Swedish SaaS Platform Bokadirekt Rebounds with Multi-Million Funding Round Following Customer Trust Crisis

Bokadirekt, a Swedish SaaS startup, has attracted several million euros (or dollars) in new investment following a rocky period with customers over price increases. The company’s 2025 financial statements indicate strong growth, with revenue surpassing the 250 million threshold.

Znext, Zanichelli-Backed Venture Builder, Expands Into Spain With New M&A Leadership

Znext, a venture‑builder platform backed by Italian publisher Zanichelli, is launching its first overseas market in Spain. The company has hired Marco Parente as Head of M&A to oversee the scouting, negotiation and integration of deals and to coordinate the international growth strategy. The move aims to create a stable presence in Spain’s dynamic ecosystem and to identify opportunities aligned with Znext’s focus on training, work and wellbeing technologies.

Adform Partners with IAB Tech Lab on Open Standard for AI-Driven Advertising

Adform and IAB Tech Lab are working together on AAMP 2.0, an open protocol that builds on existing standards like OpenRTB and adds new components for AI‑driven advertising agents. Adform has already integrated the framework into its European media‑buying platform FLOW, allowing advertisers and agencies to control campaigns with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot. The partnership aims to ensure interoperability, safety, and scalability of AI agents across the ad tech ecosystem.