TNW Conference 2025 is reborn — with a new startup mission
TNW Conference will be born again this summer. Over 18 years of unforgettable events, countless future tech stars have used our stage as a springboard to success. We’ve driven vast…
Synthesia becomes UK’s biggest GenAI company with $2.1B valuation
Synthesia has claimed the crown of Britain’s biggest GenAI company after raising $180mn at a $2.1bn valuation. The London-based business generates lifelike avatars for video content. Enterprises use the software…
Dutch startup Shift plans to build $250M ‘world wonder’ to inspire climate action
Shift, a social enterprise founded by Dutch tech entrepreneur Don Ritzen, has announced its ambitious plans to construct a massive landmark designed to inspire action on climate change. Shift aims…
Fintech startup LemFi raises $53M to help immigrants send money back home
Coming from South Africa but living in Europe, I can tell you that sending money to family and friends back home is a bit of a nightmare. Typically you must…
Dutch startup lands €4.75M for unique appoach to photonic chip-making
Eindhoven-based startup Photon IP has raised €4.75mn in seed funding as it looks to scale up its unique method for creating energy-efficient photonic chips. AI systems, data centres, fibre-optic networks,…
TNW boosts startup mission with new role for ecosystems leader Yeni Joseph
TNW has strengthened its support for European tech by adding ecosystems expert Yeni Joseph to the management team. Yeni has also started a new role as Head of Ecosystem Strategy…
Verdiva launches with $410M for weight loss drugs to challenge Ozempic, Wegovy
London-headquartered biotech startup Verdiva has emerged from stealth with a whopping $410mn for a new range of drugs aimed at tackling the obesity epidemic. It’s one of Europe’s largest-ever biotech…
7 of the coolest Dutch tech startups at CES 2025
Fifty of the fastest-growing tech firms in the Netherlands are in Las Vegas this week. The crew crossed the Atlantic to attend CES — the world’s biggest tech show. By their…
Irish scaleup XOcean bags $115M to expand autonomous ocean vessel fleet
XOcean has secured $115mn to expand its fleet of uncrewed surface vessels. Founded in 2017 by James Ives, XOcean builds autonomous boats that zip around the ocean, using sensors to…
Looking for a new job? How about becoming an EV teledriver?
German startup Vay plans to expand its “teledriving” fleet in Las Vegas to 100 electric vehicles — and you could get a job steering the cars. Vay first launched…
Inside the AI startup refining Hollywood — one f-bomb at a time
Hollywood is infamous for celebrity excess, but Tinseltown strictly controls one scandalous indulgence: swearing. Director Scott Mann encountered these constraints after shooting the thriller Fall. Movie giant Lionsgate — best-known…
Swave, the startup building true holographic smart glasses, bags €27M
In the 1977 Star Wars film A New Hope, there’s an iconic scene where the beloved droid R2-D2 casts a beam of light to create a hologram of Princess Leia…