Pioneering ecommerce waitlist and pre-order platform, Purple Dot, has just raised €3.5 million for its mission to revolutionize how we buy and sell online. The London-based sustainability-focused retailer allows brands to sell products before they arrive in the warehouse via pre-sale and restock waitlists – claiming they can improve sell-through rates by up to 40%. […] The post Making online shopping more sustainable and efficient, London’s Purple Dot raises €3.5 million appeared fi
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a cornerstone of modern economies. While big nations such as the USA and China are in a race to dominate the field, smaller countries, such as Lithuania, are trying to figure out where they stand amidst global AI ecosystems and define which direction to head in. Back in 2019, Lithuania […] The post Building Lithuania‘s AI ecosystem – lessons learned from boosting a local AI community (Sponsored) appeared first on EU-Startups.
Medtech startup from Copenhagen, Hedia, has just raised an additional €3 million for its technology to manage diabetes. The company is backed by Novo-heirs, and we reckoned it was one to watch back in 2019. Founded in 2016 by husband-and-wife duo Peter Lucas and Christina Kildentoft, alongside business partner Andreas Jespensgaard, Hedia has developed a […] The post Danish medtech startup Hedia raises €3 million and plans European expansion appeared first on EU-Startups.
With European tech funding reaching more than €100 billion in 2021, according to the European Tech Report 2021, Europe seems to be on the right track to becoming the tech hub it has been dreaming about for so many years. We are also seeing many more European unicorns – most of them in fintech, e-commerce […] The post Beam me up Scotty: 5 European startups having a meaningful impact on the future of space tech appeared first on EU-Startups.
With European tech funding reaching more than €100 billion in 2021, according to the European Tech Report 2021, Europe seems to be on the right track to becoming the tech hub it has been dreaming about for so many years. We are also seeing many more European unicorns – most of them in fintech, e-commerce […] The post Beam me up Scotty: 5 European startups having a meaningful impact on the future of space travel appeared first on EU-Startups.
With the vision to make nature and sustainable travel more accessible, Oslo-based Campanyon has just closed €1.5 million – one year after its first round. The funding is led by Schibsted Ventures with existing investors also participating. The travel tech startup, founded only last year, made it onto our list of Oslo startups to watch […] The post Oslo-based Campanyon reels in €1.5 million for its travel platform for nature-lovers appeared first on EU-Startups.
Estonian tech company Ridango has just announced it has acquired a 100% stake in LIT Transport, a Slovenian based firm providing IT solutions for public transportation. The new group now operates across over 25 countries. Erki Lipre, the chairman of the management board of Ridango, said: “Our joint ambition is to become one of the […] The post Estonian Ridango acquires Slovenian-based LIT Transport as the European transport mobility market booms appeared first on EU-Startups.
At the end of what’s been an immense year for European tech startups, Dealroom has just raised €6 million in Series A funding for its data and intelligence platform on startups and tech ecosystems. The funding round was led by Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital firm, with participation from existing investors Knight Venture Capital and […] The post Amsterdam-founded Dealroom secures €6 million for its startup research platform appeared first on EU-Startups.
Based in Salzburg, audvice has just closed its first VC financing round with Cusp Capital, CapitalT and TinyVC raising €1.9 million. The female-founded tech startup, launched in 2019, is pioneering corporate communication. Co-investors include CapitalT, TinyVC and the founders of Austrian EdTech Unicorn GoStudent, Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller. On a mission to bring effective […] The post Female-founded audvice raises €1.9 million to bring the audio boom to companies appeared first on