A good sales strategy is one of the most important aspects to achieve startup success. Having the right sales strategy will “make or break” your startup, and a having a well-defined plan will help you to achieve substantial revenue growth over the long-term. On October 11th (4pm CEST), EU-Startups is hosting a free webinar about […] The post How to set up the right sales strategy for your startup – join our free webinar on October 11 appeared first on EU-Startups.
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UK energy storage startup Cheesecake Energy Ltd. (CEL) today announced an approx. €1.1 million seed investment round, led by The Imperial College Innovation Fund (ICIF). The round, which Perivoli Innovations and prominent business angels al participated in, will fund the development of CEL’s’s manufacturing capabilities and its lead ‘eTanker’ storage system. CEL was founded in […] The post British energy storage startup Cheesecake Energy secures €1.1 million seed round appeared first on EU
Fashion is notoriously one of the most unsustainable and pollutive industries in the world. Did you know that the average EU citizen consumes nearly 26kg of textiles every year and throws away about 11kg? In fact, since 1996, around 40% more clothes have been purchased in the EU, per person. As consumers compete in the […] The post 10 promising European startups disrupting the sustainable fashion industry appeared first on EU-Startups.
Today CAKE, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric performance motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds, has announced raising approx. €51.3 million, comprised of convertible notes of €11.9 million and a €39.3 million financing round. The financing round was anchored by Swedish pension fund AMF, investing alongside a handful of new investors and with strong support from current […] The post Stockholm-based CAKE nabs €51.3 million for its electric motorcycles and mopeds appeared first on
Frontify, a Swiss brand management software, today announced it has raised an additional approx. €42.7 million in Series C funding, led by Revaia (Europe’s largest female-founded VC fund, formerly Gaia Capital Partners) with participation from High Sage Ventures and existing investors EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, and Tenderloin Ventures. Founded in 2013, Frontify empowers companies including […] The post Swiss startup Frontify raises €42.7 million in Series C Funding led by female-founde
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High-performance computing and data analytics are at the heart of the emerging data economy. Research institutes and large companies are unlocking this potential through existing extensive R&D and innovation programs leveraging HPC and data analytics. Startups and SMEs can also hugely benefit from these technologies and Luxembourg’s newly inaugurated national HPC center offers access to […] The post Luxembourg connects startups and high-performance computing (Sponsored) appeared first on E
This week we have run a 3-part Fundraising Etiquette series, so far having outlined how to prepare for a fundraising process, and how to build an ‘investor pipeline’. Today we share the third and final part of the series, on how to tackle the last step in the process – communicating with investors and closing. […] The post Fundraising Etiquette: A Guide for Founders – Part 3, Investor Conversations and Closing appeared first on EU-Startups.
Climatiq, a tech startup helping businesses reduce carbon emissions to zero, has raised around €1.7 million in pre-seed financing. The oversubscribed round was led by Cherry Ventures alongside renowned business angels including the family office of Paul Forster (co-founder of job search engine Indeed), and Jens Lapinski of Angel Invest who previously headed Techstars in […] The post Berlin-based Climatiq raises €1.7 million to grow its carbon footprint intelligence platform appeared first
As much as it is an integral part of building a successful startup, fundraising can also be a fairly tricky matter. The wrong move could adversely affect your company long-term. However, by complying with some simple guidelines, you can significantly improve the outcome of your financing round. In the previous article in this Fundraising Etiquette […] The post Fundraising Etiquette: A Guide for Founders – Part 2, Investor Pipeline appeared first on EU-Startups.