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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 with eco-friendly and sustainable gifts? 2021 has been a big year for sustainability and we are all making more eco-conscious choices. In October this year, the world met once again for…
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 startup offers a marketplace and community platform designed for food lovers. The raise celebrates the second joining of forces for Beckerman and HV Capital, after their previous venture together, the runaway…
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 seed round in its mission to build a talent and leadership infrastructure for the tech industry. The funding boost for the Manchester-based startup is led by LocalGlobe, with participation from Emerge…
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 and investor Félix Ruiz, the U.K.’s Claret Capital Partners and Sweden’s Optimizer Invest. The Madrid-based startup, founded in 2017, by Pedro Clavería, Félix Ruiz and Pablo Carro, began as a booking…
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 Vincent Hart de Keating and Damien Soulard, Lumos Apps operates like a book publisher to help the best apps break through the crowd. With unique in-house prediction and automation technologies…
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 led by healthcare investor, Endeavour Vision. Existing investors Redalpine, Heartcore, Headline, Partech and Amino Collective participate with the newly joined Mutschler Ventures and lender Silicon Valley Bank. The 80% female staffed…
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 that combines online and offline learning. The round was led by Target Global, and joined by Noor van Boven, Anna Brandt, entrepreneurs Jordy Kool and Chris Zadeh, as well as existing…
Healthcare startups: Apply now to join the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator 2022/2023! (Sponsored)
Vision Health Pioneers Incubator, the Berlin-based early-stage startup program that supports first-time founders in healthcare, is now accepting applications for 2022-2023! In a 10-month program, entrepreneurs are supported with training, free co-working space, business opportunities and equity-free scholarship funding of up to €80k per team. There are two cohorts currently open: Selected startups can begin…
German proptech platform casavi brings home €20 million and builds expansion plans
With offices in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin, German proptech startup casavi has just brought home a further €20 million Series B investment. The European growth equity fund Digital+ Partners is leading the investment, alongside Wachstumsfonds Bayern managed by Bayern Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds. Existing investors Dquadrat and WENVEST will continue to support casavi in its…
Estonian startup Teamscope gets €1.3 million boost to take executive hiring to new heights
Founded in 2015, Teamscope has just raised €1.3 million from Estonian and foreign investors as a convertible loan to expand its executive hiring SaaS platform. The Estonian-born company has headquarters in London. On a mission to help leaders develop teams and make better hiring decisions, the Teamscope platform organises the recruitment process so that decisions…
London-based music selection app GroovSense has just launched – parties have got an upgrade
A brand new music selection app from London, GroovSense, has freshly launched – just in time to upgrade the Christmas party season. The AI-powered app enables music fans around the world to create the perfect real-time party playlist. GroovSense identifies the personal music preference of everyone in a given space and is capable of creating…
London-based fintech startup Toucan takes flight with €941k boost for its donation app
With the vision to modernise charitable giving, London-based Toucan is taking flight after receiving a €941k investment – well over its target – as investors flocked to be part of a digital revolution in the charitable giving sector. Toucan’s app is being developed in a pivotal moment of urgent societal change, when people are becoming…
Hamburg-based Dealcode nabs €1 million to make sales teams more successful
Offering an AI guided selling solution, Hamburg-based Dealcode has just raised €1 million in pre-seed financing. Hamburg Investitions- und Förderbank (IFB) has chosen the company as the recipient of its InnoRampUp grant awarded to highly innovative technology startups. The early-stage investor APX, a joint venture between Axel Springer and Porsche, as well as the founder…
Can the public sector and startups work together to build an AI-enabled government? (Sponsored)
Artificial intelligence (AI) startups are transforming businesses’ operations, and are changing people’s shopping or banking habits. Also, there is an increasing number of startups and investors that are interested not just in the private sector and traditional industries, but also in governmental organisations and the public sector. But can the public sector and startups work together…
London-based Ramp picks up €47 million to empower mainstream adoption of crypto
Founded in 2017, Ramp has just raised €47 million, only six months after closing its seed round. The London-based startup has created a payment infrastructure that makes crypto more useful, successful and open. The fresh funding is led by Balderton Capital with participation from existing investors NFX, Galaxy Digital, Seedcamp, Firstminute Capital, as well as…
Parisian online grocery platform La Belle Vie bags €25 million and looks to expand
La Belle Vie, the Parisian startup pioneering online grocery shopping and fresh food delivery in France, has just put €25 million in the bag in its Series B round, led by Left Lane and Quadrille Capital. Founded in 2015 by Paul Lê and Alban Wienkoop, La Belle Vie has built its success using a propriety…
Copenhagen-based Famly gets €15.9 million boost for its mission to transform parent-teacher collaboration in early childhood education
Famly, founded in 2013, has just closed a €15.9 million investment led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), SGE will be joining existing investors, including the founders of Zendesk and Just Eat’s ex-CEO. The Copenhagen-based Famly gives parents a social feed to get photos and updates about their child’s day while helping childcare centres with managing…