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Swedish legaltech startup Lightbringer secures $10M Series A to expand AI-powered patent platform

by Arctic StartupJune 16, 2026

Why LATAM founders are finding their feet in Europe

by EU StartupsJune 16, 2026

Berlin-based Cortea raises €12 million Seed round to build AI quality layer for audit firms

by EU StartupsJune 16, 2026

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Wise Alumni Launch Record OS Following $2m Pre-Seed Raise

Fake landlord jailed after £77,000 rental scam

Orange completes full takeover of MásOrange in Spain

Italy

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Satispay, Addition, Greyhound, Lightrock, Mediaire, Liftt, Naturebeads, CDP, MITO, and more

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Satispay, X-nano, Greyhound, Addition, Lightrock, MITO Technology, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Alfa Gomma, Gates Industrial Corporation, Parker, Hannifin Corp, ICG, Trelleborg, Triton, Danfoss, Michelin, and more

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from Alfa Gomma, Danfoss, Floss B&B, Louis Poulsen, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab, Investindustrial, Carlyle, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Silvano Toti Holding, Lamaro Appalti, Cinecitàà Centro Commerciale, Trevi Finanziaria Industriale, Nextalia, CDP, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Hines, Silvano Toti Holding (STH), Lamaro Appalti, Cinecittà Centro Commerciale, Terme di Sciacca, Termie di Saturnia, Nextalia and more

Gateways to Italy

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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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The AI halves the time for creating value – FTI Consulting Private Equity Value Creation Index 2026

The AI halves the time for creating value – FTI Consulting Private Equity Value Creation Index 2026

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from PWC, The Italian Government, The EU NPL Secondary Market Directive, and more

Global infrastructures investments will amount to 6.900 billion US Dollars per year by 2050 and data centers will catalize 3000 billion in 5 years, JLL and PwC say

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

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DACH

Berlin-based Cortea raises €12 million Seed round to build AI quality layer for audit firms

Cortea, a Berlin-based startup building the AI quality layer for audit firms, has raised €12 million in a Seed funding...

ITRI Europe Office Marks Its 30th Anniversary With Expanded Technology Cooperation

Berlin’s Qorelo raises €3 million five months after launch to tackle SAP’s 2027 transformation crunch

Trading Floor: Ares (+7.4%), Tamburi Investment Partners (+7.4%), Blackstone (+6,5%)

RIV Capital opens presale of its cryptocurrency backed by real assets

RIV Digital receives the MiCAR license from Consob and keeps bridging traditional finance with DeFi

NTT Data promotes Kazuhiko Nakayama to CEO

Germany’s NEURA Robotics raises up to €1.2 billion in Series C round to build Physical AI from Europe

Iberia

Why LATAM founders are finding their feet in Europe

Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for Latin American founders. According to Spanish think tank Elcano Royal Institute, 4.2 million...

Madrid’s Orbio raises €18.09 million Series A to scale AI workforce platform for frontline teams

Orbio, a Madrid-based AI workforce platform for global enterprises with frontline teams, has today announced an €18.09 million ($21 million)...

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Benelux

Amsterdam’s Anterra Capital hits €86 million first close for Fund III as AI reshapes food and agriculture

Anterra Capital, an Amsterdam-based specialist venture firm investing in food and agriculture, has announced the first close of its Fund...

SWI Group takes majority position in GDA, a 1.3 GW USA digital infrastructure group, taking SWI Group to a majority shareholding position.

SWI Group Expands Transatlantic Digital Infrastructure Platform with closing of $500 Million USD Acquisition of significant shareholding in a 1.3 GW USA portfolio

RIV Capital opens presale of its cryptocurrency backed by real assets

RIV Digital receives the MiCAR license from Consob and keeps bridging traditional finance with DeFi

France

Paris-based Rocapine raises €11.2 million to scale wellness apps that “hold instead of hook”

Data4 confirms €5bn plan for 700MW AI data center in northern France

Former printworks in northern France could be turned into data center

Scandinavia & Baltics

Swedish legaltech startup Lightbringer secures $10M Series A to expand AI-powered patent platform

by Arctic Startup

Lightbringer, a Malmö-based legal technology startup focused on patent services, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round...

Hyperco files to build another data center in Kouvola

Finnish startup Rotomate raises €2.1M pre-seed to develop AI software for industrial maintenance

Riga startup FitRadar lands $150K Microsoft boost to scale fitness community platform

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Swedish legaltech startup Lightbringer secures $10M Series A to expand AI-powered patent platform

Lightbringer, a Malmö-based legal technology startup focused on patent services, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round ...

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Why LATAM founders are finding their feet in Europe

Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for Latin American founders. According to Spanish think tank Elcano Royal Institute, 4.2 million ...

June 16, 2026

Berlin-based Cortea raises €12 million Seed round to build AI quality layer for audit firms

Cortea, a Berlin-based startup building the AI quality layer for audit firms, has raised €12 million in a Seed funding ...

June 16, 2026

Appian and Deloitte Deliver New AI-Powered Policing Solutions

Expanded collaboration includes new joint policing solutions in the UK and broader investments in enterprise modernisation worldwideLONDON, June 16, 2026 ...

June 16, 2026

Swedish AI patent platform Lightbringer raises €8.6 million to “take on Big Law” and replace existing patent firms

Lightbringer, a Malmö-based AI-powered LegalTech company transforming how startups and SMEs secure patents, has raised €8.6 million ($10 million) in ...

June 16, 2026

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Satispay, Addition, Greyhound, Lightrock, Mediaire, Liftt, Naturebeads, CDP, MITO, and more

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Satispay, X-nano, Greyhound, Addition, Lightrock, MITO Technology, and more

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June 16, 2026

Paris-based Rocapine raises €11.2 million to scale wellness apps that “hold instead of hook”

Rocapine, a Paris-based AI-native wellness venture studio developing wellness apps, today announced a €11.2 million ($13 million) Series A round ...

June 16, 2026

Savills’ Amelia Powell selected for UN Women Commission on the Status of Women

Amelia Powell A member of Savills’ central planning team has been selected by UN Women UK to take part in the ...

June 16, 2026