Aena, one of Europe’s leading airport operators, has announced the launch of the second call for Aena Ventures, its innovative startup acceleration program. The program aims to identify and support startups that offer disruptive solutions to the challenges faced by the airport industry, both now and in the future. Applications are open until July 31, […]
The year 2022 put Solaris to the test. The company closed the fiscal year with net revenues of €130 million, a growth of 30% compared to the previous year, but a loss of €56 million. The management team had already taken measures last year to address the changed market conditions. According to the Berlin-based fintech, […]
PIUR IMAGING, a medical device company that enables access to affordable high-quality healthcare through AI-driven tomographic 3D ultrasound solutions, today announced the close of its €4.9 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Ascend Capital Partners, an EU Healthtech VC. Aescuvest, a prominent healthcare investment firm from Munich, Germany, joined as a […]
2020 marked the first year in the UK’s history that electricity came predominantly from renewable energy. While this ongoing shift towards the National Grid’s 2050 net-zero target is encouraging, it requires a significant increase in battery storage capacity to regulate energy supply and demand. Allye, a battery technology and energy storage business that aims to […]
According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, every rising degree Celsius is projected to cause at least a 5% decrease in global crop yield. To face these consequences, the agricultural sector requires urgent transformation. In the absence of adaptation, climate change will continue to weigh heavily on global food security and sovereignty, […]
Quazel, an ETH spinoff based in Zurich, has secured €1.4 million from Khosla Ventures to propel the development of its AI language tutor. The startup aims to revolutionize language learning by empowering learners to achieve conversational fluency through its artificial intelligence-backed app. With support for 21 languages already implemented, the funding secured in the Seed […]
Travel tech startup NeoKe has secured funding of €1.3 million from Dreamcraft Ventures, ff Venture Capital, GHARAGE : Vision Hub of Gebr.Heinemann and Plug & Play to further develop its breakthrough decentralised digital identity and biometrics solutions for travel. The Amsterdam-based company, founded by entrepreneurs and former executives at Booking.com, Vikas Bhola and Sebastian Honores, […]
Covering 70% of our planet’s surface, the oceans offer immense potential for sustainable economic growth and environmental preservation. In response to this opportunity, a wave of innovative startups has emerged, leading the way in the development of the blue economy. These forward-thinking companies are harnessing cutting-edge technologies and strategies to tackle pressing challenges and create […]
vilisto, a German startup which provides digital heat management for non-residential buildings, has successfully closed a Series A funding round totalling €5 million from SET Ventures, E.R. Capital Holding and existing investors. Vilisto’s patented technology enables efficient heating of buildings, addressing a key source of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the EU. The Hamburg-based company […]
Propel, a Berlin-based HR-tech startup with offices in Lisbon and Lagos that developed a managed services platform for communities and talent, has secured a €2.5 million funding round led by Amsterdam-based No Such Ventures, with participation from APX (Axel Springer & Porsche), Golden Egg Check, and Future of Learning Fund. Founded by Sunkanmi Ola, Seun […]