A year and a half after its creation by real estate private equity experts Maxime Parpex and Nathan Zappelli, Wally, the French startup and club-deal real estate investment platform, has announced a €1.7 million fundraising round. This funding aims to strengthen Wally’s value proposition and support the development of its platform.

Inotec AMD, whose product NATROX O₂ is a forerunner in continuous topical oxygen therapy (cTOT) for advanced wound care, has announced the successful close of a $33 million Series C financing round. The funding, led by existing investors, Amadeus Capital Partners, Meltwind, Puhua Capital and the Wealth Club, marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to heal every chronic wound and improve patients’ lives on a global scale.

Bboxx, a data-driven super platform that transforms lives by unlocking access to clean energy and digital products across Africa, has announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into its Bboxx Pulse platform.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in collaboration with Alibaba.com, has officially launched the first phase of the fourth edition of the Athlete365 Business Accelerator programme, which aims to empower current and former elite athletes to transfer their skills into successful business ventures.

A spinout of the prestigious Oxford University, Gerald Mullally, CEO at Oxford Quantum Circuits, and his team at Oxford Quantum Circuits, are on a mission to democratise quantum computing and drive global innovation across various industries.

CELUS is on a mission to simplify and accelerate the electronics design process for the global engineering community through its deeptech AI-based solutions. The CELUS solution aims to innovate the electronic design process and bring it into the modern era.

Berlin-headquartered fintech bunch has launched in the UK, bringing its operating system for private equity and venture capital funds to the largest market in Europe. The move builds on a stellar year of growth for the company, which has tripled both its revenue and Assets under Administration over the past 12 months.

Vente AI, the startup building AI to automate business development for recruiters, has raised £500k just six months after being founded.

The planet is facing a real biodiversity crisis that can no longer be ignored. More than half of the global GDP relies to some extent on nature, and according to the IPBES, one million species are currently threatened, representing the sixth mass extinction. This is a matter of urgency, and businesses have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity. Together with darwin, they will find the keys to more sustainable business models.

As new governments are elected in the US, UK, and France – three countries that are among the world’s most prolific producers of AI startups – it is time for general thinking about artificial intelligence to shift dramatically.

With significant economic disruption over the past few years, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances quickly has never been more important for businesses. Increasingly, there are instances of sudden pressure on organisations to adopt the latest technology, such as the push to move to cloud computing models or embrace AI.

This year's final of the EIT Jumpstarter programme was held on 28 November in Budapest, Hungary, along with the EIT Community conference “The next decade of innovation for the future of Europe. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme”. EIT Jumpstarter is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, a body of the European Union.

At the current rate that AI is developing, it holds the potential to completely transform society, from revolutionising healthcare to creating millions of new jobs by 2025

A London businesswoman has been selected from more than 800 other female entrepreneurs to win £15,000 in business support to help scale her new finance app which will encourage more women to invest their money.

Nearly half (46%) of IT and tech hiring managers planning to expand their teams with permanent, full-time employees, with technology hiring is expected to increase in 2025, according to recruitment firm Robert Half. Additionally, 25% aim to recruit contract talent for project-based needs and growth initiatives.