AI may hold the top spot as Europe’s buzziest sector; but climate tech is following close behind. Cambridge and Amsterdam-based startup CuspAI, which was founded in April and is emerging from stealth today with a $30m seed round, has managed to straddle both those hype machines.
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June 18, 2024
Stealth AI startup CuspAI raises $30m seed round
Cusp straddles two of Europe's buzziest sectors — AI and climate tech — and has the cap table to prove it
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