Czech AI web application builder Macaly, built by successful Avocode exited founders, joins team.blue

team.blue, a leading AI-powered digital enabler for SMBs and agencies across Europe, acquires Czech Macaly, an AI vibe coding platform that lets anyone create full web applications simply by prompting what they want in natural language. It signifies a continued investment and deep commitment of team.blue in bringing useful AI experiences to its customers.
Europe’s Hyperloop Is Leaving the Lab – And the EU Is Getting Serious About It

The European Commission has just published a new fact-finding study showing that Europe’s hyperloop ecosystem is rapidly shifting from blueprints and prototypes to real-world testing. Once dismissed as a futuristic dream, hyperloop is now entering its early demonstration phase – with European startups and tech players emerging as some of the global frontrunners.
Ukrainian company Reface raises $18M from PvX Partners. The goal of the funding is to attract new users

Kyiv-based firm Reface, which develops AI-powered tools for creating and transforming visual and video content, has raised $18 million in user acquisition funding from PvX Partners.
Slovenian-founded startup Katalist raises $1.5M to build AI operating system for videographers

Katalist, a Slovenian-founded startup based in San Francisco, witch redefining content creation with AI, has raised $1.5 million from South Central Ventures to build an operating system for AI videographers.
Netflix buys Estonian VC startup Ready Player Me with Czech investors from Presto Ventures

The American company Netflix has acquired the Estonian platform Ready Player Me, specializing in the creation of digital avatars for games and virtual worlds. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is known that the Ready Player Me team, numbering about 20 employees, will completely transfer to the Netflix Games division.
Austrian AI startup Digicust has raised €2.3 million in a pre-Series A from Jet Investment and Look AI Ventures

Austrian AI startup Digicust has raised €2.3 million in a pre-Series A round to automate one of the most manual parts of global trade: customs clearance. Its AI platform cuts processing times from hours to minutes and is already used by 60+ corporate customers across Europe.