A group of Romanian startups, including Pluria, attended a four‑day market immersion program in Madrid organized by Endeavor Romania, Romanian Business Leaders and Banca Transilvania. The program offered mentorship, meetings with Spanish trade agency ICEX and the Romanian diplomatic network, helping participants understand the Spanish market and plan international expansion.
CautAjutor.ro, developed by MSM APPS SRL and announced by Bucharest entrepreneur Adrian Marin, was launched in September 2026 as a commission‑free marketplace for finding reliable tradespeople across Romania. The platform lets customers describe a job once and receive up to five written offers, while service providers only pay when a client opens their offer.
French startup Graneet raised €7 million to enhance its construction ERP, positioning electronic invoicing as the gateway to its platform as new EU invoicing rules take effect.
Italian startup Complaion, founded in 2024, secured €13.5 million led by Eurazeo to scale its compliance‑automation platform for European SMEs, targeting certifications, ESG standards and new EU regulations such as NIS2 and the AI Act.
During the week of 19–25 September, French tech saw 14 funding rounds raise nearly €189 million, with notable raises by HighLife, Biolevate and Wealthcome, highlighting strong investor interest in health, enterprise software and AI infrastructure.
Databricks has bought the newly created spreadsheet company Row Zero and merged it with its AI agent Genie, indicating the data giant’s ongoing acquisition spree.
Eindhoven‑based OWOW Venture Studio raised €2.65 million to fund and accelerate B2B SaaS and AI startups in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, planning to create at least three new ventures each year and offering extensive technical and market support.
Reply Next, an AI platform that helps brands with many physical locations manage and optimise their digital presence, secured €400,000 in pre‑seed funding led by 4Founders Capital, with participation from angels Juanjo Mostazo and David Alcobero. The funds will be used to boost technology, sales and product development.
Lithuanian web‑intelligence startup Oxylabs, founded in 2015 and previously bootstrapped, raised €113.6 million from Warburg Pincus in July 2026, becoming Lithuania’s newest unicorn with a €3.1 billion valuation.
Italian startup Clastix secured €2.9 million in seed capital, led by CDP Venture Capital, to enhance its open‑source and commercial solutions for managing Kubernetes clusters at scale, targeting AI and enterprise workloads across Europe and North America.