These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Israeli football tech startup PlayerMaker scores Arsène Wenger as investor and operating partner
Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has joined Israel-based ‘football tech’ startup PlayerMaker to spur its growth. To wit, Wenger is not only investing in the fledgling company, he’s also joining as operating partner and will be ‘taking an active role in business and product development’. Developed by a team of Israelis over the past few […]
Salesforce Ventures has invested in 50+ European tech companies since 2015, and it’s ramping things up with a new $125 million fund
Salesforce Ventures, the CRM software juggernaut’s corporate investment group, is today announcing that it has closed a $125 million fund to continue backing enterprise cloud startups across Europe. To wit, Salesforce Ventures says it has already backed more than 50 startups active in a variety of industries, across 13 European countries, including the likes of […]
French healthtech startup Sim&Cure raises €3 million
Paris-based digital health startup Sim&Cure has landed €3 million in funding from Elaia and IT Translation. The company says that its product has already been used to treat more than 1,500 patients in 250 hospitals. Founded in 2014, Sim&Cure is currently working on Sim&Size, a software suite that helps to treat brain aneurysm, which is […]
Into health tech? Here are 27 upcoming events in Europe you might want to check out
If you’re interested in health tech/medtech, the first thing you should do is check out our recent coverage of this exciting vertical as we’ve partnered with Bayer G4A to focus our editorial efforts on it for an entire month. But reading and listening only takes you so far. Sometimes, you need to be physically present […]
Tech.eu Podcast #118: Amazon and Deliveroo; health startups offering home diagnosis; the European startup landscape; and more
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Deliveroo’s funding round led by Amazon, demonisation of tech firms, healthtech startups, upcoming events, and much more. We’ve also prepared an interview with Sabina Wizander from Kry.
Israeli drone insurance startup VOOM raises $5 million
Tel Aviv-based “specialised mobility” insurance startup VOOM has landed $5 million in a funding round led by Arbor Ventures with participation from F2 Capital, Verizon Ventures, Kaedan Capital, and Plug and Play Ventures. This capital injection brings the total amount raised by the company to $7 million. VOOM, which also incorporates SkyWatch.AI, offers insurance products […]