# News

Infarm quits Europe as vertical farming withers on the vine
News
June 2, 2023
Infarm quits Europe as vertical farming withers on the vine
Could a move to the Middle East be on the cards?
Miriam Partington in Berlin and Freya Pratty
Stride loses second investor this year
News
June 2, 2023
Stride loses second investor this year
Ex-Uber and Spotahome exec Cleo Sham is departing the early-stage firm
Eleanor Warnock and Amy Lewin
Online mortgage broker Habito's CEO quits amid turbulent time for UK property market
News
June 2, 2023
Online mortgage broker Habito's CEO quits amid turbulent time for UK property market
Matters weren't helped by the government's mini budget...
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Checkout.com cuts internal valuation by another 15%
News
June 2, 2023
Checkout.com cuts internal valuation by another 15%
It’s the fintech’s second reduction in the price of staff stock options in seven months, and implies an internal valuation of around $9bn
Amy O'Brien
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
News
June 1, 2023
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
It's very rare for European VCs to be backed by Japanese investors — but ffVC wants to build bridges between continents
Zosia Wanat
Inside GetYourGuide: Germany’s $2bn travel experiences platform
News
June 1, 2023
Inside GetYourGuide: Germany’s $2bn travel experiences platform
The company has just raised $194m in equity and credit financing
Miriam Partington in Berlin
King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer
News
June 1, 2023
King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer
The fresh raise will be used to grow the team and get regulatory clearance for its first product
Tom Nugent
Peter Thiel invests in UK healthtech speeding up clinical trials
News
June 1, 2023
Peter Thiel invests in UK healthtech speeding up clinical trials
Lindus Health is speeding up new treatments by helping companies streamline clinical trials
Sadia Nowshin
Monzo narrows losses slightly as lending book triples
News
May 31, 2023
Monzo narrows losses slightly as lending book triples
The UK digital bank’s doubled revenues were offset by its increased hedging against loan defaults
Amy O'Brien
Italian open finance platform Fabrick raises €40m from Mastercard and others
News
May 31, 2023
Italian open finance platform Fabrick raises €40m from Mastercard and others
It’s the Italian open finance fintech’s first fundraise since it launched in 2018
Amy O'Brien
US giant NEA backs Stockholm AI company Sana Labs
News
May 31, 2023
US giant NEA backs Stockholm AI company Sana Labs
The company raised $34m in December, but says its new lead investor made a “proactive offer”
Tim Smith
French oil giant TotalEnergies sells entire climate tech portfolio
News
May 31, 2023
French oil giant TotalEnergies sells entire climate tech portfolio
The move goes against the trend of rising appetite from oil and gas companies in backing climate tech startups.
Freya Pratty
HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor
News
May 30, 2023
HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor
The investment platform for small-ticket investors will also enable secondary transactions
Amy Lewin
Serial fintech founder Marta Krupinska launches carbon removals brokerage
News
May 30, 2023
Serial fintech founder Marta Krupinska launches carbon removals brokerage
Cur8 has just raised £5.3m from Google Ventures — but it's a challenging moment for the industry
Freya Pratty
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
News
May 30, 2023
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
The generalist firm reckons it will make a 5x return on its first fund
Kabir Agarwal
An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home
News
May 29, 2023
An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home
Prosper Robotics has built a robot that can do the cleaning, the dishes and the laundry, bringing a Jetsons-style future closer than ever
Tim Smith
Klarna 'on track' to return to monthly profitability this year as quarterly losses half
News
May 26, 2023
Klarna 'on track' to return to monthly profitability this year as quarterly losses half
The buy now, pay later giant says it’s “firmly on track” to hit profitability “on a monthly basis” in the second half of the year.
Amy O'Brien
Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years
News
May 25, 2023
Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years
Managing partner Alex Lim is set to leave at the end of the month — and won't be replaced
Amy Lewin
Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits
News
May 25, 2023
Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits
The neobank recorded a £195m profit for the last financial year
Amy Lewin and Kabir Agarwal
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
News
May 25, 2023
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
EU’s VC arm bets on Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures, which is targeting a €160m cash pot, to give European spacetech a rocket boost
Éanna Kelly
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
News
May 24, 2023
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
Data-driven VC Moonfire Ventures has raised a $90m fund for early-stage startups and a $25m opportunities fund
Eleanor Warnock
German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B
News
May 24, 2023
German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B
Sastrify helps companies bring all of their SaaS subscriptions under one roof. The company has raised $22m in equity and $10m in debt
Tom Nugent
Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden
News
May 23, 2023
Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden
The debt facility is one of the reasons, insiders say, why the share price continues to trade so low
Freya Pratty
European AI startups have a new lobbying group in Brussels
News
May 22, 2023
European AI startups have a new lobbying group in Brussels
EU policymakers will soon finalise negotiations on new AI rules
Zosia Wanat

# News

Infarm quits Europe as vertical farming withers on the vine

Stride loses second investor this year

Online mortgage broker Habito's CEO quits amid turbulent time for UK property market

Checkout.com cuts internal valuation by another 15%

CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs

Inside GetYourGuide: Germany’s $2bn travel experiences platform

King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer

Peter Thiel invests in UK healthtech speeding up clinical trials

Monzo narrows losses slightly as lending book triples

Italian open finance platform Fabrick raises €40m from Mastercard and others

US giant NEA backs Stockholm AI company Sana Labs

French oil giant TotalEnergies sells entire climate tech portfolio

HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor

Serial fintech founder Marta Krupinska launches carbon removals brokerage

Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund

An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home

Klarna 'on track' to return to monthly profitability this year as quarterly losses half

Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years

Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits

Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund

Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds

German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B

Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden

European AI startups have a new lobbying group in Brussels