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MOBILITY
LYFT acquires the remnants of European ride-hailing: a credible challenger to Uber and Bolt?
By acquiring the UK operations of Gett for approximately $55 million (€47 million), Lyft is continuing its European entry, initiated…
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SPACETECH
€25.7 million for ATMOS SPACE CARGO: Europe faces its strategic blind spot, orbital return
If Europe knows how to send payloads into orbit, it still does not fully master their return. Behind this asymmetry…
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ACQUISITION
LumApps expands its scope to the physical workplace with the acquisition of Comeen.
LumApps announces an agreement to acquire Comeen. The deal marks a strategic inflection point for the Lyon-based publisher, which is…
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VC
With €60 million, Newfund is betting on BrainTech to turn European research into a market.
A new segment of digital health is taking shape at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. Still fragmented but…
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TRENDS
GLASSWING: Toward a global cybersecurity framework driven by Big Tech, without Europe?
With Glasswing, Anthropic outlines an initiative that could reshape the global balance of cybersecurity. The project brings together a coalition…
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ACQUISITION
€38.8 million raised, an industrial exit: US-based Otis Worldwide Corporation takes control of WeMaintain
After raising nearly €38.8 million since its inception, most notably from IDINVEST (EURAZEO), Bpifrance, Red River West, Financière Saint James,…
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IN THE LOOP
Logistics, payments: Vinted reshapes its value chain at the expense of its margins
€1.1 billion in revenue, up 38%, and yet profit down 19% to €62 million. At Vinted, the paradox is only…
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BUILD UP
MWM acquires Picnic: a first step toward a Bending Spoons–style build-up model?
MWM has just completed the acquisition of Picnic. The deal raises questions about the group’s ambitions at a time when…
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FRANCE
Mistral AI secures €705 million for its data center and is now reportedly moving forward alone
After two years dominated by the race for models, artificial intelligence is entering the infrastructure phase. Mistral AI’s announcement of…
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UNITED KINGDOM
BIONIQ: a “pay-for-performance” exit reshaping venture dynamics
The sale of Bioniq to Herbalife is not merely a consolidation move in the dietary supplements sector. It also provides…
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