We have been closely tracking Jeff, the Valencia-based laundry service startup, for several years now. They were featured in our “10 Spanish Startups to watch in 2018 and beyond.” In 2019, we witnessed their successful fundraising of €10.4 million to support their expansion into more than 30 countries. Even in 2020, we received updates on […]
Talis today announces the first closing of its third and largest €164 million early-stage fund, focused on helping founders build disruptive, category-defining and enduring businesses. Led by equal partners Matus Maar, Thomas Williams and Kirill Tashilov, Talis was established on the fundamental belief that venture capital is a service business. A high-conviction, thesis-driven firm, Talis […]
The registration period for the EWA (Empowering Women in Agrifood) programme, which seeks to support projects led by women in the agrifood sector, is now open. For 6 months, EIT Food will accompany these emerging companies from Southern and Eastern Europe. The selected candidates will receive training and personalised mentoring for half a year in […]
Construction is the world’s most carbon-intensive industry, accounting for 11 percent of global carbon emissions. This is largely to do with the linear way it extracts, refines, transports, builds with, demolishes and disposes of materials. To decarbonise construction, there is a need to turn this linear approach into a circular one. London-based Qflow is a […]
Global industries are under pressure to decarbonise operations by 2050, as part of net zero commitments, with carbon removals a key way to offset unavoidable emissions. Different carbon removal technologies include afforestation (planting more trees), direct air capture (extracting CO2 out of the air) and enhanced weathering (pulverising volcanic rock, which absorbs CO2, and spreading […]
Bene Bono, the startup that saves organic fruits and vegetables rejected by major supermarkets for aesthetic reasons, is commencing its operations in Barcelona after successfully raising a substantial amount of funding. With an impressive investment of €7 million, Bene Bono is set to tackle the issue of food waste head-on. The primary objective of the […]
Venture capital funding into Irish startups rose by almost a third (32%) to a record €502 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to €380 million in the same period last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey published today in association with William Fry. The record quarter was driven by […]
Embedded finance is still hot in 2023 and there are no signs of it slowing down. Embedded finance is the placement of financial services products in a non-financial services customer experience or platform. This enables financial services to be seamlessly embedded in everyday products that consumers and businesses are already interacting with; empowering them to […]
i-TES, an Italian deep-tech startup that develops innovative thermal storage solutions, announces the closing of a new €1.4 million funding round. The joint investment effort is led by EUREKA! Venture SGR through “Eureka! Fund I – Technology Transfer”, together with CDP Venture Capital SGR through Tech4Planet, the National Hub for Technology Transfer focusing on Sustainability, […]
The Swedish healthtech company Encare has secured funding of €1.5 million to support the company’s continued expansion, product development, and entrance into new international markets. Encare’s SaaS solution supports healthcare providers in implementing best practices for surgical care to improve patient outcomes. Existing shareholders, together with some new, through the Sciety network, took part in […]