ClipDrop, a machine-learning-powered photo editing app, has announced the closing of a €1.2 million seed round to grow its research and product development team. Founded in 2020, the ClipDrop app empowers users to create professional product visuals on their phones, without the need for cumbersome editing – it’s as simple as cutting & paste your…
10 Hamburg-based startups to look out for in 2021 and beyond
At the beginning of the year we hunted down 10 exceptionally promising German startups to watch in 2021, and, in case you missed it, more recently we covered 10 super promising startups from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Cologne. Today, we’re shifting the focus to Hamburg. Known for its famous harbor area, Hamburg is also home to…
10 cool tech events you shouldn’t miss out on this September
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Copenhagen-based Leapwork snaps up €52.6 million for its no-code software test automation platform
No-code software test automation platform Leapwork today announced that it has raised around €52.6 million to accelerate its continued global expansion in a Series B round, co-led by leading global investment firms KKR and Salesforce Ventures. The funding – which is one of the largest Series B rounds ever raised in Denmark – gives the…
Berlin-based elopage raises €32 million for its all-in-one microservices platform for entrepreneurs
Today elopage, a fast-growing SaaS platform and payment provider for digital entrepreneurs, creators, SMEs and enterprise businesses, has announced the successful completion of its funding round of €32 million to empower digital businesses at all stages of growth. The Series A funding, which is the SaaS company’s first-ever round, is backed by leading tech investors…
EU-Startups CLUB: 25 exclusive benefits and software deals for our members
Aside of unrestricted access to our editorial archive (6.5K posts) and our startup database (14K entries), aside of free job posts and access to exclusive members-only content, an EU-Startups CLUB membership also provides you with access to exclusive deals for some of the world’s best SaaS products and services. We recently launched our new benefits section, and…
Jungle Creations, social media publishing scaleup, sells majority stake to VC Livingbridge, for €36.2 million
Today Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors, announces its investment in leading social media publishing business, Jungle Creations. The investment was made through Livingbridge’s Enterprise 3 fund, which invests in fast-growth SMEs. Founded in 2014 by Jamie Bolding and led by Co-CEOs Melissa Chapman and Nat Poulter, the London-based multi-award winning…
Edinburgh-based Reath nabs €365K to pioneer an Open Data Standard on reusable packaging
On a mission to build a future where nothing gets thrown away, Reath, the UK startup creating a digital infrastructure for reusable packaging, has secured approx. €365K pre-seed investment led by early stage VC firm Techstart and CVC Philanthropy, the impact investment arm of CVC Private Equity. Responding to the escalating climate change and plastic…
Paris-based Shares.io raises €8.5 million to launch first social and investing app
Shares.io, the creator of an “investing made social” Shares app for launch in early 2022, has landed around €8.5 million in pre-seed pre-product funding. Shares’ VC & Angel investors include Singular (lead investor), Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital and Red Sea Ventures to date. André Mohamed, Co-Founder of Freetrade, Didier Valet, ex Deputy CEO of…
10 of the most promising Dublin-based startups to follow in 2021 and beyond
At the beginning of the year, we hunted down 10 promising Ireland-based startups to watch in 2021. We’re now taking a closer look at Dublin, home to The Guinness Storehouse, the Temple Bar, and known as one of 6 UNESCO cities of literature. More importantly for us today, the Irish city is also a popular…
What are the advantages of US versus European VCs?
Recently, a wave of US venture capital investors entered the European startup ecosystem flooding it with money. Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Ventures and Accel are just three examples of many. This development has led to an upward shift in investment rounds. In 2021 alone, €10.1 billion have been invested by US American VCs into European startups….
UK-based phos secures €2 million for its contactless payment acceptance solution for mobile
Phos, the fintech company that allows merchants to accept card payments directly on their phone or devices, has secured €2 million in funding as it plots a course to a Series A round later in the year. Led by global leader in cloud software for conversational commerce, CM.com, this recent funding round will allow the…
10 of the hottest Tallinn-based startups to look out for in 2021 and beyond
Tallinn’s popularity among entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts is mostly due to its recognition as one of the most attractive European cities for digital nomads – thanks to its Digital Nomad visa and cheaper living costs, eligible location-independent workers are allowed to live and legally work in the country. Moreover, the Estonian capital is home to…
Traveltech startup RoomPriceGenie brings in €1.8 million to continue disrupting hospitality pricing automation
The Swiss-German tech startup RoomPriceGenie has brought on board additional investors to speed up the international roll-out of their innovative pricing automation solution. Founded in 2017, RoomPriceGenie’s mission is to bring automated, dynamic pricing technology to hospitality businesses globally. The company is helping their clients – hotels, apartment businesses, motels and more – to significantly…
Lithuania-based InRento raises €530K for its rental property investment platform
Vilnius-based company InRento has received a €530K investment round for new market expansion. The round was led by the Lithuanian Business Angel Fund, together with traders and executives of investment banks. The investment was facilitated via the startup’s holding company, Rikanus, which is a global leader in crowdfunding white label core technology. Founded in 2020, InRento…
Polish startup Cardiomatics raises €2.7 million to expand its cloud AI tool for ECG analysis
Cardiomatics, the cloud AI tool that allows any trained medical staff to carry out electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis, has raised around €2.7 million in seed funding led by KAYA, the Central and Eastern European VC which has backed companies including Rohlik, Booksy, and DocPlanner. Nina Capital, Nova Capital and Innovation Nest also participated in the round,…
UK AI engineering software startup, Monolith AI, raises €9.9 million in Series A Funding
Monolith AI, an Artificial Intelligence Engineering (AIE) software, has announced an approx. €9.9 million Series A funding round, taking its total capital raised to around €12.3 million. The round was led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, with existing investors Pentech and Touchstone supporting the round. Also joining the…
German startup Signature Products lands €800K from local authority for hemp protein value chain
Signature Products has landed a funding commitment of approx. €800K in funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany for the development of a regional hemp protein value chain. Founded in 2019, Signature Products is one of the largest ‘Made-in-Germany’ hemp suppliers in Europe, focusing on the complete value chain in the field of hemp….