The EU Innovation Catalyst event gathered Europe’s policymakers, investors, innovators, and industry insiders on April 16 in Brussels to discuss the state of the startup ecosystem in Europe, future policies and opportunities to foster the growth of European innovation. The event also marked the launch for two ambitious EU-funded initiatives: StepUp Startups and Innovation Radar…
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Riga-based inGain raises €650k to offer no-code SaaS loan management system for fintechs
Latvian fintech startup inGain announced that it has raised €650k in funding from venture capital funds Trind VC and Fiedler Capital, as well as from the Latvian Business Angels network and several business angels. This is the first publicly announced investment in Latvian startups this year. inGain offers a no-code SaaS loan management system to fintech…
London-based FilmChain raises €2.8 million to bring automation to payments in film and TV
UK-based FilmChain, co-founded by Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita, has secured a €2.8 million investment. This financial milestone was achieved through a round led by the Holt IntersXion fund, with support from Roca X, DeBa Ventures, TechAngels Romania, and returning investor HearstLab. The investment, which also converts previous notes, signals a robust vote of confidence…
UK-based Pathios Therapeutics raises €23.4 million Series B to advance first-in-class immunotherapy approach
Pathios Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on the development of first-in-class therapies for cancer, today announced that the company has raised €23.4 million in the first close of a Series B financing. The financing consists of a new strategic investment from Bristol Myers Squibb, as well as support from existing investors including Canaan and Brandon…
Lemon a Manchester-based fintech secured over €580K pre-seed to help grow its business.
Manchester-based fintech, Lemon, is announcing it has successfully raised its pre-seed funding round, securing over €580K to support the business through the next stage of development. Led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active early-stage VC, and Pitchdrive, a European fund specialising in pre-seed and seed investment, this backing offers more than monetary value, as…
EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 65: Janneke Niessen, Co-Founder of CapitalT
In this episode, Janneke Niessen, a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of CapitalT, discusses her journey as an entrepreneur and the transition to becoming an investor. She shares crazy moments from her entrepreneurial career and highlights the importance of team evaluation using proprietary technology. Janneke also talks about her involvement in InspiringFifty, an initiative to increase…
Ghent-based AmphiStar secures €6 million to launch eco-friendly and cost-effective biosurfactants derived from waste
Established in 2021, AmphiStar, a Ghent-based biotech startup offering locally produced microbial biosurfactants to companies seeking to develop sustainable, performant, and affordable products with surfactants as important performance ingredients, announced the conclusion of a €6 million in a funding round. This round was led by the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), with participation from Qbic…
Meet the speakers of our “Women and Underrepresented Minorities Empowerment” panel discussion at this year’s EU-Startups Summit
On May 9-10, we’ll be hosting the 10-year anniversary of our annual in sunny Malta! At the event, we’ll have lots of exciting speakers, panel discussions, networking activities, pitch competitions and much more. The EU-Startups Summit will gather over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts and investors for two days of networking, inspiration and learning! This year, one…
London-based Tangent secures €1 million pre-seed to bolster social mobility in tech with effective employee referrals
Tangent, an employee referral platform that makes referrals accessible to everyone, announced it has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding. The investment round included participation from Zinc VC, Google’s Black Founders Fund and The SyndicateRoom. Key angel investors also participated: Leonard Picardo (#2 employee at Deliveroo), Catherine Lenson (prior to her move as COO at…
Meet the speakers of our “Future of work” panel discussion at this year’s EU-Startups Summit
On May 9-10, we’ll be hosting the 10th anniversary of our annual EU-Startups Summit in sunny Malta! At the event, we’ll have lots of exciting speakers, panel discussions, networking activities, pitch competitions, and much more. The EU-Startups Summit will gather over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts, and investors for two days of networking, inspiration, and learning!…
Amsterdam-based Verify snaps €1 million to expand its invisible fingerprint solution
Verify, an artificial intelligence startup based in Amsterdam, just raised €1 million from serial entrepreneurs Niels Bouwman and Chris Hall who have made an angel investment. Google has also invested in Verify and included the company in its Google for Startups Cloud Program, resulting in a total investment of €1 million. Niels Bouwman, the founder…
London-based Wagestream raises €20.4 million to serve the workers overlooked by banking
Wagestream, whose financial benefits platform is used by employers like Asda, Burger King, Bupa and Hilton, has raised a further €20.4 million in funding from new and existing investors. The round includes funding from new investors British Patient Capital (the UK’s largest domestic investor in venture and venture growth opportunities and a subsidiary of British…
London-based HealthKey secures €1.32 million to improve how employees access and pay for healthcare
HealthKey, a pioneering UK Healthtech firm changing how healthcare is accessed and paid for, announced the closure of a €1.32 million seed round, led by Aviva Ventures, with support from Ascension, Oxford Capital, and Cur8 Capital. Founded by ex-Thriva and SeedLegals healthtech and engineering experts, David Joerring and Tudor Cotop, witnessed first-hand traditional healthcare’s struggle…
London-based Skyports secured over €103 million to build vertiports and accelerate its drone business
London-based Skyports, a global leader in owning and operating vertiport infrastructure and flying electric drones, secured over €103 million to build vertiports and accelerate its drone business. The round was led by the ACS Group, one of the world’s foremost infrastructure and construction companies. The capital will support key developments on both sides of Skyports’ business….
Jacqueline Davidson, Investment Principal at Boeing, will speak at the EU-Startups Summit in Malta!
We’re excited to announce that Jacqueline Davidson, Investment Principal at Boeing, will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit in Malta on May 9-10! Jacqueline stands at the forefront of aerospace innovation, leading as Principal of Global Accelerators & Innovation Programs at Boeing and also serves as the Program Director at Aerospace Xelerated. With a rich background…
Vilnius-based CTO2B secures €1 million pre-seed to automate DevOps on cloud infrastructure
CTO2B, a Lithuanian startup offering a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for automated DevOps on cloud infrastructure, announced the close of a €1 million pre-seed funding round led by Practica Capital with participation from Firstpick and several business angels. Co-founders Andrius Bagdonavičius and Aleksej Trofimov, veterans of the IT industry with extensive experience managing large-scale cloud infrastructure,…
London-based Huzzle secures €1.67 million pre-seed to help students land their dream graduate job
London-based startup Huzzle has raised €1.67 million in pre-seed funding to transform the early careers space. Backing the young company is 10X Founders, alongside several angel investors, including Verena Pausder (Chairwoman of the German Startup Association), Leon Szeli (Founder of Presize, Acquired by Meta), and Alexander Mrozek (ex Global Product Lead at Google). Founded in…
Finnish startup NPHarvest raises €2.2 million to fuel its mission to recycle nutrients from wastewater
Espoo-based NPHarvest, a spin-off from Aalto University, has raised €2.2 million to take its proprietary nutrient catcher machine to the market. The round was led by Nordic Foodtech VC, with participation from Stephen Industries and Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry. The round consists of a €1.3 million equity investment and a €900.000 grant from the…