Good news from around Europe
Beyond the lab: eight European healthtech scaleups taking on medicine’s biggest challenges European healthtech scaleups are tackling some of the industry’s most persistent challenges, from delayed diagnoses and overburdened hospitals to complex diseases with limited effective treatments. While their technologies and business models differ, they face a common challenge:
Greentech Alliance acquires Intermobility to tackle Europe’s mobility coordination and funding gap Global connection network Greentech Alliance (GTA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intermobility, a European transport and mobility network of more than 1,000 companies, public authorities and ecosystem players. The deal creates a combined network of more
Iwoca CEO talks 15 years running a fintech, SME financing, and possible sale “I will never forget it,” says the long-standing CEO and co-founder of UK small business lender Iwoca, describing his meeting with one of the high priests of the European venture capital world. Christoph Rieche is a careful,
Prismus lands €163K to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and industry Deeptech startup Prismus has obtained €163,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance Lupa, its AI-powered platform that connects scientific research with industrial opportunities. By transforming complex information from research, patents, and market activity into actionable insights, the
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Oct. 26– Oct. 30) 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,
The Netherlands risks losing its AgriTech crown, warns new report The Netherlands has long been regarded as a European leader in agricultural and food innovation, but that position appears to be under threat. A new report published today by Dutch national investment institution Invest-NL warns that the country risks losing
Madrid’s Talky raises €1.5 million to teach AI the unwritten rules of accounting Talky Labs, a Spanish startup developing AI-powered technology to automate accounting and financial operations, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-Seed funding round to support team expansion, further product development and improvements to the company’s technical infrastructure.
PaperFoam secures €2 million loan to scale sustainable packaging made from starch and natural fibres PaperFoam, a Dutch company that manufactures sustainable, biodegradable, starch-based packaging, has secured a €2 million loan from Invest International to expand its production facility in the Czech Republic and strengthen working capital for its Malaysian
European SpaceTech recieves a €560 million injection to promote European sovereignty A new partnership between Deutsche Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to mobilise a €560 million investment towards European SpaceTech, helping businesses scale, bring new tech to market, and strengthen Europe’s independent space capabilities. This will
Reddit plans to make account sign-in the primary way to use the platform Reddit plans to move to a model in which users will primarily browse the platform after signing in to an account. Changes will begin to be tested in the coming months in select markets outside the U.S.