The WeRoad Journey: Connecting people, culture and stories | Interview with Erika De Santi

The travel industry has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past couple of years. From dealing with a complete shutdown to one of the busiest summers’s on record and a talent shortage – travel providers have had to adapt, strategise and overcome.  But with a challenge, comes opportunity. And the travel tech sector has […]

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German startup Dryad secures €10.5 million for its wildfire detection tech

Berlin-based Dryad has raised €10.5 million in new funding. The startup is developing solar-powered environmental sensor networks that provide rapid wildfire detection.  Across the globe, one impact of global warming is being felt every summer season with more and more urgency – wildfires. From Europe to Australia, wildfires are happening with more frequency and intensity […]

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Berlin-based SageWealth bags €500k for its next-gen sustainable investing and advisory platform

Fintech startup SageWealth has closed €500k in pre-seed funding. The Berlin-based team is aiming to blend digital financial advice, banking and investing with sustainability for ethical millennials.  Making sustainable and ethical financial choices is something that young generations are increasingly interested in. The impact generation of millennials and GenZ are reported to be more aware […]

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Lisbon-based SocialTalk scores €770k to harness the power of influencer marketing

Portuguese startup SocialTalk has raised €770k to scale its martech solution that is helping companies harness the power of influencer marketing. The Lisbon-based team is now planning its global expansion.  Whilst the job title of influencer or the concept of influencer marketing might not have existed a decade ago, and even then, it’s only been […]

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Polish firm Inovo VC announces third fund with €100 million target to support CEE tech startups

Polish venture capital firm Inovo VC has just announced its third fund. With a target capitalization of €100 million, the firm will support early-stage funding for CEE-based tech companies.  The Central and Eastern Europe region has been making its presence felt in the startup community. Home to some of Europe’s most exciting startup hubs it’s […]

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London-based Wombat scores over €4.5 million for its micro-investing platform

Fintech startup Wombat has picked up a fresh capital boost of over €4.5 million. The London-based company is enabling a new generation of investors with its innovative platform.  The investment world is continuing to see interesting innovation and development. One of the big stand-out trends in this space is micro-investment – a way of enabling […]

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Berlin-based promiseQ scores new funding to fight false alarms in the security sector

Using AI to improve operational efficiencies for security firms, promiseQ has just secured a six-figure investment round. The Berlin-based startup has now onboarded its first clients and is ramping up expansion plans. It’s reported that CCTV numbers worldwide reached the mark of one billion devices last year. There have been big advancements in CCTV tech […]

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Belgian startup Setle lands €1.5 million to build up its platform supporting sustainable renovations

Consolidating itself as a reliable partner for the real estate market, Setle has just scored a fresh investment of €1.5 million. The startup gives a realistic picture of the cost of sustainable renovations, making house hunting more transparent.  House hunting comes with a lot of things to think about – one of the biggest obstacles […]

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Stockholm-based Worldfavor secures €10.2 million for its platform empowering business sustainability

Providing corporates with the ESG data and oversight they need to make sustainable action possible, Swedish startup Worldfavor has just picked up €10.2 million. The funding will fuel expansion plans.  Making businesses more sustainable and lightening the environmental and societal impact of corporate action is a key priority across the world at the moment. Governments, […]

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Sofia-based nPloy swipes €2 million for its job matching platform

Making talent-hiring and job-searching simpler, nPloy has just secured €2 million of fresh funding. The Sofia-based startup has developed an online platform that works like a dating app for job seekers and recruitment teams.  Job searching can be an exhausting process. From trawling through all the different job search websites to tackling each individual hiring […]

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