Swedish startup Stravito founded by former executives of the local unicorn iZettle has landed €5.6 million in funding for its search engine for market intelligence. The round was carried out by Amsterdam-based VC firm henQ, together with existing investors Inventure (Finland) and Creades (Sweden). Stravito’s product is akin to an internal search engine that makes […]
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
PayPal announced yesterday that it’s reached a deal to buy European fintech startup iZettle for $2.2 billion - the biggest acquisition in its history - before the Sweden-born company even had a chance to go a head with its recently uncovered plans to go public. iZettle started off providing Square-like credit card readers that plug […]
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Seed Haus, a pre-seed tech accelerator in Edinburgh, has announced its first batch of startups and several high-profile investors. Seed Haus is a not for profit organisation providing pre-seed investment and support for Scotland’s startup ecosystem. It was founded by Calum Forsyth, CEO, and Robin Knox, chairman, whose previous IPOS company was acquired by iZettle […]
Israeli VC firm 83North has today announced the close of its new tech fund at $250 million, its largest yet. The fund, 83North IV, from the firm previously known as Greylock IL, will invest in European and Israeli companies and brings the firm’s total capital under management to $800 million. 83North, led by partners Laurel […]