Top news of the week: 22.02.2023.
Is London losing its European tech lead?
Founders and startup advisors say that the UK is ‘freeriding’ on its past successes, and risks losing its European lead as public commitment to tech dwindles.
This Week in European Tech: MYFLEXBOX lands €75 million, Zopa buys BNPL firm DivideBuy, EIB introduces European Tech Champions Initiative, and more
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.
Eyeing advances in underserved markets, Startup Wise Guys aims to raise €45 million and takes down €25 million early
The group's inspiration stemmed from the height of Estonia's startup boom.
Autonomous cargo drone airline Dronamics reveals it’s raised $40M, pre-Series A
Autonomous aircraft have long been thought of as having the most potential, though not in the realm of glitzy people-carrying drones so much as the more sedate world of cargo. It’s here ...
Power to the people: WeFunder gives EU crowdfunders another port of call
San Francisco-based WeFunder has launched in the EU, and you can thank new EU-wide regulations that underscore the potential of having harmonised rules across the bloc. [image, Joule].
Can a Bill Gates-backed electric plane really stay in the air? — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast
On the pod this week we ask whether a Bill Gates-backed electric plane can really stay in the air and if we'll see them in our skies soon.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures founder Bill Gates was in attendance to see UK cleantech players getting organised
UK's cleantech ecosystem is taking heed from continental peers, hoping to lift funding to even greater heights.