TaxDown secures €4M financing to expand AI tax platform
TaxDown secures €4M financing to expand AI tax platform

The Madrid tax fintech doubled revenue in 2025 and hit profitability. Now it’s taking on structured debt to scale its AI platform, a sign that its capital strategy is as deliberate as its product. Most tax software companies want to tell you how many u…

Evervault raises €21M to keep payment data encrypted from end to end
Evervault raises €21M to keep payment data encrypted from end to end

The Dublin-and-New York-based startup, backed by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia, and Index Ventures, says it processes more than €4.2bn in transactions monthly and cuts customers’ PCI compliance costs by an average of €86,000. The premise behind Evervault is …

Photoncycle raises €15M Series A to address Europe’s seasonal energy storage gap
Photoncycle raises €15M Series A to address Europe’s seasonal energy storage gap

Norwegian energy storage startup Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A funding to commercialise its seasonal energy storage technology across Europe. The round was led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures, with participation from Lifeline Venture…

Photoncycle raises €15M Series A to address Europe’s seasonal energy storage gap
Photoncycle raises €15M Series A to address Europe’s seasonal energy storage gap

Norwegian energy storage startup Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A funding to commercialise its seasonal energy storage technology across Europe. The round was led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures, with participation from Lifeline Venture…

GHARAGE Ventures launches €40M Fund I to back travel and airport technology startups
GHARAGE Ventures launches €40M Fund I to back travel and airport technology startups

Berlin- and Singapore-based venture platform GHARAGE Ventures has launched Fund I, a €40 million early-stage fund focused on technologies shaping the future of travel infrastructure and airport retail. The fund is anchored by Gebr. Heinemann, the Hambu…

GHARAGE Ventures launches €40M Fund I to back travel and airport technology startups
GHARAGE Ventures launches €40M Fund I to back travel and airport technology startups

Berlin- and Singapore-based venture platform GHARAGE Ventures has launched Fund I, a €40 million early-stage fund focused on technologies shaping the future of travel infrastructure and airport retail. The fund is anchored by Gebr. Heinemann, the Hambu…

MyFitnessPal acquires Cal AI, the viral calorie-tracking app built by teens
MyFitnessPal acquires Cal AI, the viral calorie-tracking app built by teens

MyFitnessPal Inc., the long-established digital nutrition tracking platform, has acquired Cal AI, an AI-driven calorie estimation app that amassed tens of millions of installs and substantial revenue under its young founders. Financial terms, including…

The other side of ads in ChatGPT: Advertiser perspective
The other side of ads in ChatGPT: Advertiser perspective

Since OpenAI announced it would start testing ads in ChatGPT, and the guidelines for it, they did not discuss in depth how it is gonna work for businesses interested in advertising with them. What we know is that users’ data remains private and that th…

Opinion: Your digital product is global from day one
Opinion: Your digital product is global from day one

In 2024, over 250 class action lawsuits were filed under a US federal law passed in 1988 to protect VHS rental records. The Video Privacy Protection Act was originally aimed at VHS rental stores, but plaintiffs’ firms discovered a 2022 application: emb…

The revenue divide: US vs EU Leadership
The revenue divide: US vs EU Leadership

There is a moment every founder eventually faces: the strategy that got you to a million in revenue suddenly stops working at ten million. The product is good, the team is talented, and yet something in the engine is misfiring. More often than not, the…