UK government considering social media ban for children
ft - Ministers will also look at restricting addictive app features as part of a consultation on curbing harmful online activity
UK/France youth ban debate
US KOSMA shifts parental control
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18180 / 13 stories in 6 wks
German VC Ananda Impact Ventures completes €73 million first close to back European impact startups
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Munich-based VC Ananda Impact Ventures has secured €73 million in the first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, well above its €50 million target and securing the largest first close in the firm’s 16-year history in order to invest in frontier tech from …
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 18160 / 4 stories in 6 wks
Hamburg-based one.five raises €14 million to solve the product-market-fit problem in packaging
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - one.five, a Hamburg-based company building AI-powered solutions for packaging product development, has raised €14 million in Series A funding to scale its proprietary AI platform and data foundation. The round was led by Dr Hans Riegel Holding (shareholde…
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 18155 / 4 stories in 6 wks
Vanagon Ventures Raises €20M To Support Europe’s Deep-Tech Pre-Seed Startups
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Vanagon Ventures, a Munich-based venture capital firm, has announced the final close of its €20 million Fund I, created specifically to support deep tech and AI startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. Vanagon intends to invest up to €500,000 per company…
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 18149 / 10 stories in 6 wks