This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please log in here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d like to read members-only content like this one, have unrestricted access to the site and benefit from many additional perks, you can sign up […] The post Weekly VC Overview: All 100 European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (May 24-28) first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/0
Agicap has closed its Series B financing round of €80 million, which was led by US-based fund Greenoaks Capital. The company’s historical shareholders, BlackFin Capital and Partech Partners, also subscribed to the round. Agicap was founded in 2016 by three entrepreneurs in Lyon: Sébastien Beyet, Clément Mauguet and Lucas Bertola. It provides companies with automated […] The post Lyon-based Agicap raises €80 million to become European leader in cashflow management for SMEs first appea
Penfold, the pensions challenger making saving for the future easier today, has announced the close of an approx. €6.9 million investment round to accelerate growth and expand its team. The round was led by Bridford Investments Limited, and concluded with a recent crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube, which reached its approx. €3.6 million maximum target in […] The post London-based Penfold lands €6.9 million to simplify pensions first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/202
Work space platform Kitt has raised around €4 million in seed fundraising, taking its total amount raised to approx. €6.1 million. The round, which will be used to scale the business nationwide and internationally, was led by Barclay Ventures. Founded in 2018, Kitt provides a fully customisable workspace solution to tenants via its landlord partners – the second largest […] The post London-based Kitt lands €4 million to help businesses re-design their offices for post-COVID first app
Austrian university spin-off VitreaLab has closed a seven-digit seed round led by APEX Ventures to scale its solutions in the display market. Introducing laser light into displays has vast potential to improve image quality and enable holographic displays, but practical difficulties associated with controlling laser light have held back the practical implementation of this technology. […] The post Vienna-based VitreaLab nabs seven-digit seed round to increase efficiency and brightness of s
Today SeedBlink ended its Series A financing round worth €3 million, of which €1.1 million was funded through its own crowdfunding platform, double its initial target. Its own investment campaign is the largest financing carried out through the platform SeedBlink. SeedBlink is a platform that democratizes access to early-stage investments for investors who do not have large […] The post Bucharest-based SeedBlink nabs €3 million, with €1.1 million from its own crowdfunding platform first ap
There is no doubt that entrepreneurs are one of the most creative bunch out there. So many ideas being tested, so many boundaries broken every day. And so many issues to solve. One may think that it must be easy to identify THE best idea worth pursuing. You just need to be bold and start, […] The post How to know if your startup idea is worth pursuing first appeared on EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/05/how-to-know-if-your-startup-idea-is-worth-pursuing/
Paired, a leading app to improve romantic relationships, today announced it has raised around €2.9 million in seed funding, bringing the total raised by the company to date around €3.7 million. The round was led by Eka Ventures with participation from existing investors including Taavet Hinrikus (Wise, formerly TransferWise), Harold Primat (investor in disrupter brands and […] The post London-based Paired app lands €2.9 million to bring relationship care to more couples first appeared on E
Transcription, translation and subtitling startup Subly today announced its seed raise of around €820K from global investors including Loyal VC, Wayra (Telefónica), AI Startup Incubator and angel investors. Founded in 2018, Subly is a simple-to-use online subtitling, transcription and translation platform which allows creators and businesses to transcribe, translate and subtitle content without professional skills […] The post London-based Subly nabs €820K to scale up its online subtitling
Vev, a collaborative visual editor for professional developers, designers and content creators to build and launch interactive websites and digital content, today announces a €5 million seed funding round led by EQT Ventures. Existing investors, Sagene Tech Ventures and Skyfall Ventures, also participated in the round. Founded in 2017, Vev is on a mission to empower the […] The post Oslo-based Vev secures €5 million to grow its visual editor for developers first appeared on EU-Startups. ht