3D Hubs, the Dutch on-demand manufacturing platform, has launched a new COVID-19 manufacturing fund to ensure necessary medical equipment is still produced as supply chains dry up due to the pandemic. With the global call to support medical personnel, non-profit initiatives have sprung up to help produce key equipment, such as protective masks or ventilator […]
Munich-based venture client consultancy 27pilots has launched Startups Against Corona, a support network where startups can offer solutions to larger companies struggling from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. The exchange of problems and solutions has already kicked off. BMW, Bosch, SAP, Airbus, Bayer, Siemens and other large corporations (aggregating over 1.5 million employees) have […]
miDiagnostics, a Belgian health tech startup developing silicon chip technology for clinical tests, has raised €14 million from existing investors, plus Dr. Rudi Pauwels and Dr. Ir. Urbain Vandeurzen. MiDiagnostics aims to make “diagnostic information as readily accessible as digital information on a smartphone,” according to CEO Nicolas Vergauwe. Combining a nanofluidic processor on a […]
Queue-it, a Danish startup creating virtual waiting rooms to preserve website performance, has raised a strategic investment from GRO Capital, a VC that typically invests in Northern European software companies. GRO, now a new majority shareholder, has agreed to invest further capital as the tech company grows. The SaaS platform provides online queueing services to […]
London-based data solutions company SoftIron has raised $34 million in a Series B round led by its co-founder, Norman Fraser, with support from existing investors. Fraser has had two previous wins in tech entrepreneurship, Vocalis and Endava, which both had IPOs and reached unicorn valuations. Co-founded by CEO Phil Straw, Mark Chen and Fraser, the […]
KRY, a Swedish digital healthcare company, is launching a new web-based platform that allows healthcare professionals to hold video consultations with their patients. Care Connect is designed as a secure method for patients to access healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintaining patients’ access to healthcare whilst keeping our population safe from the spread of infection […]
Israeli market research startup Revuze has raised a $5.1 million Series A round led by Maverick Ventures (Israel), with support from existing investor Prytek. Revuze has built a machine-learning system to analyse customer opinion, providing market insights on a user’s own products and brands, as well as any competitors. Standard reports such as Net Promoter […]