Tag: Startups

Korea Tech Today

South Korea brings AI Basic Act into force, startups warn of growing burden

The AI Basic Act positions Seoul as an early global regulator, but founders fear vague rules could slow innovation South Korea has begun enforcing a broad […]
January 23rd, 2026
EU-Startups

With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to […]
January 22nd, 2026
EU-Startups

Dutch crypto platform Finst raises €8 million to support European expansion

Finst, a regulated cryptocurrency platform from Amsterdam, has raised €8 million in Series A funding to expand across Europe and accelerate the development of new products […]
January 21st, 2026
Korea Tech Today

Kakao updates Kanana-2, expands open-source push with four new AI models

Efficiency-first design targets agentic AI adoption beyond big tech firms Kakao said on Jan. 20 that it has upgraded its proprietary large language model, Kanana-2, and […]
January 21st, 2026
EU-Startups

From spare Coca-Cola machine parts to a €4 million funding round: the journey of Belgian startup Dripl

Brussels-based Dripl, the developer of smart water dispensers, has raised €4 million in a funding round to expand its smart dispenser beyond the 500 companies already […]
January 19th, 2026
EU-Startups

Milan-based BRUM closes €5 million round to steer Italy’s driving schools into the 21st century

BRUM, an Italian EdTech startup innovating the driver’s license process and disrupting a model unchanged since the 1980s – has announced the closing of a new […]
January 19th, 2026
EU-Startups

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jan. 12-16)

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January 16th, 2026
EU-Startups

Amsterdam’s PureTerra Ventures launches €150 million WaterTech Fund II with €10 million backing from Invest-NL

PureTerra Ventures, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm backing disruptive WaterTech startups, has launched its second fund with €10 million investment from Invest-NL, the Dutch national financing […]
January 16th, 2026
EU-Startups

“We all want to lift our grandkids when we’re 70”: Ahead Health raises €5.1 million for preventive healthcare expansion

Ahead Health, a Zurich-based preventive healthcare company, today announces that it has raised €5.1 million ($6 million) in funding to scale its European expansion by signing up […]
January 13th, 2026
Technode

Chinese Neuralink Rival BrainCo Files for Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say

BrainCo has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported. The company is part of the “Hangzhou Six,” a group of emerging […]
January 13th, 2026
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