Today SeedBlink ended its Series A financing round worth €3 million, of which €1.1 million was funded through its own crowdfunding platform, double its initial target. Its own investment campaign is the largest financing carried out through the platform SeedBlink. SeedBlink is a platform that democratizes access to early-stage investments for investors who do not have large…
London-based Paired app lands €2.9 million to bring relationship care to more couples
Paired, a leading app to improve romantic relationships, today announced it has raised around €2.9 million in seed funding, bringing the total raised by the company to date around €3.7 million. The round was led by Eka Ventures with participation from existing investors including Taavet Hinrikus (Wise, formerly TransferWise), Harold Primat (investor in disrupter brands and…
How to know if your startup idea is worth pursuing
There is no doubt that entrepreneurs are one of the most creative bunch out there. So many ideas being tested, so many boundaries broken every day. And so many issues to solve. One may think that it must be easy to identify THE best idea worth pursuing. You just need to be bold and start,…
London-based Subly nabs €820K to scale up its online subtitling, transcription and translation platform
Transcription, translation and subtitling startup Subly today announced its seed raise of around €820K from global investors including Loyal VC, Wayra (Telefónica), AI Startup Incubator and angel investors. Founded in 2018, Subly is a simple-to-use online subtitling, transcription and translation platform which allows creators and businesses to transcribe, translate and subtitle content without professional skills…
Oslo-based Vev secures €5 million to grow its visual editor for developers
Vev, a collaborative visual editor for professional developers, designers and content creators to build and launch interactive websites and digital content, today announces a €5 million seed funding round led by EQT Ventures. Existing investors, Sagene Tech Ventures and Skyfall Ventures, also participated in the round. Founded in 2017, Vev is on a mission to empower the…
Tractive, the Austrian startup developing GPS Trackers for dogs and cats, raised €28.6 million to support the globabl expansion
Tractive, the Austrian scale-up which offers a GPS device with real-time location tracking for dogs and cats, today announced that it has closed €28.6 million in growth funding led by Guidepost Growth Equity. The fresh capital will accelerate innovation and adoption of the company’s industry-leading pet tracking device, which currently serves over 400,000 active subscribers…
Did you know that EU funds are available for your business now? (Sponsored)
During 2021, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the European Union can apply to the SME Fund and get reimbursed up to €1500 on their intellectual property costs. Too many companies do not make use of intellectual property (IP) protection opportunities and put themselves in a disadvantaged position. Only 9% of small and medium-sized companies in…
Geneva-based EarlySight lands €2 million for its eye diseases diagnostic tool
Today EarlySight, an EPFL spin-off developing the next generation of eye diseases diagnostic tool, has announced the first closing of around €2 million, in its approx. €2.7 million seed funding round. The startup, which was founded in March 2019, uses a novel approach to provide a single cell level imaging of the back of the…
The Yield Lab Europe announces €50 million fund for agrifood startups in Europe
Today The Yield Lab Europe has announced almost €50 million at second close for its sustainable agrifood tech venture capital fund, investing in seed to Series A stage companies in Ireland and Europe, with the addition of new investors including the European Investment Fund through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Invest-NL, Allied Irish…
Growth Marketing 101: What is it, and how does it work?
Today’s business environments are dominated by change, and being able to adapt has become one of the most-sought after skills. People with entrepreneurial instincts tend to erase old ways and come up with new ones that are accepting of failure and uncertainty, all in order to create innovative solutions that cater for customers’ needs. This…
Barcelona-based delivery unicorn Glovo announces multiple acquisitions of Delivery Hero in Central and Eastern Europe
Today Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category delivery players, today announced a series of separate acquisition deals with Delivery Hero, one of the world’s leading local delivery platforms, to acquire some of its group companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Glovo will acquire the foodpanda brand in Romania and Bulgaria, the Donesi brand…
Estonian startup Introwise nabs €275K pre-seed funding to help coaches and consultants take their business online
Introwise, a new platform for coaches and consultants to take their business online, has raised €275K in pre-seed funding, with Wise, Pipedrive, and Bolt founders and alumni among the participating angel investors. Originally from Estonia, and currently the only European company in the Techstars Seattle 2020 cohort, Introwise’s mission is to enable every person to…
10 European deathtech startups innovating in the end-of-life space
There are a number of promising European startups that are working towards modernising and innovating the funeral industry through technology and design. Innovations span from support for grieving family members, such as online spaces to pay homage to the deceased or tools to reduce administrative burden of funeral management, as well as next generation companies…
France-based Matera raises €35 million to grow its residential property management tech across Europe
Matera, an emerging leader in the residential property management industry, has announced a €35 million Series B funding round led by Mubadala Capital, alongside Bpifrance, Burda Principal Investments, and existing investors Index Ventures and Samaipata. The fresh funds will enable Matera to accelerate its European expansion, beginning with its launch in Germany this year. After…
Paris-based Epsor raises €20 million to become market leader in employee savings sector
Today Epsor, a company specialized in employee and retirement savings plans, announces its Series B round of €20 million, led by Gaia Capital Partners, with participating from Augmentum Fintech. Epsor’s historic shareholders, Partech and BlackFin Capital Partners, also participated, reaffirming their commitment and confidence in Epsor. The company intends to use the fresh funds to…
Lithuania-based Interactio raises €24.4 million for its remote interpretation platform
Interactio, a leading remote interpretation platform, announces that it has raised around €24.4 million in Series A funding. This makes it one of the largest Series A rounds in the Baltics so far. The new investment comes from global VC firms Eight Roads Ventures (Alibaba, AppsFlyer and Neo4j among the portfolio companies) and Silicon Valley-based…
Prague-based Twisto acquired for €89 million by the Australian online payments platform Zip
The Prague-based ‘buy-now-pay-later’ platform Twisto has been acquired by the Australian fintech company Zip. Founded in 2013 by Michal Smida, Twisto has already processed more than 13 million payment transactions. The Czech fintech company raised funding from investors like ING Bank, UNIQA Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Finch Capital, Kaya, and Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures. Zip, which also…
London-based Emitwise raises €5.4 million for its AI-powered software platform that addresses corporate exposure to carbon
Emitwise, an AI-powered software platform that addresses corporate exposure to carbon, has just received a further €2.62 million, bringing the total of its seed funding round to €5.4 million. Specialist cleantech venture capital firm ArcTern Ventures led the latest capital raise. The funding round was also supported by angel investors such as Peter Harrison, the…