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Contentsquare rebuilds its platform to track AI agents, not just humans
The Paris-founded unicorn has redesigned its experience analytics tool to monitor chatbots and AI agents alongside human visitors, as it bets that brands will soon need to optimise for both.
Monzo hands the top job to ex-Google and Standard Chartered executive Diana Layfield as TS Anil steps aside
Monzo has named Diana Layfield, who spent nine years at Google and ran Standard Chartered in Africa, as Group CEO. TS Anil, who led the bank for over five years, moves to an advisory role as listing talk grows.
N26 hires Marc Hess as CFO, completing its post-founder management board
N26 has named veteran German banker Marc Hess as chief financial officer from 15 October, filling the last open seat on its management board as the Berlin bank reports its first full year of profit.
Revolut to invest $13B in global expansion
Revolut outlines plans to invest $13 billion to pursue 100 million customers globally, with roughly 30 new markets targeted by 2030 and new banking licences in regions such as Mexico, Colombia, India and South Africa.
Qonto turns its SME transaction data into a free monthly barometer
Qonto has launched Qonto Insights, a free monthly data platform built from anonymised transaction activity across its 750,000 SME customers in four markets, covering cash buffers, late payments, AI spend and cross-border trade.
Introducing Mistral Large 4
Mistral launched a public preview of Mistral Large 4 ('ML4'), a 1-trillion-parameter natively multimodal open-weight model trained on its own European GPU infrastructure, with weights to be released by end of month.
Stegra needs more cash to finish Boden plant, swaps in new CEO Hakan Buskhe
A 100-day review by Stegra's new owners found building costs higher than expected, prompting a capital call and the exit of founding CEO Henrik Henriksson for former Saab boss Hakan Buskhe.
Nscale lines up $3.36bn convertible financing before its NYSE listing
The London neocloud has raised $3.36bn in convertible notes led by Third Point, with Nvidia adding $1bn, as it heads toward an IPO that could value it near $35bn.
Einride to build its next autonomous truck system on Nvidia's Hyperion platform
The Stockholm freight company will adapt Nvidia's DRIVE Hyperion compute and safety architecture for heavy-duty trucks as it targets 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles by 2028.
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Switch invoicing tools without the hassle | Qonto
Duration 1:06Now playingFintech
Short official demo showing how customers can migrate existing invoices into Qonto's invoicing module or start invoicing immediately from scratch.
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Nik Storonsky, Revolut: what it takes to reach a $100BN valuation
Revolut's founder tells Harry Stebbings what the company has to get right to reach a $100BN valuation.
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Founders in Spotlight
Founder interviews, pitches and the stories behind European startups.
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En immersion avec Arthur Waller
A day-in-the-life documentary following Pennylane CEO Arthur Waller, now leading a company valued at €3.5bn, discussing his role as strategist and staying close to teams and customers as the company scales past 1,000 employees.
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Funding & Investments
Bootstrapping, seed rounds, venture capital and non-dilutive grants, explained for founders.
N26 hires Marc Hess as CFO, completing its post-founder management board
Stegra needs more cash to finish Boden plant, swaps in new CEO Hakan Buskhe
Nscale lines up $3.36bn convertible financing before its NYSE listing
Marvel Fusion spins out laser subsidiary to commercialize fusion technology
Berlin's Parloa raises $350m Series D at $3bn valuation, eight months after its last round
Sennder closes C.H. Robinson Europe deal, becomes a top-5 FTL player
Bolt bets €25bn on autonomous fleet with Lucid by 2035
Bending Spoons closes $1.285bn Airtable deal, its first buy since IPO
Alan raises €480m from Prosus, hits €5.5bn valuation just months after last round
Innovation
AI, deep tech and the new ideas reshaping how European companies compete.
Contentsquare rebuilds its platform to track AI agents, not just humans
Qonto turns its SME transaction data into a free monthly barometer
Einride to build its next autonomous truck system on Nvidia's Hyperion platform
Zopa rolls out AI agent that can move money, not just chat about it
Checkout.com starts direct card acquiring in the US via its own Georgia charter
Framer 3.0 puts AI agents on the design canvas, adds branching and a creator market
Celonis buys MIT spin-out Ikigai Labs to give its AI agents a memory of how work happens
Monzo picks Spain as its second EU market, with 50 staff in Madrid and Barcelona and an ex-N26 country head
Pleo rolls out five AI agents to automate finance admin, beta in July
Entrepreneur Resources
Practical guides on grants, customer acquisition, visas and the decisions every founder faces.
- Monzo hands the top job to ex-Google and Standard Chartered executive Diana Layfield as TS Anil steps aside
- Bridging STEM, AI, and Creativity — The Journey of Zarish Assad
- From Organized School Notebooks to Business Success: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Lídia Sousa
- Back Market hands CEO job to CFO Clément Petit after 12 years under its founder
- Lunar's revolving door at the top: founder's successor lasts four months
- UpStride Holding & PortugalTaxis.com Secure Tourism Licenses
- Game Changer for Startups: UpStride Holdings Unveils European Startup Insider’s First Podcast Studio in Sintra, Portugal
- Turn Startup Events Into Growth Engines: A Tactical Guide for Founders
- From MVP to Funding: A Tactical Guide to Winning European Grants (Without Diluting Equity)
- Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital: Weighing the Risks and Rewards
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Deep Tech Summit 2026
An investor day and matchmaking for deep-tech founders raising capital.
Sintra Podcast Live
A live recording in our studio: the Verde Systems founders on selling software to utilities, with 40 seats for founders and Q&A after.
Valencia Digital Summit 2026
A large startup and investor summit in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences.
HighTech Venture Days 2026
Curated matchmaking between deep-tech startups and venture investors.
Czech Startup Week 2026
A week of keynotes and pitch sessions across Prague, closing with a demo day and an investment conference.
AustrianStartups Summit 2026
Talks, panels and networking for the Austrian startup ecosystem.
Ledger Op3n 2026
Ledger's annual flagship event featuring keynotes, product reveals, and live demonstrations exploring the intersection of AI, blockchain, and quantum computing.
Wolves Summit Autumn 2026
Founder-to-investor one-on-ones and a pitch contest, with a Central and Eastern Europe focus.
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