Morphais

🔍👀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! It's a wrap! 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 – so let's end it on a high note! 🎆🙋🏼♀️ For this week, we have prepared a batch of 𝟭𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀, among others from Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Berkeley SkyDeck, and Startit. Scroll down to see our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 favourite picks of this batch. 👀⬇️ The Morphais team wishes you an 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 🤗 Pop the corks and mark your calendars for 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟲 – because we’re kicking off the new year with a bang (and a huge batch of deals)! 😎🍾 --- 🇬🇧 Vratix #B2B #AI #ML #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Vratix 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 with automation and reusable API modules. 🙋🏻♂️👨🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with a background in Computer Science and Management from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (King's College). Former Software Engineer at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 (ex-Wise, Elastic) and former Head of Engineering at GameStake Technologies (Seed: $820k). Experience as the founder of Flecq, the "tinder" for restaurants. Meet the team: Kenneth Kreindler & 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃 --- 🇬🇧 Artifact AI #B2B #AI #ML #FinTech 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Artifact AI provides 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 to improve workflows and automate finances. 👨🏼💻🙆🏽♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with a background in Computer Science from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (UCL, University of Leeds). 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 of a food app, and professional experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as a Software Engineer (ex-J.P. Morgan, ex-BAE Systems) and ML Researcher (ex-University of Cambridge). Fellow at Sigma Squared Society. Meet the team: Ariel Harmoko & Carter Springall --- 🇺🇸 Dimely (YC S24) #B2B #AI #ML #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Dimely 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 for B2B SaaS billing teams. 👨🏼💻👨🏽💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with an academic background in Economics and Electrical Engineering from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (The Wharton School). Professional experience from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, including as a Software Engineer (ex-Facebook) and Founding Data Engineer (ex-OneSignal, 170 FTEs, total funding: $84M). Both co-founded SheetWhiz, an extension for GSheets. Meet the founders: David Pang & Peter S. --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #VC

🌟 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀 🌟 As the holiday season is upon us, we want to take a moment to share our 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 with you! ❤️ Whether you're celebrating with family and friends, jetting off for a well-deserved vacation, or cozying up at home with some downtime, we hope your holidays are filled with 𝗷𝗼𝘆, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, and 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ⛷🎄💆🏽♀️ 📈🧗🏻♂️ We also wanted to take the time and 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: ➡️ We now share up to 𝟮𝟱𝟬+ 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 with you per week – a 𝟱𝘅 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 since we started our newsletter earlier this year ➡️ We launched 𝟭𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 so far ➡️ Our API solutions offer you a 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 into your workflow We could not be more grateful to be working with some of the 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 – Thank You for having joined our journey! 🚀 --- #VC #VentureCapital #DealSourcing #Tech #Innovation

🔍👀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! Another day, another Christmas sleigh full of 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 for you! 🎅🎁 This week, we are sharing 𝟮𝟭𝟵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀, including 𝟯𝟮 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, from 𝟮𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🌍 Get ready for the former co-founder of ESG platform Novata, the former Head of AI at TIER Mobility and many more. 👀 Scroll down to see our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks of the week down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! (Link in comments) 🚀 --- 🇩🇪 𝟯𝗶𝘃𝗲 #B2B #SaaS #AI #ML 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 3ive provides 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 such as 3D search, engineering brain access, and engineering intelligence to help companies accelerate project success. 👨🏽💻🙋🏻♂️👨🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Team of three with a background in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Finance from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Stockholm University, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management School). Professional experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as Head of AI (ex-TIER Mobility), M&A analyst (ex-AUCTUS Capital Partners AG) and current owner and CEO of a mobility company (S.Mobility, 30+ FTEs). Meet the team: Roman Reiner Schmidt, Stefan Stier & Christian Röpke --- 🇬🇧 Verciti #B2B #AugmentedReality #EdTech 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Verciti is an 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 that provides 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 for upskilling, reskilling, and developing new skills in the hydrogen sector. 👩🏾🦱👨🏽💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with founding experience and a background in Chemistry, IT and Management from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (University of Birmingham, The University of Manchester). Professional top positions as Directors and CEOs of multiple companies, including innovation hubs and investment companies. Meet the team: Marilyn Comrie & Nile Henry --- 🇬🇧 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Owen Riddall #FounderExperience #TopUniversity 🕵️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 of ESG technology company Novata (founded in 2020, $50M+ total funding, 140 FTEs). Current Angel Investor at Greenworkx and Senior Advisor of multiple companies. Academic background in Physics from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (University of Oxford). In stealth mode since 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #VC

🔍👀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! Last Friday, boots and socks were magically filled with sweets and treats, thanks to 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 🎅🏼👟 While we’re not here to bring candy, we’ve got something even sweeter—our 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, waiting to be discovered. 🚀 This week, we've found lots of 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 who have just recently launched a new venture or still hide in stealth. 🤫 Our new batch has 𝟮𝟬𝟱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, including 𝟱𝟭 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, from 𝟭𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🌍 Scroll down to see our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks of the week down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! (Link in comments) 🚀 --- 🇩🇪 Platus (YC F24) #YCombinator #B2B #Platform #Legal #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Platus 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 by providing automation tools for tasks such as document drafting, signing, notarizing, and processing. Part of 𝗬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗬𝗖 𝗙𝟮𝟰). 🙆🏼♂️👨🏽💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Former 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (ex-Razor Group) and Product Manager (ex-Rocket Internet SE). Former co-founder and CPO of Passbase (Acquired) ($10m Series A, acq. by Parallel Markets) and current founders of Beglaubigt.de. Background in Management and Business Innovation from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (HSG, TUM, Rotterdam). Meet the founders: Alexander Sporenberg & Felix Gerlach --- 🇩🇪 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Marcel Fritz #FounderExperience #TopCompanyAlumni #TopUniversity 🕵🏻♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 with professional experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as a Product Growth Manager (ex-Meta), Head of Product Growth (ex-Taxfix), and Director of Product Growth (ex-AMBOSS). Founded LIT in 2022, a startup that helps software companies implement product-led growth (PLG) strategies. In stealth mode since 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. --- 🇬🇧 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Ali H. Çevik #FounderExperience #TopCompanyAlumni 🕵🏻♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 of VizeraLabs, an augmented reality startup (was part of Y Combinator). Former Senior Product Manager at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (ex-Google) and Product Lead (ex-iyzico, a PayU company). In stealth working on a hardware and AI startup since 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #VC

🔍👀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! Can you believe it’s already December? The year has flown by, and now 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 of the holiday season! 🎄✨ Christmas may still be a few weeks away, but Morphais has some 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 to share with you, as every week. This time with lots of new deals from Digital Hub Initiative – Germany's powerhouse for digital transformation. We’ve just uploaded 𝟮𝟮𝟬 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 including 𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, from 𝟮𝟯 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🌍 Scroll down to see our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks of the week down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! (Link in comments) 🚀 --- 🇩🇪 𝗕𝗜𝗠𝗔 #B2B #EdTech #Media #Entertainment 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 BIMA develops as 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼-𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 in the EdTech sector. Still officially in stealth on LinkedIn since 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 👩🏻🔬👩🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Team of two 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 with a background in Computer Science and Consumer Science from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (TUM). Professional experience as a Senior Consultant at Academy Consult München and co-founders of GenZ consultancy xCogito. Meet the founders: Greta G. and Larissa Ruf --- 🇩🇪 Tendos.ai #B2B #AI #ML #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Tendos is an 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 that 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for service specifications and tenders. 👨🏼💻🙋🏽♂️👨🏻💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Three founders with 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and an academic background in Mechanical Engineering and Management from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Stanford, TUM). Professional experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, including as a CEO and CTO (ex-ivy), Project Manager (ex-IBM, ex-Celonis), Business Designer (ex-UnternehmerTUM), and Software Engineer (ex-BCG Digital Ventures). Meet the founders: Christian Sedlmeier, Daniel Kappler and Matthias Hilscher --- 🇩🇪𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 #B2B #CleanTech #Energy #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Evolve Energy develops as 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and marketing for energy-intensive companies. 👨💻👩💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with a background in Management and Mechanical Engineering from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (TUM). Professional experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as a Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Product (ex-Digital Charging Solutions GmbH, 300 FTEs) and Head of Business Development Public Charging (ex-BMW Group). Meet the founders: Joscha Specks and Julius Wilhelm --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #VC

🔍👀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! 🙌🏼 We hope you had an incredible time 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 Slush - we sure did! 🥳🙌🏼 ☃️ We are coming back from Helsinki with lots of new start-ups to explore. This week, we have uploaded 𝟮𝟳𝟱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀, including 𝟯𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, from 𝟭𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🇩🇪 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 (127), 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 (62) and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 (52) are leading the batch. 🚀 Scroll down to see our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks of the week down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! (Link in comments) 🚀 --- 🇩🇪 Rooted #B2B #AgTech #Data #Analytics 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Rooted is an agronomist's data and operational platform that provides agronomists with 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 advice. 👩🏻🔬👩🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 with 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and a 𝗣𝗵𝗗 in Developmental Genetics from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (University of Cambridge) and an MBA in Business and Innovation (Technische Universität München). Member of the founding commission of SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen, former Head of Customer Engineering Germany at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (ex-Google) and former Forward Deployed Engineer (ex-Palantir Technologies). Meet the founders: Stefanie Glenn and Catharina van Delden --- 🇩🇰 Fairec #B2B #HRtech #Data #Platform 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Fairec is an 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 that offers dynamic interviews to evaluate applicants and reduce bias in the selection process. 👨🏼💻🙋🏽♂️👨🏻💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Team of three with an academic background in Business and Computer Science from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (Copenhagen Business School). Professional experience as an Investment Analyst at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (ex-Oaklins), Senior Associate (ex-Deloitte) and Software Consultant (ex-Netlight, 2k FTEs). Meet the founders: Eskild Cold, Mathias Søndergaard and Morten Gerner --- 🇫🇷 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Sebastien Texier 🕵🏼♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 of three companies: B2C travel platform Flydirekt (55k users), flight distribution platform Winglet.io (1M EUR VC funding) and travel platform Mowgli (exited to Hopper). Experience as a Head of B2B at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 Air France and as a General Manager at Hopper. In stealth since 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #VC

🔍👀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! 🙌🏼 2 days until Slush - we cannot wait to meet you there! 😍 ☃️ While you are probably busy packing your warm underwear for Helsinki, our Morphais Data Team has your back: This week, we’ve uploaded 𝟮𝟯𝟳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, including 𝟰𝟲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, from 𝟮𝟴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 to keep your pipelines flowing smoothly. ✨ Get our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks of the week down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for new deals every week! (Link in comments) 🚀 --- 🇨🇭 LogicStar AI #B2B #AI #ML #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 LogicStar is an 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗴𝘀, working alongside engineering teams. 👨🏼💻🙋🏽♂️👨🏻💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Three founders with an academic background in Aerospace Engineering and 𝗣𝗵𝗗𝘀 in Computer Science from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (ETH, MIT). Former co-founders of DeepCode (The Software Revolution) by Snyk.io (acquired by Snyk), Director of Product, AI (ex-Snyk, 1.2k FTEs), Software Engineer (ex-Google) and co-founding advisor of NetFabric.ai ($2.2M Pre-seed).  Meet the founders: Boris Paskalev, Veselin Raychev and Mark Müller --- 🇩🇪 Dexter (YC F24) #YCombinator #B2B #AI #ML #SaaS 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Dexter enables businesses to 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜, improving efficiency and reducing manual work. 🙋🏻♀️👩🏼👨🏻💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Team of three with an academic background in Computer Science, Public Policy and Economics from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (KIT, Maastricht, University of Chicago). Leading positions at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, such as Director of Engineering (ex-SoundCloud), Head of Engineering (ex-Zalando), Senior Product Manager (ex-HubSpot) and Senior Operations Manager (ex-Uber). Meet the founders: Caterina Kiehntopf, Bella Wu and Vincent Garrigues --- 🇬🇧 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Alireza Zolfaghari #PhD #FounderExperience #TopCompanyAlumni #TopUniversity 🕵🏼♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Founder with a 𝗣𝗵𝗗 in Computational Economics from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (Imperial College). 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 and CEO of Kilid, a platform digitizing real estate in Iran, and experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as an AI Researcher (ex-IBM), CTO and Head of Data (ex-Sturgeon Capital). In stealth mode since 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #Stealth #VC #Deal

📈🤓𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! Our latest 🦄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 (featured in Sifted) explored how 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 are shaping the startup ecosystem by fostering entrepreneurial talent. We found out that Zalando, Delivery Hero SE and Celonis are among the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 that bring forth 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 of new ventures - in 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 terms. 🧐 But what if we take a look at the number of 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀? A completely new picture emerges! ➡️ The Top 5 German unicorns with the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁 are: 1. Razor Group  2. Grover 3. sennder 4. Trade Republic 5. Scalable Capital Curious for more insights? 👀🔥 Download your 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 to our 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 now - link in the comments! ⬇️ 📥

🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀! While the Deutscher Bundestag 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 and a new president is 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 again, you can view us as your 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 – bringing you deals on a weekly basis, no matter the outside noise. 🧘🏽 So this week, folks, get ready, for a 🫸🏼 huuuge 🫷🏼 batch of 𝟮𝟯𝟴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 – so big, you won’t even believe it. They’re coming from 𝟮𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, including 𝟯𝟴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. This week’s batch is led by 🇬🇧 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 (72), 🇩🇪 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 (49), and 🇺🇸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 (40). 𝘐𝘯-𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. You’ve never seen 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 like that! (As Donald would put it 😉). ⬇️ See our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 picks down below – and subscribe to our newsletter for new deals every week! (Link in comments) 👀 --- 🇩🇪 juna.ai #B2B #AI #BioTech #MedTech #HealthTech 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Juna.ai builds an all-in-one 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 platform that helps companies maximize production throughput and increase energy efficiency. 🙋🏻♂️👨🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Former founder of IoT company AiSight (acq. by Sensirion Connected Solutions in 2021), former CTO at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 (ex-Delivery Hero SE Hero, ex-Rocket Internet SE) and Head of Internet of Things (ex-@Porsche digital). Academic background in (Mechanical) Engineering from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (ETH, TU Berlin). ➡️ Matthias Auf der Mauer & Christian Hardenberg --- 🇬🇧 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗗 #B2B #BioTech #FinTech #Payments 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Five ID offers a 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for individuals and businesses. The founders are on LinkedIn 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 🙋🏻♀️👨🏼💻 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with a background in IT and Engineering from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Cambridge, Queensland) and professional experience from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as Partner (ex-Revolut), Manager Product Management (ex-Lightspeed Commerce), Product Owner (ex-Valtech) and Product, Merchant Acquiring (ex-Wise). ➡️ Maria Marti Garcia & Thibaut Genevrier --- 🇺🇸 Spark (YC W24) #YCombinator #B2B #ClimateTech #CleanTech #Energy 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 Spark provides 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 for utility and community solar projects. 👩🏻💻🙋🏻♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 Two founders with a background in Computer Science and Engineering from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Brown, Georgetown). Experience at 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 as an Engineering Manager (ex-Brex, 226k+ followers), Software Engineer (ex-Apple, ex-Tinder), and as a Product Manager (ex-Tesla). ➡️ Julia Wu & Tae Hoon Kim --- #Startups #Innovation #TechStartups #EuropeanInnovation #Stealth #VC #Deal

🥳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 of last week’s conference Stage Two! 💡 Last week, we joined 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, where the 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 from 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 battled it out for investments from 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗖𝘀. 👀 We were specifically excited to see some 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 making waves again—startups we discovered and featured on Morphais as early as last year. Among them are aisencia and FloodWaive, now backed by Earlybird Venture Capital, Atlantic Labs, xdeck, and b2venture. 🔥 👏 Huge shoutout to all the participants, as well as RWTH Aachen University and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, for putting together such an incredible event. 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! 🚀 --- ⬇️ Want to spot 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 before anyone else? Join World Fund, BACKED VC and Planet A Ventures and discover hundreds of deals on a weekly basis. Link in the comments! 👀