Imagine today’s dynamic startup ecosystem, constantly fueled by relentless innovation, change, and nerve. Now, contrast that with a rural setting—a village where life moves slowly, and time seems to stand still. What if we combined these two worlds to create an ideal landscape for entrepreneurs and investors to connect in a more meaningful way? Welcome ... Read more ›
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Userled, an AI-powered startup transforming how B2B companies create and manage personalised marketing campaigns at scale, has raised €4.6 million in a pre-seed funding round led by LocalGlobe, with participation from Dig Ventures. The company said that this funding will be used to continue hiring top talent and build the best martech products on the ... Read more ›
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American company Box, a leading Intelligent Content Cloud, announced its acquisition of the AI-powered, intelligent document processing (IDP) technology of Alphamoon. This strategic move, along with Box’s recent acquisition of Crooze, a leading provider of no-code enterprise content management applications, significantly expands the Box Intelligent Content Management (ICM) platform. The acquisition further enhances the power ... Read more ›
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I’m about as big an advocate for skills-based hiring as you’ll find, but I’ll also be the first to admit that there are plenty of ways to do skills-based hiring badly. 81% of employers are using some form of skills-based hiring in 2024 – an impressive number – but the “some form of” part of ... Read more ›
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Europe’s largest corporations are invited to explore a unique opportunity to solve their challenges through collaboration with the continent’s most innovative startups. The European Innovation Council (EIC) has established the ‘EIC Corporate Partnership Programme’ to connect top European corporations with a pipeline of over 6,000 pre-selected and EU-funded SMEs across diverse sectors, including health, energy, ... Read more ›
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German AI healthtech startup clare&me has announced a €3.7 million funding round led by Munich-based HealthTech investor YZR and includes the participation of new investors such as Kodori Ventures and Material Ventures, as well as participation of existing angels and Antler. clare&me has also secured grant funding from the IBB (Development Bank of Berlin), European ... Read more ›
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In this episode, we catch up with Benedikt von Schoeler, General Partner of VSquared Ventures, Europe’s leading early-stage Deep Tech fund, backing some of Europe’s most promising Deep Tech companies, including Isar Aerospace, Zama, IQM Quantum, Inbrain Neuroelectronics and The Exploration Company. Vsquared recently announced the successful closing of their latest fund, Vsquared II, which ... Read more ›
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VSParticle (VSP), a leading supplier of nanoparticle synthesis and deposition tools, has raised a €6.5 million A2 extension round led by NordicNinja and previous investor Plural to continue its mission to unlock a century of material innovation in the next 10 years. VSP’s technology enables materials to be broken down to the size of nanoparticles ... Read more ›
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The Berlin-based travel AI startup YGO Trips has successfully secured €2.5 million in funding. The funding round was led by GetAway Group, a leading specialist in themed short trips, and has the full support of HomeToGo co-founders Dr. Patrick Andrae (CEO) and Wolfgang Heigl (CSO), as well as GetAway Group’s CEO Jan Seifried. German leading ... Read more ›
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The biotech sector in France has always been a pivotal player in Europe’s life sciences landscape. As mentioned in our previous article focused on biotech companies in the UK, this field spans not only healthcare but also sectors such as agriculture, environmental protection, and industrial processes, leading to innovative solutions such as life-saving drugs, sustainable ... Read more ›
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Swedish global investor EQT, through its X fund, will acquire a majority stake in Acronis. The founders, management, and existing investors – including funds and accounts managed by CVC, Springcoast and BlackRock Private Equity Partners – will remain as significant minority shareholders. Acronis is valued in the transaction above the last growth funding round which ... Read more ›
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The launch of headsets such as the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro has helped increase adoption of mixed reality (MR). Yet even though Meta has reportedly sold upwards of 20 million Quest headsets, mixed reality content continues to be thin on the ground. In this context, MixRift, an MR gaming startup, has secured ... Read more ›
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Rungsted Kyst-based ABH Optics ApS, a Danish high-tech company and spin-off from Technical University of Denmark (DTU), has successfully closed a €1 million pre-seed funding round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). This investment will accelerate the development and commercialization of their cost-efficient meta-optic eyeglass lenses that offer a significant reduction in thickness for high prescription ... Read more ›
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Impactpool, a global leading AI-enabled career platform, announced it has raised €3.6 million in Series A funding, led by Mediahuis and Fort Knox. With its commitment to diversity and advanced AI matching capabilities, Impactpool will use the new funding to enhance its technology and further its goal of placing one billion professionals with organizations dedicated ... Read more ›
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PHINXT Robotics, an AI-led robotics software company, has secured €2.3 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Sure Valley Ventures with participation from Ada Ventures, Heartfelt and Atlas Ventures. PHINXT has developed a decentralised edge AI software solution to enable robotics automation at any scale. Founded in 2022, the company aims to redefine the ... Read more ›
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Riverlane, a global leader in quantum error correction technology, announced that it has raised €68.6 million in Series C funding to deliver its groundbreaking quantum error correction (QEC) roadmap. The round was led by Planet First Partners, the European growth equity sustainable investment platform, with participation from sustainability venture capital investors ETF Partners and Singapore-based ... Read more ›
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Biomatter, a synthetic biology company that creates new proteins for health and sustainable manufacturing applications, secured €6.5 million in a seed financing round. The round was led by UVC Partners and Inventure VC. Practica Capital, Metaplanet and several business angels and industry experts also invested. Biomatter plans to use the new capital to further expand ... Read more ›
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With political uncertainties and regulatory trends on the rise globally, every company must monitor legislative changes carefully – or accept to expose their business to critical risks. In that context, DemoSquare, a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) spinoff developing AI technologies to help companies anticipate political and regulatory changes, has secured €1.2 million ... Read more ›
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ACE Alternatives, one of Europe’s fastest-growing alternative asset fund service provider, announced a seven-figure seed round investment from Bob Kneip, who also joins as Chairman of the Advisory Board. This investment will drive ACE’s expansion into new markets and the enhancement of its tech offerings. Leveraging tech-driven processes and extensive industry experience, ACE offers tailored ... Read more ›
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“One of the things investors ask me during a first meeting is whether we have a patent for our software. We have researched IP protection extensively, and although protecting our idea and software is most important to us, it doesn’t look like patenting our solution is necessarily the best route for us. It is not ... Read more ›
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