French Battery Unicorn Verkor to Appoint New CEO in September 2026
Verkor, the unicorn specialized in electric batteries, will change its CEO on 1 September.
Verkor, the unicorn specialized in electric batteries, will change its CEO on 1 September.
European spacetech scale‑up Iceye opened a new subsidiary in New Delhi, India, to provide advanced intelligence, surveillance and environmental monitoring services to Indian defence and intelligence agencies and to build local manufacturing capabilities.
Romanian esports startup Nexus Gaming announced a near‑2 million‑EUR investment to expand its physical infrastructure across Bucharest and Cluj, aiming to boost content production, host international tournaments and position Romania as a leading destination for esports events in Europe.
Swedish e‑commerce company Haypp Group, behind Snusbolaget, signed a 400 million SEK credit facility with Danske Bank to fund future growth without raising its overall debt level.
MyPup, a 12‑year‑old Amsterdam startup that provides smart parcel lockers installed behind the doors of office and residential buildings, aims to grow its network to 1,000 lockers by 2027, targeting new housing complexes and expanding further in the UK and Ireland, financed from internal capital.
Lyko now offers a 30‑minute delivery service for cosmetics and even sex toys via Wolt, turning beauty products into fast‑food‑style orders. The partnership was discussed with Lyko founder Rickard Lyko and Wolt’s Linda Fors, covering integration, margins, climate impact and the impulse‑driven buying behaviour.
Swedish property billionaire Erik Selin is injecting tens of millions of kronor into Din Bostad, a new platform aiming to challenge the dominant Swedish property portal Hemnet.
Vienna‑based ENPULSION, an industrial manufacturer of electric spacecraft propulsion, raised €22.5 million in growth funding and is now acquiring British chemical‑propulsion specialist Lift Me Off to create a full‑stack spacecraft mobility backbone.
Conversed.ai, a Dutch startup that builds AI agents for knowledge‑base optimisation in healthcare, B2B SaaS, finance and e‑commerce, secured undisclosed growth funding. The capital will be used to enhance its platform, expand the team and boost marketing efforts. New advisory members include Michiel Mol, Maarten Elshove and Walter Hueber, while Sagar Schoneveld takes over as Managing Director.
Romanian private medical services group MedLife acquired a 75% stake in Qualipat, a pathology and molecular testing startup founded in 2016, to bolster its advanced diagnostic portfolio and accelerate the development of personalized medicine in Romania.