Top news of the week: 29.11.2022.
This Week in European Tech: German jet startup Lilium raises $119 million, Zapp brings the SPAC back, Motive Partners buys embedded/capital, and...
Here's a roundup of this week's biggest European Tech funding rounds, exits, 'other news' that you might have missed, and a compendium of must-read articles on all things #EUtech.
Untapped potential: VC BackingMinds expands its second €50 million fund across the Nordics and doubles down on Denmark
Women-led VC thinks there's returns to be found beyond Nordic capital cities, and departing Oslo and Stockholm for the likes of Aarhus, Malmö and Odense.
Babaco Market raises €6.3 million for food boxes containing "odd" cuts to tackle food waste
Babaco's odd groceries marketplace is targeting a more than 2x increase in sales volumes this year.
Anne Hathaway backs female-led Pact as it launches £30 million seed fund aimed at inclusion, well-being, and climate
Armed with £30 million, London’s got a new seed fund on the market and is the first in the UK to be co-founded by three females.
Planday CEO Christian Brondum agrees to join Denmark's SEED Capital.
Brøndum [far left] will become SEED Capital's MD from mid-2024, when he will replace the founding MD Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack.
HR tech startup Popwork raises €1.5 million
Since it was founded in 2020, Popwork has accrued early business from growth-chasing SMEs, as well as global clients like French energy major TotalEnergies.
Legal tech startup Goodlegal celebrates €1.2 million pre-seed round
Billed as a "one-stop-shop for legal compliance, Goodlegal's software allows legal firms to check every legal text compiled through its software against compliance standards.
Following a Paris office opening earlier this year, Earlybird now builds a nest in London
Spreading its wings ever further, Earlybird VC follows a successful Paris office opening with a new home in London.