Daily News: November 4, 2025
11/4/2025
Contribe raises $500K
Danish startup Contribe, which integrates charitable donations into online store checkouts, has raised an additional $500,000 in a pre-seed extension, bringing total funding to $1.5 million. The funding will support international scaling, product refinement, and team expansion.
Vigilant AI.ai lands £585K pre-seed for compliant 'AI Teammates'
Vigilant AI.ai, a Derby-based platform delivering AI teammates for regulated businesses, has raised £585,000 in pre-seed funding. The platform embeds generative AI into existing workflows with real-time compliance guardrails and generates an immutable audit trail. The funding will support hiring, go-to-market efforts, and productization.
This AI-powered proptech got into YC without writing a single line of code
An AI-powered proptech startup got accepted into Y Combinator without writing any code.
Quantum Systems, Rohlik join 100+ top execs in new €80m fund to back European AI and deeptech startups
A new €80m fund has been launched with support from Quantum Systems and Rohlik, along with over 100 other executives, to invest in European AI and deeptech startups.
Suomalaiset jäivät yli 300 M€ jäänmurtajakisassa nuolemaan näppejään – Halvin voitti (Finnish companies left empty-handed in over €300M icebreaker competition – The cheapest one won)
Finnish companies were unsuccessful in a competition for icebreaker contracts worth over €300 million. The lowest bid won the contract.