InnoStars, Champions & Startups 🚀

Hi there!

Not sure if you follow the World Cup or if you boycott it, but there have been quite some surprises so far (like Germany losing against Japan). As I'm German, living in Spain, and since my wife is Brazilian, I can easily root for 3 countries. :-) Anyways, in case you are interested, we just started a little World Cup poll on LinkedIn.

And here comes your weekly dose of startup-related opportunities & insights:

🌟 Black Friday: Want to join 2,000+ of Europe's most promising founders, investors and startup enthusiasts from across Europe? Join us at next year's EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona for 2 days of networking, inspiration and learning. The code BLACK40 gives you 40% off if you secure your ticket until November 28th at the latest!

⏰ Last chance to join CEE Startup Challenge by Vestbee! Apply now to access leading VC funds like Point Nine Capital, Molten Ventures, Northzone, 3VC, 500 Emerging Europe, an invitation to CEE VC Summit, up to $100k for AWS infrastructure, business tools, and more!

🚀 Scale fast and sustainably with Startupbootcamp’s Inclusive #Fintech & #DeFi Accelerator Programme. If you're running an early-stage startup in that space, either having received no funding to date, bootstrapped or at pre-seed or seed level, make sure to apply now!

⚡ Influence the future of energy with Startupbootcamp’s Renewable Energy & Net Zero Accelerator Programme 2023. Early-stage startups can apply now! Lots of perks and benefits are waiting for selected startups!

🏆 InnoStars Awards: In a showcase of the finest healthcare innovation in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, some of the most promising early-stage startups will take the stage today for the Grand Final of the EIT Health InnoStars Awards which starts at 4pm. You can still register here to follow the event online. I'll personally join the event in the early evening to hand over a Media Prize. See you on air! :)

💥 Spanish Startup Boom: This week, Madrid-based Cobee secures €40 million for the expansion of its staff wellbeing platform, Barcelona-based Ukio raised €27 million to lead a residential revolution across Europe, and Yumminn (also Barcelona-based) just raised €1.4 million for its QR code that’s changing how we pay the bill at restaurants.

Have a nice rest of the week!

Your EU-Startups Team