Yearly Archives: 2020
Thinking about going remote-first, forever? Do these 5 things beforehand
In recent years, flexible working has become synonymous with modern business management and a distinctive trademark for hip tech companies.
However, since COVID, it has...
Weekly VC Overview: All European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Dec 14-18, 2020)
Here comes this week's edition of our weekly VC funding round overview. Every Friday we provide you, our CLUB members, with a complete...
Finnish startup Surrogate.tv raises €2 million seed round for its remote play social platform
Surrogate.tv, the remote play and teleoperations platform, has announced raising a seed round of investment, led by Supernode Global and followed by PROfounders, Brighteye...
“Democratization is key to why fintech has been so disruptive”: Interview with Chip’s CEO and founder, Simon Rabin
In the last few years, the fintech industry has undergone a significant change, only accelerated by the pandemic. Fintech companies have continued to empower...
British startup HumanForest, a ‘free’ shared e-bike, raises €1.4 million via a Crowdcube campaign
HumanForest, a provider of sustainable and affordable shared e-bikes, has successfully completed its crowdfunding campaign. The company has raised around €1.4 million with support from...
German startup CoachHub lands €25 million to democratise coaching further across Europe, Asia and the US
Digital coaching platform CoachHub has secured new financing of approx. €25 million led by new investor Draper Esprit, alongside existing investors HV Capital, Partech,...
Berlin-based cargo.one, a real-time booking engine for air cargo, raises €34.3 million as demand soars globally
cargo.one, the digital booking platform for air cargo, has raised around €34.3 million in Series B funding following a year of remarkable growth. The...
Berlin-based actio lands €8.5 million to help users pick up new habits
"Pick up new habits'' - this is the concept behind the recently launched Berlin-based startup actio.
The live-well being app is a platform and live...
Paris-based Lydia lands €70 million Series B extension to expand its mobile financial app across Europe
Lydia, one of the fastest growing mobile financial services platforms in Europe, today announced an extension of its Series B round, raising an additional...
British used-car startup Cazoo to acquire Drover, a leading car subscription service
Cazoo, one of the UK’s leading online car retailers, which makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as buying any other product...
“In a nutshell: Investors simply weren’t necessary”: Interview with SmallPDF’s co-founder & CEO, Manuel Stofer and Dennis Just
Smallpdf is a Swiss startup based in Zurich, that launched in 2012 with one simple goal: to make PDF easy. They might be a...
Dublin-based FoodMarble raises €2.1 million to scale its at-home digestive health solution
FoodMarble, the digital digestive health company, has closed a seed investment round of around €2.1 million, led by Business Venture Partners (BVP), with participation...
Swedish startup Occtoo raises €2.1 million in seed funding to boost its Experience Data Platform
Malmo-based startup Occtoo has today announced raising over €2 million seed funding, from Münich-based 42CAP and Sweden-based Industrifonden. The funding will be used to...
Berlin-based AUCTA lands €510K to revolutionize knowledge transfer in industries with 3D visualizations
AUCTA, a provider of digital industrial solutions in the field of 3D visualizations, closes 2020 with a six-figure financing round. The tech startup, founded...
€150 million for Estonian startup Bolt, to further advance the quality and safety of its mobility services
Bolt, a leading European mobility platform, has raised €150 million in its biggest funding round yet.
The investment was led by D1 Capital Partners, with...
Amsterdam-based MessageBird announces €28.6 million Pusher acquisition, to boost its cloud communications portfolio
Amsterdam-based MessageBird, a leading omnichannel cloud communications platform, has today announced the acquisition of London-based real-time web technologies company Pusher. The approx. €28.6 million...
“I ask myself, am I empowering people to make decisions effectively?”: Interview with Rika Christanto, co-founder and COO of Ontruck
There have never been so many parcels sent in France: this is the observation made by La Poste (the French postal service) and private...
Top 10 books to give startup enthusiasts these Christmas holidays
If you're thinking about what to get the budding entrepreneur or successful founder in your life this Christmas, you can never go wrong with...