Home-swapping startup Kindred secures $125M to scale its membership-based alternative to short-term rentals and intensify competition with Airbnb.
Author: Kyle Kelley
Spanish edtech BCAS raises €30M in debt financing to expand its student income share agreements and make higher education more accessible.
Ruhr-based innovation hub BRYCK is testing a new model to help Europe’s deeptech startups scale faster, bridging the funding and talent gap beyond major capitals.
As Jony Ive partners with OpenAI on new AI hardware, Apple is reportedly testing an AI Pin-style device that could one day challenge the iPhone’s dominance.
US-based Alaffia raises $55M to deploy agentic AI across health plan operations, aiming to cut costs, reduce admin burden and improve member outcomes.
Finnish startup Optivian has raised $2.3M to develop autonomous AI agents designed to handle the entire B2B sales cycle, from lead generation to closing deals.
Background screening startup Veremark secures $26M to combat AI-generated job applications and deepfake candidates in global recruitment.
Satellite communications startup CesiumAstro has raised $470M to scale software-defined payloads and compete as SpaceX prepares its massive satellite swarm.
London-based Polaron raises €6.7M to develop an AI-powered intelligence layer that accelerates materials discovery and industrial innovation.
Swedish EV maker Polestar has secured a $400M bank facility to stabilise cash flow and fund its electric vehicle fightback in an increasingly crowded market.
