Swiss-Mile, a pioneering company connecting AI with the physical world using autonomous machines, announced today the successful closure of over €19.8 million seed funding round. This round was notably co-led by Jeff Bezos, through Bezos Expeditions, and HongShan, with additional participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Armada Investment. The round also saw continued ... Read more ›
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SmiLe Inject Capital, Sweden’s only angel investment company dedicated to early-stage life science companies has announced a strategic investment of €800K in three pioneering life science startups: Uman Sense, Nygen Analytics, and Aligned Bio. SmiLe Inject Capital plays a pivotal role in SmiLe’s ecosystem, which focuses on commercializing life science innovations with the potential to ... Read more ›
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Denmark-based cybersecurity startup Uniqkey has successfully raised €5.35 million in a new investment round led by Swedish venture capital firm BackingMinds, along with contributions from industry veterans and key angel investors. This fresh injection of capital is set to propel Uniqkey’s mission of enhancing cybersecurity for European companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), against ... Read more ›
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Arāya Ventures, founded and led by entrepreneur-turned-investor Rupa Popat, has successfully completed the first close of its Arāya Super Angel Fund, raising over €9.8 million. This marks a significant milestone for the fund, which aims to ultimately secure €22.5 million to invest in early-stage startups across sectors such as health tech, fintech, climate, commerce, and ... Read more ›
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In this episode, we catch up with Joaquín Cuenca, Co-founder and CEO of Freepik. With his dynamic leadership and creative vision, Joaquín has driven Freepik’s remarkable growth since its inception in 2010. Based in Malaga, Spain, Freepik has emerged as a global powerhouse in the digital content space, boasting a rich repository of over a ... Read more ›
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Ocean Oasis, a pioneering Norwegian cleantech company secured a €6 million grant from the European Union to advance its innovative wave-powered desalination technology. This substantial funding will support the development and deployment of the first fleet of offshore desalination buoys aimed at addressing water scarcity on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. The €6 million ... Read more ›
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WATTALPS, a French lithium-ion battery startup, has successfully secured €11 million in Series A funding. This significant investment comes from a mix of new investors, historical backers, and the company’s banks, enabling WATTALPS to embark on an ambitious industrial expansion plan. The new investors include prominent European venture capital firms such as France’s Supernova Invest, ... Read more ›
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Visual impairments, including blindness and partial sight, affect millions of people worldwide, significantly impacting their ability to navigate daily life independently. These impairments can range from complete blindness to various degrees of partial sight, where individuals may perceive light and shadows, see in a blurred manner, or experience tunnel vision. The causes of visual impairment ... Read more ›
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AceON Accelerator, a leading startup accelerator program, has officially opened applications for its Autumn Accelerator 2024. The program offers an unparalleled opportunity for European pre-seed tech startups to accelerate their growth and development. With a focus on empowering innovative startups, the AceON team will select around 30 teams based on emphasizing the skills of the ... Read more ›
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Polish bus manufacturer MMI, a rising leader in the small and medium-sized bus sector, has secured a significant investment of €7.7 million from Vinci S.A. This capital injection will propel MMI’s ambitious plans to develop a new generation of zero-emission buses, including electric and hydrogen-powered models, positioning the company as a key player in the ... Read more ›
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Based in Denmark, Tiimo, an app dedicated to supporting neurodivergent individuals through innovative planning and learning tools, has successfully closed an additional €1.4 million funding round. This brings the company’s total pre-Series A funding to an impressive $4.3 million. The latest investment round was co-led by Crowberry Capital and People Ventures, with Sweden-based Inner Foundations ... Read more ›
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Oslo-based Cardboard has announced a successful seed funding round, raising €1.9 million to transform how businesses manage and pay for their Software as a Service (SaaS) subscriptions across Europe. The round was led by Skyfall Ventures, with additional backing from RunwayFBU and Sondo. The investment aims to streamline subscription management for startups, scaleups, and SMEs ... Read more ›
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In a significant stride towards enhancing personal safety, particularly for women walking alone at night, London-based startup eNOugh has successfully raised over €280K in pre-seed funding. The startup, co-founded by University College London (UCL) alumni Ina Jovicic and Gaelic Jara Reinhold, is set to launch an innovative AI-powered protection badge designed to deter harassment and ... Read more ›
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Moveo.AI, a pioneering startup in enterprise conversational AI based in Greece, Sao Paulo, and New York, has successfully raised over €2.3 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of providing businesses with secure, private, and personalized large language model (LLM) agents. The funding round was led by Eleven Ventures, with participation from Uni.Fund and ... Read more ›
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Redalpine, a Zurich-based venture capital firm, has today announced the final close of its largest-ever fund, Redalpine Capital VII (RAC VII), at over €179 million. Alongside this milestone, Redalpine is expanding its footprint with a new office in London, enhancing its commitment to unlocking innovation across Europe. Founded in Zurich in 2006, Redalpine has established ... Read more ›
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Based in Helsinki Jobilla, a company specialised in digital recruitment technology, has announced the launch of its latest AI-powered tools designed to streamline and enhance global recruitment efforts. With these innovations, Jobilla aims to significantly reduce the time and effort involved in setting up and managing recruitment campaigns, enabling companies to attract top talent from ... Read more ›
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In today’s fast-paced business environment, having the right tools is crucial for any startup aiming to scale rapidly. If you’re looking to drive more revenue and simplify your sales process, Pipedrive is the CRM solution you’ve been searching for. Join over 100,000 companies that have skyrocketed their sales with Pipedrive’s user-friendly, sales-focused tools. Whether you’re ... Read more ›
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Based in Estonia, Myceen, a company specializing in mycelium-based building materials, has secured over €2 million in grants this year, marking a significant milestone in its development. This funding is set to support the company as it seeks to bring its carbon-negative materials to the market. In addition to the grants, Myceen is advancing a ... Read more ›
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Sunswap, a UK-based clean-tech startup dedicated to revolutionizing cold chain logistics, has successfully raised over €20 million in a funding round led by BGF. This significant investment will accelerate the deployment of Sunswap’s zero-emission transport refrigeration technology across the UK and Europe, marking a major step forward in the decarbonisation of the logistics industry. Sunswap ... Read more ›
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Founding a mission-driven startup with the ultimate objective of protecting the planet will offer a vastly different experience for budding entrepreneurs. “Entrepreneurship for the planet” can yield invaluable rewards, some of which are often unexpected. A mission-driven startup goes beyond financial gains, aligning its goals with principles that have not only a positive, but long-term ... Read more ›
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