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| 52,942 | 08/03/2026 07:00 AM | Honor’s Robot phone is real, and coming later this year | honorand8217s-robot-phone-is-real-and-coming-later-this-year | 08/03/2026 | ![]() The camera nods, dances to music, and tracks faces. The rest of the specs are a secret. Something unusual happened at Mobile World Congress this year. A device sat in a glass case at the Honor booth in Hall 3, present, demonstrably functional, performing little robotic gestures for anyone who stopped to watch, and yet […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,941 | 07/03/2026 10:19 PM | OpenAI’s robotics chief quits over the Pentagon deal | openais-robotics-chief-quits-over-the-pentagon-deal | 07/03/2026 | ![]() Caitlin Kalinowski spent 16 months building OpenAI’s physical AI programme. On Saturday, she said the company moved too fast on something too important. The week that began with Anthropic being blacklisted by the Pentagon and ended with OpenAI taking its contract has now claimed OpenAI’s most senior hardware executive. Caitlin Kalinowski, who joined OpenAI in […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,938 | 07/03/2026 09:30 AM | How an AI system beat experienced doctors at diagnosing rare diseases | how-an-ai-system-beat-experienced-doctors-at-diagnosing-rare-diseases | 07/03/2026 | ![]() DeepRare, an agentic AI system integrating 40 specialised tools, outperformed medical specialists in identifying rare conditions in a head-to-head study published in Nature. For millions of people with rare diseases, the path to diagnosis is a labyrinth. Patients bounce between generalist GPs and specialists across years, sometimes decades, piecing together symptoms that fall outside textbook […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,939 | 07/03/2026 09:28 AM | Google made Gmail and Drive easier for AI agents to use | google-made-gmail-and-drive-easier-for-ai-agents-to-use | 07/03/2026 | ![]() A new command-line tool published to GitHub consolidates Workspace’s sprawling APIs into a single interface. It also signals how seriously the company is taking the agentic AI moment. The tool, whose documentation describes it as “one CLI for all of Google Workspace, built for humans and AI agents,” is called gws. It provides unified command-line […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,940 | 07/03/2026 09:00 AM | Dominate AI search in 2026 | dominate-ai-search-in-2026 | 07/03/2026 | ![]() Discovery has already changed, even if many teams have not fully felt the consequences yet. Buyers no longer open ten tabs, skim through blog posts, and slowly form an opinion over weeks. Instead, they ask a single question to an AI system and receive a shortlist in return, usually two or three companies that feel […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,937 | 07/03/2026 07:44 AM | Anthropic launches marketplace for Claude-powered software | anthropic-launches-marketplace-for-claude-powered-software | 07/03/2026 | ![]() Despite facing a Pentagon blacklist and a storm of political headwinds, the AI lab is deepening its bet on enterprise. The timing looks deliberate. The product, called Anthropic Marketplace, is straightforward in concept and timed precisely. Enterprise customers with committed annual spending on Anthropic’s API and services will be able to use a portion of […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,936 | 07/03/2026 02:04 AM | Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut | robinhoods-startup-fund-stumbles-in-nyse-debut | 07/03/2026 | 07/03/2026 02:10 AM | 7 | ||
| 52,935 | 06/03/2026 06:19 PM | When AI Companies Go to War, Safety Gets Left Behind | when-ai-companies-go-to-war-safety-gets-left-behind | 06/03/2026 | We were promised AI regulation and a race to the top. Now, we’re arguing about killer robots. | 06/03/2026 07:10 PM | 4 | |
| 52,934 | 06/03/2026 06:17 PM | Unmasking the Illusion of Safety Online | unmasking-the-illusion-of-safety-online | 06/03/2026 | ![]() The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing/spoofing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses. According to Cordell Robinson, CEO of Brownstone Consulting Firm, the scale of financial damage urges the need for a reality check. “Personal protection is no longer optional, and it cannot be […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,932 | 06/03/2026 06:09 PM | Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts | anthropics-pentagon-deal-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-startups-chasing-federal-contracts | 06/03/2026 | 06/03/2026 06:10 PM | 7 | ||
| 52,933 | 06/03/2026 06:01 PM | Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, the SaaSpocalypse, and why competitions is good, actually | anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-the-saaspocalypse-and-why-competitions-is-good-actually | 06/03/2026 | 06/03/2026 06:10 PM | 7 | ||
| 52,929 | 06/03/2026 04:12 PM | PLD Space raises €180M, EIF makes largest defence investment yet, and February funding rebounds | pld-space-raises-euro180m-eif-makes-largest-defence-investment-yet-and-february-funding-rebounds | 06/03/2026 | ?. This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted the most important industry stories, including the release of our monthly report for February covering key investment trends, notable company activity and emerging sectors. Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted key industry developments, as well as notable trends in European venture activity, investor moves and emerging sectors shaping the current funding landscape. If email is more your thing, you can always subscribe to our newsletter and receive a more robust version of this round-up delivered to your inbox. Either way, let's get you up to speed. ? Notable and big funding rounds?? PLD Space raises €180M to scale satellite launch infrastructure ?? Backed by €113.8M, RIFT to deliver 340 GWh of industrial heat annually and avoid over 1M tonnes of CO₂ ?? Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103M to scale industrial deployments ??. Flink lands $100M to advance targeted expansion ???? Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers?? Medtech company Gleamer is acquired by an American company for €230M ?? Onetag acquires Aryel to build a new programmatic ad exchange ?? German logistics tech firm cargo.one adds Cargofive in €17 million-backed multimodal expansion ?? US tech giant Avalara acquires Manchester startup Versori ? Interesting moves from investors? GHARAGE Ventures launches Fund I and opens global travel platform ?. FIRSTPICK raises €25M to find the Baltics’ next breakout founders ?. EIF makes largest defence investment yet with €50M backing for Join Capital ?️ In other (important) news?? February funding rebounds to €7.8B as UK startups capture the lion’s share of European capital ?? European Tech.eu Pulse: key trends and investment in February ??. From energy transition to deeptech growth: the Swedish tech ecosystem ? UK-headquartered satellite startup Open Cosmos plans European rival to Starlink ? Wilbe opens White City lab in London to remove infrastructure bottlenecks for science startups
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| 52,930 | 06/03/2026 04:09 PM | Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Mar. 02-06) | weekly-funding-round-up-all-of-the-european-startup-funding-rounds-we-tracked-this-week-mar-02-06 | 06/03/2026 | This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d like to read members-only content like this one, have unrestricted access to the site and benefit from many additional perks, you can sign up here. The post Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Mar. 02-06) appeared first on EU-Startups. |
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| 52,931 | 06/03/2026 03:37 PM | Austrian Post acquires 70% stake in Bulgarian e-commerce logistics platform euShipments.com | austrian-post-acquires-70percent-stake-in-bulgarian-e-commerce-logistics-platform-eushipmentscom | 06/03/2026 | Austrian Post has successfully completed the acquisition of a 70% stake in Bulgarian scale-up euShipments.com, a logistics partner for online merchants in Central and Eastern Europe. This transaction also marks the conclusion of BlackPeak Capital’s partnership with euShipments.com, following several years supporting the company’s expansion, operational development, and M&A strategy. Svetlozar Dimitrov, co-founder and CEO of euShipments.com, says: “With the successful closing of this transaction, we are entering a new phase of strategic development for euShipments.com. My team and I strongly believe that together with Austrian Post Group we will rapidly enhance the company’s operations, further expand our fulfillment network, and deliver even greater value to the online merchants we support. “By optimising network connectivity, improving operational efficiency, and accelerating service innovation, we will enable our clients to increase their competitiveness in their active online markets. At the same time, together with euShipments, they will be able to confidently sell and deliver online into new markets – including opportunities beyond the EU.” Recent EU-Startups coverage shows continued investment across Europe’s e-commerce logistics and fulfilment ecosystem. In Austria, Quivo secured €5.2 million to expand its e-commerce fulfilment technology and operations into Gulf markets. Meanwhile, Lisbon-based Lyzer raised over €10 million to scale its logistics-as-a-service platform and support international expansion. In the UK, HubBox collected €6.8 million to expand its out-of-home delivery and pickup-point software platform, reflecting increasing demand for alternative last-mile delivery options. Sustainability-focused infrastructure is also attracting capital, with Amsterdam-based Sparqle securing €1.5 million to scale emission-free e-commerce delivery across European cities. In addition, Estonia’s MyDello raised €3.1 million to expand its freight forwarding and logistics visibility platform. Taken together, these rounds represent at least €26.6 million in funding flowing into logistics technology, fulfilment, and delivery infrastructure across Europe in 2025–2026. Lora Dimitrova, co-founder and IT Product owner at euShipments.com, adds: “The decision for euShipments.com to continue its strategic development as part of the Austrian Post Group was not an easy one. Today, however, the company’s shareholders and management are firmly convinced that, as part of this large logistics network, euShipments.com will be able to create even greater value for its clients in their existing markets and enable them to grow more competitively in new markets, including those outside the European Union.” Today’s news brings together a major logistics player and a fast-growing e-commerce fulfilment platform. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ruse, Bulgaria, euShipments.com is an integrated e-commerce logistics and fulfilment provider serving more than 1,300 online retailers across Europe. The company offers a complete one-stop-shop solution, including warehousing, fulfilment, domestic and international delivery to all 27 EU member states, payment processing and returns management, all accessible through a single integration. euShipments.com operates 15 strategic fulfilment centres across Southeast and Eastern Europe and partners with over 60 local courier companies, giving merchants access to more than 800 delivery methods. Whereas, Austrian Post is the postal, logistics and parcel service provider in Austria, serving as a critical part of the country’s communications and e-commerce infrastructure. The company operates across three core divisions, Mail, Parcel & Logistics, and Retail & Bank, delivering a range of services from letter and parcel delivery to fulfilment, value-added logistics and financial services. The company operates more than 12 thousand electric vehicles, and maintains above 14 thousand out-of-home parcel pick-up and drop-off points. Angel Stefanov, Partner at BlackPeak Capital: “Our partnership with euShipments.com has been built around a shared ambition to scale the company into the leading cross-border e-commerce logistics platform in Southeast and Eastern Europe. Four years passed in a blink of an eye but during this time, alongside the management team, we expanded the network, strengthened operational capabilities, and executed a focused M&A strategy that significantly accelerated the company’s growth to reach our original goal. “We are proud of what we achieved together and grateful for the trust throughout this journey. With Austrian Post as a strategic partner, euShipments.com is exceptionally well positioned to continue its expansion and further strengthen its role as a trusted logistics partner for online merchants across Europe.” In 2025, euShipments.com reported revenues of €51 million, with growth continuing in the first months following the acquisition agreement. In early 2026, the company opened two new fulfilment centres in Bolzano (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain), increasing its total storage space by more than a third. As part of Austrian Post Group, the company will continue to operate independently while expanding its portfolio of logistics solutions and geographic coverage, with a focus on further improving the quality of services for its e-commerce clients. The post Austrian Post acquires 70% stake in Bulgarian e-commerce logistics platform euShipments.com appeared first on EU-Startups. |
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| 52,928 | 06/03/2026 02:51 PM | Germany’s Cellbox Solutions raises €3.5 million to expand global transport technology for living cells | germanys-cellbox-solutions-raises-euro35-million-to-expand-global-transport-technology-for-living-cells | 06/03/2026 | Cellbox Solutions, a Cologne-based warm-chain logistics technology company enabling the global transport of living cells under controlled physiological conditions, has raised €3.5 million in a Series A financing – which remains open for other tranches until May 2026. The round is led by the digital business angel network Companisto, together with existing investors, including NRW.BANK. The new capital will be used to expand international production and sales activities and to unlock additional application areas, particularly in cell and gene therapy as well as in vitro fertilization (IVF). “Our vision is to redefine how living cells are transported globally. With the continued support of our investors and the strengthening of our leadership team with a highly experienced executive, we are building the foundation for long-term international growth and expanding the reach of warm-chain logistics across clinical and research applications. We are convinced that reliable live-cell transport will become an essential component of the global life sciences value chain,” says Prof Dr Kathrin Adlkofer, Founder and CEO of Cellbox. Recent EU-Startups coverage shows continued investment across the European ecosystem supporting cell-based therapies, advanced biomanufacturing, and enabling life sciences technologies. For example, UK startup Tozaro secured €6.9 million to expand partnerships and further develop its Smart Polymer platform designed to reduce the cost of cell and gene therapy production. In the Netherlands, QT Sense raised €4 million to advance a quantum sensing platform that allows researchers to monitor cellular stress in real time, supporting biomedical and drug development research. Meanwhile, Sweden’s Cellcolabs secured €10.3 million to scale manufacturing capacity for stem cell therapies and expand global commercialisation efforts, while Finland-based StemSight raised €2.3 million to advance stem-cell-based treatments for severe blindness towards clinical development. In France, biotech company baCta secured €7 million to scale its platform using programmable microorganisms as molecular factories for industrial and life sciences applications. Taken together, these rounds represent over €33 million in disclosed funding across adjacent life sciences and biotechnology sectors in 2025–2026. Within this broader landscape, Cellbox Solutions operates in a complementary segment of the value chain, focusing on the logistics infrastructure required for transporting living cells under physiological conditions – an area expected to become increasingly important as cell and gene therapies move toward larger-scale clinical and commercial deployment. “Cellbox addresses a structural gap in the life sciences value chain: the reliable transport of living cells at physiological conditions. As advanced therapies scale globally, logistics becomes a critical success factor. We view Cellbox not as an incremental product innovation, but as a scalable platform with the potential to redefine how sensitive biological materials are transported across research and clinical environments,” adds Dr Robin Ghosh, Investment Manager at Companisto. Founded in 2017, Cellbox Solutions is a warm-chain logistics technology company providing innovative solutions for the global healthcare and life sciences industries to transport sensitive biological materials and therapeutics that cannot be frozen and require controlled physiological conditions. The company’s portable CO₂ incubator platform, Cellbox, creates a regulated environment for the transport of living cells, organoids, tissues, and other advanced biological materials. Temperature and CO₂ levels are individually adjustable to ensure reproducible incubation conditions throughout shipment. Its warm-chain technology enables continuously controlled shipment conditions for up to 48 hours, preserving cell viability and functionality during transport. A key component of this next growth phase is the appointment of Dr Bernd Muehlenweg as CBO and CFO of Cellbox. “Cellbox is setting a new benchmark in the transportation of living cells. By enabling safe, controlled, and reproducible transport under physiological conditions, we address a critical bottleneck in the life sciences industry. The investment round marks an important milestone in expanding our international footprint and establishing Cellbox as a global infrastructure standard for living cell shipment and warm-chain logistics. “Our patented platform and strong regulatory positioning provide an excellent foundation for global scale-up across multiple life sciences applications, including the rapidly growing field of cell and gene therapies. I look forward to further strengthening our commercial operations, expanding our service portfolio, and building the organisational structures required to support the next phase of international growth,” says Dr Bernd Muehlenweg, CBO and CFO of Cellbox Solutions GmbH. In the long term, Cellbox aims to establish warm-chain logistics as the preferred global approach for transporting living cells, cell therapies, and sensitive biological materials, further advancing reliability and reproducibility across the life sciences sector. The post Germany’s Cellbox Solutions raises €3.5 million to expand global transport technology for living cells appeared first on EU-Startups. |
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| 52,927 | 06/03/2026 02:35 PM | Holyvolt buys US battery pioneer Wildcat Discovery for $73M | holyvolt-buys-us-battery-pioneer-wildcat-discovery-for-dollar73m | 06/03/2026 | ![]() The battery industry has a translation problem. Researchers can identify promising new materials in the lab; the challenge is moving those discoveries through chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing without losing years and hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. The gap between discovery and production has long been one of the defining bottlenecks of the […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,926 | 06/03/2026 02:00 PM | City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A | city-detect-which-uses-ai-to-help-cities-stay-safe-and-clean-raises-dollar13m-series-a | 06/03/2026 | 06/03/2026 02:10 PM | 7 | ||
| 52,925 | 06/03/2026 12:20 PM | Swedish BatteryTech startup Holyvolt acquires US battery materials firm Wildcat in €63.1 million deal | swedish-batterytech-startup-holyvolt-acquires-us-battery-materials-firm-wildcat-in-euro631-million-deal | 06/03/2026 | Holyvolt, a Swedish battery technology firm, has completed the acquisition of California-based battery materials development company Wildcat Discovery Technologies in a €63.1 million (£73 million) deal composed of cash, equity, and deferred milestone-based payments. The combination creates a group with end-to-end capability from molecular discovery to pilot-scale production using a fully integrated High Throughput Platform. This integration aims to eliminate the bottlenecks that have traditionally separated laboratory breakthroughs from commercial reality. “The acquisition of Wildcat is a perfect complement to our intended strategy of developing new technologies for the battery industry. Holyvolt is focused on developing new processes to make batteries cleaner and more affordable, and Wildcat has been pursuing the same goals via materials development and better chemistry. Combined, we are building what we believe is the most compelling technology to deliver on these objectives,” said Mathias Ingvarsson, founder & CEO, Holyvolt. Founded in 2022, Holyvolt develops and commercialises innovative energy production and storage products. Its precision screen printing and high-throughput material discovery platform enable the production of high-performance batteries and solar cells at lower cost and with reduced environmental impact, while supporting local, independent supply chains and manufacturing. The announcement follows Holyvolt’s recent €20 million funding round. Founded in 2006, Wildcat Discovery Technology helps customers achieve improved materials and the best possible integrated battery cell. Working with Wildcat, customers gain access to a “drug discovery-inspired” high-throughput R&D platform; novel electrolyte, anode, and cathode materials; high-quality cell manufacturing capacity of up to 20 Ah; and a pilot production line capable of manufacturing cathode powders at 100 kg scale. Wildcat plans to manufacture a portfolio of nickel- and cobalt-free cathodes in the United States. According to Wildcat, its proprietary High Throughput Platform (HTP) simultaneously synthesises and screens thousands of materials combinations, identifying optimal material systems up to 10 times faster than conventional R&D methods. The US-based company notes that its high-throughput platform is designed to generate terabyte-scale, structured materials datasets that enable the integration of machine learning and AI into battery material discovery. Going forward, this capability will accelerate optimisation cycles and significantly increase the speed and effectiveness of materials development. “In 2025 – it felt like the West gave up. Battery plants were cancelled. Funding dried up and OEMs pulled back on off-takes. The US has blocked Chinese imports but they have no domestic alternative – so they find other ways to import. We can’t build a safe, sustainable society without access to batteries. Everyone knows that low-cost, low-carbon energy requires batteries. AI is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand and data centre infrastructure, making reliable energy storage more critical than ever. Automation and sustainable transportation is electric and western automakers risk being niche players. Modern warfare is becoming electric,” Holyvolt mentioned in the press release. According to the Swedish company, this acquisition offers the essential tools to give the West a fighting chance. The combined entity brings together Holyvolt’s process technology based on screen-printing and water-based processes, with Wildcat’s proprietary High Throughput Platform (HTP), which can quickly generate terabyte-scale structured datasets through combinatorial experimentation. These datasets are primed for AI-driven analysis and accelerated learning. Holyvolt’s water-based manufacturing process and Wildcat’s modern materials work together to produce cleaner, more cost-effective batteries with lower capital needs and supply chains centred in Europe and North America. Additional improvements in performance and cost savings can be achieved through Wildcat’s cobalt- and nickel-free materials. The joint entity will act as a technology development partner for partners and customers throughout the entire battery supply chain, offering commercialisation models such as licensing arrangements that are customised to meet each customer’s specific needs. “The Wildcat team is thrilled with this acquisition by Holyvolt. Mathias and team are very thoughtful with regard to their objectives in the battery industry, and recognise the value that Wildcat’s High Throughput Platform can deliver to our combined company and the industry at large. With Holyvolt’s vision and financial backing, Wildcat can finally unlock the true potential of high throughput combinatorial chemistry for battery materials,” said Mark Gresser, President and CEO, Wildcat Discovery Technologies. The post Swedish BatteryTech startup Holyvolt acquires US battery materials firm Wildcat in €63.1 million deal appeared first on EU-Startups. |
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| 52,923 | 06/03/2026 11:57 AM | SheBuilds goes global as Lovable offers free AI app-building access on International Women’s Day | shebuilds-goes-global-as-lovable-offers-free-ai-app-building-access-on-international-womens-day | 06/03/2026 | On 8th March (International Women’s Day), Lovable is making its platform completely free globally for 24 hours to celebrate SheBuilds, Lovable’s program spotlighting women building software across the world. SheBuilds shows what’s possible when building software is accessible to anyone with an idea. This year, it is becoming a global build day that anyone can join, at no cost, with no coding or application required: Lovable will be free worldwide for 24 hours, with no registration required. Participants will learn to build with AI and ship a real app by the end of the day. Builders will also receive $100 in Anthropic API credits and $250 in Stripe fee credits. The day will centre on a live build event hosted by Elena Verna, Lovable’s Head of Growth, streamed from Stockholm, alongside events in Boston and more than 30 community gatherings across 17 countries. Previous SheBuilds participants have launched real products used by customers worldwide, including AI Recess, MicroFundHer, and Sawa. Elena Verna, Head of Growth at Lovable, said:
Anton Osika, Co-founder and CEO of Lovable, said:
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| 52,924 | 06/03/2026 11:00 AM | Inaccurate business listings are quietly costing companies customers | inaccurate-business-listings-are-quietly-costing-companies-customers | 06/03/2026 | ![]() TL;DR Moz Local automates local listing management, review monitoring, and reputation management across 90+ directories, starting at $16/month per location on annual billing. A free citation checker lets you audit your business listings before paying anything, and the AI-powered Listings AI add-on can rewrite and optimize your profiles across the web in minutes. For businesses […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,921 | 06/03/2026 10:07 AM | TaxDown secures €4M financing to expand AI tax platform | taxdown-secures-euro4m-financing-to-expand-ai-tax-platform | 06/03/2026 | ![]() 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 users they have. TaxDown wants to tell you how little money […] This story continues at The Next Web |
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| 52,919 | 06/03/2026 10:00 AM | Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs | jack-dorsey-is-ready-to-explain-the-block-layoffs | 06/03/2026 | In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Block’s cofounder and CEO says he axed 40 percent of his workforce so that he can rebuild the company “as an intelligence.” | 06/03/2026 10:10 AM | 4 | |
| 52,922 | 06/03/2026 09:38 AM | Italy’s Roboze secures DefenceTech investment ahead of US aerospace and defence headquarters launch | italys-roboze-secures-defencetech-investment-ahead-of-us-aerospace-and-defence-headquarters-launch | 06/03/2026 | Roboze, a Bari-based manufacturing technology company developing advanced production platforms for mission-critical industries, has secured an investment from Rule 1 Ventures, a US venture capital firm focused on defence and national security technologies. The funding round also includes participation from investors with backgrounds in defence, government affairs, and global industrial markets. These include Privcorp Ventures; Heather Podesta, founder and CEO of Invariant LLC; Gary Ang, a former Temasek operating partner and Singapore Air Force official; Tholus Capital; and the Ferrari Family Office. Existing Roboze shareholders, such as Federico Faggin, the microprocessor inventor, and Rialto Venture Capital, also invested in this round. Alessio Lorusso, founder and CEO of Roboze, said, “We are proud to welcome Rule 1 Ventures and this exceptional group of investors to Roboze. Modern industrial resilience requires more than machines — it requires a complete manufacturing platform that combines hardware, materials science and intelligent software. Our mission is to build the infrastructure that allows critical industries to produce advanced components wherever they are needed.” Founded in 2014, Roboze claims to be building the foundational layer of next-gen decentralised manufacturing for the world’s most strategic sectors. By combining proprietary hardware, materials science, software and embedded Physical AI, it enables the distributed production of high-performance components for aerospace, defence, energy and transportation. According to Roboze, global supply chains for defence, energy, and critical infrastructure are increasingly strained by long lead times, fragile logistics, and limited production flexibility. The Italian startup highlights that its technology platform is designed to address these issues by facilitating localised, on-demand production of mission-critical components. It achieves this through an integrated stack that combines additive manufacturing hardware, high-performance polymer and composite materials, AI-driven process intelligence, digital manufacturing software, and distributed Smart Factory infrastructure. This method helps industrial operators minimise supply chain vulnerabilities while speeding up the production of complex components that usually rely on lengthy, centralised manufacturing processes. Its clients include Airbus, Leonardo, Fincantieri, Hitachi, and SLB. With this capital, the company plans to fuel its continued expansion across operational hubs in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, enabling the deployment of distributed manufacturing capabilities for governments, defence contractors and strategic industrial sectors. On 20 March 2026, the company has scheduled the opening of its US Aerospace & Defence Headquarters in El Segundo, California, one of the most important industrial hubs for aerospace and defence in the United States. “Future readiness depends not only on advanced systems but also on the ability to sustain and produce them. Roboze is building industrial capability that will become increasingly critical to national security,” said James Winnefeld, partner at Rule 1 Ventures. Rule 1 Ventures is led by national security leaders, including James A. Winnefeld Jr., a retired four-star admiral and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Todd Ehrlich, a former US. Navy SEAL and defence entrepreneur. The post Italy’s Roboze secures DefenceTech investment ahead of US aerospace and defence headquarters launch appeared first on EU-Startups. |
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| 52,917 | 06/03/2026 09:30 AM | “We are at the starting line” of open banking payments, says Stripe-backed TrueLayer CEO | we-are-at-the-starting-line-of-open-banking-payments-says-stripe-backed-truelayer-ceo | 06/03/2026 |
The CEO of a prominent UK open banking fintech says the adoption of pay by bank, which is an alternative to card payments, is only "at the starting line". TrueLayer CEO and co-founder Francesco Simoneschi was speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, where he spoke about the evolution of open banking in the UK, the adoption of pay by bank, TrueLayer's deal with Amazon, and what lies ahead for TrueLayer. TrueLayer, which is backed by Tiger Global and Stripe, leverages open banking technology to allow customers to make pay by bank online transactions, which is an alternative to going through card giant intermediaries Visa and Mastercard. TrueLayer, which laid off around a quarter of its staff in 2024, recently received “strategic investment” from eBay. TrueLayer’s merchant partners include Amazon, Just Eat Takeaway, Revolut and Coinbase. TrueLayer believes that Amazon’s adoption of the tech signifies broadly where consumer behaviour is heading. Simoneschi said: “We are at the starting line when it comes to large retailers adopting pay by bank.” Asked if it would be a good result for TrueLayer if Amazon acquired the startup, Simoneschi said, “I would say no. Personally, I am having a lot of fun being an independent company.” On future retail adoption of pay by bank, he said: “We see a lot of demand. Whenever there is a high frequency of the relationship, there is always an opportunity in the form of loyalty. "Many of the retailers have big loyalty schemes. I think a key element of that will be how you link up pay by bank to merchants’ loyalty programmes." The CEO also discussed VRPs (variable recurring payments), which many see as the next big thing in open banking, the importance of sovereign payment infrastructure, and TrueLayer’s plans for 2026. |
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| 52,918 | 06/03/2026 09:18 AM | TaxDown secures €4M from BBVA Spark to enhance its AI solution | taxdown-secures-euro4m-from-bbva-spark-to-enhance-its-ai-solution | 06/03/2026 | Madrid-based TaxDown has secured €4 million in financing from BBVA Spark. The funding is supported by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU program and the European Investment Fund (EIF), with additional backing from Spain through the State Compartment of the InvestEU program. Founded in 2019 by Enrique García, Álvaro Falcones, and Joaquín Fernández, TaxDown is a fintech company focused on digital taxation. The platform combines proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, and expert support to help individuals plan, optimise, and file their taxes in a simple and secure way. Artificial intelligence plays a central role in the company’s business model, enabling process automation, personalised tax guidance, and greater efficiency for human experts. Through its platform, users can file tax returns, identify eligible deductions, receive personalised recommendations, manage additional tax procedures, and access expert advice. Commenting on the investment, Enrique García, CEO and co-founder of TaxDown, said:
TaxDown operates in Spain and Mexico, has more than 4 million users, and over 500 companies use its services as a technology partner. The new financing will support the company’s growth, the development of new AI-based solutions, and the expansion of its technology team. |
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