The Franco-German startup The Exploration Company has confirmed that it is in talks to acquire Orbex, a British space launch manufacturer. Behind this potential deal lies a clear ambition: to build a European player capable of offering an integrated space solution, from launch to in-orbit delivery.

AB Tasty and VWO are joining forces to create a new group expected to generate around $120 million in revenue and serve more than 4,000 customers worldwide. The European market will account for nearly half of the group’s business.

Less than a year after its previous funding round, Pennylane has welcomed US fund TCV into its capital. The accounting and financial management platform is now valued at €3.5 billion.

Three years after its last funding round, Ledger could go public in New York as early as this year. Investment banks have reportedly already been mandated to prepare an operation that will inevitably be closely watched across the French Tech ecosystem.

At the Davos Economic Forum, Arthur Mensch, CEO and co-founder of Mistral AI, said that his startup now expects to reach one billion dollars in revenue this year. He is also considering making several acquisitions.

In this opinion piece, Sir Thomas Drew, UK Ambassador to France, highlights the major advantages of his home country for French entrepreneurs wishing to set up business across the Channel.

The United Kingdom has set ambitious goals in the life sciences sector to become Europe’s leading hub by 2030 and the world’s third-largest life sciences economy by 2035. With a mature ecosystem, access to rare talent, and a natural partnership between entrepreneurship and fundamental research, the country has many assets to achieve this ambition. Maximilien Levesque, co-founder of Aqemia, and Simon Turner, partner at Sofinnova Partners, share their perspectives with Maddyness.

Randy Petersen built BoardingArea to solve one problem: too much travel information, not enough signal. We spoke with the founder about trust, loyalty, and why authentic frequent flyers still matter more than ever.

In the face of decarbonisation, safety and productivity challenges, construction and infrastructure start-ups are changing their business models. Less focused on all-digital solutions and more industrial, firmly rooted in on-the-ground realities, they embody a new era of innovation. Leonard, VINCI Group’s innovation and foresight platform, is supporting this transformation. Ahead of the Launch Day on 14 January, its Director of Entrepreneurial Innovation, Kevin Cardona, analyses the changes reshaping the sector and the technologies already at work.

We sat down with Oisín Devoy one of the cofounders of SimpleStudy, to learn how a frustration with traditional schooling led to a platform transforming the way students revise. Born from a desire to make learning engaging and accessible, SimpleStudy turns revision into something fun, personal, and effective.

We spoke to Tariq Kazemi, Ben Saunders and Richard Boazman, cofounders of BLD BRO, the skincare brand on a mission to change how the world sees baldness. From lockdown beginnings to multi-million pound growth, BLD BRO is building a global community that says being bald isn’t something to fix, it’s something to own.

Everyone talks about it, few use it well. As long as we confuse artificial intelligence with magical automation, Europe will remain a follower. It’s time to move from storytelling to action—sector by sector, use case by use case.

We caught up with Olivia Xu, Chief Marketing Officer at DREO, to learn how the brand went from frustration with home appliances to global success. From silent cooling to smart kitchens, DREO is on a mission to make everyday comfort beautifully simple.

We spoke to Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder of RiseUp, about the company’s evolution from a consumer-focused fintech to a powerful partner for banks and platforms. With AI at its core, RiseUp is creating a financial ecosystem where everyone, from users to institutions, can win.

As part of our founder interview series, we spoke to Daniel Tjondronegoro, CEO and Co-Founder of Beatgrid, about how mobile phones, audio tech, and a bold vision are helping solve one of advertising’s biggest blind spots: cross-media measurement.