The latest April figures from Crunchbase highlighted that although venture capital funding hasn’t slowed, it hasn’t grown either. At just over $22 billion in April 2024, the amount of capital has been largely flat month over month from last year. This suggests we may not be in the deepest midst of the recent funding winter, ... Read more ›
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Healthtech innovations have taken the world by storm thanks to their ability to improve patient care and make delivery systems more efficient. However, the US and European continents presents a particularly interesting opportunity for innovation to make an impact. Due to a strongly aging population, healthcare providers and governments have long looked to tech to ... Read more ›
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The latest April figures from Crunchbase highlighted that although venture capital funding hasn’t slowed, it hasn’t grown either. At just over $22 billion in April 2024, the amount of capital has been largely flat month over month from last year. This suggests we may not be in the deepest midst of the recent funding winter, ... Read more ›
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Industrial robots have been helping manufacture products and facilitate logistics for more than 60 years. Traditionally, these robots are very good at a specific function — for instance, going from A to B. Throw an obstacle into their work environment however — be it a physical object or a human collaborator — and severe safety ... Read more ›
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Europe’s startup ecosystem looks to rebound following a significant dip in venture capital raised after record-setting years of 2021 and 2022. According to Dealroom, a business intelligence firm, USD $63 billion was invested across more than 10,000 funding rounds into European startups last year, down 37% from 2022. Despite this, investors are predicting a moderate ... Read more ›
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Transmetrics, a Sofia, Bulgaria based scale-up that provides artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics solutions for logistics companies, has just announced a new tool aimed at large vehicle fleet managers. FleetMetrics integrates data across systems (e.g. Telematics, TMS, fuel & toll transactions, etc.) to help solve some of the biggest challenges associated with trucking ... Read more ›
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Guest author: Nenad Zaric, CEO and co-founder, Trickest Automated AI solutions have been around for over a decade in the cybersecurity space. However, their use has been confined to very surface-level areas—it’s time this changed. With the recent advancements in generative AI, the technology has proven to have a higher ceiling for application, including time-consuming ... Read more ›
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The European Union has ushered in a transformative era for digital services with the full enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) as of February. The landmark regulation, which aims to create a safer and more accountable online environment, now applies to all of the online intermediaries and platforms operating within the EU, marking a ... Read more ›
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Early-stage VC fund Pitbull Ventures announced this week the close of its $5M Fund I. Pitbull Ventures is a venture capital fund that backs pre-seed vertical SaaS startups with early traction. The team has invested across a variety of SaaS industries, giving the fund a much broader reach, with its portfolio including everything from FinOps ... Read more ›
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The Worldwide Impact and How to Be Prepared Introduction Over the past year, European AI startups have been catching up with their overseas competitors and introducing products comparable to the popular ChatGPT. With the focus on rapid advancements and development, issues regarding transparency, ethics, and user impact are sometimes put on the back burner. However, ... Read more ›
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OTB Ventures, a leading European venture capital firm with Polish roots, recently closed its second investment fund at €170 million. The investment is backed by the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) under the InvestEU Fund, along with support from CEE entrepreneurs and notable Limited Partners such as Snowflake co-founder Marcin ... Read more ›
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Horasis China Meeting, led by German entrepreneur Frank Jurgen-Richter, commenced on April 14th in in Binh Duong, Vietnam. Co-hosted by the Southern Vietnamese Province Binh Duong and the China Federation of Industrial Economics, the first day of the meeting brought together 300 of the most senior members of the Horasis Visions Community, including some of China’s and Vietnam’s best ... Read more ›
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Guest author: Ryohei Fujimaki, founder and CEO, dotData AI is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the technology can unlock billions of dollars a year for companies, as a Google report about opportunities in the UK reveals. But on the other hand, misuse, security issues, privacy breaches, and bias present serious risks. The solution ... Read more ›
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The good news of the establishment of AMLA, the European authority for anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing, in Frankfurt, signals an expected change in the financial industry. The EU is ready to collaborate with its members to ensure the financial crime fight has the means to be successful. While this is just the start ... Read more ›
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GoodGist Inc., a startup helping with corporate skills development and knowledge management automation, this week announced it has raised USD $1 million in funding from several high-profile investors. According to the World Economic Forum, an estimated 1 billion individuals globally will require upskilling or reskilling by 2030, with failure to meet this demand potentially resulting ... Read more ›
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From April 14-15, the Horasis China Meeting in Binh Duong will play a proactive role in the trade and investment relations between Vietnam and China. Some 300 global leaders in business and government will gather to engage in discussions that revolve around the theme of the state of entrepreneurship and joint innovation projects. Over the course of ... Read more ›
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to disrupt the creative sectors in the last few months. When OpenAI unveiled its video generator Sora, everybody wondered what this would mean for content creators. Are we in the middle of a big paradigm shift? This new chapter also involves not-so-gracious inventions, as the proliferation of deep fakes prove. ... Read more ›
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Guest author: Maryam A Hassani, AI-startup co-founder and CEO of Zaia by Zealous. In the same league as the United States with 62% of respondents using artificial intelligence (AI) in at least one of their business functions, progress in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can be seen — but there’s still significant untapped ... Read more ›
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Los Angeles has long been renowned for the prowess of its entertainment industry, with Hollywood being a larger-than-life symbol known across the world. Yet the growth of its tech sector has also increasingly been receiving attention. Below is an interview with Brad Zions from Los Angeles to get a better perspective on tech trends in ... Read more ›
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The European Innovation Council’s (EIC) accelerator program, EIC Accelerator, has announced it will invest €285 million to support deep-tech startups. The investment, which combines grants and equity, aims to bolster innovative companies following the final 2023 EIC Accelerator cut-off in November. A total of 42 companies were selected from a pool of 1,083 proposals, “showcasing ... Read more ›
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In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. Cyber Upgrade, a Lithuania-based cybersecurity startup, recently made headlines by securing €650,000 in pre-seed funding to bolster its mission of providing accessible and inclusive cybersecurity solutions. This investment round was concluded last month and joined by venture capital ... Read more ›
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