Berlin-based e-bike and moped subscription company Dance, today announced the successful closing of a €12 million funding round in equity and debt to expand its fleet and transform the urban transportation. New equity investors include Berlin-based sustainable lifestyle investor Elemental, Uli Schöberl and Piotr Brzezinski. The asset-backed debt facility is provided by Paris-based Smart Lender ... Read more ›
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DeepTech startup Thorizon, an Amsterdam-based innovator in molten salt reactor technology, has secured €20 million to accelerate the development of its advanced small modular reactor, Thorizon One. This includes €16 million as the first tranche of its Series A round, led by the Dutch National Promotional Institution, Invest-NL, backed by an InvestEU guarantee from the ... Read more ›
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Cologne-based VYTAL Global GmbH, a leading provider of smart reusable packaging solutions, has successfully raised €14.2 million in growth funding to accelerate its international growth. The recent investment was led by Inven Capital, a growth capital fund specialising in scaling climate tech companies globally, alongside NRW.Venture, the venture capital fund of NRW.BANK. Both are joining ... Read more ›
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From early-stage founders to seasoned entrepreneurs, delivering a compelling pitch is a key step toward securing funding and scaling a business. That’s why we’re excited to welcome back Beth Susanne, a globally recognised pitch coach who has helped over 4,000 startups refine their messaging and collectively raise $10 billion in funding. Since launching her pitching ... Read more ›
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Dublin-based energy and infrastructure company KelTech IoE has landed a €21 million five-year contract with Hosted America, a U.S. fibre network operator, to bring next-generation connectivity to one million homes in underserved communities across the U.S. The deal will see KelTech’s ‘Label on a Cable’ (LOC) solution deployed in a large-scale fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout. Founder ... Read more ›
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The StepUp Startups Stage is set to be one of the highlights of the EU-Startups Summit 2025, taking place on April 24-25 in Malta. With a capacity for 350 attendees, this stage will focus on the opportunities available for startups and startup ecosystem builders from across Europe. Named after the StepUp Startups project, this stage ... Read more ›
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Stafford-based Stroll, a digital therapeutic software company that uses augmented reality (AR) glasses to provide neurorehabilitation to patients living with neurological disorders has raised a €12.2 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by IW Capital, a leading investment house specialising in providing growth capital for UK SMEs. Jorgen Ellis, CEO of ... Read more ›
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We’re excited to announce that Pep Gómez, Founder and Board Member of Fever, will be joining us at the EU-Startups Summit 2025 in sunny Malta on April 24-25! Pep is a visionary entrepreneur who founded Fever, the world’s leading platform for discovering experiences, at just 18 years old. Today, Fever is a global unicorn, helping ... Read more ›
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International Women’s Day may have passed, but the conversation about gender parity in entrepreneurship should not be a once-a-year affair. To that end, EU-Startups is presenting an analysis of figures from 2024 to present a ‘state-of-affairs’ for women in the European startup ecosystem and where they can go from here. Figures provided by the Female ... Read more ›
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Ede-based Cano-ela, a FoodTech startup based in the heart of the Food Valley, today announces the successful closing of a €1.6 million funding round to pioneer the development of three innovative ingredients derived from rapeseed (canola seeds). Participating in the round was existing investor OostNL and new investors Value Factory and Ecoseed. Juliana Romero, Co-founder ... Read more ›
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Reshape Energy GmbH, a Munich-based building energy services business, has successfully raised €5 million in expansion capital to complete additional acquisitions across the building energy services value chain in Germany, enhance its technology platform capabilities, and scale its commercial offering to capture market demand. The funding was provided by the founding team, industry insiders, PostScriptum ... Read more ›
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Milan-based Lexroom.ai, an AI Tech scale up innovating the legal industry, has raised €2 million in Seed funding to accelerate product development and top talent recruitment, expanding aggressively into other markets. The financing round was led by Belgian B2B SaaS investment firm Entourage. Other investors include Verve Ventures, Vento Ventures, Banyan Ventures, and X-Equity advised ... Read more ›
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Gilching-based Quantum Systems GmbH announced today the complete acquisition of AirRobot GmbH, to expand their product portfolio in drone technology and strengthen technological sovereignty for the Bundeswehr and European partners. “This acquisition strengthens our position as an innovative provider of drone technologies for defense and security applications. We combine our competencies and simultaneously secure strategically ... Read more ›
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London-based International Airlines Group (IAG) announced today it will invest up to €200 million over five years, in high-potential aviation companies through, IAGi Ventures, the new corporate venturing arm of IAG. The investment is set to be “one of the largest investments of its kind globally and the biggest by a European airline group“. Jorge ... Read more ›
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Stockholm-based solar developer Alight has secured €46 million in senior debt financing to kickstart its first large-scale Finnish solar project, a 100 MWp solar park in Eurajoki. This milestone comes as part of a larger facility agreement with ABN AMRO and SEB, designed to fund over 300 MWp of solar parks across Finland. Warren Campbell, ... Read more ›
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The AI revolution is here, and startups are at the forefront of this transformative era! NVIDIA GTC, the premier event for artificial intelligence and innovation, returns March 17–21 to San Jose, California, bringing together the brightest minds in AI to showcase breakthroughs happening now in physical AI, agentic AI, and scientific discovery. GTC offers more ... Read more ›
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The European FinTech sector continues to navigate a complex economic and political landscape, balancing regulatory hurdles, funding challenges, and global competition – at a time when self-reliance and talent retention are more critical than ever. A recent industry-wide survey from Started PR has shed light on key trends shaping the future of the sector, providing ... Read more ›
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At the 11th edition of the EU-Startups Summit, which will be taking place on April 24-25 in Malta, we will be bringing together leading voices in startup media to explore how startups can successfully navigate the media landscape and gain the visibility they need to grow. From securing press coverage to building meaningful relationships with ... Read more ›
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Xycle, a Rotterdam-based startup committed to advancing a circular economy for plastic through chemical recycling technology, announced today it has successfully secured financing for the construction of its first commercial-scale plant. The funds secured are a combination of equity investment from a consortium of investors; Dow, ING, Invest-NL (partly covered by InvestEU) and Vopak, and ... Read more ›
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Pitch competitions are an excellent way for startups to gain visibility and awareness. They often offer prizes such as cash, services, and introductions to key industry players. A great example is the EU-Startups Pitch Competition, which this year features a prize package valued at over €700K! So, how can you make the most of this ... Read more ›
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