Rebekah Braswell is co-founder and CCO of Amsterdam-based impact enterprise Land Life Company. Headquartered in the Netherlands, with a team of 40+ spread around Europe and the US, the scaleup is on a bold mission to help restore 2 billion hectares of degraded soil globally – the size of the US and China combined. Quite an […] The post "There has been a real shift from CSR initiatives towards core company operations": Interview with Rebekah Braswell, co-founder and CCO of Land Life C
Today legaltech startup Legl announces an approx. €5.8 million Series A round, which it will use to revolutionise the way law firms do business. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investors Backed, Samaipata and First Round Capital, and high profile angels including Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas (ex CPO and COO GoCardless), Al Giles (ex […] The post London-based Legl lands €5.8 million to take its SaaS platform to new markets first appeared on EU-Startups. ht
Everyone will agree that being a parent is a big challenge, so it’s always handy to have a few tips and tricks to navigate the world of babies and toddlers. Thankfully, Europe’s startups have been working on some much-needed solutions over the past few years, most likely born out of real needs experienced by real […] The post 10 European startups that every new parent should know first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/03/10-european-startups-that-every-new-pa
This week we celebrated International Women’s Day (8 March). In addition to the everyday content that we publish, which of course includes female startup players, we’re running a special series highlighting the stoies of inspirational female founders and investors. We hope that this will both open up a space to discuss shared challenges and possible shared solutions, […] The post "All companies should surround themselves with good advisors from start": Interview with Magda Lukaszewic
Have you heard about the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards yet? They are on a mission to find and support Europe’s next super startup – and that could be you! If you’re curious, read on for more information about how to apply, and what you’ll get from the programme. What could you win? Amazon Launchpad is the […] The post Win €100K and the support of Amazon’s Launchpad team! Apply by 28th March (Sponsored) first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/0
On the 28th-30th of April, we’re hosting the 7th edition of the EU-Startups Summit – this year as an online event. This 3-day event will give you the chance to (virtually) connect and network with over 1,500 participants, learn from around 70 expert speakers, listen to educational talks with internationally successful founders, and bite your nails through our exciting […] The post Carlota Pi, co-founder of Holaluz, will speak at the EU-Startups Summit online! first appeared on EU-Startups.
What unique insights and perspectives do founders and CEOs bring when they become investors themselves? For women founder/CEOs is becoming an investor the endgame? In celebration of Women’s Month, we spoke with Jacqueline van den Ende who until Jan 2021 was a Partner at Peak Capital, a European entrepreneurial venture capital firm with total assets […] The post “The most beautiful relationship between entrepreneurs and investors is when they are on the same team": Interview with investor a
Today Promoty, a marketplace connecting social influencers to retail brands, closed a €1.2 million funding round on Funderbeam to strengthen their market position and integrate other social platforms. Founded in 2017, Promoty has created an influencer marketing platform, focusing on micro-influencers. So far, the platform has been used by over 46,000 influencers and 3,400 marketers […] The post Estonian influencer marketplace Promoty raises €1.2 million to connect influencers & brands firs
Mentors have been around for a while and successful founders from all industries are having mentors at different stages of their companies’ growth. But where does this concept come from and is it valuable for you to work with mentors? In Europe mentorship has existed since ancient Greece and the word was inspired by the […] The post What are startup mentors, and why do you need one? first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/03/what-are-startup-mentors-and-why-do-you-n
On the 28th-30th of April, we’re hosting the 7th edition of the EU-Startups Summit – this year as an online event. This 3-day event will give you the chance to (virtually) connect and network with over 1,500 participants, learn from around 70 expert speakers, listen to educational talks with internationally successful founders, and bite your nails through our […] The post Basecamp founder David Heinemeier Hansson will join the EU-Startups Summit online! first appeared on EU-Sta