Earybird Edition: June 2024

☀️ Happy summertime, newsletter subscribers! With warmer temperatures in Europe, catch up on cool news from a wide range of June activities and publications. 🧊

🌱 Portfolio News: See what's happening in the startups

• Earlybird Digital West portfolio company Isar Aerospace announced a Series C extension round of over EUR 220M, bringing their total funding to more than EUR 400M. 

• Earlybird Digital West portfolio company Hive Technologies closed a EUR 28.2M Series A extension, fueling their platform for independent commerce brands. 
• Earlybird Digital West portfolio company M^0 Labs closed a USD 35M Series A round, powering their mission to democratize access to money issuance infrastructure. 
• Earlybird Health portfolio company Noscendo reflected on how startups drive real progress in the German healthcare system in a recent episode of Startup Spotlight by Startup Insider. 
• Earlybird Digital East portfolio company Zeta Labs announced a USD 2.9M pre-seed round and the launch of their cutting-edge AI agent.  
• Earlybird Digital East portfolio company Proofs announced a successful pre-seed round and the launch of their AI agents. Head to Business Insider to read more about their milestones. 

✍️ Our Published Content: Keep up-to-date

• We published a video highlighting entrepreneurial perspectives from portfolio companies Greenlyte, eleQtron, Isar Aerospace, Aleph Alpha, Marvel Fusion, and GOURMEY. 
• Earlybird Digital West welcomed Alessandra Mazzilli to the team, expanding our international roster of investors. Learn about her journey to venture on our Medium blog.

• Earlybird-X Partners Dr. Frédéric du Bois-Reymond and Stephan Rauscher collaborated with Kearney to produce an article on quantum communications for cybersecurity. 
• We highlighted former Earlybird interns kickstarting their careers in portfolio companies Aleph Alpha and Celus. 
• We also introduced two Vision Lab Cohort 5 participating companies – CyberTide and tasteit  – and celebrated mika AI on a successful pre-seed round. 

💫 Media Mentions: Discover Earlybird special features

• Earlybird remained true to its name and was featured in Sifted as a top-spot VC in terms of who in Germany cuts the most checks at the Seed stage and below. 

• Earlybird was featured in Startup Insider’s VC of the Day Series, with special shoutouts to various portfolio companies. Follow their podcast for more Earlybird investors featured!

🗓️ Events: Tech scene movers & shakers

• Earlybirds connected to LPs, founders & friends at our SuperReturn event in Berlin. 
• Earlybird Health Principal Dr. Rabab Nasrallah moderated a panel on “Unleashing the Potential of Genomics and Personalized Therapies” at the first HLTH Europe in Amsterdam. 
• Many Earlybirds were active at Viva Tech Paris participating in panels, juries, reverse pitch competitions, and more. 
• Earlybird-X Partner Dr. Frédéric du Bois-Reymond spoke on a panel about universities and entrepreneurship and Vision Lab Partner Benjamin Wilkening spoke alongside Vision Lab Cohort 5 founders on how to build a modern company culture at Hinterland of Things.  
• Earlybird-X Partner Johannes Triebs participated in a jury evaluating pitches from startups ready to scale at H2UB, an event to unite the pioneers of hydrogen technologies. 
• Earlybirds in Berlin co-hosted a Networking Aperitivo with Angelini Ventures to connect industry leaders, investors, and innovators who are shaping the latest trends in healthcare. 

• Earlybird hosted an Interns Networking Event at the Munich office focused on young investors bringing fresh perspectives to the industry.

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