These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Siren scores $10 million Series A for its investigative intelligence platform and new deep tech extension
Siren, the Irish platform for data intelligence and cybersecurity, has raised a $10 million Series A led by Atlantic Bridge. The round also includes DVI Equity Partners, Frontline Ventures, and Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government agency responsible for the development of Irish enterprises in world markets. The Galway-based startup continues to develop its platform for […]
German proptech Thing-it collects €4.2 million to expand its operating system for smart buildings
Thing-it, the German proptech building a digitalisation platform for smart buildings, has raised €4.2 million in growth capital, co-led by PropTech1 Ventures and coparion. The startup wants to provide tools for efficient control and collaboration when it comes to property management in the IOT age. Office buildings around the world already contain 1.3 billion connected […]
Glue raises €3.5 million for its immersive VR collaboration platform, bringing colleagues together in virtual spaces
Glue Collaboration, the Helsinki-based VR-driven collaboration platform, has raised a €3.5 million seed round led by Maki.vc. Other investors include Reaktor Innovations, Bragiel Brothers, and Foobar Technologies. Business Finland, the Finnish funding agency for technology and innovation, and OP Bank also participated. Glue is a cloud-based platform that facilitates virtual meetings between people around the […]
Snowplow Analytics raises £4 million to fuel its open-source data collection platform
Snowplow Analytics, a London-based startup that helps businesses collect and own their customer data, has closed a £4 million funding round from research-led VC firm MMC Ventures. Motivated from their own frustration when trying to use legacy analytics tools, Alexander Dean and Yali Sassoon founded Snowplow in 2012. The result is an open-source platform that […]
Israeli proptech ShapeDo gets $650,000 from Goldacre after finishing new RElab accelerator programme
ShapeDo, an Israeli construction tech company, has received a late seed investment of $650,000 from Goldacre, a London-based VC focused on proptech and the Smart Built Environment. The startup was part of the 2018/19 cohort of RElab, a new accelerator programme run by Goldacre. With a slogan of “Control change,” the software uses image recognition […]
EQT Ventures closes second fund at €660 million, will help startups scale out of Europe and US companies scale in
EQT Ventures has closed its second fund, EQT Ventures II, at €660 million, with the plan to support ambitious European companies scale out of the continent and also to help US founders scale in. Bridging Europe and the US, the Swedish firm will use its proprietary AI system Motherbrain to identify nascent success and make […]