Former FC Bayern player Jovana Damnjanovic has founded Nine Fine Roastery, a coffee-focused startup, highlighted alongside TU Darmstadt’s spin‑off activity and the Swiss AI company BLP Digital in a StartupTicker roundup.
Founded more than 20 years ago, HF Agency (formerly Husfoto) supplies photographs for property listings and now accounts for about one‑third of the images in Swedish real‑estate ads. The company says it has managed to grow and increase average earnings for its photographers despite a tough housing market, and it is now entering a new international market.
Transfer Travel is positioning itself as the “Vinted of travel,” allowing travelers to sell their holiday reservations to other users at discounted prices. The platform, which operates free of charge, has seen a surge in listings and claims users can save between 40% and 70% on trips, with an average saving of 62% in the last month.
Dubai‑based proptech startup Huspy has expanded its European presence by launching a new data and AI centre in Malaga. The 500 m² hub will host a team that collaborates with more than 100 real‑estate agents, aiming to automate administrative tasks, improve property valuation and increase transparency in the buying‑selling process.
Clinica Prevencia is building a technology‑enabled medical operator that links its clinics, mobile ambulance service and AI assistant to standardise, automate and connect processes, aiming for a scalable, data‑driven healthcare platform.
Catawiki has broadened its live‑auction platform, Catawiki Live, by adding four new categories that reflect rising collector interest: fashion items, minerals, coins and toys. The move follows strong demand growth in Q1 2026 for these segments and builds on the platform’s existing livestream auctions, which have already attracted tens of thousands of users and sold thousands of items.
Znext, a venture‑builder platform backed by Italian publisher Zanichelli, is launching its first overseas market in Spain. The company has hired Marco Parente as Head of M&A to oversee the scouting, negotiation and integration of deals and to coordinate the international growth strategy. The move aims to create a stable presence in Spain’s dynamic ecosystem and to identify opportunities aligned with Znext’s focus on training, work and wellbeing technologies.
The German robo‑advisor Scalable Capital announced that it is changing its corporate structure to become an Aktiengesellschaft (AG), marking a significant step in its evolution as a scale‑up fintech company.
BeGreat used the Giffoni Film Festival as a stage to launch its “Growing Our Sports Talents” roadshow, gathering athletes, educators, media professionals and tech partners to discuss how an ecosystem of opportunities, mentorship and technology can nurture the next generation of sports champions in Italy.
The Dutch mobile bank bunq expanded its services by offering local Belgian IBANs and rolling out the Wero payment system in Belgium and France, aiming to simplify cross‑border payments for its users and support its international growth strategy.