Yearly Archives: 2021
Top 10 books to have under the tree for startup enthusiasts this Christmas
It's almost Christmas! While the year winds down and festivities commence, it’s still not too late to get the perfect Christmas gift for the...
Lisbon-based Talent Protocol raises €1.5 million to empower undervalued talent on a global scale
With a vision to rethink the way we engage professionally with each other, Talent Protocol - a talent tech startup from Lisbon - has...
London-based CIRCA5000 crowdraises €4.5 million for its impact investment app
On a mission to transform investing, London-based CIRCA5000 (C5K) has just closed a €4.5 million crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube, smashing the original target of...
PreSeed Ventures launches €55 million venture fund to invest in a new generation of tech startups
Early-stage investor PreSeed Ventures has just launched PSV Tech01 - a new €55 million fund to target tech startups coming from Denmark and Southern...
Swedish startup Voi raises over €101 million to deliver safe and sustainable micromobility for everyone
Voi Technology, one of Europe’s micromobility giants, has just raised €101.8 million in an oversubscribed funding round to continue its vision for a revolutionised...
Warsaw-based digital healthcare provider Higo Sense raises €5 million to continue global expansion
Higo Sense, the Warsaw-based digital healthcare provider, has just announced a €5 million Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners with participation...
“Looking back, it was very important to make mistakes”: Interview with KoRo founder and CEO Constantinos Calios
Berlin-based KoRo was founded in 2014 as a diversified foodtech startup that rethinks retail. By skipping stages of trade, using efficient process flows and...
London-based photo-sharing app Lapse captures €9.7 million to build the next generation of private social networking
Lapse has just closed a €9.7 million seed round for its photo-sharing app that enables groups of friends to avoid the pressures of social...
German healthtech startup Formel Skin gets €30 million boost to make dermatology more accessible
Berlin-based Formel Skin has just secured a €30 million Series A funding round, led by Singular and accompanied by Heal Capital, for its dermatology...
Berlin-based pliant scores €18 million for its corporate credit card solution
Just 4 months after announcing its first seed round, Berlin-based pliant has closed €18 million for its corporate credit card. The funding was led...
Weekly VC Overview: All European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Dec. 13-17)
Friday is here with a new edition of our weekly VC funding overview for our CLUB members. Below you'll find this week's overview...
Our 2021 Christmas gift guide: 10 European startups with sustainable gift choices
Are you still on the hunt for that perfect Christmas gift? And while you're at it, would you like to contribute towards climate action...
London-based foodie marketplace DELLI is served up €2.9 million to launch
DELLI, the latest startup from Depop founder Simon Beckerman, has just raised a €2.9 million seed investment and announced its soft launch. The London-based...
Manchester-based Academy raises €3.5 million to build a new diverse generation of tech leaders
Today, Academy, the startup that attracts, trains and accelerates a new diverse generation of tech leaders, has announced it has raised a €3.5 million...
Madrid-based Playtomic smashes Series C funding with a €56 million raise for its tennis and padel app
Leading tennis and padel social and booking app, Playtomic, has just raised €56 million in investment led by GP Bullhound, with participation from Playtomic co-founder...
Parisian mobile app publisher Lumos Apps raises €1.6 million to transform global mobile app industry
Paris-based Lumos Apps has just raised a €1.6 million funding round from European VC fund Breega with the participation of Bpifrance.
Founded in 2020 by...
Berlin-based healthcare-at-home startup Kenbi gets €23.5 million funding boost to scale its network
Kenbi, the tech-enabled healthcare-at-home startup based in Berlin, has just raised €23.5 million to roll out its innovative care solution. The funding injection is...
Amsterdam-based Lepaya picks up €35 million in drive to help companies upskill their workforce
In the wake of a growing skills shortage, Amsterdam-based Lepaya has just closed a €35 million Series B investment for its power skills training...