with $22.75M to replace CVs with an AI talent agent
London-based startup Ethos raises a $22.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst to replace traditional CVs with an AI agent for expert talent....
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06.05.2026
Cambridge battery startup Nyobolt hits unicorn status with $60M Series C led by Symbotic
Cambridge-based battery tech startup Nyobolt raises $60M at a $1B valuation, led by Symbotic, to scale ultrafast charging for robotics and AI data centres....
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06.05.2026
DeepSeek nears $45B valuation from China’s Big Fund, Tencent, Alibaba: report
China’s most talked-about AI company, DeepSeek, is closing in on a new funding round that could value the company at nearly $45 billion....
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06.05.2026
Aspiron backs Herd Security’s $3M round to make security training keep pace with AI threats. Here’s its pitch deck
San Francisco startup Herd Security raises $3M from Aspiron Ventures and YPO to replace annual enterprise security training with real-time AI microlessons....
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06.05.2026
NVIDIA rival Cerebras seeks up to $26.6B valuation in US IPO: report
Tiger Global-backed AI chipmaker Cerebras targets a $26.6B valuation in a $3.5B IPO, marking the largest tech listing of 2026 as it challenges Nvidia....
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06.05.2026
Doctolib acquires NHS software startup Medicus, plans £100M push into UK primary care
Doctolib is entering the UK by acquiring Medicus, the first new NHS-validated GP software in 25 years, and plans to invest more than £100M....
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06.05.2026
Ex-Nvidia architect’s AI coding startup Blitzy raises $200M led by Northzone at $1.4B valuation
Blitzy, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup has raised $200 million in a growth funding round a $1.4 billion valuation....
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06.05.2026
Apple agrees to $250M legal settlement over delayed Siri AI upgrades
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit over delayed Siri upgrades, according to reports....
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06.05.2026
Satellite imaging company ICEYE targets €250M raise as defence contracts push valuation above €2.4B: report
Finnish satellite company ICEYE is reportedly in talks to raise €250 million in fresh funding, according to Bloomberg....
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06.05.2026
NVIDIA rival Cerebras seeks up to $26.6B valuation in US IPO: report
AI chip company Cerebras is aiming for a valuation of up to $26.62 billion in its US initial public offering, according to Reuters. The company is...
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06.05.2026
LiveEO lands €28M from b2ventures, EIC and Helantic for satellite constellation
Berlin space tech LiveEO raises €28M from b2ventures, the EIC, and defense VC Helantic to expand its AI satellite platform into dual-use defense and launch its own constellation....
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06.05.2026
Davis secures $5.5M led by Heartcore, Balderton to bring AI into real estate design workflows
Davis, a French AI startup building tools for early-stage real estate development, has raised $5.5 million in a pre-seed round....
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06.05.2026
Silo AI founder raises €25M angel round at €325M valuation to bridge AI and quantum computing
Silo AI founder Peter Sarlin raises a €25M angel round at a €325M valuation to build Qutwo, an orchestration layer bridging enterprise AI and quantum hardware....
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05.05.2026
Nvidia and Accel pour $100M into RadixArk, the open-source engine powering half the AI internet
RadixArk raises $100M seed at a $400M valuation from Accel, Spark Capital and Nvidia to commercialise SGLang, the open-source AI inference engine used at hyperscale....
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05.05.2026
The 5 best payroll software for hotels in 2026
Running payroll for a hotel isn't like running payroll for an office. Your workforce clocks in across multiple departments, around the clock, with tip...