Hugging Face, the French-American company that provides open-source tools to develop AI applications, has acquired French…
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Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR
Synthesia has hit $100m in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and has raised investment from Adobe ahead…
Paris-based AVP raising first-time €1.5bn growth fund
Paris-based Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP), previously known as AXA Venture Partners, is launching a first-time €1.5bn…
Strip sales set to rise in European VC
VC trends tend to make their way from the US across the Atlantic eventually: secondaries, continuation…
Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the ‘one-stop financial shop for migrants’
Marshmallow has raised a $90m funding round as the car insurance fintech revs up international expansion…
Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch
With VCs continuing to throw money at GenAI startups, it’s strange to see any of them…
Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm
Milan-based Ithaca Investments doesn’t have a website. The investment firm’s digital footprint is so scarce that…
Meet Neptune, a TikTok alternative where creators can hide likes and follower counts
Neptune is one of the newest short-form video apps on the block seeking to compete with…
Atomico sells part of fund of funds portfolio to PE group Kline Hill Partners
European VC giant Atomico has agreed to sell part of its fund of funds portfolio, multiple…
Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor
A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have…
Never waste a crisis: this moment is Britain’s to seize
The winds of change are blowing, and for the UK, they carry the scent of opportunity.…
Revolut to take on American Express with move into reward credit cards
Revolut is in the early stages of developing a points-based credit card, putting it in direct…
Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI
Wonder, a London-based creative studio that uses AI to make films for entertainment and advertising, has…
Ukrainian startups are bouncing back
It’s hard to run a startup at the best of times. Tragically, these are the worst…
9 Steps to Start a Successful Laundromat Business
Here’s a fun fact: as a new business venture, laundromats have a remarkably high success rate.…
Financial Literacy: Using AI to Drive Business Growth and Performance
One of the leading causes of business failure remains cash flow issues. These failures typically stem…
Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for Third Consecutive Time
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third time in a row, attributing it to…
38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill
Small businesses could be crushed under President Trump’s increased tariffs, according to an open letter by…
Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC
Back in 2010, when Matt Rogers founded Nest with Tony Fadell, home heating and cooling wasn’t…