Innovation scaleup Wazoku has announced a new partnership with National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE), the Chinese innovation centre. This partnership has been kicked off with the launch of a major programme designed to identify and launch pioneering technology projects with the financial backing, expert guidance, and R&D support of the NICE ecosystem.
In collaboration with Infineon Technologies AG, startup Geomorphing Detection (GMD) has developed a system that uses radar sensors to continuously monitor streams and rock movements in the Alps. The innovation has the potential to reduce the impact of extreme weather and climate-related events and protect people and infrastructure.
Onstage (previously known as Focal), the hub for early-stage fundraising, has new data showing the top traits VCs look for in founders when investing. Although youth entrepreneurship remains strong, with 60% of European Gen Zs planning to start a business in the next 3-5 years, founders who were serial entrepreneurs or had prior product or investment experience were more likely to attract VC attention than those who didn’t.
A major new survey, from legal intelligence platform Robin AI, has revealed a severe lack of trust in the legal industry. Just one in 10 people across the US and UK said they fully trust law firms, but while increasingly open to AI-powered legal services, few are ready to let technology take over without human oversight.
Vinted Group, the parent company behind Europe’s well-known C2C second-hand marketplace, Vinted, has opened a new chapter in its growth story with the launch of Vinted Ventures. This is a dedicated investment arm backing the next generation of startups to accelerate re-commerce and reshape consumer behaviours in favour of second-hand.














