In a world where the urgency of climate action often clashes with the demands of industry and commerce, startups are increasingly stepping up to champion a more sustainable future. These innovative companies are addressing the pressing need for environmental change across various sectors, recognizing the significant carbon footprint left by industries such as travel and ... Read more ›
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Libattion, a fast-growing, leading-edge company offering stationary energy storage solutions from upcycled electric vehicle batteries based in Zurich, has secured a total of €14 million. The round was led by A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund together with Spanish automotive components manufacturer Teknia, the Portuguese fund HCapital New Ideas II and Swiss energy utility company EBL. This ... Read more ›
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Rohlik Group, an European food retail technology and online grocery leader, announced it has successfully raised €160 million in fresh growth capital. The investment was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), alongside existing investors Sofina, Index Ventures, Quadrille, and TCF Capital and complemented by growth capital funding from the European Investment ... Read more ›
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Heidi, a fast-growing online tour operator specialising in flexible ski holidays based in Bristol has raised over €6.6 million in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures with participation from Active Partners and private investors. Heidi’s platform allows customers to create their own ski holiday packages. Users can choose from over 6,000 accommodation options across more than 400 […] Read more ›
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The priorities of early-stage founders are shifting, transitioning from driving ad clicks to purpose-driven innovation. Increasing interest in Venture Capital from asset allocators highlights the growing significance of innovation in everyone’s portfolios. However, everything hinges on two central questions: will the math of venture work out? And will there be enough brilliant founders to invest […] Read more ›
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Cheshire-based PortSwigger, an application security software provider, announced it has raised €104.7 million from Brighton Park Capital, an investment firm focused on entrepreneur-led, growth-stage companies within the software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services businesses space. The fresh capital will serve to fuel the growth of the company. PortSwigger’s first-ever external investment marks a significant milestone, enabling […] Read more ›
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Just a few months after their last funding announcement, Nordic fintech startup Dealflow has secured an additional €500k, extending its pre-seed round to €1.1 million, from international investors to double down on their vision of a next-gen “invoicing OS” for SMBs. Joining the new round is a syndicate of existing and new investors, including unicorn ... Read more ›
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In this episode, we catch up with Andreas Loy, Co-founder and CEO of KONUX, a leading German AI scale-up transforming railway operations for a sustainable future. Before turning 30, Andreas created more than €500 million in shareholder value, generated over a hundred jobs, and built an outstanding team to establish a transformative digital leader for ... Read more ›
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Bling, Europe’s first Super-App for families, has successfully completed a Series A equity funding round, raising a total of €11.2 million. The funding round is led by Owl Ventures, the world’s largest venture capital fund focused on EdTech. Co-investors in the round include Commerzbank Group’s VC, Neosfer, as well as existing investors PEAK and Angel ... Read more ›
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How would the role of musicians evolve if AI could create chart-topping hits? The impact of AI on musicians, educators, and entrepreneurs in the creative industries is significant and multifaceted. In this article, we explore AI’s profound transformations, its challenges, and the quest for a balanced approach between creativity and technology. From the early days ... Read more ›
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Vertus Energy, a Waste-to-X industrial biotech startup specialising in advanced control of bacteria behaviour, has closed a €8.75 million seed funding round. The funding, led by Energy Capital Ventures and joined by Blackbird, the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and Aussie Angels, alongside all their existing investors, will be used to scale the firm’s flagship product, ... Read more ›
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How would the role of musicians evolve if AI could create chart-topping hits? The impact of AI on musicians, educators, and entrepreneurs in the creative industries is significant and multifaceted. In this article, we explore AI’s profound transformations, its challenges, and the quest for a balanced approach between creativity and technology. From the early days ... Read more ›
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Viio, an intelligent spend management platform, has announced it has raised over €3.3 million to help accelerate its ambitious growth plan. Led by the venture fund North Ventures, Viio’s Investors include Christian Kromann, CEO of SimCorp, Klaus Holse, Chairman of the Board at Danish Industry, Susanne Bechmann Holse, Ulrik Bo Larsen, former CEO of Brandwatch, ... Read more ›
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DTCP, an independent investment management firm focused on digitization and automation, announced that it has successfully held the final close of its DTCP Growth Equity III Fund and an initial closing of its additional B2B early stage investment fund at a total amount of €420 million. The fundraising builds on the strong track record of ... Read more ›
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Sirona Technologies, co-founded by a former Tesla engineer, raises a €6 million seed round to tackle the ambitious goal of removing CO2 from the air at massive scale. The round was co-led by LocalGlobe and XAnge. The investor lineup includes: Look Up Ventures, Satgana, VOYAGERS Climate-Tech Fund, Syndicate One and Renaud Visage. This infusion of ... Read more ›
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Climate risk intelligence company Climate X has raised €16.8 million to accelerate its global expansion and help the world’s leading financial organisations price the impact of climate change across their physical asset portfolios. GV (Google Ventures) led the Series A investment round, supported by Pale blue dot, CommerzVentures, A/O, Blue Wire Capital, PT1, Unconventional Ventures ... Read more ›
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LiveEO, a global leader using high-resolution satellite data and AI to transform raw satellite data into automated actionable insights to help companies manage their climate risks and resilience, has raised €25 million in a Series B funding round led by NordicNinja and DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF). This investment will accelerate the development of LiveEO’s ... Read more ›
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Sexual well-being, once a topic confined to hushed conversations and taboos, has emerged as a crucial aspect of overall health. With the growing recognition of its importance, innovative startups across Europe are breaking stigmas and providing revolutionary solutions to enhance sexual health and education. On that note, we spotlight 10 pioneering European startups that are ... Read more ›
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InsurTech Hub Munich, a renowned global collaboration platform driving the technological transformation of the insurance industry, has announced the opening of applications for its SCALE AI Innovation Programme. This initiative invites AI-focused startups to participate in integrating and scaling AI technology within the insurance sector strategically. Launched in 2024, the SCALE AI Programme aims to ... Read more ›
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Chift, a fast-growing provider of unified APIs for business software integrations, has secured €2.3 million in funding from a number of premier investment firms and business angels. The funding round was led by Entourage, the young Ghent, Belgium-based fund specializing in B2B SaaS and founded by Pieterjan Bouten (founder and former CEO of Showpad). Other ... Read more ›
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