Danish B2B fintech Pleo, which offers a simplified expense management tool and smart company cards, has just raised its Series C round totalling around €126.5 million. This is the largest Series C raise in Danish history, and one of the biggest Series C rounds in European fintech, giving the company a Unicorn valuation of approximately […] The post Danish fintech Pleo becomes the next Unicorn after raising €126.5 million Series C funding appeared first on EU-Startups.
Barcelona-based TravelPerk, one of the largest global travel management platforms, has today announced the acquisition of UK corporate travel company Click Travel. This is TravelPerk’s third and largest acquisition, and marks the latest step in TravelPerk’s ambitious strategy to expand its offering to capitalise on the full recovery of business travel and disrupt the industry. […] The post Barcelona-based TravelPerk acquires corporate travel management company Click Travel appe
Are you a B2C startup working in the fintech, gaming, or future household sectors? Are you looking for a boost for your company, to get access to clients and sales channels, and to build long-term partnerships? Then Kaspersky Open Innovation Program could be for you! Meet Kaspersky Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy […] The post Calling all B2C companies in fintech, gaming, and future household! Join the Kaspersky Open Innovation program (Sponsored) appeared first on E
The US is one of the largest economies in the world, being home to more than 10 of the top startup ecosystems (with top 30+ runners-up), a +$1 trillion combined startup ecosystem value for just the top 5 US cities (Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Seattle), and boasting world-class resources (access to talent, […] The post “French startups that have a US presence raise 2.3x more capital”: Interview with Olivier Huez, Partner at VC firm Red River West appeared first on EU-
Today StepEx, the fintech startup that provides affordable student finance based on future earnings rather than debt, has raised an approx. €1.2 million in pre-seed funding. This follows an earlier angel investment of around €314.8K. Backed by BBVA Anthemis Venture Partnership, Triple Point Ventures, and prominent angel investors – including renowned fintech investor Chris Adelsbach […] The post London-based StepEx lands €1.2 million to expand its “next-generation” studen
Lithuanian green investment platform FOROS has raised a €1.2 million round from angels and VCs, led by Iron Wolf Capital, 70 Ventures and CoInvest Capital, and doubled its team size. Founded in 2017, the company has ambitions to become the global green investment platform. With its first outside funding and a freshly hired developer team, […] The post Vilnius-based forestry investment platform FOROS raises €1.2 million appeared first on EU-Startups.
A couple of days ago, a new law France was introduced providing 24-days parental paid leave for fathers. So in July 2021, this is finally happening in a western democracy. Some other countries such as Denmark or Sweden have better conditions, but many others are still far behind – such as the Netherlands where fathers […] The post Parenthood vs. Startup Life: Interviews with founders appeared first on EU-Startups.
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Paris-based Umiami, a creator of a plant-based meat, has completed a seed funding of €2.3 million with the support of Centrale Paris, AgroParisTech and the Technical University of Munich, and Umiami Technologies. The startup has invented a new process which is able to reproduce the texture of large whole pieces of meat, using exclusively vegetables. […] The post Paris-based Umiami, creator of new ‘textured’ plant-based meat, nabs €2.3 million appeared first on EU-Startups.
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French CBD startup Rainbow, which aims to be the leading hemp-based brand portfolio in Europe, has raised €2 million in their recent round of funding. Last year we interviewed Ludovic Rachou, co-founder, who also secured a €1 million round in June 2020. Founded by 5 entrepreneurs in November 2019, Rainbow has been experiencing exponential growth […] The post French cannabis tech startup Rainbow raises €2 million to boost its hemp-based brand appeared first on EU-Startups.