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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IBISA, a climate Insurtech company, has closed a $3 million funding round to scale its parametric insurance solutions for weather-related risks in Asia and Africa. The round was led by The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) and Equator, alongside the Asian Development Bank Ventures (ADBV) and existing investors including Ankur Capital. This strategic investment will ... Read more ›
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Fortifai, a startup dedicated to fast-tracking and automating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulatory compliance, has secured €502k in a funding round led by RunwayFBU, Startuplab, and Belgian VC Impact Shakers Ventures. This investment will boost Fortifai’s platform development, expand its market presence, and enhance ESG compliance solutions for companies worldwide. Not another ESG reporting ... 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. From comprehensive apps for men’s and women’s sexual wellness to platforms ... Read more ›
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Prewave, an AI-enabled sustainability, risk and compliance platform, has raised €63 million in its Series B funding round, led by the global investment firm Hedosophia, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Ventech, Kompas, Speedinvest and Working Capital Fund. The new funding will be used to drive Prewave’s next phase of global growth and to support ... Read more ›
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Neustark, a Swiss carbon removal provider, has raised €64.3 million in a funding round to underpin its rapid scale-up in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market. The growth equity round was led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek, and will reinforce neustark’s continued growth path and support their mission to permanently remove ... Read more ›
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Hive, a leading operations platform for independent brands in Europe, has successfully raised a €28.2 million Series A extension at an increased valuation. This funding round was preempted by Earlybird, who is doubling down together with Tiger Global, Picus Capital, alfa8, and other existing investors. This round includes €10 million in venture debt from Atempo ... Read more ›
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Celebrating a decade of unprecedented growth and innovation, KoRo, renowned for its pioneering clean label snacks, nut butters and functional foods, announces its remarkable growth (148.9% CAGR 2019–2022) amidst challenging market trends. With a customer base exceeding 1.7 million across Europe, and products available in over 10,000 points of sale, KoRo continues its rapid expansion ... Read more ›
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