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Picus Capital secures €150 million in preferred equity financing from Carlyle AlpInvest, adding fresh firepower for European fintech, SaaS, and AI investments.
London-based Ankar has raised €17 million to help companies and law firms capture, draft, and protect patents faster using AI—targeting costly bottlenecks in IP workflows.
Stockholm-based Lovable has raised €281M to expand its AI-native, no-code platform that lets users build full-stack apps faster—aiming to bring software creation to more teams.
Apple updated its developer agreement to “offset or recoup” unpaid commissions and fees, including by deducting money from in-app purchases—raising new concerns for developers.
Instacart will pay $60M in consumer refunds to settle FTC claims over “free delivery,” refund promises, and Instacart+ trial disclosures—while denying wrongdoing.
Adobe is accused in a proposed class-action of training its SlimLM AI on pirated books via the SlimPajama dataset, reviving the Books3 copyright fight across tech.
Copenhagen startup NobodyWho has secured €2M to bring on-device AI to smartphones, aiming to run small models locally for faster responses and stronger privacy.
ZeroPhase has raised €5.8 million after battlefield use in Ukraine validated its secure communications software, underscoring investor appetite for dual-use European defense tech.
Trade Republic has surged to a €12.5B valuation after a Thiel-backed secondary share sale. Here’s what the deal signals for Europe’s fintech market and employees.