Aldea Ventures has today announced a €60 million first close of a target €100 million first fund to invest in 700 technology-enabled startups across Europe. The firm takes a hybrid approach: firstly, as a fund of funds Aldea invests in up to 20 early-stage micro VC funds across Europe and secondly, as a co-investment platform, […] The post Aldea Ventures announces first close of €100 million fund to invest in 700 tech startups across Europe first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-sta
Cleantech business Airly, Inc. today announced it has raised a €2.7 million funding round to scale its AI-powered air quality platform globally. Airly’s customers comprise over 600 local governments and cities including Hong Kong, Jakarta, Oslo, Granada, corporates such as Philips, Virgin, Innogy, PwC, Veolia and Skanska. Airly will now open offices in the UK and […] The post Polish cleantech startup Airly raises €2.7 million to address the air quality health crisis first appeared on EU-S
Just a few years ago, France was probably not the first country to pop up in the minds of most high-tech investors. The French tech scene was viewed, by some, as inward-focusing, building their products and services for the French national market first (and sometimes only!), instead of focusing on creating international startups right from […] The post Parlevu Fronzas? Why French startups seem to focus on their home market & what's changing first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-sta
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Pollinate, the global software business that partners with banks to help them deepen and extend relationships with their business customers, today announced it has closed an approx. €42 million Series C funding round, led by Insight Partners, the global venture capital and private equity firm. The round also includes participation from all existing investors, including […] The post British fintech startup Pollinate announces €42 million to further global expansion first appeared on EU-Star
It’s no surprise that venture capital firms have been glued to the attractive and high-growth world of tech startups. But can digital media like magazines or media communities also be fertile ground for investment? Content appears to be making a comeback and with the switch of the magazine publishing industry from offline to online, in […] The post Can media be a venture capital case? Here are 5 European magazines/media that raised VC funding! first appeared on EU-Startups. https://w
Today Charge Amps, a Swedish greentech company and maker of EV (‘electric vehicle’) charging solutions, has announced that it has raised around €12.8 million in a round led by Swedbank Robur via its equity funds, Microcap and Ny Teknik. In addition, Swedbank Robur has purchased shares corresponding to approx. €1.9 million from current shareholders, bringing […] The post Sweden-based Charge Amps lands €12.8 million to continue international expansion of its e-vehicle charging so
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‘Company culture’ and ’employee engagement’ were already elusive and opaque concepts prior to the pandemic, when people worked side-by-side and face-to-face. Now that many people are working mostly online, these concepts are more important than ever. How do you create ‘company culture’ for your remote workforce? How do you keep employees engaged? Workvivo, an employee […] The post “The real way to add value to employees is a sense of connection and belon
Today STOKR, the EU’s pioneering digital marketplace for alternative assets, has announced the conclusion of its pre-series A funding round with strategic investments from Borderless Capital, Utopia Genesis Foundation, and G1 Ventures. With over €3.9 million raised in total, STOKR plans to scale up its investment platform to meet the surging demand for EU-compliant security token […] The post Luxembourg-based STOKR lands €3.9 million to meet surging security token demand first appeared on