Happy Horizon announced the acquisition of B&S Media Internetmarketing, a digital marketing agency serving over 500 SMB clients in northern and eastern Netherlands. The acquisition marks the second phase of Happy Horizon’s buy and build strategy, with financial details undisclosed. The deal is supported by MG Partners, Happy Horizon’s external investor since 2020.
LEADBAY raised €3.8 million to revolutionize sales intelligence by moving beyond traditional data sources like LinkedIn profiles, job postings, web traffic, technology stacks, marketing campaigns, and social media activity to capture a larger portion of the real economy.
Helsinki-based Retailgrid, an AI-powered retail technology startup, raised €358,000 in pre-seed funding to develop its cloud-based platform that helps mid-market retailers and FMCG companies move beyond spreadsheet-based workflows for pricing, assortment planning and forecasting decisions.
Atlo, a Copenhagen-based AI-powered wholesale platform, has secured investment from prominent Scandinavian retail-tech entrepreneurs. The platform aims to digitalize wholesale ordering for interior design and lifestyle brands by automating workflows, predicting reorder needs, and providing real-time performance data. Founded by Casper Brix, former Head of Purchasing at AndLight, the platform targets an industry still operating primarily through emails and spreadsheets.
Rubik Hub, a startup accelerator based in Iași, Romania, is hosting a 9-year anniversary networking event on May 26, 2024. The event features pitch sessions from alumni startups, investor presentations, and panel discussions on investments and local-global ecosystems. The hub has supported over 600 European startups that have collectively raised over 75 million EUR, and was recently recognized as Europe’s top accelerator by Financial Times for the second consecutive year and won the Global Startup Awards for best coworking space globally.
Milan-based Cosmico, a future of work holding company, raised €12 million in Series B funding led by P101 SGR. The company operates across Italy and Spain with a network of 35,000+ digital professionals. Alongside the funding, Cosmico completed the full acquisition of Flatmates, a creator agency. The funding will support the company’s expansion strategy and planned acquisitions.
Factorial, an AI-powered enterprise operations platform, has acquired YepCode, a developer-focused integrations and automation platform, to enhance its ability to deliver intelligent AI-based integrations in complex enterprise software environments. The acquisition also marks the opening of Factorial’s new engineering office.
Sebastian Becker, 30, became General Partner at Swiss venture capital firm Redalpine based in Zurich. He started as a working student during his studies and became partner after three years. Two years ago he was made Equity Partner and is now helping build out the London office. He discusses his career path, deep tech investments, and SpaceX investments.
Mawave CEO Jason Modemann shares perspectives on workplace culture, arguing that employees who disagree and challenge ideas are more valuable than those who practice people pleasing. He discusses how people pleasing can become a career inhibitor and emphasizes the importance of clarity, honesty, and taking clear positions in professional settings.
IT Genetics, a Romanian IT company specializing in digital automation and operational efficiency solutions, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange AeRO market on May 20, 2026 under the ticker ITG. The company raised 5.2 million lei through a private placement to support international expansion and business development. Operating in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain, and Italy, IT Genetics serves over 20,000 companies across retail, logistics, manufacturing, e-commerce, and HoReCa sectors.