VC | 17 Jun Two groundbreaking VC internship programmes launch in Europe Is the launch of the Future VC and Included VC intern programmes the start of a much-needed VC industry shake-up?
Events | 17 Jun Why (most) big startup events aren’t worth your time or money Enormous, generic startup conferences need a much-overdue rethink.
VC | 17 Jun Some of Europe’s most successful startup hubs are in tiny towns, not capital citiies Who knew that there was so much startup activity going on in the small European towns of Oulu, Oss, Montpellier and Sandwich?
VC | 14 Jun These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week. From big new VC funds to a clampdown on e-scooters, it was another big week for European startup news. Here's the news you need to know.
Transport | 14 Jun This Swedish startup just raised $1bn to build a battery farm to rival Tesla’s “gigafactory” How two former Tesla executives managed to get enough momentum to build a gigafactory in Europe.
Education | 14 Jun Polish edtech company Brainly has 150m users – but can it make money? The homework help company is up against Asian rivals that have raised ten times more funding
Workspaces | 12 Jun Norrsken has poured millions into making impact investing cool in Sweden – now it’s going to Africa The impact hub of Norrsken is going global. First stop: Kigali.
Agriculture | 11 Jun EU farming subsidies — for insects Brussels provides €20m backing for Ynsect's industrial scale mealworm protein plant.
Health | 10 Jun Shiny moonshot technology will not save healthcare — yet Forget AI: what healthcare — and education — needs are startups which help fix the basics.
Core tech | 10 Jun Forget GPS. The next navigation device is powered by quantum diamonds Lockheed Martin and Element Six are working on an untrackable navigation technology that would be perfect for covert operations.
VC | 7 Jun These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week From the growing scooter backlash to mega fintech investments, it was another big week for European startup news. Here's the news you need to know.
Energy | 7 Jun Inside the fastest growing startup in the UK Renewable energy startup Bulb is growing super fast — and has just announced plans to expand to Spain, France and Texas. What's its secret?
Finance | 6 Jun Watch out Experian, ClearScore and Moneysupermarket — Credit Karma is coming for you The Silicon Valley company is the latest in a series of US fintechs coming to Europe
AI | 5 Jun The Estonian government has an AI which will tell you when to see the doctor, when to exercise and even what job to do (But the Baltic pioneer has stopped short of giving AI special legal status)
Finance | 4 Jun The fintechs coming to fix business banking, compared Small business banking is broken. Now the race is on to fix it — but who has a head start?
Funding | 4 Jun European investors are finally putting money into sextech startups The so-called ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is now worth $30bn and is growing by 30% each year.
