News | Deeptech | 22 Sep Iceye raises €74m to lead the communication from space The microsatellite startup shows why smaller sometimes is better.
News | Venture Capital | 22 Sep VC firm Point Nine raises a new fund of €99,999,999.99 One of Europe’s top VCs has raised its fifth fund — and become an equal partnership.
News | Corporate Innovation | 22 Sep Tech “passport” to help startups work with big banks Startups often shy away from working with big banks because the procurement process is so long. But now a new service is aiming to speed things up.
News | Venture Capital | 21 Sep Kindred: not your standard seed fund Kindred has just raised a £81m fund and is also on track to return £5m to the founders in its portfolio.
News | Startup Life | 18 Sep Sex in the office? Or a crude publicity stunt? The chairman of a dating app was seemingly trying to apologise to staff for a "sexual incident" at the office. But it went out to the wrong list.
News | Hiring and workforce | 18 Sep Coronavirus exposed bias in hiring and one startup wants to change it The pandemic exposed the bias of face-to-face recruitment, and spurred companies on to look for alternatives.
News | Quantum | 17 Sep Finally a way to make money out of quantum: selling randomness Banks, casinos and insurance companies are willing to pay big bucks for genuine randomness. CQC's quantum software promises to provide it on tap.
News | Agriculture | 17 Sep Vertical farming startup Infarm raises $170m The investment brings the urban farming company's funding total to $300m so far.
News | Food | 16 Sep Glovo sells Latin American operations to Delivery Hero Spanish on-demand delivery startup Glovo has sold its Latin American operations to competitor Delivery Hero in a deal worth up to €230m.
News | Creative and Education | 16 Sep Virtual reality design platform Gravity Sketch secures £2.9m funding The investment is the latest into the growing European digital design market, an industry estimated to be worth $10bn by 2022
News | Transport | 16 Sep A German startup has bought a chunk of Uber Sennder acquires Uber’s European freight business, making Uber a minority stakeholder in the startup
News | Healthtech | 16 Sep Patient capital for patient care Another health veteran turns investor to change the European investment scene
News | Venture Capital | 16 Sep What really makes one new VC fund different from the next? Having more than just a snazzy pitch deck, thinks new VC fundraising tool Betterfront.
News | Fintech | 15 Sep Klarna becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech after raising at $11bn valuation Klarna has raised $650m with a post-money valuation of $10.65bn, making the Swedish company by far the most valuable fintech in Europe.
News | Agriculture | 15 Sep Cannabis farm backed by British Lord raises £1.6m AVIDA Global plan to sell medicinal cannabis to pharmaceutical companies around the globe
News | Government | 15 Sep An evening with Macron: flattery and a €7bn startups pledge Macron hosted startups at his presidential palace to detail a plan to spend €7bn on digital. AI, cybersecurity and quantum are priorities, he said.
