Good news from around Europe
Lilium’s financial collapse triggers CustomCells insolvency at core German sites German battery pioneer CustomCells has filed for insolvency proceedings for the group’s key operating entities located in Itzehoe and Tübingen, following court filings in Kiel. The holding company of the CustomCells Group is not affected by the insolvency filing at
Goparity raises €2.9M for sustainable crowdfunding projects Portuguese crowdfunding platform Goparity has raised €2.9 million. Since its founding in 2017, Goparity has already financed projects in almost 20 countries on three continents. The projects funded through the platform have helped prevent the emission of more than 30,000 tonnes of CO₂
How a Moldovan startup could help protect democracies We just had our federal elections back in my home country, Australia, this weekend, and while its geographic isolation and lower global profile make it less of a prime target than governments in Europe, Ukraine, or the US, it’s not without risk.
Skillvue secures $6.3M to develop comprehensive skills assessment agents Italian-based HR tech startup Skillvue has raised $6.3 million to transform how companies identify, measure, and develop skills in candidates and employees. This brings Skillvue’s total funding to $9.5 million. As the job market faces unprecedented disruption — with 59 per
Meet the Moldovan startup rewiring real estate across war-torn Ukraine There’s no shortage of footage of bombed-out and destroyed apartments on the daily news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to research by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, about 13
The unlikely rise of ‘boring’ tech: 2025’s most surprising marketing trend The tech industry has been obsessed with the next ‘big thing’ for years. Blockchain, AI voice assistants, and the metaverse have all promised to revolutionise marketing. Venture capitalists have invested billions in these innovative technologies, prompting marketers to adopt
Belgian HealthTech Cavell raises €1.5 million to make healthcare more efficient and patient-centered Cavell, a digital HealthTech startup based in Ghent’s Wintercircus, announces that it has raised €1.5 million in a pre-Seed funding round in order to bring several strategic investors on board to accelerate growth in Belgium and across
Swedish startup IPercept bags €5 million to transform machine efficiency through its predictive AI platform Stockholm-based industrial technology company IPercept has raised €5 million to scale the delivery of its predictive AI platform for maintenance and production teams in order to accelerate their expansion into European manufacturing hubs, scale customer
German SaaS startup 3D Spark raises €2 million to help business select ideal manufacturing options Hamburg-based 3D Spark, a B2B manufacturing and procurement SaaS startup, secured €2 million in its latest Seed funding round in order to drive growth by expanding its manufacturing technology coverage, enhancing its marketplace for streamlined
Portuguese sustainable finance platform Goparity raises €2.9 million to help invest in “projects with an impact” Lisbon-based Goparity, a sustainable finance platform with presence in Spain and Canada, has closed a new investment round of €2.9 million to help connect companies and individuals interested in sustainable and impactful projects. The