Good news from around Europe
Nexcade exits stealth with $2.5M to automate global freight forwarding London-based Nexcade, an AI automation company for freight forwarders, has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding and is emerging from stealth. The round was led by Connect Ventures with participation from MMC Ventures, Entropy Industrial Capital, Inovia, and angels, including
Energy Robotics raises $13.5M to bring autonomous inspection to critical infrastructure AI software platform for autonomous inspection with robots and drones Energy Robotics, has raised $13.5 million Series A. It offers a full-stack, hardware-agnostic AI autonomy platform for fleet management in critical infrastructure. Autonomous robots and drones powered by Energy
Qualcomm acquires Arduino to supercharge the global maker movement Qualcomm Technologies today announced its agreement to acquire Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino. Arduino is a leading open-source hardware and software company that provides an accessible platform for creating interactive projects. With an estimated 33 million active users, the Arduino
LIfT BioSciences is engineering the body’s oldest defenders to fight cancer While there is a growing number of cancer-focused startups, the reality is that cancer is one of the most common diseases with a high fatality. While immunotherapies have transformed treatment for some blood cancers, they’ve had limited success against
Working without limits: Aticco’s model for teams of all shapes, sizes, and needs (Sponsored) For many years, choosing an office came down to little more than location and cost. Today, workplaces are far more than four walls. They are an extension of a company’s culture, a retention tool, and a
German startup Energy Robotics raises €11.5 million to advance autonomous robot and drone inspection software Darmstadt’s Energy Robotics, an AI software platform for autonomous inspection with robots and drones, today announced the successful close of €11.5 million Series A funding to commercially deploy their software across energy, chemicals, industrial, and
French investment club Keenest raises €10 million to finance sustainable economy startups Paris-based Keenest, a climate-focused investment club, has reached a major milestone: more than €10 million has already been raised to help finance impact startups, seven months ahead of its projected targets. Keenest has managed to double the investment
Dutch men’s health startup Fellos lands €2 million to tackle sensitive issues like ED and PE through telehealth The Amsterdam-based online clinic Fellos is scaling rapidly: the platform has raised over €2 million in growth capital from strategic investors, including a group of healthcare professionals, Dutch Operator Fund, and Capital
50 European corporates backing startups on the path to growth, innovation, and global impact Across Europe, big companies are becoming strong backers of startup innovation, and corporate venturing is widely used as a buzzword these days. Beyond investing money, they open doors to customers, provide technical expertise, and create opportunities
Every week, 800 million people use ChatGPT OpenAI has reached a new stage of development: ChatGPT is used by over 800 million people every week. This was announced by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to TechCrunch. He said that ChatGPT is being used more and more not only by consumers,