Investment
channel
International
Monetization
Meta tests premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Placement
whoranks: LinkedIn ranking platform launches new year with six-figure investment
Markets
Bitcoin falls to $86,000 as gold hits new record high above $5,000
App
TikTok Secures US Business Through Strategic Restructuring
Pre-Seed
Sparkli: Former Google trio raises $5 million for child-friendly AI learning platform
E-Commerce
Temu catches up with Amazon: Chinese platform captures 24 percent market share
satellite network
TeraWave: Bezos’ Company Blue Origin Plans Starlink Competitor
Prediction Markets
Polymarket is being banned in more and more countries
Financing
Cloover launches in Austria via partnership with Heizma – Scoop
AI Geopolitics
KPMG study positions Europe ahead of China in AI capabilities
Series B Funding
Exciva: German Biotech Secures €51 Million for Alzheimer’s Drug Development
Crypto
Bitcoin Falls Below $90,000: “Sell America” and Japanese Government Bond Selloff
Acquisition
Startup Heizma takes over Soly customers following insolvency in Austria
Series A Funding
Finst: Crypto Platform Secures €8 Million, Accelerates European Expansion
PV & Co
Cloover: Berlin Fintech for Energy Transition Secures €1 Billion in Financing
Acquisition
Perpetuals.com: Crypto derivatives specialist takes the leap to Nasdaq
Employee Participation
Austria Extends Phantom Shares Regulation Until End of 2026
AI
OpenAI triples revenue to 20 billion dollars
Financing
Orbem raises €55.5 million for AI-powered MRI technology
Study