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Dutch startup Brilliance raises €6 million to tackle AR hardware’s key bottleneck with RGB laser chip technology

by EU StartupsApril 3, 2026

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Kering, Al-Mirqab, Manova, Kryalos, GO Italia, DeA Capital Real Estate, Eurofund Group, Fraser Group, and more

by Salvatore BrunoApril 3, 2026

The Adelaïde Group continued on its growth path in 2025 and consolidated the foundations of its European expansion

by CisionApril 2, 2026

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Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Bending Spoons, LIFTT, Cube Labds, and more

Bending Spoons acquires Tractive

Spring seller surge set to keep house prices ‘in check’

When permitting becomes programme risk – and what to do about it

Italy

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Kering, Al-Mirqab, Manova, Kryalos, GO Italia, DeA Capital Real Estate, Eurofund Group, Fraser Group, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Kering, Al-Mirqab, Manova, Kryalos, GO Italia, DeA Capital Real Estate, Eurofund Group, Fraser Group, and more

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Integrae Sim, Dolce & Gabbana, QIA, PIF, GIC, SPIG, GMAB, Auctus Capital Partners, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, and more

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Dolce & Gabbana, Rothschild, Intesa Sanpaolo, BNL BNP Paribas, Banco BPM, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Crédit Agricole Italia, Sace, and more

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Banca Progetto, JPMorgan, TPER, Intesa SanPaolo, CDP, BPER, F2i, and more

DISTRESSED ASSETS

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Banca Progetto, Oaktree Capital Management, Fondo Interbancario di Tutela dei Depositi, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banco BPM, BPER Banca, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, MCC, 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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BIRKENSTOCK TAKES A STEP INTO BORDEAUX

LINZ AM RHEIN, Germany and BORDEAUX, France, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 31st, BIRKENSTOCK opens a new store in...

Kreditzweitmarkt-Event D/A/CH von Debitos & Loancos

Lupin Completes Acquisition of VISUfarma

Telis Energie Deutschland plans 500MW data center in Lower Saxony, Germany

Enrico Del Prete joins CVC DIF as Partner and Co-Head of Value-Add strategy

Swiss AviationTech startup Metafuels secures €1.92 million Dutch grant to boost Rotterdam e-SAF project

€23 million backs ecoworks in rolling out Germany’s largest serial building renovation

Iberia

After driving major citizen campaigns, values-led MOVEMENTS secures €300k pre-Seed and opens extension round

MOVEMENTS, a Spanish platform that enables the creation, scaling and sustainability of citizen movements, has reached its initial target of...

Meet the speakers joining the “Insights from European Space Innovators” panel at the EU-Startups Summit 2026!

On May 7-8, 2026, the EU-Startups Summit returns to sunny Malta, bringing together around 2,500 founders, investors, and startup ecosystem...

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Benelux

Dutch startup Brilliance raises €6 million to tackle AR hardware’s key bottleneck with RGB laser chip technology

Brilliance, an Enschede-based startup, has raised €6 million to accelerate the development of its integrated RGB laser chip technology, enabling...

Brussels-based Nexus lands €3.7 million to bring AI agents into core business operations

Reju Secures €135 Million in Dutch NIKI Funding for Industrial-Scale Textile-to-Textile Regeneration Hub at Chemelot Industrial Park, the Netherlands

Swiss AviationTech startup Metafuels secures €1.92 million Dutch grant to boost Rotterdam e-SAF project

France

The Adelaïde Group continued on its growth path in 2025 and consolidated the foundations of its European expansion

Paris-based Generare raises €20 million to generate novel molecular data for drug development from microbial genomes

Scaling AI at industrial speed: The new data center imperative

Scandinavia & Baltics

ESTO Holdings OÜ Establishes €20 Million Subordinated Notes Programme

TALLINN, Estonia, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ESTO Group (ESTO Holdings OÜ), the leading Estonian non-bank consumer credit provider, today...

WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Seed

Estonian Validfor raises $1.2 mililion pre-seed to cut pharma validation timelines from months to weeks

Bitdeer taps contractor to begin conversion of Norwegian crypto mine to HPC

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Dutch startup Brilliance raises €6 million to tackle AR hardware’s key bottleneck with RGB laser chip technology

Brilliance, an Enschede-based startup, has raised €6 million to accelerate the development of its integrated RGB laser chip technology, enabling ...

April 3, 2026

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Kering, Al-Mirqab, Manova, Kryalos, GO Italia, DeA Capital Real Estate, Eurofund Group, Fraser Group, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Kering, Al-Mirqab, Manova, Kryalos, GO Italia, DeA Capital Real Estate, Eurofund Group, Fraser Group, and more

Paris-listed luxury group Kering sold 80% of Via Montenapoleone 8 building to Qatar’s Al-Mirqab Group for 1.161 billion euros on ...

April 3, 2026

The Adelaïde Group continued on its growth path in 2025 and consolidated the foundations of its European expansion

QUIMPER, France and NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2025, the Adelaïde Group confirmed the strength of its business ...

April 2, 2026

BIRKENSTOCK TAKES A STEP INTO BORDEAUX

LINZ AM RHEIN, Germany and BORDEAUX, France, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 31st, BIRKENSTOCK opens a new store in ...

April 2, 2026

Kreditzweitmarkt-Event D/A/CH von Debitos & Loancos

Der Zweitmarkt für Kredite im deutschsprachigen Raum (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Steigende regulatorische Anforderungen, volatile Märkte und ...

April 2, 2026

America’s Auto Auction Enters Global Market with Acquisition of UK-Based G3 Vehicle Auctions

CARMEL, Ind., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Auto Auction today announced its entry into the international market through the ...

April 2, 2026

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Integrae Sim, Dolce & Gabbana, QIA, PIF, GIC, SPIG, GMAB, Auctus Capital Partners, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, and more

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Dolce & Gabbana, Rothschild, Intesa Sanpaolo, BNL BNP Paribas, Banco BPM, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Crédit Agricole Italia, Sace, and more

Download here the 2025 BeBeez Private Debt Report available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data ...

April 2, 2026

Paris-based Generare raises €20 million to generate novel molecular data for drug development from microbial genomes

Generare, a Paris-based BioTech startup generating novel, high-quality molecular data for drug development by decoding microbial genomes, has raised €20 ...

April 2, 2026