Good news from around Europe
Goldfinch Holdings and Digital Genesis Fund launch €17.8M fund to back blockchain-powered media Goldfinch Holdings, a London-based film financier, has partnered with Luxembourg’s Digital Genesis Fund to co-finance a new €17.8 million fund aimed at backing the next generation of media ventures. The fund will focus on projects leveraging tokenisation,
UK’s Huma expands US Presence with Aluna acquisition, launches M&A partnership with Eckuity Capital London-based healthtech unicorn Huma is accelerating its growth by acquiring US respiratory health startup Aluna, and a new strategic partnership with Eckuity Capital to support a broader M&A strategy. This aims to bolster both its product
UK unveils PISCES private stockmarket to boost startups, employee share options, and IPO pipeline This week, the UK government announced legislation for Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System Sandbox (PISCES) – an innovative new type of stock market for private companies that will boost the growth companies of the
Dutch medtech Hy2Care secures €4.5M to launch clinical trial for cartilage repair implant Dutch medtech Hy2Care has raised €4.5 million in new funding to prepare for a clinical trial in the United States and to support early steps toward commercialisation in Europe and other global markets. Half of the new
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (May 12 – May 16) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member
German search engine Ecosia unveils new climate impact experience for users, shifting away from tree planting Berlin-based Ecosia, the green search engine which invests 100% of its profits into climate action initiatives, is launching a new climate impact experience for its 20 million users – moving their primary focus away
Swedish MedTech startup MedVasc raises €917k to improve anaesthetic procedure when treating varicose veins Lund-based MedVasc AB, a Swedish MedTech company, announced today the successful closing of a €917k financing round to support the final product development phase for their catheter device and preparation for FDA regulatory approval in the
Czech investment fund Rockaway Ventures targets game-changing tech with new €55 million raise Prague-based Rockaway Ventures, the investment fund of Rockaway Capital, has announced the final close of its second fund Rockaway Ventures II, raising €55 million to support early-stage startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and other emerging
10 Lessons from 10 years of innovation and engineering at Picnic A decade ago, Picnic set out to reinvent grocery shopping with a tech-first, customer-centric approach. What began as a bold experiment quickly grew into a high-scale operation, powered by continuous innovation and a willingness to challenge conventions. Along the
Angel One Fund invests in memoryOS, a startup with Ukrainian-Swedish roots MemoryOS is a game-based memory training app that combines a game-like approach, AI, and science-based memorization techniques to improve cognitive abilities. Powered by WPeMatico https://en.ain.ua/2025/05/16/angel-one-fund-invests-in-memoryos/