Month: January 2025

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked in the last two weeks (Dec 23 – Jan 3)

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Seeing is believing: Swave Photonics raises €27 million for Augmented Reality smart glasses

Swave Photonics, a Leuven-based augmented reality (AR) startup, today announced the close of its €27 million Series A funding round that will help develop their Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) platform. The funding will also enable a reality-first user experience for AI-powered AR smartglasses and heads-up displays. The funding round was

Discover 25 must-follow YouTube channels for startups and entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurial journey is thrilling, challenging, and often unpredictable. As startups strive to innovate, grow, and thrive, having access to the right resources can make all the difference. YouTube has emerged as a treasure trove of inspiration, knowledge, and practical advice for founders, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs. From video podcasts

How to make tech startup events work for you?

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at prominent events such as WebSummit, EU-Startups Summit, slush, and several other influential conferences. These appearances played a pivotal role in helping me secure investments, forge partnerships, and gain essential media coverage for my startup. Each appearance not only expanded my

The two most important characteristics founders should look for in an investor? Empathy and humility 

Venture capital is changing. The days of growth at any cost and pushing founders for outsized exits are long gone. Are they coming back? Are we in an ever-repeating cycle? Maybe, but hopefully with reinforced learning. Even though the public markets are tentatively beginning to re-open with Klarna’s recently announced

Lithuanian agritech startup Freya Cultivation Systems raises €500,000 to develop smart cultivation technologies

The Aeroframe, Freya’s flagship product – is an innovative plant-growing system designed for commercial greenhouses. By leveraging three-dimensional growing surfaces, it doubles the usable cultivation area over available floor area and allows growers to triple their profits by significantly reducing per-plant costs. Powered by WPeMatico

Zebra Technologies acquires Photoneo from Photoneo Brighpick Group

Following the acquisition, the Photoneo Brightpick Group will be renamed to simply Brightpick and continue operating as a separate entity focused on developing and deploying AI robots to automate warehouse operations. Powered by WPeMatico