After 3.5 years of strong growth, NORM, the data and insight layer behind RetailMedia.One, is becoming a standalone platform to provide retailers and brands with granular measurement of retail media effectiveness, with plans to expand into the UK, Germany, France and Belgium.
E‑commerce was bleeding and the year was called a real terrible year. Now Fredrik Rinaldo talks about his hidden project – a consulting agency that is already making multi‑million profit and has 10 employees.
Romanian real‑estate investment firm Novere Capital listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s main market, aiming to grow its institutional‑grade portfolio to €100 million by 2028 while increasing recurring revenue and maintaining a prudent capital structure.
London‑based movement‑intelligence platform HITAI bought the technology and intellectual property of YC‑backed fitness‑gaming studio Quell, adding its camera‑less, real‑time motion‑recognition tech to enhance HITAI’s sports video analytics platform.
Planet Farms partnered with Swiss Life Asset Managers in a joint venture that brings up to €125 million of capital to develop new indoor farms in Europe, marking a shift of vertical farming toward an infrastructure asset class rather than a pure startup model.
Swedish industrial decarbonisation startup Stegra raised the largest round in H1 2026, obtaining €1.4 billion to finish its Boden steel plant, marking a landmark financing for European green‑steel initiatives
Mentimeter announced its first dividend payout, distributing a total of 70 million Swedish crowns to shareholders, which the co‑founder described as a sign of the company’s maturity and growth.
Revolut has launched a new internal AI research division to build its own AI models for the fintech sector, emphasizing in‑house development over third‑party tools.
Prisjakt is reviving its plans for a billion‑valued stock market listing after coming close to completing it in the spring. Backed by strong finances and new AI tools, CEO Peter Greberg says the intention is to carry out the IPO sometime in the second half of the year.
Dutch tech startup Butlaroo, which provides a QR‑code based ordering and payment platform for restaurants, hotels and holiday parks, raised its first multi‑million euro funding round from Jitse Groen, the founder of Thuisbezorgd. The investment gives Groen a minority share and will be used to accelerate product development and European expansion.