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Paribu Acquires CoinMENA, The MENA Region’s Largest Crypto Exchange, In $240 Million Deal
Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, Paribu, has acquired CoinMENA, the largest crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in a deal valuing the company at up to USD 240 million. The transaction marks Türkiye’s largest fintech deal to date and its first cross-border acquisition of a digital asset platform. It highlights the […]
December 8, 2025
Pan Cancer T Raises EUR 10 Million To Launch First-In-Human TCR-T Therapy Trial For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Pan Cancer T B.V., a biotech company developing next-generation T cell therapies for solid tumours, has secured EUR 10 million in financing to advance its lead program, PCT1:CO-STIM, into a first-in-human clinical trial for women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The funding comprises EUR 5 million from existing investors Van Herk Ventures, Thuja Capital, Erasmus […]
December 8, 2025
Swedish Biotech Melt&Marble Secures €7M For Food And Beauty Fat Innovation
Swedish biotech scale-up Melt&Marble, which uses precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. The company’s ingredients are designed to enhance functionality, taste, and health outcomes, offering sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional oils and fats for food and personal […]
December 8, 2025
Corma Raises €3.5M To Improve Software License And Access Management
Paris-based Corma, a SaaS management platform that helps IT teams control software usage and reduce sprawl, has raised €3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by XTX Ventures, with follow-on investments from Tuesday Capital, Kima Ventures, 50 Partners, and Olympe Capital, and participation from angel investors including Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face), Jean-Louis Quéguiner […]
December 8, 2025
Helsinki’s Freepress Secures €1 Million To Expand AI-Powered News Platform
Helsinki-based news service Freepress has raised €1 million in seed funding to advance its AI-powered platform and support upcoming international expansion. As part of its strategy, the company aims to enter global markets through partnerships with local publishers, sharing up to half of its revenue to help sustain quality journalism. Founded in 2023 Freepress uses […]
December 8, 2025
Industry Insights
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Vertical Aerospace And Syensqo Team Up To Drive VX4 Aircraft Industrialisation
Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) [NYSE: EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation, and Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials, have announced a new long-term supplier partnership. Syensqo’s high-performance composite and adhesive materials already used in Vertical’s prototype programme have been selected for the VX4 aircraft which aims for certification in 2028 ahead […]
December 8, 2025
Oxford Nanopore Appoints Francis Van Parys As Chief Executive Officer
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LSE: ONT) announced that Francis Van Parys will become its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2, 2026. He will succeed Gordon Sanghera, who has led the molecular sensing technology company since its founding in 2005. Van Parys brings over 20 years of experience in life sciences leadership. He currently serves […]
December 8, 2025
London-Based Azoma Raises $4M To Accelerate Growth
Azoma, a London-based company specializing in generative engine optimization (GEO) for e-commerce, has raised $4 million in Pre-Series A funding. Azoma’s funding round was backed by Ignite Ventures, Rank Ventures, eBay Ventures x Techstars, Twinpath, MaRS IAF, as well as angel investors from the retail and AI sectors, including the Chairman & CEO of The […]
December 6, 2025
Currensea Announces Enrique Garland As New COO
Currensea, a London-based provider of payments technology for co-branded debit cards and travel spending cards, has appointed Enrique Garland as its new Chief Operating Officer. He brings extensive experience in partnerships and operations across the financial services sector. Garland joined Currensea from Dealstack, a technology platform for private equity professionals, where he served as Head […]
December 6, 2025
Top Funding Wrap Of The Week – December 01 – December 05 2025
European Startups raised capital in order to expand and move into more successful. Here is this week’s Top European Startups Funding Roundup- December 01 – December 05 2025. Titan OS Titan OS, a Barcelona-based company operating at the intersection of technology, entertainment, and advertising, has secured €50 million in Series A funding. Sokin Cross-border payments […]
December 6, 2025
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