Superprof buys Tutors.com to strengthen its position in the United States
Superprof announces the acquisition of Tutors.com, presented by its founder Wilfried Granier as the most important of the 21 operations carried out since the creation of the company. The group is thus consolidating its presence in the United States, which was already its main market, rather than making its entry there. The price, the target’s revenues and the precise terms of financing have not been communicated: leadership ambition will therefore have to be measured against integration and commercial results.
Google DeepMind publishes an atlas of nine billion possible mutations
Google DeepMind launches AlphaGenome Atlas, a petabyte database of predicted molecular effects of approximately nine billion possible single-letter changes to the human genome. In particular, researchers will be able to explore their potential influence on gene expression, RNA splicing or chromatin regulation without running the model themselves. DeepMind thus transforms AlphaGenome into a shared scientific infrastructure, but these predictions will always have to be confirmed experimentally before any clinical use.
ASML brings together TSMC and Samsung for its High NA EUV lithography
Samsung plans to use ASML’s High NA EUV machines in volume production from 2028, then TSMC from 2030, thus joining Intel. The four groups also support the move from 6 to 12-inch photomasks, intended to produce large chips for AI without assembling multiple exposure areas. This adoption consolidates ASML’s position as a key supplier of the most advanced chips. But the move to 12-inch photomasks will also force manufacturers of masks and control equipment to adapt their machines and processes.
Huawei organizes the Chinese lithography sector
Huawei is investing in several Chinese lithography equipment makers and helping them secure contracts from foundries like SMIC, according to the Financial Times. The group notably supports Yuliangsheng, which is developing an advanced DUV machine, as well as suppliers working on optics and light sources still dominated by foreign players. Huawei thus takes on the role of industrial architect, bringing together capital, technologies and first customers, even if Chinese equipment remains behind in productivity and maturity compared to ASML.
Patagonia attracts the next wave of data centers
The cold climate, vast available land and abundance of wind, water and gas power put Argentine Patagonia on the map for hyperscalers and data center developers. The region could notably accommodate infrastructure of several hundred megawatts, as AI pushes operators to seek new energy basins. It remains to transform these resources into exploitable projects: electricity network, fiber, financing and regulatory stability will count for more than just the outside temperature.
Easter Eggs: Hugging Face: an emoji hidden in the price of the buyout by Nvidia
For what $12,930,300,000 rather than 13 billion? The amount of the acquisition agreement announced by Nvidia includes the number 129,303decimal conversion of Unicode code U+1F917that of the “Hugging Face” emoji 🤗: multiplied by 100,000, it gives exactly the announced price. Unicode standard.
Thomas Wolf, co-founder of Hugging Face, confirmed the presence of hidden references in this amount, which includes a second wink: writes #129303the number corresponds to a green tint evoking Nvidia, according to Clément Delangue’s explanation reported by Business Insider.
Paradigme raises 2 million euros to industrialize second-hand goods
Paradigme raises 2 million euros from Hartwood, One Green, Pelintex, Showroomprivé.com and several business angels, after having multiplied its turnover by four in 2025 according to the company. The funding will support its recruitment, European expansion and the development of AI tools applied to operations, pricing, customer service and image generation. The company is thus seeking to become as much a second-hand infrastructure for brands as a platform intended for individuals.
Olenbee raises 7 million euros to move employee benefits to the bank account
Olenbee is raising 7 million euros to accelerate the deployment of its employee benefits platform and is targeting 80,000 users by early 2027. The fintech allows employees to pay with their usual bank card, then be reimbursed to their account when the expense is recognized as eligible. After meal vouchers and gift vouchers, it plans to extend this infrastructure to cashback, culture and mobility.
Tellia raises 4.3 million euros to connect voice to agricultural software
Tellia completes a pre-seed round led by Revent, with Gray Silo Ventures, Jeriko and Fund F. Founded by Coline Labadie de Faÿ and Vincent Trastour, the startup transforms the calls and voice messages of agricultural teams into structured data, then returns it directly to its partners’ software via API. Its challenge consists less of creating a new platform than of becoming the interface layer between the field and the tools already used by the farms.
Veridue raises 3.44 million euros to automate infrastructure due diligence
London-based startup Veridue completes a pre-seed round led by Episode 1 Ventures, with HTGF and Pi Labs. Its platform combines AI agents and human expertise to analyze data rooms, assess project maturity and produce the documents necessary for transactions in renewable energies, storage and data centers. With grid connections lengthening and hybrid assets becoming increasingly complex, Veridue is betting that speed of analysis will become an advantage in capital allocation.
Hope Care raises 6 million euros to scale up in Europe
Portuguese healthtech Hope Care completes a series A round led by Iberis Capital, with VDM Capital and Buenavista Equity Partners. Its OpMA platform allows establishments to centralize the remote monitoring of chronic patients by bringing together medical data, information declared by patients and clinical pathways. Already deployed in Portugal and France, the company is preparing a first German installation in October as well as projects in Switzerland and Romania. This lifting should allow it to reproduce its model in several health systems, an exercise that is as much regulatory and commercial as it is technological.
Cato raises 6 million euros to automate public calls for tenders
Italian startup Cato completes a seed round led by Keen Venture Partners, with Italian Founders Fund, Vento and Heartfelt. Its platform uses AI to detect relevant public contracts, analyze their requirements and prepare response files based on company data. This funding must now further integrate the tool into its customers’ workflows and accelerate its deployment in a European market that is still largely handled by hand.
