TrueLayer, the London-based provider of financial APIs, announced that it is expanding to Australia, making it the first European open banking specialist to establish a presence in the APAC region. The company already plans to expand further to Hong Kong and Singapore. Two fortuitous events in 2019 have laid the foundation for this move across […]
Three self-professed gamers and veteran entrepreneurs have come together to form a brand new VC firm focused on games, e-sports, and digital sports in Europe and the UK. Hiro Capital is its name, and today it launches a €100 million fund from its bases in London and Luxembourg. The founding team consists of Ian Livingstone […]
Cambridge-based Mogrify, a medtech company developing proprietary technology that transforms cell research and patient treatments, has announced $16 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the original lead investor, Ahren Innovation Capital, a group of scientific entrepreneurs who fund projects in the overlap of deep science and deep tech. Parkwalk, 24Haymarket, and […]
A bit of news on movement within the European tech investment community: 1) Invest Europe has appointed Eric de Montgolfier as its new CEO to lead the association that represents Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors. De Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment manager Gimv, where he was Partner and Head of Gimv France, […]
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
TechMinsk, an acceleration and education hub for the local tech ecosystem, has raised its very first fund this year; it’s also a first for the country of Belarus. Funded mainly from local angel investors, TechMinsk will invest in the most promising local startups, up to $50,000 for up to eight percent equity. The startups then […]
Copenhagen proptech startup LifeX has secured €7.5 million in a seed round led by Cherry Ventures, the Berlin-based early stage fund, and Founders, the Copenhagen startup studio. LifeX is one of the largest networks of co-living homes in Europe. The company organises large apartments in attractive neighborhoods, designs the interior in the popular Nordic aesthetic, provides […]