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Corporate Legal AI Startup Wordsmith Raises $70 Million as It Bets Big on Replacing In-House Legal Teams
Founder News Team Jun 7, 2026 0

Legal AI startup Wordsmith has raised $70 million from Index Ventures and Highland Europe, bringing its total funding to $100…

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Tough times: Firms make first job cuts in 15 months
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Kenya’s Private Sector Cuts Jobs for First Time in 15 Months as Costs Surge to 2.5-Year High
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Kenyan businesses cut jobs in May for the first time in 15 months as weakening demand and surging costs squeezed…

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UK Businesses Hit Hardest by Cyberattacks in Europe Yet Still Take Over 10 Days to Recover
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A ManageEngine survey of 1,500 IT and business decision-makers across five European countries found that 43% of UK respondents consider…

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Decades of aggressive talent poaching have left Big Law firms structurally fragile — and ill-equipped to resist President Trump's executive…

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Eurobank Profits Surge, Cyprus Faces Europe’s Second-Highest Business Energy Costs as NPLs Hit Record Low
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

Eurobank posted an adjusted net profit of €351 million in Q1 2026, with CEO Fokion Karavias citing 10 per cent…

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Health tech firms lay off scores of Bay Area workers, shut facilities
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Health tech firms lay off scores of Bay Area workers, shut facilities
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

March and April brought the brutal news of layoffs to hundreds of workers at biotech and health tech companies in…

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Santander partners with Uber to provide up to €1 billion in financing for tech firm’s fleet operators’ expansion in Europe
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

Posted By: The Corner 7th May 2026 Link Securities| Banco Santander and Uber Technologies announced on Tuesday an agreement to…

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Why Most Black-led Investment Firms Are Still Raising First-Time Funds
Founder News Team May 6, 2026 0

By Tony O. Lawson Fairview Capital recently released its annual review of women- and minority-owned private equity and venture capital…

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Europe firms in dark over AI cyberattacks, ISACA finds
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Europe firms in dark over AI cyberattacks, ISACA finds
Founder News Team May 6, 2026 0

SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO News Editor ISACA has published research displaying that 35% of European organisations cannot state whether they have…

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EIC Pre-Accelerator May 5: 70 Deep Tech Firms Get €32.5M
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EIC Pre-Accelerator May 5: 70 Deep Tech Firms Get €32.5M
Founder News Team May 4, 2026 0

The European Commission has announced a major milestone in supporting early-stage innovation. The EIC Pre-Accelerator program selected 70 companies under…

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