Founder-led VC firm Plural is reportedly plotting a third fund that could swell from €250M to €1B, positioning it as one of Europe’s most ambitious early‑stage vehicles.

Language learning marketplace Preply secures $150M, achieves unicorn status and accelerates its AI-driven tutoring push in the global edtech race.

Madrid-based talent VC Demium has rebranded as Mission and unveiled a new €35 million fund focused on early-stage Spanish startups and founders.

US-based Benepass secures $40M in fresh funding to modernise flexible employee benefits, giving HR teams a unified, tax‑efficient platform for personalised perks and wellbeing.

Digital life insurer Ethos, backed by Sequoia, files for a $1.3B US IPO and plans to raise about $210M to fuel growth, tech investment and new products.

Dutch crypto investment platform Finst has raised €8 million to accelerate its expansion across Europe, betting on transparent, low‑fee digital asset investing.

As mobile apps eclipsed gaming, a handful of investors made a generational trade while most VCs stayed focused on hits, not habits.

Spanish scale-up Fracttal raises €29.8M to accelerate AI-driven maintenance software expansion across Europe and Latin America.

Ex‑OpenAI researchers at Humans& secure a massive $480M round, igniting debate over whether their human‑centric AI lab can outpace rival Thinking Machines Lab.