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myStoria raises $1.625M to support patients navigating complex reproductive health

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The Ontario startup combines AI with trained human professionals to help patients navigate PCOS, endometriosis, fertility, and perimenopause, the conditions with the longest diagnostic delays and most fragmented care in the system. Graphite Ventures…

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Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

ReCeramix™, made from over 90% recovered ceramic and construction waste, is already in use at Stockholm boutique hotel Ett Hem, members’ club Angel House, and Fotografiska. The round was valued at €3M; the raise amount was not disclosed. Stockholm s…

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Qover raises $12M from CIBC, and sets its sights on 100 million people protected by 2030

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The Belgian embedded insurance orchestration platform, which backs Revolut, Mastercard, BMW, and Monzo, has tripled revenue over four years and now covers 15 million people across 32+ countries. Total funding crosses $100 million. Qover, the Belgian…

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Microsoft commits $1 billion to Thailand for cloud and AI infrastructure

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

Brad Smith met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok to announce the 2026-2028 investment spanning data centre infrastructure, cybersecurity, sovereign technology, and AI skills training for millions of Thai workers. Microsoft has announced …

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Empirical Ventures secures £10M from the British Business Bank to back UK ‘venture scientists

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

Empirical Ventures, which backs what it calls “venture scientists”, PhDs building deeptech companies across energy, materials, and life sciences, has received a fresh £10M commitment via the BBB’s Regional Angels Programme, taking total support to £…

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How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M

dinsdag 31 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The wool sneaker brand that briefly hit a $4 billion valuation in 2021 has agreed to sell all its assets and IP to American Exchange Group. The company is dissolving. Shares jumped 36% after-hours because $39M is still a premium over where they were…

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How AI’s capital explosion signals opportunity but also reveals a critical need for measurable ROI and meaningful impact

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The current wave of investment in artificial intelligence reflects one of the largest capital shifts in modern technology, yet questions around financial return remain central to how this growth is being interpreted. According to a report, global ve…

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From satellite ops to nordic launchpad

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

Bjørn Ottar Elseth, an aerospace engineer and strategic advisor, has dedicated his career to connecting technology, leadership, and collaboration in ways that support meaningful industrial progress. His work is shaped by a longstanding commitment to…

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Rebellions closes $400M pre-IPO round at a $2.34B valuation

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The South Korean fabless AI chip company, backed by Samsung, SK Hynix, and Aramco, raises $650M in six months and targets Meta and xAI as US customers. Korea’s National Growth Fund chose Rebellions as its very first investment. Rebellions, the South…

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ScaleOps raises $130M to autonomously manage cloud and AI infrastructure

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The New York and Israel-based startup, founded by a former Run:ai engineer and professional triathlete, has grown 350%+ year-on-year and counts Adobe, Wiz, DocuSign, and Salesforce among its customers. Insight Partners led the Series C. ScaleOps has…

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Midas raises $50M Series A to solve tokenised finance’s liquidity problem

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The Berlin-based RWA tokenisation platform, which has powered $1.7B+ in asset issuance and won EU regulatory approval to serve retail investors, is using the round to launch Midas Staked Liquidity, a dedicated liquidity layer designed to make instan…

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Uber is acquiring Blacklane, the Berlin chauffeur platform backed by Sixt and Mercedes-Benz

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The deal, financial terms undisclosed, expected to close by end of 2026, arrives weeks after Uber launched its own Uber Elite chauffeur service and positions the ride-hailing giant as a serious player in the corporate and executive travel segment. U…

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UK fines Apple subsidiary for paying a sanctioned Russian streaming service through the App Store

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has fined Apple Distribution International, Apple’s Ireland-based subsidiary, £390,000 for making two payments totalling more than £635,000 to a sanctioned Russian entity through the App Store in…

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Starcloud raises $170M at a $1.1B valuation to build data centres in orbit

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The Redmond, Washington startup, which already has an Nvidia H100 GPU operating in orbit and has trained the first AI model in space, is now building a Starship-class spacecraft designed to be the first orbital data centre cost-competitive with terr…

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TerraSpark raises €5M+ to beam solar power from orbit to Earth

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The Luxembourg startup is taking a deliberately earth-first approach: proving radio-frequency wireless power transmission on the ground before scaling to orbit. Its CTO ran ESA’s Solaris SBSP initiative until the agency paused it in 2024. Daphni led…

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Bluesky’s new Attie app uses AI to give you full control over your social feed

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The standalone app, built on the AT Protocol and powered by Anthropic’s Claude, was unveiled at the ATmosphere conference by Jay Graber, who stepped back from Bluesky’s CEO role specifically to build it. It’s currently invite-only, with a waitlist o…

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Mistral secures $830M from seven banks to build its own AI data centre

maandag 30 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The French AI company has secured the financing from a seven-bank consortium including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, and MUFG. The data centre at Bruyères-le-Châtel is expected to be operational in Q2 2026 and is part of a broader push for…

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Recap: Europe’s top funding rounds this week (23–29 March)

zondag 29 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

A week that spanned semiconductor physics, orbital logistics, defence interceptors, and carob-based chocolate tells you something about the breadth of European and European adjacent capital right now. The dominant thread is not a single sector but a…

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Meta’s new prescription Ray-Ban smart glasses are a distribution play, not a technology leap

zaterdag 28 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

Meta is preparing to launch two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed specifically for prescription wearers, according to a Bloomberg report published on Thursday. The models, codenamed Scriber and Blazer, were first spotted in Federal Communica…

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Kandou AI raises $225 million to bet that copper can outlast the optical revolution

zaterdag 28 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor company that builds chip-to-chip interconnect technology, has raised $225 million in what it calls a Series A round, led by Maverick Silicon with strategic participation from SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design System…

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The class of 2025 is using AI in job interviews, and a startup industry is cashing in

zaterdag 28 maart 2026 inThe Next Web (Mac algemeen)

The class of 2025 graduated into the worst entry-level job market in five years. Now a growing number of them are using AI tools during live job interviews, and a cottage industry of startups is rushing to sell them the means to do it. Whether that …

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