Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Wednesday, April 16th.

Today on Forbes, meet the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe class of 2025.

Resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and invention are the keys to success in today's competitive

business climate.

No need to preach it to the honorees of the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list, which was

just released on Tuesday.

The list includes 300 young leaders steering the future of Europe, harnessing a moment of

global uncertainty to build the future's next great companies.

They're building the future while navigating a global trade war, a live war in Ukraine, and the whiplash of generative AI ripping up rules of work, creativity, and capitalism

in real time. And still, invention abounds. They're building virtual worlds, revolutionizing fertility,

reinventing retail, and dominating the entertainment game. Take Fabian Cumberi, who is trying to

revive the flatlining metaverse market. His gaming startup, Slay, is the maker of the hit game,

Pengu.

The app lets folks create and raise virtual penguins and play games with friends.

It's attracted 10 million users and top investors like Excel, Scooter Braun, and Harry Stebbings,

who have invested $20 million into the company.

The 25-year-old Combeari says, quote, We're helping reestablish Europe as a hub for consumer apps and games, showing that global

scale innovation can come from anywhere. Beyond raising a virtual friend, Slay has also developed

an AI-powered social media platform, FRFRFR, which stands for

For Real For Real. The name's ironic on purpose. The app allows users to create, send, and

receive anonymous voice messages in a celebrity's tone. Back here in the real world, other under-30

honorees are harnessing AI to tackle important problems.

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