Artificial Intelligence

Italian Food Safety Startup Biorsaf Raises €5.2 Million, Acquires Cooki to Build AI-Powered RegTech Platform

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Italian food‑safety startup Biorsaf secured €5.2 million in a funding round led by P101 SGR and bought Bologna‑based RegTech platform Cooki. The combined entity will offer the first end‑to‑end AI‑driven solution for food compliance, traceability, labeling and cost analysis across Italy’s food, workplace and water safety sectors, aiming to grow from 40 to 120 employees and expand its user base beyond 10,000 active users.

Paris-Based Arlequin AI Lands €28 Million Series A to Scale Topological Neural Networks

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Paris‑based AI startup Arlequin AI secured €28 million in Series A funding, co‑led by redalpine and OTB Ventures, to develop proprietary topological neural network models and scale its platform for security, fraud detection and other high‑impact use cases across Europe and beyond.

Spanish startup argues privacy and data economy can coexist through smarter data collection

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The article features an interview with DEITTA, a European startup, discussing its philosophy that data privacy and the economic use of data can coexist. DEITTA emphasizes that businesses should focus on acquiring the appropriate data to gain insights into consumer behavior rather than collecting massive amounts of data, and that this can be achieved through direct consumer interaction.

London AI Compliance Startup HelmGuard Secures $7.3 Million Seed Funding for US Expansion

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London‑based HelmGuard, a startup that uses specialised AI agents to automate risk and compliance assessments for regulated industries, closed a $7.3 million seed round co‑led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline. The funding will support US expansion and product development.

CloudNC Secures $20 Million Series B to Accelerate AI Manufacturing Software Expansion

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London‑based CloudNC, a precision machining software startup, secured $20 million led by Nimble Ventures, with participation from Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, LM Ventures and Lockheed Martin’s VC arm. The funding will accelerate the rollout of its AI‑powered CAM Assist platform, expand market reach, and fund new AI‑driven products and compliance efforts.