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London-based Where You At (WYA), a female-founded app designed to improve nightlife safety, has secured €3 million in pre-seed funding. The app,which uses indoor mapping and offline mesh technology to keep users connected in crowded venues, aims to tackle the common issue of losing contact with friends in busy environments where mobile signals often fail. ...
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The FIDO Alliance is aware of passkey lock-in, and it’s actively working to address that. Read more ›
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The venture capital landscape, a critical driver of innovation and startup growth, has long been dominated by U.S.-based firms. These firms traditionally lead the way in funding emerging technologies and disruptive businesses globally. However, the latest HEC Paris-Dow Jones Venture Capital Performance Ranking, a study that evaluates the world’s top-performing VC firms, reveals a dramatic ... Read more ›
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Last week, the scientific world celebrated a historic event: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking contributions to neural networks and deep learning. At the same time, Demis Hassabis, head of DeepMind, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of AlphaFold, which has revolutionised ... Read more ›
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Leading digital bank Monzo has launched a secondary share sale with a group of renowned global technology investors to provide liquidity to employees as the business continues to scale at pace. The share sale enables the company to meet further demand from investors to buy into Monzo equity, and values Monzo at €5.4 billion. Investors ... Read more ›
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PSV Hafnium, a Danish venture fund dedicated solely to deep tech, has landed a €24.8 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and a €13.4 million commitment from Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) in supporting groundbreaking startups in Denmark and across the Nordic region. With a fund size cap of €80.4 million ... Read more ›
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London-based Where You At (WYA), a female-founded app designed to improve nightlife safety, has secured €3 million in pre-seed funding. The app,which uses indoor mapping and offline mesh technology to keep users connected in crowded venues, aims to tackle the common issue of losing contact with friends in busy environments where mobile signals often fail. ... Read more ›
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Nomos, a Berlin-based energy tech startup, announced it has raised €1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speedinvest. The round also saw participation from prominent entrepreneurs including Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (Co-Founder of Soundcloud & Dance), Henrik Langeland (Co-Founder & CEO of Enode), Nicolas Benady (Co-Founder & CEO of Swan), and the founding team of ... Read more ›
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French cyber insurance leader Stoïk announced a €25 million Series B funding round led by Alven with participation from existing investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Munich Re Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, and Anthemis. Stoïk also announced the addition of Cyber Integrity Capital (CYBICA) and Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a leading specialty insurance group and a member ... Read more ›
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Montigny-le-Bretonneux-based Constellation Technologies & Operations, a startup developing a constellation of satellites to empower telecom operators to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet access from space, has secured €9.3 million in funding. The investment comes from Expansion, which is a fund dedicated to New Space and New Air Mobility, and the French Tech Seed fund managed by ... Read more ›
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Diesta, a B2B SaaS company revolutionising payment operations for the insurance industry, has announced the successful close of a €3.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by FinTech Collective, a New York-based VC firm, with participation from Commerce Ventures and existing investors Restive Ventures and SixThirty. This latest investment follows Diesta’s €1.8 million ... Read more ›
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