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Allison Steffens Herrera @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/18/2026 07:31 EDT

Europe is pouring tens of billions of public money into VC. The hard part is making it work

The European Investment Fund is raising a €15 billion fund of funds called ETCI 2 that aims to unlock up to €80 billion in scaleup funding across Europe. Germany’s WIN initiative is targeting €12 billion by 2030. France’s Tibi programme has pledged €7 billion in private capital and labelled 92 VC and growth funds with […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 05:15 EDT

Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete

ReCeramix™, made from over 90% recovered ceramic and construction waste, is already in use at Stockholm boutique hotel Ett Hem, members’ club Angel House, and Fotografiska. The round was valued at €3M; the raise amount was not disclosed. Stockholm startup Enkei has closed a pre-seed round at a €3 million valuation to commercialise ReCeramix™, its […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 04:33 EDT

Qover raises $12M from CIBC, and sets its sights on 100 million people protected by 2030

The Belgian embedded insurance orchestration platform, which backs Revolut, Mastercard, BMW, and Monzo, has tripled revenue over four years and now covers 15 million people across 32+ countries. Total funding crosses $100 million. Qover, the Belgian embedded insurance orchestration platform, is marking its tenth anniversary with a $12 million growth capital facility from CIBC Innovation […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 04:22 EDT

Microsoft commits $1 billion to Thailand for cloud and AI infrastructure

Brad Smith met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok to announce the 2026-2028 investment spanning data centre infrastructure, cybersecurity, sovereign technology, and AI skills training for millions of Thai workers. Microsoft has announced a commitment of more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand between 2026 and 2028, the company’s largest publicly […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 04:10 EDT

Empirical Ventures secures £10M from the British Business Bank to back UK ‘venture scientists

Empirical Ventures, which backs what it calls “venture scientists”, PhDs building deeptech companies across energy, materials, and life sciences, has received a fresh £10M commitment via the BBB’s Regional Angels Programme, taking total support to £15M. Empirical Ventures, the Bristol-based deeptech fund co-founded by two scientists-turned-investors, has secured a £10 million commitment from the British […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 03:09 EDT

How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M

The wool sneaker brand that briefly hit a $4 billion valuation in 2021 has agreed to sell all its assets and IP to American Exchange Group. The company is dissolving. Shares jumped 36% after-hours because $39M is still a premium over where they were already trading. Allbirds has agreed to sell all of its intellectual […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/31/2026 02:50 EDT

RepAir Carbon opens a Luxembourg office to scale its electrochemical carbon capture tech across Europe

The Israeli deeptech, which uses 70% less energy than conventional carbon capture methods and has already signed with Shell, Mitsubishi, and C-Questra, is expanding into Europe’s industrial decarbonisation market as EU regulatory frameworks mature. RepAir Carbon, the Israeli developer of electrochemical direct air capture technology, has opened a European office in Luxembourg, the company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Callum Turner @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 15:58 EDT

Flipsnack and the shift toward motion-first business content with living visuals

Interactive content now generates 52.6% higher engagement than static formats, with users spending significantly longer interacting with dynamic media and showing higher recall for brands that use it. In practical terms, that shift may have transformed expectations around how digital content should be produced, especially in commerce and B2B environments, where attention is often a […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 15:35 EDT

How AI’s capital explosion signals opportunity but also reveals a critical need for measurable ROI and meaningful impact

The current wave of investment in artificial intelligence reflects one of the largest capital shifts in modern technology, yet questions around financial return remain central to how this growth is being interpreted. According to a report, global venture capital investment in AI firms reached over $258 billion in 2025, accounting for 61% of all global […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Callum Turner @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 15:13 EDT

From satellite ops to nordic launchpad

Bjørn Ottar Elseth, an aerospace engineer and strategic advisor, has dedicated his career to connecting technology, leadership, and collaboration in ways that support meaningful industrial progress. His work is shaped by a longstanding commitment to helping organizations navigate complexity while unlocking new opportunities across the evolving space and energy landscape.  The global space economy is […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 15:03 EDT

Rebellions closes $400M pre-IPO round at a $2.34B valuation

The South Korean fabless AI chip company, backed by Samsung, SK Hynix, and Aramco, raises $650M in six months and targets Meta and xAI as US customers. Korea’s National Growth Fund chose Rebellions as its very first investment. Rebellions, the South Korean AI inference chip company, has closed a $400 million pre-IPO funding round led […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 14:40 EDT

ScaleOps raises $130M to autonomously manage cloud and AI infrastructure

The New York and Israel-based startup, founded by a former Run:ai engineer and professional triathlete, has grown 350%+ year-on-year and counts Adobe, Wiz, DocuSign, and Salesforce among its customers. Insight Partners led the Series C. ScaleOps has raised $130 million in a Series C round at a valuation of more than $800 million, led by […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 14:27 EDT

Midas raises $50M Series A to solve tokenised finance’s liquidity problem

The Berlin-based RWA tokenisation platform, which has powered $1.7B+ in asset issuance and won EU regulatory approval to serve retail investors, is using the round to launch Midas Staked Liquidity, a dedicated liquidity layer designed to make instant redemptions the default for on-chain investment products. Midas, the Berlin-based platform that tokenises institutional investment strategies into […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 14:08 EDT

Uber is acquiring Blacklane, the Berlin chauffeur platform backed by Sixt and Mercedes-Benz

The deal, financial terms undisclosed, expected to close by end of 2026, arrives weeks after Uber launched its own Uber Elite chauffeur service and positions the ride-hailing giant as a serious player in the corporate and executive travel segment. Uber has agreed to acquire Blacklane, the Berlin-founded global chauffeur platform, in a move that accelerates […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 12:58 EDT

Mainland Chinese tech firms are flooding into Hong Kong as the West tightens the door

The number of mainland Chinese companies listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose from 30 in 2024 to 76 in 2025, an increase of 153 per cent, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hong Kong reclaimed the top global position for IPO fundraising last year, with 119 listings raising HK$285.8 billion, more than double the previous year. […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 12:11 EDT

UK fines Apple subsidiary for paying a sanctioned Russian streaming service through the App Store

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has fined Apple Distribution International, Apple’s Ireland-based subsidiary, £390,000 for making two payments totalling more than £635,000 to a sanctioned Russian entity through the App Store in 2022. The fine is, by Apple’s standards, negligible: roughly 0.00001 per cent of the company’s annual revenue. The precedent it sets […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 11:44 EDT

Judge throws out Musk’s advertising boycott lawsuit against X’s former sponsors

A US federal judge has dismissed Elon Musk’s antitrust lawsuit against advertisers who pulled their spending from X, ruling that the company failed to state a valid legal claim and barring it from ever refiling the case. US District Judge Jane Boyle, presiding in Dallas, dismissed the suit with prejudice on Thursday and denied X […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 08:28 EDT

Starcloud raises $170M at a $1.1B valuation to build data centres in orbit

The Redmond, Washington startup, which already has an Nvidia H100 GPU operating in orbit and has trained the first AI model in space, is now building a Starship-class spacecraft designed to be the first orbital data centre cost-competitive with terrestrial facilities. Starcloud has raised $170 million in a Series A round led by Benchmark and […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 05:47 EDT

Swiss startup miros raises €1.1M for bookable workpods

The Lausanne startup, spun out of EPFL’s robotics lab, has deployed 15 pods across Switzerland and made its first international move with a unit in Toulouse. Its founder’s longer-term ambition: making commercial real estate itself modular and on-demand. The problem miros is solving is visible in any busy train station, airport, or hospital: people who […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 05:32 EDT

The largest AI survey ever reveals what humans actually want

Anthropic’s massive AI interview study isn’t really about technology. It’s the largest mirror ever held up to human desire. In December 2025, a software engineer in Mexico finished his workday early enough to pick up his children from school. A lawyer in India sat down with an AI tutor and, for the first time in […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 03/30/2026 04:32 EDT

TerraSpark raises €5M+ to beam solar power from orbit to Earth

The Luxembourg startup is taking a deliberately earth-first approach: proving radio-frequency wireless power transmission on the ground before scaling to orbit. Its CTO ran ESA’s Solaris SBSP initiative until the agency paused it in 2024. Daphni led the pre-seed round. The person best placed to know why the European Space Agency decided not to press […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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