Today EstateGuru, a pan-European marketplace for short-term, property-backed loans, has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round, with investments coming from Switzerland, United Kingdom, Czechia, Austria, Germany and Cyprus. The lead investor for the round is TMT Investments Plc, a UK VC, and a public company that was also an early investor […] The post Tallinn-based EstateGuru snaps up €5.8 million to grow its property-backed loans marketplace appeared first on EU-S
Known for its breathtaking landscapes, Malta is more than just an archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. As one of the world’s smallest and most densely populated countries, it’s a location of choice for many tech entrepreneurs, making it a small but growing startup hub. So far, the Maltese startup ecosystem has been […] The post 20 Malta-based startups that are continuing to grow fast during 2021 appeared first on EU-Startups.
There’s no doubt that Lithuania is rapidly becoming a tech and startup hub to watch within the Baltics, and indeed Europe in general. With an abundance of tech talent, internationally-facing events, a strong suit of hallmark sectors such as fintech, cybersecurity & edtech, and favourable conditions for founders, it’s no surprise that Lithuania made it […] The post “We can already see that 2021 will be a record year in Lithuania for attracted investments”: Interview
OLIO, the community sustainability app, has announced an approx. €36.2 million Series B round to fund its fight against the approx. €1 trillion of food waste created globally each year. Founded in 2015 by Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One, OLIO has amassed a user base of five million people. The app is used to give […] The post London-based OLIO nabs €36.2 million to take a bite out of food waste appeared first on EU-Startups.
Bucharest-based startup Vatis Tech has announced closing a round of over €200K for its AI-powered online speech recognition platform. The funding is provided by Early Game Ventures, Sparking Capital and Mălin Ștefănescu, President of TechAngels. Founded in 2020, Vatis Tech aims to provide the most accurate and easy-to-use speech recognition API ever, for multiple fields, […] The post Romanian startup Vatis Tech raises €200K for its AI-powered online speech recognition platform appeared fi
When you’re riding a high in business, whether that’s winning a new tender in our case, launching new products, raising funding or taking market share, it can be easy for someone on the outside looking in to assume it’s been plain sailing. Yet anyone who has ever founded or worked at a startup will know […] The post What to do when you hit bumps in the road appeared first on EU-Startups.
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Today we’re exploring the city of canals, coffee shops, bikes, and stroopwafels. Amsterdam is an outstanding European attraction, but most importantly for us, it is a hotspot for fast-growing startups, also home to The Next Web Conference, one of Europe’s biggest tech events. With international tech talent and high quality of life, the Dutch city […] The post 10 promising Amsterdam-based startups to keep an eye on 2021 and beyond appeared first on EU-Startups.
Today French fintech startup Mooncard has announced landing €20 million in fresh funding. It plans to accelerate its large-scale development in several European countries, alongside developing its national footprint, enriching its services, and the hiring of 100 new team members by 2022. Fintech founded in March 2016 and led by Tristan Leteurtre (CEO, ex-VLC, Anevia), […] The post Paris-based fintech startup Mooncard raises €20 million to automate employee expenses and expense accounts ap
The breakout of numerous scientific and technological innovations in recent years have advanced the lives we lead so rapidly, that oftentimes people are caught unaware and surprised by certain technologies they have never dreamt of. A great number of these new innovations are developed by startup companies. And, although Europe is often overshadowed by Silicon […] The post Time machine? Almost! 5 innovations from European startups that will surprise you appeared first on EU-Startups.
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