Good news from around Europe
How an Irish startup is turning speech into a dementia early-warning signal There are a whopping 64,142 people currently living with dementia in Ireland. With age being the leading risk factor for dementia, this number is expected to rise alongside population ageing to 150,131 by 2045. Dementia describes a group
Freepress raises €1M to make global news more accessible through AI News service Freepress has raised €1M in seed funding to advance its platform and prepare for international expansion. The AI-powered service plans to enter global markets in collaboration with local publishers, sharing up to half of its revenue to
Corma raises €3.5M to advance software license and access governance Paris-based Corma, a SaaS management solution that helps IT teams better control software usage and sprawl, has raised €3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by XTX Ventures, with follow-on investments from Tuesday Capital, Kima Ventures, 50 Partners,
European tech weekly recap: More than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.3B Last week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Click to read the rest of the news. Powered by WPeMatico
Addressing Europe’s energy retrofit challenge: Can innovation and policy work together? Across Europe, buildings account for nearly 40% of total energy use and over a third of CO₂ emissions. Yet every year, less than 1% of the housing stock is renovated to modern efficiency standards when experts say 2–3% is needed to reach the EU’s 2030 and
Swedish BioTech company Melt&Marble secures €7 millon to scale designer fats in beauty and food Melt&Marble, the Swedish BioTech scale-up using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has just raised €7.3 million in Series A funding, to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. Designed to deliver enhanced
Helsinki-based Freepress raises €1 million aiming to expand its AI-powered news service Helsinki-based news service Freepress has raised €1 million in seed funding to further develop its AI-powered platform and prepare for international expansion. As part of its growth strategy, the company plans to enter global markets together with local
Ukrainian fund InSoft.Partners exits Indeema and Forbytes, increasing its stake in Inoxoft Ukrainian investment holding company InSoft.Partners has announced its exit from Indeema and Forbytes, in which it held minority stakes. The company has also increased its stake in Inoxoft. The holding company’s founder and managing partner, Vitalii Gorovyi, shared
Alex Depledge to stay on as UK entrepreneurship advisor following Budget Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/alex-depledge-uk-budget-entrepreneurship-advisor-staying
‘Where the competition will play out’: Robotics startups are racing to secure their data moat Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/robotics-startups-data-moat