Slovak company nettle.ai, which is focused on solutions in the area of conversational technologies using artificial intelligence, has received a significant investment in the volume of €1 million from Crowdberry investors and the Venture to Future Fund (VFF) investment fund. The company will use the investment for its further growth, marketing and completion of the […] The post Slovak startup nettle.ai receives €1 million for its intelligent conversational solutions first appeared on EU-St
Portugal’s startup scene has been slowly but steadily growing over the last few years. Lisbon and Porto take the spotlight as the main startup hubs, populated by highly educated and skilled national tech talent, one of the reasons why the tech startup scene has taken off in this beautiful country. It’s exactly this growth that […] The post 10 promising Portugal-based startups to watch in 2021 first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/03/10-promising-portu
Today edtech marketplace, Preply, has announced securing an additional approx. €29.4 million of funding, a sum that exceeds the platform’s cumulative fundraising efforts since 2013. The round was co-led by Owl Ventures and Full In Partners, with participation from previous investors Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures and All Iron. Angel investors Niklas Ostberg, co-founder and […] The post Barcelona and Kyiv-based Preply raises €29.4 million to grow its online language learning platform f
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the increasing need for digitisation with fintech firms enabling businesses and individuals worldwide to transition to secure and inclusive digital finance. Young company Modularbank seeks to take fintech one step further by offering next-generation financial services to both retail and business banking through its API-first banking […] The post “The ‘monopoly’ of banks is being tested”: Interview with Modularbank’s co-founder and CEO Vi
Every company goes through ups and downs, so it’s important to recognise the commonalities. Startups have unique challenges that arise from being young businesses with novel ideas, limited resources, and a small team. Here we rounded up some common startup problems that startups face while they are growing, and suggest solutions that have helped other […] The post 5 most common startup problems and how to resolve them first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/03/5-mos
Today BioPhero, the insect pheromone company, today announced it has raised around €14.2 million in Series A funding led by DCVC Bio with participation from new investor FMC Ventures, as well as existing investors Syngenta Group Ventures and Novo Holdings. The startup, which has a mission to replace many chemical insecticides with sustainable biological insect […] The post Danish insect pheromone startup BioPhero lands €14.2 million to replace chemical insecticides first appeared on EU-St
On April 28-30 we’re going to host our annual EU-Startups Summit – this year as an online event. Say goodbye to long Zoom sessions, and hello to a concise, punchy and interactive experience, where you get to (virtually) meet and learn from 1,500 of Europe’s most promising founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors and VCs. As […] The post Join our 'Investors on Stage' session at the EU-Startups Summit online, on April 28-30! first appeared on EU-Startups.
Today Elucidate, the financial crime risk scoring platform, today announced that it has raised €2.5 million in a pre-Series-A funding round led by Frontline Ventures. Existing investors Seed X Liechtenstein, APEX Ventures, and Big Start Ventures also participated in the round. This brings the total Elucidate has raised in 8 months following an earlier funding […] The post Berlin-based Elucidate raises €2.5 million to establish its financial crime risk benchmark first appeared on EU-Startup
Julia Hawkins is General Partner at venture capital funds LocalGlobe and Latitude, having previously set up Universal Music’s corporate venture arm, as well as being stationed at Goldman Sachs, Last.fm, and BBC Worldwide. LocalGlobe, the London-based venture capital firm, was founded in 1999 and has so far seed funded a whole host of successful companies such as […] The post "It always starts with the founder, their story, how they see the world": Interview with investor Julia Hawkin
With today being International Women’s Day, we thought it was perfect timing to bring out the 2021 edition of this article, highlighting the people we see shaking things up in the startup sphere in Europe. We took all of your nominations into consideraton when curating list below, which includes a whole host of electric female […] The post TOP 50: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/0