Marco Bianchi 
Shoefitr.io, a startup that provides technology to help customers choose the right shoe size when shopping online, won the Startup Competition at the Innovation Village Retail in Riva del Garda, Italy.
Ivanti research found that 85% of IT professionals claim a named owner exists for every AI agent, but only 42% say ownership is actually clear
Kos Biotechnology Partners, founded by Greek-American investors Dr. Simos Simeonidis and Alex Tzoukas, has raised €106M for its first life sciences fund, making it the largest debut venture capital fund in Greece and one of the largest first-time life sciences fund launches in Europe.
X-nano, an Italian startup, raised 3.7 million euros in seed funding to develop sustainable graphite production for batteries
LinkedIn launches Creator Marketplace, a platform connecting brands with independent experts for influencer marketing
Anterra Capital reaches $100M first close for Fund III to back next-gen food and agritech innovation
De VakantieDiscounter launched a booking application within ChatGPT to leverage AI-assistants and gather consumer data
Starting Finance organized an educational event on financial innovation in Naples, attracting over 2,000 young people and 30 speakers
The Parc Científic de la Universidad de Barcelona (PCB-UB) has reached a historic investment of 230 million euros in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 142 million euros in 2022.
Italian startup Bestie Bite raises €1.5M to accelerate US expansion