Amadeus Capital Partners and APEX Ventures have just unveiled a new partnership to pump €80 million into early-stage deep tech startups in Europe. The new fund has made its first close and first investment. Deep tech is one of Europe’s big growth areas at the moment, and it’s certainly a vertical that many of us […]
Raising equity funding for a startup can be a long, difficult, and sometimes demoralizing process. However, if successful, the capital injection of a funding round can help a startup to potentially grow at a faster pace compared to bootstrapped startups. One of the major challenges that founders face is that raising a round often takes […]
On April 20-21, we’ll host the 9th edition of our annual EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona! This year, the event will be bigger and better than ever before and we’ll have lots of exciting speakers, panel discussions, networking activities, pitch competitions and much more. The EU-Startups Summit will gather over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts and investors […]
Home to sunshine, sangria and soaring startups, Spain is quickly becoming one of Europe’s hotspots for fresh and impactful innovation. Tech innovation and entrepreneurial spirit are reaching record levels in Spain which is helping the startup ecosystem grow – and it’s exciting to see! Alongside this, the Spanish government seems to be committed to supporting […]
CarbonCloud, the climate-tech SaaS solution for the food industry just secured €7.5 million to expand their market position as the leading Climate Intelligence Platform. The financing round was led by Cusp Capital and Peak, joined by Rivus Ventures and previous investors Maki VC and TS Ventures. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Gothenburg by climate […]
The Belgian foodtech startup Paleo has closed a Series A funding of €12 million to scale up production of key ingredients for plant-based meat and fish alternatives through precision fermentation technology. It also enables the move into commercial production. Paleo is a Belgian precision fermentation company that allows food manufacturers to offer a “real taste” […]
Startup valuation can be a tricky business, particularly for early-stage startups or pre-revenue companies. The question of how to value a startup is one that founders often struggle with, as it is a complex process that involves both art and science. One way to think about “value” is to consider it beyond monetary terms. For […]
On a mission to make the food industry more ec-friendly and sustainable, Paris-based Carbon Maps has just secured €4 million to launch. The GreenTech startup’s platform helps players across the food industry reduce waste and emissions. The global food system is of vital importance. From farmers to restaurant owners, it is made up of a […]
Ittinsect, a Rome-based biotech startup developing a sustainable alternative to aquaculture feed, has closed its first investment round of €625K in which CDP Venture Capital, through the Accelerators Fund, Katapult Ocean, Indico Capital Partners, LVenture Group and two angel investors participated. This investment comes on top of a series of public awards and funding from, […]
The Spanish VC firm Clave Capital has just reached a first close of around €50 million for its Clave Innohealth fund, which seeks to invest in startups and innovative projects with high growth potential in the healthcare sector. The fund, which has a target size of €65 million and a hard cap of €80 million, […]