Jaguar Land Rover’s VC and mobility services arm InMotion has invested in Circulor, a London-based startup bringing blockchain to recycling and resource extraction, so that the automotive company can put the technology to use in house. The UK software helps clients check where their manufacturing materials are coming from and the sustainable or ethical (or […]
Tioga Capital, a young Belgium-based blockchain fund, has received an investment commitment from SRIW, a sovereign wealth fund that manages about $4 billion worth of assets. The fledging venture firm says it has raised $17 million for its “highly oversubscribed” first close, and that it is planning a second, broader close in 2021. Founded by […]
Minima, a blockchain startup based in Switzerland and the UK, has raised a $2.5 million funding round led by Blockchange Ventures. The company says that the fresh cash will be used to finish development of its protocol, which allows running blockchain nodes on Android smartphones and IoT devices. The premise of Minima is to bring […]
Neufund, a German fintech startup that connects investors and entrepreneurs by means of a blockchain-powered platform, has raised another €4 million in financing in a round led by Christophe Maire’s Atlantic Labs and Factory Berlin CEO Udo Schloemer, with participation from Freigeist Capital and Dario Suter (founder and managing director of DCM). The round, which […]
Brussels-based fintech startup Keyrock has raised €4.3 million to accelerate its efforts to build efficient markets for digital assets. SIX Fintech Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures co-led the round, and existing backers Volta Ventures, Seeder Fund and TNN Patrimony also took part. With the rise of digital assets, capital markets worldwide are on the verge of […]
CB Insights, a New York-based analytics software that helps companies make technology decisions, has acquired Blockdata, a Netherlands-based company that tracks the global blockchain economy. CB Insights will open an office in Amsterdam, while Blockdata will both remain a stand-alone product with its own team and also be available to CB Insights clients. Financial details […]
Estonian startup Mercuryo.io has raised €2.5 million in seed funding with hopes of becoming the Stripe for cryptocurrency payments. The investment was led by Berlin-based Target Global and will fuel an ambition plan to scale across Europe, Africa and Latin America. In addition to offering a multicurrency crypto wallet for everyday consumers, the company has […]