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Europe Startup News

On Oct 8, 2020
@tech_eu shared
RT @robinwauters: Today in European Tech @tech_eu: MessageBird nabs $200 million, Web Summit goes digital, Clearbanc launched in the UK with a pledge to inject £500 million into SMEs, energy company E.ON debuted its new fund, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes: https://t.co/ULgbQV5yx4 https://t.co/knIOGdX4Gv
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Today in European Tech: MessageBird scores $200 million, Web Summit goes fully online, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes

Today in European Tech: MessageBird scores $200 million, Web Summit goes fully online, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes

Hello! Here is what happened today in European tech: Deals – Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform MessageBird has become Europe’s newest unicorn after announcing a $200 million ...

On Oct 12, 2020
@robinwauters shared
Today in European Tech @tech_eu: The EU's big tech ‘hit list’, Danish @Trustpilot mulls a £800 million London IPO, @Microsoft is reportedly considering to invest $500 million in the Ukrainian cloud market, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes: > https://t.co/ISv0vgUtKH https://t.co/HQghVIyizk
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Today in European Tech: the EU’s big tech ‘hit list’, Danish Trustpilot mulls a London IPO, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes

Today in European Tech: the EU’s big tech ‘hit list’, Danish Trustpilot mulls a London IPO, and other deals/stories that caught our eyes

Hello! Here is what happened today in European tech: Deals – Shares in Polish e-commerce group Allegro shot up more than 50% on their trading debut, giving the company a market value of ...

On Oct 7, 2020
@tech_eu shared
RT @mr_james_c: In the last 4 years @DraperEsprit has raised £425m on public markets in 4 placings. We've invested the money in companies like: @graphcore @revolutapp @TransferWise @uipath @thoughtmachine @aircall + many many others. Checkout how a public raise works: https://t.co/8rBMpTurZI
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How to raise £110m in 3 days

How to raise £110m in 3 days

Last week, Draper Esprit, the Venture Capital shop where I run Marketing, raised £110m in a public fundraise. This was unusual and has…

On Oct 12, 2020
@ediggs shared
The New Mindset for Product-Market Fit https://t.co/2NTbzAISaI by @GigiLevy The gist: develop cheap design prototypes to test what MVP to develop
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The New Mindset for Product-Market Fit

The New Mindset for Product-Market Fit

Great Founders are starting to find their product-promise-market fit first. And it doesn’t require a single line of code.

On Oct 9, 2020
@tech_eu shared
RT @startuptickerCH: Swiss VC @WingmanVentures closes Europe’s largest first Fund investing at seed-stage https://t.co/jTTCK1tVwi | The Swiss Startup News channel https://t.co/mcWU4UHtX7 https://t.co/V9PgLMkdpL
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Wingman Ventures closes Europe’s largest first Fund investing at seed-stage

Wingman Ventures closes Europe’s largest first Fund investing at seed-stage

With CHF 76 million, Wingman Ventures has raised the highest first Fund for pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the European venture capital market. Through Wingman Ventures Fund …

On Oct 12, 2020
@robinwauters shared
RT @J_K9: Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures made another fintech deal in Europe recently, in Bitpanda. Here's a look at how busy the firm has been this year in shoring up its European bets. https://t.co/moZc7Px10F
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A close look at how Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures has been doubling down on European fintech

A close look at how Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures has been doubling down on European fintech

Palantir, the infamous data analytics firm co-founded by Peter Thiel recently went public, netting another sizeable payday for the PayPal co-founder and early Facebook backer – but while ...

On Oct 12, 2020
@robinwauters shared
RT @tech_eu: Swedish-Polish solar energy startup SunRoof gets nearly €2 million to develop "roof of the future" https://t.co/A0zjeeACUg by @annieMusgrove @smokvc @InnoEnergyEU @LechKaniuk #solarpower #solarenergy #renewables #energytransition #Sweden #Nordics #Poland
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Swedish-Polish solar energy startup SunRoof gets nearly €2 million to develop “roof of the future”

Swedish-Polish solar energy startup SunRoof gets nearly €2 million to develop “roof of the future”

SunRoof, a Swedish-Polish startup developing solar two-in-one roofs along with software to support smart energy management, has raised almost €2 million to expand into new European markets. ...

On Oct 7, 2020
@500Startups shared
We are proud to be ranked as the most active investor in this year's @Forbes list of "The Middle East's 50 Most-Funded Startups"! https://t.co/lk8ENuTM77
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The Middle East's 50 Most-Funded Startups

The Middle East's 50 Most-Funded Startups

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in the first half of 2020, the Middle East’s startup ecosystem was forced to adapt to meet the changing landscape. However, while the outlook might have ...