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The Scene
The Scene on Europa Now: European startups, product studios and the cities where the continent's tech culture actually happens.
Studios
From powerhouse to pocket-sized: how developers squeezed a weather app onto Arduino's smallest boards
Two Arduino Forum members successfully adapted a sophisticated weather station application from the high-performance GIGA R1 to the resource-constrained UNO R4 WiFi, demonstrating how creative optimization can bring complex features to entry-level hardware.
Startups
Education Lifeguards: How One Founder Is Tackling Teacher Burnout Through Better Systems
Laura Harrison spent 19 years in education before launching Education Lifeguards, an online tutoring platform designed to free teachers from administrative work. On World Mental Health Day, she discusses why burnout stems from bureaucracy, not teaching itself.
Startups
Spanish AI startup Autentic raises €1.5M to scale automated market research
Autentic AI has secured pre-seed funding to expand its platform that uses artificial intelligence to conduct consumer interviews at scale, compressing market research timelines from months to days.
Startups
European tech funding surges to €15.8B in September, led by Mistral's €3B round
Investment activity rebounded sharply last month with nearly four times August's capital raised across significantly more deals, as three mega-rounds each topped €1 billion.
Startups
OllyGarden Secures $4M to Tackle Telemetry Bloat in Enterprise Observability
The observability startup has closed funding from Next Frontier Capital, Grand Ventures and ACTAI Ventures to expand its platform for filtering unnecessary data and improving software monitoring quality across enterprises.
Startups
Apple reshuffles leadership as M&A returns to finance under CFO Parekh
Steve Smith takes over mergers and acquisitions reporting to Kevan Parekh, marking the first time since 2019 that the division operates within the finance function. The move follows Parekh's May decision to scrap Apple's net cash neutral policy.
Startups
The AI Rush Is Pulling European Founders Back to the Office
Station F's leadership and Anthropic executives say the artificial intelligence wave is reversing remote-work trends, with founders recognizing that physical proximity still matters for building trust and momentum.
Startups
European venture funding surges to four-year high as AI dominates investment
Continental startups secured $25bn in Q3, driven by record AI spending and four mega-rounds exceeding $1bn each. Meanwhile, AI companies are consolidating rapidly, with 195 acquisitions of fellow AI firms already this year.