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

Fastweb+Vodafone backs Italian insurtech Mama Insurance in new funding round

Startups

Fastweb+Vodafone backs Italian insurtech Mama Insurance in expansion push

The Italian platform has raised fresh capital to move beyond home insurance into broader personal coverage and SME products, building on backing from the telecom giant and Founders Factory.

Six months and 2,000 lessons later: what MuseCool has learned about music education

Startups

MuseCool's AI Listens to 2,000 Music Lessons and Discovers What Teachers Actually Do

The UK startup has built an audio AI system that transcribes lessons and understands the music itself, accumulating data that could reshape how conservatoires teach and researchers study music pedagogy.

Startups

Stockholm Security Firm Freya Industries Closes €532K Round to Expand Drone Detection Across Europe

The Swedish sensor and software maker has secured oversubscribed funding from a consortium of Nordic and European investors to scale production and team headcount as it rolls out across five markets.

Firmus is seeking $5bn in its Australian float after doubling its valuation to $10.5bn

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Firmus eyes $5bn Australian listing as valuation doubles in five months

The Singapore-headquartered data centre operator is pursuing one of the largest floats on the Australian Securities Exchange, backed by major contracts with OpenAI and infrastructure commitments across Southeast Asia.

Chift raises €10.5M Series A to scale financial connectivity across Europe

Startups

Chift secures €10.5M to unify Europe's fragmented financial software landscape

The Brussels fintech has closed its Series A round to expand its API-based connectivity platform across the continent and strengthen its artificial intelligence offerings.

Custodea secures €350K to give European SMEs greater control over their data

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Custodea lands €350K to help European SMEs reclaim control of fragmented business data

The AI data platform consolidates information scattered across accounting, HR and CRM systems, letting smaller companies build analytics and AI applications without losing sovereignty over their data.

Tandem Health scores $100M Series B, led by EU’s €5bn tech startup fund

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Tandem Health secures $100M Series B from EU's Scaleup Europe Fund

The Swedish AI-powered clinic software maker has raised its largest round yet, backed by the EU's €5bn fund. The capital will fuel expansion across Europe and development of a full clinic operating system.

AI-native game studio Arcustin Games raises $500K from Webrazzi GSYF

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Istanbul Studio Arcustin Games Lands $500K Pre-Seed to Scale AI-Driven Puzzle Games

The AI-native mobile game developer has secured funding at a $10 million valuation from Webrazzi GSYF, backed by İş Portföy and Webrazzi, to expand its team and launch its first title.