Startups and technology

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Keith raises £2M to become the UK’s most automated law firm

Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman, who built THIS into a market-leading plant-based food brand, are pivoting hard. Keith is an AI-native regulated law firm targeting conveyancing first, with a 24/7 AI client agent and a target of reducing transaction times by 70%. Launch is Q3 2026. Andy Shovel’s previous company sold plant-based bacon and chicken. […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Keith raises £2M to become the UK’s most automated law firm Read More »

Laigo Bio closes €17M seed to advance SureTACs

The Dutch biotech’s SureTACs platform targets membrane proteins that have long eluded conventional drug discovery by engineering them out of existence rather than blocking them. Biovance Capital joins as new co-lead alongside Kurma Partners in a final close that brings the oversubscribed seed round to €17 million. Most drugs work by blocking proteins. They attach […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Laigo Bio closes €17M seed to advance SureTACs Read More »

tozero launches Europe’s first industrial battery recycling plant

The Munich startup’s demo plant at Chemical Park Gendorf in Bavaria processes 1,500 tonnes of battery waste a year and produces 100 tonnes of high-purity lithium carbonate, at costs the company says are twice as competitive as conventional miners. A full-scale facility capable of 45,000 tonnes per year is planned for 2030. Europe has a […]

This story continues at The Next Web

tozero launches Europe’s first industrial battery recycling plant Read More »

Herbalife acquires Bioniq in a deal worth up to $150M

The London-based personalised supplement startup, which uses blood biomarker data to formulate individual supplement regimens, will be integrated into Herbalife’s 95-market network. The $55M guaranteed price is paid over five years; up to $95M in additional contingent payments takes the total to $150M. Herbalife has been searching for a credible data-driven answer to the personalisation […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Herbalife acquires Bioniq in a deal worth up to $150M Read More »

Theia Insights raises $8M to replace the static industry classification systems

The Cambridge-based AI company, founded by a former Amazon Alexa research scientist, builds a self-learning economic map that models companies as multidimensional entities rather than forcing them into a single bucket. MiddleGame Ventures led; Unusual Ventures returned. Amazon is not a retailer. It is also a cloud computing provider, a logistics operator, an advertising network, […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Theia Insights raises $8M to replace the static industry classification systems Read More »

Uber, Pony.ai, and Rimac’s Verne announce Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service

On-road testing in Croatia’s capital is already underway using Pony.ai’s Gen-7 system on the Arcfox Alpha T5, a Chinese-manufactured robotaxi. Uber intends to invest in Verne. The three companies plan to scale to thousands of vehicles across Europe, but have declined to announce a commercial launch date. Mate Rimac built his reputation making electric hypercars […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Uber, Pony.ai, and Rimac’s Verne announce Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service Read More »

OpenUp raises €20M to scale employee mental health platform

The Amsterdam startup, which gives employees direct anonymous access to psychologists, lifestyle experts, and financial counsellors through their employer, now serves more than 2,000 organisations across five European markets. Smartfin led the round; Rubio Impact Ventures, which led the 2022 Series A, returned. The traditional path to professional psychological help in Europe involves a GP […]

This story continues at The Next Web

OpenUp raises €20M to scale employee mental health platform Read More »

Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B to expand AI property media platform

The London-based proptech, which combines a proprietary robotic camera with an AI software stack to produce a full property media kit from a single visit, has closed its Series B led by Cipio Partners. The premise behind Giraffe360 is straightforward: a single property visit should generate everything a real estate agent or photographer needs to […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B to expand AI property media platform Read More »

SOUS raises €4M to power culinary entrepreneurs

The Amsterdam startup, founded in 2022, is building a single AI platform that handles customer discovery, direct ordering, and retention for independent food and beverage operators. seed + speed Ventures led the round; PeakBridge returned alongside āltitude and Gekko Capital. A local pizzeria and Domino’s compete for the same dinner occasion, but they do not […]

This story continues at The Next Web

SOUS raises €4M to power culinary entrepreneurs Read More »

Arkadia Space raises €14.5M for green propulsion system

The Spanish propulsion startup, based at Castellón Airport, is the first Spanish space company selected for the European Innovation Council Accelerator. Its DARK system became the first hydrogen peroxide propulsion system flown in orbit in Europe, launching on a SpaceX mission in March 2025. Most of the satellites currently operating in orbit are kept in […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Arkadia Space raises €14.5M for green propulsion system Read More »

Shopping Cart