Geyser Batteries, the Finnish cleantech startup that has developed water-based high-performance batteries, raised a €1 million seed round led by Voima Ventures. The company has used its electrochemical technology to produce sustainable batteries. The news comes as the EU Commission just confirmed the strategic importance of battery research and innovation, approving €3.2 billion in public […]
StartersHub, an early-stage tech investment fund based in Istanbul and San Francisco, will back 60 eastern European startups over the next four years in an effort to bridge the gap between pre-seed and seed funding. Arda Aşkin, managing director at StartersHub, explained: “Despite the fact that a record €0.7 billion was invested in CEE startups […]
The European Commission announced this week that it has awarded over €278 million to 75 startups and SMEs through its accelerator pilot. The European Innovation Council (EIC) was founded in June to help entrepreneurs, small businesses, innovators and scientists scale their organisations internationally. To this end, the EIC launched an accelerator pilot, and this is […]
London-based Skyports, the urban air mobility startup and drone delivery operator, has raised just over £5 million in Series A funding. Jointly led by Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (DBDV) and Groupe ADP, the round also includes a fresh infusion from Levitate Capital following their seed investment nearly two years ago. There’s a lot of buzz […]
Raylo, the UK startup aiming to disrupt the mobile device industry, has raised £2.9 million in late seed funding, from Macquarie and Guy Johnson. In response to changing sentiments on consumption and concern over the estimated 45 million tonnes of annual e-waste, Raylo launched in May 2019 to bring the subscription economy to cell phones. […]
Ogury, the London-based digital marketing engine driven by customer consent, has raised $50 million to fuel expansion across Europe, the US, and APAC. Idinvest Partners and various banks participated in the round. Founded in 2014, the UK Adtech startup set out to make mobile marketing something that is “understood, trusted, and valued by users and […]
MeetFrank, the new-age global recruitment platform, has raised €1.5 million, led by Karma.vc, ENERN, Change Ventures, and Hummingbird. Headquartered in Tallinn with an office in Helsinki, the startup has developed a recruitment platform that is part machine learning, part chatbot. The app anonymously matches companies with top talent based on data such as salary expectations, […]
