Good news from around Europe
Brex aims to crack EU market with partnership-led approach Brex, the US spend management platform, will not pursue an all guns blazing approach to cracking the EU market, but will adopt a more measured, partnership-led approach, according to a Brex executive heavily involved in its international plans. Erica Dorfman, EVP
Stark raises $62M for weaponised drone systems, backed by Sequoia and Peter Thiel Stark, a German defence tech startup focused on weaponised drone systems, has raised $62 million in fresh funding, with Sequoia Capital leading the round. The investment reportedly values the company at $500 million, making it one of
Loft Dynamics raises $24M Series B to redefine pilot training with VR simulators Swiss VR Flight training company Loft Dynamics has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Friedkin with participation from Alaska Airlines and existing shareholders Sky Dayton and Craft Ventures, as well as UP.Partners. The
Embargo raises $3.5M to scale CRM platform for hospitality SMEs London-based hospitality CRM app Embargo is targeting Europe-wide growth with its new raise of $3.5 million in funding. The injection of capital was provided from a group of prominent angel investors as it looks to scale its AI-driven CRM and
Inside Nemo: the six-week sprint that turned inclusive banking research into a working fintech prototype A new report lays bare the scale of financial exclusion facing people with learning disabilities. It found that more than a third require ongoing support to manage day-to-day spending, while nearly one in three do
Just Eat pilots physical AI-powered robots for food delivery in Zurich Just Eat Takeaway.com is piloting the use of autonomous ground robots for food delivery in Zurich, becoming the first on-demand delivery company in Europe to test wheeled-legged robotics powered by Physical AI. The pilot is in collaboration with Swiss
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London-based Embargo raises €3 million to supercharge its loyalty and CRM platform for hospitality SMEs Embargo, a London-based hospitality tech scaleup, has raised €3 million from prominent investors in the UK, the United States and Europe. The round includes Paul Statham (founder of Condeco), Christo Georgiev (founder of myPOS), Hampton
EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 132: Joe Seager-Dupuy, Director at TRUE In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, Joe Seager-Dupuy, Partner at TRUE, talks about his path from a family of firefighters to venture capital, while also giving an inside look at TRUE, the $1 billion consumer-specialist VC and innovation advisory
Berlin-based RedMimicry secures million‑dollar seed funding to advance cyberattack testing RedMimicry, a provider of a platform for the realistic emulation of complex cyber‑attacks, based in Berlin, today announces the successful completion of a seven‑figure seed financing round. High‑Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) led the round, joined by Capital Square (Hamburg), superangels (Munich),