Europe has already lost the chance to join the AI revolution. Missing out on building the next generation of foundational infrastructure technology could impact competition on the global level. Although early-stage investments are already strong, the region needs a vision to generate more success stories at later stages. Investing in the application layer is relatively ... Read more ›
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In recent years, the travel industry has faced unprecedented challenges, yet it remains one of the most resilient and adaptive sectors. Despite the disruptions caused by pandemics, geopolitical tensions, and economic fluctuations, the desire to travel endures. However, the industry is still grappling with fragmentation and a need for innovation. As traditional trends like hyper-personalisation, ... Read more ›
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Eneida, a pioneering company in Neighbourhood Grid Intelligence for Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN) based in Coimbra, has announced the successful completion of its €10.5 million Series B financing round. This new funding will enable Eneida to extend its market leadership, accelerate research and development efforts, and scale its business and operational analytics platform, bringing the ... Read more ›
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The energy flexibility platform Orus Energy has raised a €2.2 million pre-seed round to help decarbonize the power grid. The company has built a demand-side flexibility platform enabling commercial building operators to automatically shift energy consumption during peak energy periods. The funding round was led by top tier European venture capital firm b2venture and top ... Read more ›
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Deeptech startup alcemy announced that it has raised a €9.2 million funding round to scale its revolutionary cement decarbonization solution. Led by Norrsken VC, the funding round will be used for continued research and development, and to support alcemy’s entrance into multiple new markets in 2024, including the United States. Leading climate investors including Galvanize ... Read more ›
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Solidroad, an innovative AI-powered platform dedicated to revolutionising hiring, onboarding, and training for enterprises, has successfully raised €1.1 million. The funding round was led by a group of investors, including Dan Kiely (co-founder of Voxpro), Jack Pierce (co-founder of Wayflyer), Ciaran Lee (co-founder of Intercom), Anne Heraty of CPL, and Louise Phelan, former PayPal executive. ... Read more ›
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Natural Capital Research Limited (Natcap) announced it has secured €9.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to scale its pioneering nature tech product. This funding will help accelerate Natcap’s rapid growth supporting organisations to understand their nature-related risks and opportunities. Natcap has secured new funding from André Hoffmann, Norinchukin Capital, Yeo Ventures, and ... Read more ›
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Within a strict pharmaceutical framework, France is preparing to authorize the use and health insurance coverage of medical cannabis in January 2025. In this context, Orléans-based Overseed Biotech, which specializes in agronomic research and the development of medicines derived from the cannabis plant, has announced a €6.7 million Series A fundraising, following a €2.5 million ... Read more ›
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In this episode, we catch up with Robert Jackle, a Partner at Visionaries Club, a leading European early-stage VC fund with offices in London and Berlin. Visionaries Club’s founders and operators are behind companies such as UiPath, Miro, Flixbus, Mollie, Spotify, Personio, Adyen, HelloFresh, and Pitch, and have only just gone through your journey themselves. ... Read more ›
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Roboat, a spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS), contributing to safe, efficient, and sustainable transport and improved urban liveability, by automating waterways, just raised €550k from LUMO Labs and SHIFT Invest. The funding underscores the investors’ confidence in Roboat’s vision and technological process to ... Read more ›
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Cartken, known for its AI-based autonomy stack, announced that it has closed €20.8 million in aggregate with €9.2 million in its latest financing round. 468 Capital led the round, with participation from Incubate Fund, deep tech and AI funds LDV Partners and Vela Partners alongside global mobility technology leaders including Magna International, Mitsubishi Electric, Shell ... Read more ›
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The Spanish startup hello.app, one of the first companies in the world that pays users in exchange for the storage space of their personal mobile devices (phones, tablets, or laptops), has raised a seed funding round of €500k reaching a €16 million valuation. The round included the participation of several investors and private capital based ... Read more ›
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It is impossible to ignore the impact that technology has had on society and culture over recent decades, and with it so embedded in our daily lives, it is difficult to conceive what happens once we dispose of it. The consumer electronics industry experiences significant annual growth, and according to the World Economic Forum, there ... Read more ›
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Altrove, a deep tech startup creating sustainable alternatives for critical materials, has raised €3.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Contrarian Ventures, Emblem and strong angel investors like Thomas Clozel (CEO Owkin), Julien Chaumond (CTO HuggingFace) and Nikolaj Deichmann (3Shape). The funding will accelerate the development of their core technology, currently focusing on ... Read more ›
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In a bid to foster collaboration and engagement within the European innovation ecosystem, the Innovation Radar Bridge project has just launched the Dealflow.eu Slack Community. Startups, policymakers, investors, EU-funded innovators, and other startup ecosystem stakeholders, can now sign up to join this free community. As we just launched a few moments ago, it will take ... Read more ›
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Kvantify, a leading quantum software start-up, has announced the successful closure of a €10 million seed round. This funding will enable Kvantify to strengthen its position as a global leader in quantum computing, with an initial focus on developing applications for the life science sector. The seed round is led by Danish VC Dreamcraft, together ... Read more ›
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Trondheim-based Versiro, a startup using artificial intelligence to help power producers make better market decisions from minute to minute, has raised €2.3 million in a funding round that values the company at €10.5 million. Alliance VC led the round with participation from other investors like Sondo Capital, Johannes Teyssen (former CEO of E.ON), Hans Geelmuyden, ... Read more ›
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Gendo, an AI platform which transforms how architects and designers bring ideas and sketches to life, has raised an oversubscribed €1 million pre-seed round led by Concept Ventures and joined by Ascension Ventures, Carles Reina’s Baobab Ventures and a range of angels from the worlds of AI and architecture, including the former Global Head of ... Read more ›
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Pivoting is a term often used in the startup world to describe a fundamental change in a business model or strategy to better align with market demands or operational realities. It involves making significant adjustments to product offerings, target markets, or business approaches based on feedback and market conditions. This process is essential for adapting ... Read more ›
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