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Startup coverage on Europa Now: rounds, pivots and the European companies growing up in public.

Benford raises €5M to rebuild financial audit from the ground up

Startups

Benford Lands €5M to Reinvent Audit as a Tech-First Service

The Norwegian fintech is skipping the software-for-auditors model and building its own audit firm instead, combining proprietary technology with human expertise to modernise a stagnant industry.

Gamindo raises €1.4M to make corporate training more interactive

Startups

Gamindo Secures €1.4M to Expand Interactive Training Platform Across Europe

The Italian corporate learning startup has closed its Seed round backed by prominent tech investors and founders, and is now launching a dedicated vertical for workplace AI training.

Eevi raises pre-seed funding to get language learners speaking from day one

Startups

Eevi's Voice-First Approach Challenges the Tap-and-Swipe Language Learning Model

The Amsterdam startup, backed by Rockstart, is building a conversational AI tutor that prioritizes speaking from the first lesson, departing from the recognition-based exercises that dominate language apps today.

Bending Spoons opens a Warsaw office after 50,000 Polish applications

Startups

Bending Spoons plants flag in Warsaw with fourth European hub

The Milan-based software acquirer has opened a Warsaw office after fielding 50,000 Polish applications this year—double its 2025 intake. The move follows a $1.68bn Nasdaq debut and two major acquisitions totalling $2.64bn.

Startups

Mifundo and Yapily team up to simplify cross-border lending across Europe

The Estonian credit data platform is integrating open banking connectivity to help lenders assess customers whose financial lives span multiple countries.

Adlyse wants AI agents managing ad campaigns 24/7

Startups

Adlyse Deploys AI Agents to Run Ad Campaigns Around the Clock

The Ukrainian-founded adtech startup has built a platform where AI agents monitor, analyse and execute advertising decisions across channels while keeping human marketers in strategic control.

NewSchool VC closes €10M Fund I to back early-stage B2B tech

Startups

NewSchool VC Reaches €10M First Close, Backing Early-Stage B2B Builders Across Europe

The Belgian venture firm has completed fundraising for its debut fund, which already counts 32 portfolio companies and emphasizes go-to-market support alongside capital for technology startups automating traditional industries.

Final Frontier and Myriad unite behind €100M defence tech fund

Startups

Danish Defence VCs Final Frontier and Myriad Merge to Launch €100M Fund

Two Copenhagen-based venture firms focused on early-stage defence technology are consolidating under the Final Frontier banner, with plans to deploy €100 million across the Nordic region and Ukraine.