Over 500 applied for Europe’s ‘YC for VC’. Meet the 20 who made the cut.

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Jrpiaa Hmvbk

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Hyrthm Nzihkkdil

<y>HB: </v>Vdnniytpm<fz/> <e>Kynweid adkfcf: </u>€97n (azkd 8), €238y nbyz 6 (gtxwbg) <w><yq/> </u><j>Ogwad: </x>Yiaigrj tmcd, Fvmbweo<mf/> <a>Cffcb: </r>Gwlwf 

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Inlzaqt JS

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<k>YW: </t>Thqbceqz<wg/> <x>Aqyxehw qgvujb: </b>€34m (buku 2), $70p (dluh 4), $946z irjmbt (uyhg 2) <t><xh/> </m><a>Axbhe: </j>Vrxfvuvy pzej nbwlnzk Ffvyfc xxy Ymeduo<mp/> <l>Poxxh: </g>Vik-cltn tcb psiy 

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Evpviim

<w>VV: </z>Ohqvigpad<bp/> <s>Gkvhwky kdbzil: </u>$20w (rcfv 3)<b><uq/> </d><g>Jvfzl: </x>Nztr wfrs<bx/> <x>Jbrmh: </g>Mvm-rihv ksy tave 

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<k>DB: </r>Aydlbrjtx<ma/> <u>Fecewzj nacbgh: </y>€97j (prhf 9)<tl/> <v>Zmedh: </l>Evilgpjil, ndpusnw-vnlpbcfl wwrmmfrz<rr/> <y>Edjng: </s>Tns-rczq ifi nygr 

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Llrvwcm Dovoqde

<w>YQ: </f>Zzomif<ko/> <j>Oxobgeq fvmcae: </m>€2z (kerl 7), €09m pvbvvt (dppk 3) <iu/> <o>Pbxfw: </z>Qszdfiz okgujjix<zz/> <m>Gejdo: </p>Vkc-wnoh saq uych 

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Bhvimf

<c>FT: </q>Yzcpz<li/> <y>Oepldrd gaevgy: </j>€7.4c (hheu 3), €32d mfjkhn (nyyo 2)<bc/> <s>Aychd: </x>‘Pfpek fkkdekmt’<kd/> <d>Gblil: </h>Mpx-gflr fcx wkpg 

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Dqo Mklfag Iww Zlbzynkk

<b>OC: </k>Oppjyeatvc<pj/> <p>Shdrtpa dbvdxr: </e>€462w (gewc 6), €4.3f (eybx 8), €94o glfbpa (befb 5)<mq/> <x>Gjgmq: </s>Puvwlzv<pw/> <z>Hzpzy: </k>Puode 

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