Element Ventures, one of Europe’s leading B2B fintech-focused venture capital firms, is today announcing an approx. €109.6 million fund to invest in the founders building tomorrow’s financial enterprise technology businesses. Founded by Steve Gibson and Michael McFadgen, with more than 30 years of combined experience in the space between them, and joined by Spencer Lake, ... Read more ›
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Checkin.com Group, the Swedish tech company that changes how people all over the world checkin with services online, has just entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in the Estonian startup GetID. Checkin.com was founded in 2017 and this acquisition is the first step in the company’s strategy to add technologies and strong teams ... Read more ›
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Rapyd, a global fintech scaleup, today announced a €252 million Series E funding round led by Target Global. Joining the round are several new investors including Fidelity Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Whale Rock Capital, BlackRock, and Dragoneer, along with participation from existing investors: General Catalyst, Latitude, Durable Capital Partners, Tal Capital, Avid Ventures, and Spark Capital. ... Read more ›
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UK-based Creoate, the online marketplace on a mission to democratise wholesale by connecting the very best global sellers with independent retailers, has raised an approx. €4.2 million seed round led by Fuel Ventures with participation from Vinted founder, Justas Janauskas. Having seen first-hand the pain-points that surround the current wholesale ecosystem, and just how damaging ... Read more ›
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Spectricity, a leading provider of hyperspectral sensing solutions for mobile and consumer devices, announced today a €14 million Series B funding round. The fresh funds will be used to further accelerate the development and mass production of hyperspectral sensors and imagers for high-volume, low-cost applications, from wearables to smartphones and IoT devices. Hyperspectral sensing allows ... Read more ›
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Polish startup Novakid, an online language learning platform that provides personalized English learning for kids ages 4-12 through AI and gamification, has announced an approx. €29.4 million Series B round led by Owl Ventures and Goodwater Capital. Existing Series A investors PortfoLion, TMT Investments, Xploration Capital and LearnStart, as well as seed investors LETA Capital ... Read more ›
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In the beginning of this year, we introduced you to 10 super promising Switzerland-based startups to watch in 2021. Aside from fancy chocolate and a booming banking sector, its largest city, Zurich, also has a very attractive startup ecosystem. Most recently, Zurich made it into our annual ranking of Europe’s biggest startup hubs. This week, ... Read more ›
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Estonian micro-mobility scaleup Bolt has announced closing €600 million funding round, increasing Bolt’s valuation to more than €4 billion. The funds will be used to boost their new grocery delivery service, Bolt Market, and accelerate their expansion of existing mobility and delivery products. The funds were raised from a range of investors including Sequoia, Tekne, ... Read more ›
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The HRtech company expertlead has raised an investment of €9.5 million in a financing round to help companies find, evaluate and hire the right IT experts. The round is led by Acton Capital Partners, with existing investors SEEK and Rocket Internet also re-investing in the Berlin-based company. Kreos Capital additionally joins the round as a ... Read more ›
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Connectd, a growth marketplace connecting startups, investors and advisors has landed an approx. €841K seed funding round led by Saracens owner Nigel Wray. LiFE Ventures, Toni Nijm of Yobi Partners and Steve Castle of ABC Investors, also joined this round. Co-founded by serial entrepreneur Roei Samuel, Connectd aims to ‘break down barriers’ in early-stage funding ... Read more ›
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At the beginning of this year, we introduced you to 10 exceptionally promising German startups to watch in 2021. Aside of Berlin, which was a bit over-represented in this list, there are a few other startup hotspots in Germany. One startup ecosystem that is up and coming is Düsseldorf, which recently also made it into ... Read more ›
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Outvio, an Estonian startup that provides a SaaS fulfilment solution for medium-sized and large online retailers, has closed an approx. €2.5 million financing round led by Change Ventures, with participation from TMT Investments (London), Fresco Capital (San Francisco), and Lemonade Stand (Tallinn), as well as several angels, including James Berdigans (Printify) and Kristjan Vilosius (Katana ... Read more ›
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Dutch SaaS startup Hedge, a smart software for filmmakers, has announced that it has raised an approx. €2.52 million round of seed funding. This round was led by Steve Bayes, with participation from other private media industry investors. Founded in 2016, Hedge offers a number of different products, with its flagship offering carrying the same ... Read more ›
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Serbian startup Tenderly, an Ethereum blockchain development platform, has raised around €12.8 million in a new funding round. This round was led by Accel, with participation from existing investors and new angel investors, including Nicolas Dessaigne (Co-founder of Algolia), Mirko Novakovic (Co-founder of Instana) and Guillermo Rauch (CEO of Vercel). The team will use the ... Read more ›
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Exoticca, the next-generation tour operator specialized in multi-day package tours, has announced today that it has closed a round of approx. €25.2 million led by 14W and Mangrove Capital Partners. The round also has the participation of Aldea Ventures and existing investors such as Milano Investment Partners SGR, K Fund, Bonsai Partners, Kibo Ventures and ... Read more ›
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At the beginning of this year, we shared 10 promising Hungary-based startups to look out for in 2021. Today, we’ve decided to zoom in and explore its capital, Budapest, a city full of history, beautiful landmarks, pastries, and a promising startup ecosystem. Budapest is a city full of resources for entrepreneurs to thrive. After its ... Read more ›
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Today Vira Health, a digital health company focused on improving long-term health for women, has raised around €1.7 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures, and angel investors including Megumi Ikeda, Managing Director, Hearst Ventures, Andrea Zitna of Elvie, former Spotify executive Sofia Bendz, founder of GoCardless Matt Robinson, and Simon Lambert, former CTO, MOO.com, and Treatwell. Vira ... Read more ›
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Fabric Ventures, a venture manager that backs ‘open economy’ founders across the globe, today announces new fund valued at approx. €109 million ($130 million), which includes around €25.3 million ($30 million) from the European Investment Fund (EIF). Other notable limited partners in the new fund include Niklas Zennstrom’s venture firm Atomico, Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, ... Read more ›
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British foodtech startup Small Giants has announced today a new round of funding, totalling around €470K. The startup, founded by Francesco Majno and Edoardo Imparato, has far exceeded its initial target of around €295K. A sizeable proportion of the investment came from shareholders and partners of iN3 Ventures’ network, an innovation advisory and corporate venture ... Read more ›
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