San Francisco-based Degreed, the workforce skill-building platform, has acquired London’s Adepto, a “Total Talent” platform that displays the skill-sets of current, past, and potential employees. When employees don’t see career opportunities at their current company, they leave; this turnover costs the typical enterprise $49 million per year, according to Gartner research. Both Degreed and Adepto […]
Chronolife, the Paris-based healthtech developing AI-based wearable technology, has raised an undisclosed round of funding from iBionext, Adrea, and Celeste Management. The investment will fuel the commercial launch of Nexhin, a smart T-shirt that monitors six key physiological parameters — and can be machine-washed. The Nexhin platform uses 10 biometric scanners into the T-shirt, which […]
Acronis, the Switzerland-based global leader in cyber protection, has acquired 5nine, a provider of Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure cloud management and security solutions. The Florida-based software startup will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acronis. 5nine offers end-to-end cloud solutions for Hyper-V and the first and only agentless, multilayered security solution for Hyper-V and Azure. Its […]
Yubo, the Paris-based social discovery platform for Generation Z, has raised $12.3 million fundraising round led by Iris Capital and Idinvest Partners, along with existing investors Alven, Sweet Capital, and Village Global. Created by Sacha Lazimi, Jérémie Aouate, and Arthur Patora and launched in 2015, Yubo is designed for young people between 13 and 25, […]
Obital, the Copenhagen-based startup developing eye-tracking software, has announced its new Eyetell app, which transforms any mobile device into an assistive communication tool for people with conditions that affect mobility, such as ALS, cerebral palsy, and paralysis. The beta version of the app was unveiled today at TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin. The Danish startup hopes […]
Berlin-based Upvest has raised €7 million for its fintech-ready blockchain API. The round was led by Notion Capital, with support from Partech Ventures and Holtzbrinck Ventures. The startup provides fintech-ready APIs, making it easy for any company to store financial assets on the blockchain and opening up the investment playing field to the masses. Typically, […]
Outsight, the French startup that develops 3D monitoring systems and sensors, has raised $20 million of seed funding, one of the largest seed rounds in Europe in 2019. The round was led by Demeter Partners, SPDG (the holding company of the Périer-D’Ieteren family), and the Energy Transition Capital arm of BNP Paribas bank. With a […]
