Toloka.vc, a Ukrainian investment syndicate, has announced an investment of €215k in British electric bike company GIN e-bikes, which is scaling a subscription-based electric bike rental service in London under its PLUTO brand. The investment was structured as a two-year secured loan with an annual interest rate of 12%, backed by the company’s electric bike The post GIN e-bikes raises €215k in dept funding to expand PLUTO e-bike subscriptions in London appeared first on EU-Startups.

Like every year, we take a country-by-country look at the teams and technologies shaping the continent’s entrepreneurial landscape. In 2026, we start this journey by turning our attention to Belgium, a country known for its strong research institutions, thriving tech hubs, and an innovation ecosystem that consistently produces high-impact ventures. Belgium, as we all know, The post 10 Belgian startups to watch in 2026 and beyond appeared first on EU-Startups.

Salzburg-based BENTELER Group has signed an agreement to acquire Frankfurt’s mobility software provider ioki from Deutsche Bahn. The transaction is expected to close in the near future. With this acquisition, BENTELER subsidiary HOLON, ioki, and Benteler Mobility form the first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility. As part of this deal, HOLON will manufacture the The post BENTELER Group acquires Frankfurt’s ioki to build Europe’s first integrated autonomous public transport platform appeared first on EU-Startups.

Milano-based MotorK, an AI-centric SaaS provider to the automotive retail industry in the EMEA region, has secured an additional €3 million tranche of financing from its existing lender Atempo Growth.  The fresh capital will be utilised to strengthen the Group’s financial position further and support general corporate purposes. According to the company, additional funds were The post Milano-based automotive SaaS provider MotorK secures €3 million to bolster its financial position appeared first on EU-Startups.

Have you ever attended a climbing class? If so, you know that the first thing you are taught is how to fall. The logic is simple. If you are not afraid of falling, you are more likely to keep climbing. The same applies to entrepreneurship. Have you ever re-arranged a cap table before a Series The post Accepting failure: Europe’s overlooked competitiveness advantage appeared first on EU-Startups.

For anyone who has searched for a job recently, the experience is painfully familiar: hours spent scrolling through job boards, submitting dozens of applications, and hearing nothing back. The same roles appear across multiple platforms. Listings stay up months after positions are filled. And despite applying to what seems like a perfect match, most applications The post TalentAid unveils AI-powered platform to fix the broken job search (Sponsored) appeared first on EU-Startups.