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ICYMI, in yesterday's latest episode of Startup Insider's Investment & Exit, the usual suspects Niklas Raberg (Capnamic), Jan Thomas (Startup Insider) and I dived into two major industry moves: HR tech & fintech and AI foundational models: 💰 HiBob is acquiring US fintech Mosaic.tech to bring AI-powered financial planning directly into its platform. Mosaic’s real-time financial analytics, predictive reporting, and liquidity planning are game-changers for mid-sized businesses—helping HR and finance teams make smarter, data-driven decisions in real time. 📊 HiBob’s next big step? After acquiring UK-based Pento, a HiBob company for automated payroll and launching new features like Bob Hiring & Bob Learning, this latest move expands HiBob’s ecosystem even further. HR meets Finance. Full stop. 🧠 Meanwhile, Elon's xAI is in talks to raise a new massive round to compete with his *nemesis* Altman and the like. 🎧 Check out the full episode (German only) —link in the comments! cc Peak #StartupInsider #InvestmentsExits #Podcast #HRTech #Fintech #AI #VentureCapital #Innovation #DeepTech #Peak #ElonMusk

We’re hosting a morning workout together with Peak next week at TECHARENA 🏃♀️🏃☕ Need an energy boost for the last day of the conference? Join our workout session, followed by breakfast and networking at Ignite Training Hub in central Stockholm. Limited spots available - register your interest in the matchmaking platform!

Today we've launched AskPeak beta: an AI-powered chatbot that makes our 15 years of experience on investing in start-ups instantly searchable. Go check it out on https://lnkd.in/eG4sq6Zs to learn what we look for in early-stage startup founders, advice on hiring your first people or how to maximize your exit outcomes. Instead of searching, scrolling, and sifting through archives, we can now ask LLMs and conversational UI's and get the right answer instantly. That’s why we made AskPeak - an AI-powered chatbot by our portfolio company Breyta - that makes that decade-and-a-half of our startup and investing insights instantly accessible. Instead of hunting through a mountain of content, you can now just ask a question and get an answer in seconds. https://lnkd.in/exjab-dA

🎉 Big Portfolio Update! Huge congratulations to our portfolio company Vetnio for joining the latest Y Combinator batch! We’re proud to back Arman Karégar, Max Henry Xie, and the team since day one, and it's incredible to see them take Vetnio to the next level with YC. This is a testament to their hard work and bold vision to transform veterinary healthcare for the better. Well deserved, and we can’t wait to see what’s next! 🐾 🚀 Read more about it here (Swedish only): https://lnkd.in/geBYXdjc

Catch our very own Philippe Klitzing in his latest Startup Insider Investment & Exits podcast – definitely worth a listen! 📢

The word is out - Workwize has raised a $13m Series A led by Klass Capital. 💸 Big congrats to Michiel Meyer, Victor Dik, Sebastiaan Scholten and their team! 👏 Great to be part of your journey to create a borderless working environment by disrupting IT Asset Management for Globally Distributed Teams 🙌 . Looking forward to collaborating with Daniel Klass, Will Anderson Kevin Climans, and Emma Johnson and continuing the collaboration with Graduate Entrepreneur Fund, Auke van den Hout, and Rui Li. Read all about the press release here: https://lnkd.in/ehTViKxk David Zwagemaker, Indra Sharma, Johan van Mil, Stefan Bary, Felicia Nordgård, Philippe Klitzing, Thijs Dijkman, Tim Winter, Maximilian Serfling, Julius Westphal, Kasper de Kock #venturecapital #SeriesA

📣 We are thrilled to finally announce our latest investment in Vetnio! 🐶 The founders Arman and Max are on a mission to take administrative burden off veterinarians through their AI scribe, ultimately disrupting the entire veterinary care market and increasing pet welfare at large. Arman and Max immediately impressed us with their bold vision, strong execution capabilities, and deep understanding of how technology can create meaningful impact in the veterinary space. We are proud to join them on their mission alongside our friends from YZR Capital and Wave Ventures as well as leading angels (Mattias Miksche, Amir Marandi). 👉🏼 Read more on our investment thesis using the link in the comments. cc Indra Sharma, Johan van Mil, Stefan Bary, David Zwagemaker, Felicia Nordgård, Thijs Dijkman, Philippe Klitzing, Kasper de Kock, Tim Winter, Tycho Klessens, Julius Westphal, Maximilian Serfling

🇩🇪 We are very excited to welcome our newest addition to the team - Julius Westphal joined us recently in our Berlin office. 👋 With a background in venture, big tech, and having started his own company, we are thrilled to have you at Peak. Johan van Mil Philippe Klitzing Felicia Nordgård Indra Sharma Stefan Bary Kasper de Kock Thijs Dijkman Maximilian Serfling Tim Winter David Zwagemaker Marin Licina #newhires #teamdach

📢 The news is out – we are pleased to announce our latest investment in PLATFORM ENGINEERING LABS Inc.! Pavlo & Zachary are seasoned software veterans with a mission to make Platform Engineering universally accessible, leverage AI-driven automation, and simplify software infrastructure. We're very excited to join them on this mission alongside backtrace capital (Michael Münnix & Dominik Tobschall) and Essence Venture Capital (Timothy Chen). 👉 https://lnkd.in/d37d7P39 cc David Zwagemaker Stefan Bary Johan van Mil Indra Sharma Philippe Klitzing Felicia Nordgård Thijs Dijkman Tim Winter Julius Westphal Kasper de Kock Maximilian Serfling Marin Licina

🇫🇮❄️ It’s finally Slush week - can't wait to see many new and familiar faces in Helsinki! I am especially thrilled to explore the future of AI agents, hosting a roundtable on the topic “Agentic AI: What does it take to fulfill the promise of Service-as-a-Software?”. Over the past weeks, I collected insights on what’s needed to make AI agents a reality at large. Check out my latest thoughts below. 💬 If you’re a founder, operator, or investor in the space, let’s meet and discuss! I’d love to hear your perspectives! Also, don’t forget to say hi to my colleagues at Peak who will be around Slush as well - Johan van Mil, Indra Sharma, Felicia Nordgård, Julius Westphal, Tim Winter. See you there!