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🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, September 7 - September 13, 2024 🔥 Keep reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇬🇧 Form3 has raised $60 million in a Series C. 🇫🇷 Brightflow SAS has secured €16.5 million in Series A. 🇩🇪 Retraced has raised €15 million from Partech. 🇩🇪 Ucaneo has raised €6.75 million. 🇬🇧 Biotech CardiaTec Biosciences has raised $6.5 million in a round led by Montage Ventures. 🇳🇴 Vind AI has raised €3 million from Norrsken VC. 🇳🇱 Churned io has raised €2.5 million. 🇬🇧 Twin Science & Robotics has raised £1.25 million from Soulmates Ventures, APY Ventures. 🇸🇪 Wingbits has secured €3.1 million from Borderless Capital. 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇬🇧 Atomico has raised $1.24 billion across two funds: $485 million for Series A and seed investments, and $754 million for Series B to pre-IPO. 🇬🇧  Outward VC has closed the first round of its £51 million Fund II. 🇧🇪 VIVES IUF has secured €5 million from the luxembourg future fund. 🇫🇷 Wind has raised €30 million for its Article 9 fund from the European Investment Fund (EIF). 🇬🇧 Antler has invested £840K in 7 tech startups during its Spring 2024 Residency. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds #CEE 🇭🇺 PastPay has secured €12 million in Series A led by Platina Capital. 🇵🇱 in1 has raised $6 million in seed funding. 🇨🇿 Sloneek® has raised €3.6 million in late-seed funding to expand its HR solution into Western Europe, particularly Italy. 🇷🇴 Ogre AI has secured €3 million for AI-based forecasting in the energy sector. 🇱🇹 deverium has received €2 million in EU funding for an identity verification product. 🇵🇱 Petsy has raised €1.1 million for its marketplace connecting pet owners with petsitters. 🇨🇿 Get Moments has secured €500K from Purple Ventures. 🇺🇦 Osavul has raised €2.78 million in late seed funding, led by 42CAP, u.ventures, and SMRK. 🇺🇦 Mantis Analytics has received $240,000 for its AI-powered real-time field monitoring platform. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Day in Warsaw and Prague to network, learn, and innovate with industry leaders. Explore key topics like AI, Machine Learning, and digital transformation while connecting with the AWS team. Free entry—don’t miss out! AWS Cloud Day Warsaw takes place on September 18 at PGE Narodowy, and AWS Cloud Day Prague follows on October 23 at O2 Universum. Warsaw: https://go.aws/3z4Q9n3 Prague: https://go.aws/3X2jVAN ➡️https://lnkd.in/dxReSCNQ #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 8-14, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇫🇷 Mistral AI has raised a €600 million. Investors include General Catalyst, Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas. 🇮🇪 AccountsIQ has secured a €60 million Series C round for its cloud-based accounting platform. The capital came from Axiom Equity.  🇧🇪 Gorilla - Energy data applications has raised a €23 million Series B led by venture capital firm Headline, with participation from Beringea and PMV. 🇫🇷 Continuity, a software provider that provides risk intelligence for professional and commercial P&C insurers, has raised a €10 million Series A round. 🇫🇷 ZELIQ has raised $10 million in a round led by Exor Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand the startup’s operations into the US. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇩🇪 Vsquared Ventures has closed its second fund of €214 million to invest in early-stage deeptech startups across Europe. The LPs include Novo Holdings and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). 🇮🇹 Italian Founders Fund has launched a €50 million fund to invest in Italian seed and pre-seed startups. IFF plans to execute 25 transactions within its investment period, with initial investments ranging from €500,000 to €1.5 million. 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇪🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ExpressionEdits raises $13 million in a seed funding round co-led by Octopus Ventures and redalpine. 🇵🇱 WEALTHON that offers financing and business tools to support entrepreneurs has raised €11.5 million in debt from CVI. 🇵🇱 CampusAI Poland has secured €9.2 million in pre-seed funding to build a virtual campus for AI training and expand abroad.  🇺🇦 PortalAI, has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round.  🇸🇮 SaleSqueze has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Underline Ventures.  🇺🇦 Bluedot , a developer of AI Chrome Extension for Google Meet, has raised €560,000 in angel investment to continue its growth. 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - SIBB Incubator is a 10-month program that offers up to €88,000 in equity-free funding for startups that want to pursue their idea full-time. Applications are open until July 11, 2024.  - CYBERSEC CEE EXPO & FORUM 2024 will be held on 19-20 June in Cracow. The event is a combination of debates on the most critical strategic challenges of cybersecurity and, an EXPO dedicated to the development of cyber industry and new technologies. To know more and participate, check out the event’s website. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dX4hRRUq #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup

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OUT NOW! The ISG - Finance & Investment Club has just released another weekly article, prepared by the Finance Department. This article explores the topic "Startups: A Constantly Growing Ecosystem." Available to read at https://lnkd.in/ddYvh_Rg What do you think?

🚀 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 Venture capital has been instrumental in transforming startups into industry giants. But what drives these booms, and how do they impact the startup landscape? ➡ 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴: https://shorturl.at/1kUaZ This comprehensive review by William Janeway, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf offers some valuable insights: 1️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬: VC cycles are influenced by economic shifts, market dynamics, and the broader business landscape. Booms often align with periods of technological innovation and high investor confidence. 2️⃣ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: VC booms amplify innovation by funding high-risk, high-reward startups, which in turn spurs growth in emerging sectors like ICT and biotech. 3️⃣ 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: VC funds often focus on specific industries and regions, with significant investment in U.S.-based tech hubs, impacting the global distribution of innovation. 💡 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: Understanding the cyclical nature of VC funding can help startups and investors make informed decisions about timing, sectors, and growth strategies. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: William Janeway, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #TechIndustry — 📚 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 Private Equity Bro: 🔗 M&A Advisory Pack: https://shorturl.at/iyvJS 🔗 Transactions Toolkit: https://shorturl.at/qKBB0 🔗 Alternatives' Guides: https://shorturl.at/ZKR6B

In Q3 2024, global venture funding reached $66.5 billion, down 16% from the previous quarter and 15% year-over-year, continuing a decline seen over the past nine to ten quarters. Late-stage funding, especially for large rounds, fell significantly, while AI led sectors with nearly $19 billion invested. Early-stage funding remained flat year-over-year. Despite the stagnation, changing industry dynamics may affect early-stage investments as venture fund fundraising slows. Read full Report at Crunchbase: https://lnkd.in/gvWZ_wXa Check out the latest edition of our weekly newsletter AlphaInsights: Is a recession out of sight? 🔭💸🫡 https://lnkd.in/g59gBdum #VentureCapital #AlphaImpact8Ventures #AlphaImpact8 #Funding #Trends #AI #Startups #Investment #TechFunding #Entrepreneurship #Decline #LateStage #EarlyStage #GlobalEconomy #Innovation #Tech Are you a startup? Apply for funding here: https://lnkd.in/g9VP3GJ6   Interested in changing the world? Check out our website: https://lnkd.in/eHcuMS3Z    Venture Capital is an illiquid and risky asset class with significant technical and market risks, past performance is no indicator of future performance. Investment is available to accredited investors only

It found that start-ups based here accounted for 63.7 per cent of all equity deals in the Asean-6 group of nations in 2023, compared with 56.7 per cent in 2022. #startup #equity #venture #singapore #funding #investment #ShopBack #Thunes #SCIEcommerce #businessfundamentals #innovativesolutions #growth #deeptech #artificialintelligence #research #development #EnterpriseSG #newbusiness

It seems that there is quite the climate for growth at the moment in Asia, as China's venture capital (VC) funding scene witnessed intriguing shifts, according to GlobalData. Despite an 8.4% decline in deal volume and a 31.4% drop in funding value compared to the previous year, China showcased resilience amid global market challenges. For deeper insights into China's evolving VC landscape and its enduring position as a key player in the global entrepreneurial ecosystem, I can highly recommend checking out the article below. If you want to take advantage of this fertile VC landscape then Salamander Advisory Services has just the right team of experts for you. Get in touch with me today to find out more about how to scale your startup successfully and reap all the rewards along the way. In the meantime, take a look at our site in the link below for more info on how we can assist you: https://lnkd.in/gaAF-T82 #Salamanderadvisory #techstartup #venturecapital #businessgrowth #Asia

🚀 Explore the Hottest VC & Startup Updates, June 29 - July 5, 2024.  🔥 Continue reading to access the link at the bottom of the text 🔥 🇪🇺 Notable #FundingRounds across #EU 🇪🇸 Citibox has raised €80 million in debt funding, led by Growth Credit Partners (GCP) (London) and CoVenture. 🇩🇪 Cartken has raised $22.5 million in a round led by 468 Capital. 🇩🇰 Kvantify, which solves computational issues by leveraging the power of quantum and high-performance computing, has secured €10 million in a seed round. 🇬🇧 Natcap has secured $10 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to scale its product. 🇩🇪 Vytal | The reuse system has secured €6.2 million in a growth funding round led by Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures. 🇦🇹 Tree.ly has secured €5 million seed investment led by PortfoLion Capital Partners, with participation from aws Gründungsfonds, SymbiaVC, and the Tyrolean Business Angel GmbH . 🇸🇪 Steep, which provides all collected data to every employee, has raised €4 million led by Connect Ventures. ... 💸 New #VC #Funds 🇪🇸 Seaya has raised €300 million for its climate tech fund, Seaya Andromeda. With ticket sizes ranging from €7 million to €40 million, it plans to make 25 investments by 2027, including five more deals this year. 🇨🇭Forestay Capital has closed its second fund, Forestay Capital II, securing $220 million in commitments. It will invest in Enterprise AI and SaaS companies. ... 💰 #Startup #FundingRounds 🇪🇪 eAgronom has secured €10 million in a Series A2 equity round. The investment came from Swedbank AB, Icos Capital, Soulmates Ventures, and SmartCap Green Fund. 🇪🇪 SmartCap has invested €5 million in Antler Nordic Fund II to support tech startups across the Nordic region, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Estonia. ... 🚀 #OpenCalls For #Startups - Applications are open for Batch 7 of the 500 Global Accelerator Program in Eurasia. The program offers personalized mentorship, funding opportunities, and access to a global community of experts and founders across multiple verticals. Deadline to apply: July 26, 2024. Curious to know more? Join the Information Session on July 10, 2024, with Pedro Santos Vieira, Partner at 500 Global! - Rubik Hub Garage Accelerator 2024 invites applying for its equity-free and no-fee accelerator for early-stage startups in Central and South-East Europe. Apply by September 3, 2024. - 📣 Last call to join Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Anthropic GenAI Scale Program! Each week consists of workshops, presentations, and expert technical support, all structured to accelerate GenAI application development. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3xawt06 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dPWXzUWD #VCInsights #StartupEcosystem #StartupNews #StartupCalls #WeeklyNews #NewVC #Funding #Accelerators #VC #Startup