Flip, a German startup based in Essen, posted €8.1 million in revenue, underscoring the rapid expansion of roll‑up businesses in the region with backing from Tengelmann Ventures.
Romanian fintech Finqware, founded in 2018, is expanding its Open Banking platform across Central and Eastern Europe, opening new hiring pipelines in Romania, Hungary and Croatia and extending its banking connectivity to several additional countries.
UK‑based startup Rightcharge secured £500k in growth funding led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from BlackWood and Purple Ventures, to scale its fleet EV‑charging payment solution across Europe and accelerate product development ahead of a Series A.
The Romanian job platform eJobs reported record application numbers in 2023 and highlighted sectors with the highest hiring chances for 2026. It also announced the launch of a new fast‑hiring platform, iajob, which currently lists over 8,200 positions, including more than 1,000 in the medical/health sector.
Polish e‑commerce ecosystem player cyber_Folks reported double‑digit growth in Q2 2026, with revenue up 27% to 269 million PLN and adjusted EBITDA up 23% to 88.3 million PLN.
Wayve, a London‑based AI driving startup founded in 2018, partnered with Uber to offer supervised autonomous rides in London. Riders can request an UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort and be matched with a Wayve‑powered electric Ford Mustang Mach‑E, with a licensed driver on board for safety. The launch marks the first autonomous trips available to the public in the UK and is part of a broader global rollout with Uber.
Swedish startup Afterquery, founded by two young entrepreneurs, reached a 30 billion SEK valuation within 18 months, marking the quickest path to unicorn status ever recorded by Y Combinator.
Former eMAG CEO Iulian Stanciu is scaling his post‑eMAG venture, Network One Distribution, by establishing a local logistics presence in the Netherlands to serve its four appliance brands across Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, marking a shift from a Romania‑centric export model to direct Western‑European stock and distribution.
Linehub, a European performance‑marketing network comprising brands such as Daisycon, Affiliprint and Sovendus, announced the hiring of Bart Zoetmulder as Group Director Sales. In his new role he will strengthen the commercial organisation, improve collaboration across the group’s labels and drive new‑business growth as the company targets €100 million in revenue within the next two to four years. The move reflects Linehub’s ambition to expand internationally and reduce reliance on large tech platforms.
Berlin‑based energy platform Cloover, founded in 2023, announced it has become profitable with a $350 million revenue run rate and secured a $100 million financing facility backed by a €350 million European Investment Fund guarantee, expanding its capacity to fund residential solar, heat‑pump and home‑electrification projects in Germany, the UK, France and Poland.