Natural Cycles is the world’s first and only CE and FDA approved hormone-free, digital contraception solution. Natural Cycles aims to educate and empower women to take control of their fertility and future. We caught up with Dr. Elina Berglund, co-founder and CEO of Natural Cycles. Elina co-founded the company with her husband, Dr. Raoul Scherwitzl. Prior to […] The post “The more technology available for women, the better”: Interview with Natural Cycles’ co-founder and CEO, Elina Berglund
Zurich-based insurtech startup Riskwolf has announced it has successfully completed its first external funding round. This pre-seed investment was led by SICTIC (Switzerland’s largest and most active business angel network) with participation from angels and professional investors in Europe, in the US and Asia. This round welcomes more than 10 investors from 6 countries across […] The post Zurich-based Riskwolf lands €685K to turbocharge its insurtech platform appeared first on EU-Startups.
Budapest-based Recart nabs €2.8 million in funding, with around €2 million from Enter Tomorrow venture capital fund (managed by Lead Ventures), and around €205K each from Oktogon Ventures and Day One Capital, respectively. Recart will use the investment to further develop its automated online marketing software, boost sales, expand US presence, and double the development […] The post Budapest-based Recart nabs €2.8 million for its mobile marketing platform appeared first on EU-Startups.
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London- and Tallinn-based Lightyear, a new commission-free investment platform created by the early minds of Wise (previously Transferwise), has landed around €1.2 million pre-seed funding. The round was led by Taavet Hinrikus (co-founder of Wise) and Sten Tamkivi, (co-founder of Teleport), as well as with Jaan Tallinn (co-founder of Skype). Angel investors such as Ott […] The post Lightyear, a stock trading app created by early Wise employees, lands €1.2 million appeared first on EU-Start
Anorak, a fully automated life insurance advice platform, has raised around €5.8 million on its journey to become the most innovative life insurance technology company in Europe. The round was led by Outward VC, with Triple Point Ventures and existing investor Kamet Ventures also participating. The round was backed by a list of the leading […] The post Insurtech startup Anorak raises €5.8 million to scale up its automated insurance companion appeared first on EU-Startups.
Today Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform for consumers to make a positive impact on climate change, has announced it has secured around €2.3 million investment from Channel 4 Ventures, the UK’s largest ‘media for equity’ fund. The partnership will enable Clim8 to exponentially increase brand awareness as it looks to achieve its mission to empower […] The post UK-based Clim8 secures around €2.3 million for its sustainable investment platform appeared first on EU-Startups.
Depop, an online fashion marketplace and community, is to be acquired by e-commerce giant Etsy, Inc. for around €1.33 billion ($1.625 billion). The transaction marks the largest venture-backed acquisition of a private technology company in the UK since 2019. Depop, founded in 2011 by serial entrepreneur Simon Beckerman and led by CEO Maria Raga, is […] The post UK-based Depop, a fashion marketplace, is acquired by e-commerce giant Etsy, for around €1.33 billion appeared first on EU-Startup
Have you ever thought of starting a podcast? This fast-growing channel for communicating over a specific topic is appealing to many entrepreneurs and startups today. Many podcasters around the world are now making a living from their passion, and are encouraging others to follow in their footsteps. It’s important to mention that commitment is very […] The post Crazy Rich Podcasters: How to monetize your startup’s podcast appeared first on EU-Startups.
Today TIER, a European micro-mobility leader, has secured around €49 million of asset-backed financing from Goldman Sachs, which will fuel TIER’s e-scooter fleet expansion for 2021. Last year we ran a battle of the e-scooter startups, where TIER was listed as one of the top European scaleups, and it seems the team is not slowing […] The post Berlin-based TIER, a leading European e-scooter scaleup, lands €49 million for fleet expansion appeared first on EU-Startups.
Cognigy, a global leader in omnichannel Customer and Employee Service Automation platform, announced today it has raised around €36 million in Series B funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Partners. DN Capital, who led Cognigy’s Series A round 18 months ago also participated alongside, Global Brain, Nordic Makers, Inventures and […] The post Düsseldorf-based Cognigy lands €36 million to pioneer a new era of customer service appeared first on EU-Startups.