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UK wealth lending startup Firenze raises €6.8 million to increase team amid rising demand

by EU StartupsApril 21, 2026

PentenAmio Announces Acquisition of Armour Communications

by CisionApril 21, 2026

London’s Passion Capital closes €46 million fourth Seed fund targeting AI and FinTech startups

by EU StartupsApril 21, 2026

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Edinburgh’s Exergy3 raises €11.4 million to turn surplus renewable power into clean industrial heat

New tenant rewards platform aims to boost landlord income

Higher mortgage rates push landlords towards interest-only loans

Italy

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from CamGraPhIC, 2D Photonics, European Commission, CDP, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Sony Innovation Fund, Join Capital, Bosch Ventures, Frontier IP Group, Indaco Venture, and more

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from CamGraPhIC, 2D Photonics, European Commission, CDP, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Sony Innovation Fund, Join Capital, Bosch Ventures, Frontier IP Group, Indaco Venture, and more

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from Recordati, CVC, TOD’S, L-Catterton, 2i Rete Gas, F2i, APG Asset Management, Ardian, HIG, Acqua e Sapone, TDR Capital, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, and more

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Di Luccia & Partners, Banca Investis, Duke&Kay, Recordati, CVC, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Adia, Gic, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Covivio, Pelv, Savillis, Barings, Cherry Bank, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Covivio, Nextalia, Ginobbi, Castello, and more

Gateways to Italy

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Gateways to Italy – Offer your services to funds and investors willing to explore opportunities in Italy. Become a partner!

ItaHub

Crypto-assets supervision rules in Italy, Banca d’Italia will supervise payment systems and Consob on market abuse

Crypto-assets supervision rules in Italy, Banca d’Italia will supervise payment systems and Consob on market abuse

by Stefania Peveraro

November 4, 2024

Joint document published by the two authorities clarifying who does what on crypto-assets, following the publication in Italy's Official Gazette...

Italy’s SMEs export toward 260 bn euros in 2025

Italy’s SMEs export toward 260 bn euros in 2025

September 9, 2024

With two months to go before the NPL Directive, in Italy the securitization rebus is still to be unraveled

With two months to go before the NPL Directive, in Italy the securitization rebus is still to be unraveled

EU’s AI Act, like previous rules on technology, looks more defensive than investment-oriented

EU’s AI Act, like previous rules on technology, looks more defensive than investment-oriented

January 9, 2024

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Italy’s venture capital, nearly €2 bn in funding in 2025 (net of Bending Spoon’s venture debt). BeBeez Report

Italy’s venture capital, nearly €2 bn in funding in 2025 (net of Bending Spoon’s venture debt). BeBeez Report

February 3, 2026

Italian private equity accelerates, driven by add-ons. BeBeez reports.

Italian private equity accelerates, driven by add-ons. BeBeez reports.

September 7, 2025

AlixPartners: Automotive, retail and manufacturing sectors may go through restructuring in 2025

AlixPartners: Automotive, retail and manufacturing sectors may go through restructuring in 2025

Funds vying for management consulting firm BIP, a CVC portfolio company. All deals in the sector

Funds vying for management consulting firm BIP, a CVC portfolio company. All deals in the sector

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DACH

Automated and resource-efficient: tesa and AUMOVIO develop debondable adhesive solution for automotive displays

Rework and repair: debondable adhesive solution between display assembly and housing – for rapid corrections in production and repairs throughout...

From online coaching to a global stage: How PhotonHub helped photonics startups get investment-ready! (Sponsored)

Stake Partners with ACE & Company to Develop Secondary Transfer Facility for Fractional Real Estate Investments in the UAE

German asset manager Kauri acquires 55,000 sqm parcel in Hochheim for data center

brainjo raises €2 million to develop VR-based solutions that complement traditional therapy where it falls short

Swiss startup Planetary raises nearly €23 million to build the industrial backbone of the bioeconomy

Valencia-based GuruSup raises €1.3 million Seed round for AI customer service platform

Iberia

Spanish energy firm Solaria in talks to join Telefónica-ACS data center venture – report

by dcd

Spanish energy firm Solaria is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in a data center joint venture led by...

Archangel Lightworks secures $13.57m in Series A funding to scale optical downstream technology

by dcd

Laser communications company Archangel Lightworks has secured new funding to fuel its optical terminal technology.The company this week announced the...

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Benelux

Following EU-Japan defence industry talks, Bulgaria’s Dronamics attracts Japanese backing amid EU DefenceTech growth

Following the launch of the EU-Japan Defence Industry Dialogue in Brussels last Friday, led by EU Commissioner for Space and Defence...

Dutch BV explained: Why it has become a go-to structure for international startups (Sponsored)

Eindhoven’s ONWARD Medical raises €40.6 million in capital increase to advance spinal cord injury therapies

ARVOS™ acquires Père Olive, strengthening its role in the chilled Mediterranean category

France

Everything data center operators need to know about dielectric fluids

HR Path Strengthens Global Presence with Strategic Acquisition of GDT Brasil

Orange pairs with Nokia to push AI RAN development

Scandinavia & Baltics

Repurchases of shares by EQT AB during week 16, 2026

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Between 13 April 2026 and 17 April 2026 EQT AB (LEI code 213800U7P9GOIRKCTB34) ("EQT")...

Finnish Proteins.1 banks €4.7 million pre-seed to push early detection through single-molecule analysis

Lithuania’s Outcraft AI secures €2M pre-seed to build autonomous sales agents

Nokia spins off space communications venture Modul8

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UK wealth lending startup Firenze raises €6.8 million to increase team amid rising demand

Firenze, a Manchester-based FinTech specialised in Lombard lending, has today announced an oversubscribed €6.8 million (£6 million) funding round in ...

April 21, 2026

PentenAmio Announces Acquisition of Armour Communications

TEWKESBURY, England, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PentenAmio, the British Australian Secure Communications and AI Cyber Defence market leader, has today ...

April 21, 2026

London’s Passion Capital closes €46 million fourth Seed fund targeting AI and FinTech startups

British VC firm Passion Capital has today announced the close of their fourth Seed fund; Passion IV, alongside two SPV’s ...

April 21, 2026

Automated and resource-efficient: tesa and AUMOVIO develop debondable adhesive solution for automotive displays

Rework and repair: debondable adhesive solution between display assembly and housing – for rapid corrections in production and repairs throughout ...

April 21, 2026

Woolpert Expands U.K. Architecture Capabilities with Acquisition of UMC Architects

The move strengthens Woolpert's global design capabilities to support accelerating demand for data centers and industrial redevelopment across Europe.LONDON, April 21, ...

April 21, 2026

Emerald AI to conduct pilot program with Silicon Valley Power in Santa Clara, California

Nvidia-backed data center orchestration platform Emerald AI has announced a pilot program with California municipal utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP) ...

April 21, 2026

Microsoft to supply waste heat to local district heating network in Høje-Taastrup, Denmark

Microsoft has signed a heat reuse deal with Danish heat transmission firm VEKS and Denmark’s largest district heating company, Høje ...

April 21, 2026

600MW data center could be built near Aberdeen, Scotland – report

A 600MW data center could be built on a 200-acre land parcel near Aberdeen, Scotland, according to a report by ...

April 21, 2026