Immersive Labs, a startup empowering organizations to measure and improve cybersecurity skills across technical and non-technical teams, today announced it has closed an approx. €62 million in Series C funding led by new investors Insight Partners alongside Menlo Ventures, Citi Ventures and existing investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The investment will accelerate delivery of a…
37 Top Small and Medium Businesses Startups and Companies in The Netherlands (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best Small and Medium Business companies in The Netherlands. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Small and Medium Businesses industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting…
74 Top Nutrition Startups and Companies in The Netherlands (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best Nutrition companies based in The Netherlands. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Nutrition industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We meticulously selected companies ranging from cutting-edge startups to established brands based on their outstanding performance…
80 Top Robotics Startups and Companies in The Netherlands (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best robotics companies based in The Netherlands. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Robotics industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands….
87 Top Health Care Startups and Companies in The Netherlands (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best healthcare companies based in The Netherlands. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Health Care industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We meticulously selected companies ranging from cutting-edge startups to established brands based on their outstanding…
67 Top Cosmetics Startups and Companies in The Netherlands (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best The Netherlands based Cosmetics companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Cosmetics industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands. We…
22 Top Agriculture Startups and Companies in Portugal (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best Agriculture companies based in Portugal. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Agriculture industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting-edge startups to established brands. We meticulously…
Startup Dictionary: 20 common startup buzzwords briefly explained
As a sequel to our 2019 article on buzzwords in the startup ecosystem, we’re bringing an update with some newer terms. Two years have gone by and what one can notice is that much of the jargon in the startup scene today comes from software and fintech, even spreading through to other industries and making…
20 Top Gaming Startups and Companies in Malta (2021)
This article showcases our top picks for the best Gaming companies based in Malta. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Gaming industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We meticulously selected companies ranging from cutting-edge startups to established brands based on their outstanding performance in…
Weekly VC Overview: All 100+ European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (June 7-11)
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Why B2B startups will be the dominant startup species in Europe
The recent wave of European unicorns is dominated by B2B startups. About 60% of the European startups that gained unicorn status in the first quarter of 2021, have a B2B business model. And with Celonis we’ve just seen a new B2B ‘decacorn’, the first one to have risen out of Germany. But why are European…
Berlin-based Incari lands €15 million Series A funding to lead new generations of human-machine interfaces
The Berlin-based company Incari, creator of a user interface for designing complex interfaces with no knowledge of programming, has just landed €15 million Series A funding, in a round led by Lukasz Gadowski. The way in which humans and machines interact is fundamentally changing, and the startup plans to use the funds to expand its…
Prague-based Time is Ltd. raises €4.6 million to solve companies’ productivity challenges in the agile era
Time is Ltd., a productivity analytics firm for managers and teams, has today announced its around €4.6 million late seed funding round. The round was led by Mike Chalfen, of London-based Chalfen Ventures, who specializes in early stage software investing, with participation from Illuminate Financial Management and existing investor Accel. Acequia Capital and former Seal…
UK-based Avida Global, a medicinal cannabis oils startup, raises €1.2 million via Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign
Avida Global, a British producer of high-quality medicinal cannabis oils, has raised more than €1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, exceeding its target within just four days of going public. Based on a pre-money valuation of around 18 million, Avida Global has currently secured around €1.2 million from 307 investors. This is…
Estonian-founded Edumus raises €180K to tackle global teacher shortage
Female-founded Estonian startup Edumus, which places working professionals in schools as part-time teachers, has raised €180K from renowned Estonian and Finnish angel investors to accelerate its growth. Involving professionals in schools will help to address the teacher shortage and enrich secondary education with real-life experience and skills. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS),…
Meet the promising international high-impact startups that won the 2021 Future Hamburg Award! (Sponsored)
Today the 2021 Future Hamburg Award was presented as part of a digital awards ceremony at the International Innovation Day by Plug and Play Hamburg. The winners of this year’s award are the high-impact startups Breeze Technologies, traceless materials, and Infinite Mobility. Based in Norway and Germany, these three startups convinced the Future Hamburg Award’s…
Balderton Capital launches €560 million ‘early growth’ fund to invest in future tech giants born in Europe
After more than 20 years focused on backing Europe’s most ambitious early-stage founders, Balderton Capital is launching a dedicated growth fund to extend its support to European founders scaling the next global tech giants. While this is the first time the firm has expanded to a completely new stage of primary investing, Balderton already holds…
Berlin-based wajve secures €5 million seed funding to accelerate its financial advisory app for Gen Z
wajve, the Berlin-based financial app for Gen Z, has raised a €5 million seed round, led by EQT Ventures with participation from 468 Capital. The funding will be used to accelerate the roll-out of the platform, which has just launched, for the first customers in Germany before expanding into other European markets. Founded in 2021, wajve enables excellent…