Deutsche Bahn vs Edenred

Furo Founders Leave Silicon Valley, Find Success in Germany

Furo, a startup developing software for industrial battery storage systems, has secured $4 million in funding from mostly U.S. backers. The three 28-year-old founders chose to leave Silicon Valley and return to Germany, believing this decision has accelerated their business growth. Just a year after founding, Furo has acquired enterprise clients such as Deutsche Bahn. The funding round was led by TQ Ventures with participation from Neo and Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners. The founders, who studied at Stanford and UC Berkeley through Munich's CDTM program, found that being close to German customers and talent, along with favorable salaries, provided a competitive advantage. They maintain a U.S. network through frequent visits and fundraising efforts.

• Furo secured $4 million in funding from mostly U.S. backers.
• The funding round was led by TQ Ventures with participation from Neo and Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners.
• Furo has locked in enterprise clients such as German rail company Deutsche Bahn.

Deutsche Bahn Rebranding Gets Mixed Reviews from Design Experts

Deutsche Bahn recently unveiled a new corporate design as part of its largest restructuring program. Design experts have given mixed reviews, with some praising the new look while others criticize it as fragmented. The rebranding is part of a broader effort to modernize the company's image amid operational challenges. The article includes expert opinions and compares the reception to other recent rebrandings, such as Instagram's.

• Deutsche Bahn introduced a new corporate design one week before the article's publication.
• The rebranding occurs during the largest restructuring program in the company's history.
• Design experts have mixed opinions, with some praising and others criticizing the new look as fragmented.

Ikea opens first pop-up at Deutsche Bahn station

Ikea will open its first-ever pop-up store at a Deutsche Bahn location in Germany. The mini-store, described as the smallest Ikea to date at roughly 50 square meters, will open on 25 August 2026 in the western longitudinal hall of Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof. The activation aims to attract passing travellers by offering everyday items from Ikea's assortment. The report was published by Horizont on 20 August 2026.

• Ikea will open its first pop-up store at a Deutsche Bahn location in Germany.
• The store will open on 25 August 2026.
• Location: Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof (Nuremberg central station), western longitudinal hall.

Basile Bourgnon remporte les 24h Ultim en Ocean Fifty et signe le doublé avec Edenred 5

Nouveau communiqué de presse annonçant la victoire de Basile Bourgnon aux 24h Ultim en Ocean Fifty, signant un doublé avec Edenred 5. Date de publication : 28 septembre 2026.

Actionable Raises $10M to Build Causal AI for Customer Service

Actionable, a Paris-based AI-driven customer intelligence startup, has raised €8.5 million (approximately $10 million) in a funding round led by Hi inov, with participation from existing investor Axeleo Capital. Founded in 2024 by co-CEOs Nans Thomas and Nicolas Rieul, Actionable integrates data from CRMs, CDPs, transaction systems, and web analytics into a unified customer data model. The platform automatically reconstructs customer journeys to score entire customer bases daily on churn, satisfaction, complaint risk, and repeat purchase likelihood, providing causal insights for sectors like retail, financial services, insurance, transport, energy, telecoms, and automotive. Notable clients include Carrefour, SNCF, Engie, and Edenred. The funding will support US market entry via reseller partners, scaling the platform, hiring in product, engineering, and sales, and R&D in causal AI and deterministic modeling.

• Actionable raised €8.5 million ($10 million) in a funding round led by Hi inov, with participation from Axeleo Capital.
• Founded in 2024 by Nicolas Rieul and Nans Thomas, the platform predicts churn, satisfaction, complaint risk, and repeat purchases.
• The funding will support US expansion via reseller partners, sales hiring, and development of causal AI features.

Edenred updates financial calendar: Q3 2026 revenue on 21 October 2026

The previous agenda item 'Résultats semestriels 2026' on 23 July 2026 has been replaced by 'Chiffre d’affaires du troisième trimestre 2026' on 21 October 2026.