Good news from around Europe
Can algorithms rule better than humans? Sensay Island resurrects Churchill, Gandhi, and Tesla to find out Ever wondered if society’s predecessors could do a better job of ruling the world? Well, now you can, and it’s all thanks to AI. Sensay Island is a micronation, a privately owned island off
Dutch startup TracXon raises €4.75M to scale printed electronics and challenge PCB dominance Dutch startup TracXon has secured €4.75 million in seed funding to industrialise its hybrid printed electronics (HPE) technology, aiming to replace traditional printed circuit boards (PCBs) with more flexible and environmentally sustainable alternatives. The round was led
Stripe teams up with Paradigm on blockchain geared for stablecoin payments Payments giant Stripe has teamed up with a Silicon Valley crypto firm to launch a blockchain firm geared to improving stablecoin payments- and has already signed up European firms Revolut and Deutsche Bank as partners. Stripe, founded by two
Seaya acquires stake in Adsmurai to boost global growth and AI-driven marketing Barcelona-based Adsmurai announced the completion of this strategic transaction with Seaya, a pan-European venture capital and private equity firm specialising in scaling sustainable, high-growth technology companies. Through its Andromeda fund, Seaya acquired a minority stake, while Adsmurai’s founders
The Next Web (TNW) bows out after almost 20 years in Europe’s tech scene The Next Web, the Amsterdam-based company behind one of Europe’s most recognisable tech events, has confirmed it will be winding down its events and media operations by the end of September following a strategic review. The
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Sept. 01-05) 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 yet, but you’d
Dutch MedTech startup ViCentra raises €72.4 million to scale their Kaleido insulin patch pump ViCentra, an Utrecht-based medical device company innovating insulin delivery for people with diabetes, announced the successful close of a €72.4 million Series D financing to accelerate manufacturing and launch the Kaleido 2 patch pump in Europe
So you want to work in VC (but not as an investor)? As an educator in the VC space, I’m regularly asked, “Do I have to be an investor to work in VC?” It’s a perfectly reasonable question, and one that highlights something that’s so often overlooked and misunderstood –
Stoic CEO: What ancient philosophy taught me about leading through crisis I was staring out of my London apartment window, 80% revenue drop, less than three months of runway left, and 140 salaries I couldn’t pay. It was April 2020, COVID-19 had just shattered the travel industry, and our funding
Tesla offered Elon Musk a historic trillion-dollar compensation package Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if he fulfills the terms of a new compensation package offered to him by Tesla. This is according to a company report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Guardian