Neobanks and/or challenger banks have been popping up since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and are steadily gaining ground on their old-school opponents, whilst attracting whopping amounts of venture capital. A KPMG report found global VC investment in fintech in 2020 totalled $42.3 billion, with big digital banks pulling off mega-rounds in the […]
Long one of Spain’s only two unicorns, ride-hailing startup Cabify is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. After a rocky start in Madrid in 2011, the company launched operations in Mexico, Peru, and Chile just one year later, and is now also present in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay. Cabify says it now has 33 […]
The Dutch-French e-scooter company Dott may not be as ubiquitous as the likes of Bolt and TIER, both of whom have hit the 100-city mark, however it is expanding with deliberate care, with an eye on long-term investments in cities. The three-year old company bagged €70 million in Series B funding in April to expand […]
Stockholm-based digital healthcare provider Kry, called Livi in the UK and France, raised €262 million in a Series D round in May, highlighting how investor interest in healthtech is not abating, even as coronavirus lockdowns lift and people can go back to their doctors. “The underlying megatrend was obviously there before the pandemic, and a […]
The past year has seen millions of people hunched over makeshift home-office desks and perched on dining chairs at kitchen tables, wreaking havoc on their bodies. No wonder that demand for virtual physical therapy has soared — and delivered a boost to Kaia Health, a startup that offers digital pain management via its app. Founded […]
Glovo, the Spanish on-demand delivery platform, is no stranger to entering – and leaving – new markets. Fresh from raising €450 million in April, Glovo today announced it had acquired a bunch of Delivery Hero brands in Central and Eastern Europe to the combined value of €170 million. They also recently bought the Ehrana delivery […]
TIER’s black and green e-scooters are a common sight on the streets of European cities. In November 2020, the Berlin-based micro-mobility startup finalised a €211 million Series C funding round, which will go towards funding expansion and fast-tracking its TIER Energy charging network. Recently, the company announced it had rolled out in 100 cities across […]