It’s almost time! The EU-Startups Summit 2025 is just days away, and we want to make sure you’re fully prepared to enjoy everything Malta (and the Summit!) has to offer. From exclusive discounts to insider tips, this guide brings together all the key details you’ll need to navigate the event smoothly. Whether it’s your first […]

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Spanish startup TaxDown has raised €4 million in fresh funding from Bonsai Partners to further develop its AI-powered platform and improve how people manage their taxes. The company, already generating over €10 million in revenue, plans to use the capital to grow its team, enhance its technology, and continue refining the user experience. Founded in […]

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CSignum, a Scottish specialist in wireless communications for submerged environments, has secured over €6.9 million in Series A funding to support the growth of its innovative EM-2 technology and expand its global operations. The funding round was led by Archangels, Par Equity, and Scottish Enterprise, with additional backing from British Business Investment (BBI), Raptor Group, […]

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Plenium Partners, an independent Spanish investment group focused on renewable energy, energy transition, circular economy, and social infrastructure, has secured over €25 million in funding from ING Italia to support its first biomethane plant in Italy. The financing was structured through a bilateral Project Finance agreement. The plant is located in the province of Pavia, […]

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Despite growing concerns around declining investment levels across the European startup ecosystem, a fresh wave of data highlights one sector that continues to defy gravity—artificial intelligence. This article draws on three recent studies that provide distinct but complementary views on the role of AI in Europe’s innovation landscape. Data from Dealroom analysed by Balderton Capital […]

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London-based Hammer Missions, an AI company innovating how owners, architects, engineers and contractors inspect built structures with drone technology, has raised €1.6 million in new funding to accelerate its AI technology development and strategic expansion into North America. The round saw participation from ACF Investors, and angel investors including Graham Hunter (Founder and former Chair […]

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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with David Nothacker, Co-founder and CEO of Sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight-forwarding platform. Sennder recently made a game-changing move by signing an agreement to acquire C.H. Robinson’s European Surface Transportation operations. With this acquisition, the combined business is projected to reach €1.4 billion in revenue, bring […]

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Berlin-based FinTech Pliant has acquired the Vienna-based Insurtech startup hi.health to enable Pliant to apply its payment expertise to the insurance sector while also gaining valuable industry-specific know-how. This marks the company’s second acquisition following the purchase of Friday Finance in 2023. hi.health will continue to operate independently, while benefiting from Pliant’s support and infrastructure […]

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Tallinn-based Esgrid, an ESG risk management platform, has raised €900k in pre-Seed funding to build the future of supplier management for SMEs and accelerate product development to cover a broader range of supplier workflows, with a strong focus on AI-supported automation. The round was led by new investor 2C Ventures and supported by earlier backers […]

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Lyft has announced its acquisition of German mobility platform FREENOW for €175 million, marking the U.S. company’s most significant expansion into the European market to date. The deal, confirmed on 16 April 2025, involves purchasing FreeNow from its current owners, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.​ This marks the end of FreeNow’s status as a European-owned platform and […]

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