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Vigneshwar Ravichandran

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Vigneshwar has been a News Reporter at Silicon Canals since 2018. A seasoned technology journalist with almost a decade of experience, he covers the European startup ecosystem, from AI and Web3 to clean energy and health tech. Previously, he was a content producer and consumer product reviewer for leading Indian digital media, including NDTV, GizBot, and FoneArena. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation in Chennai and a Diploma in Broadcasting Journalism in New Delhi.

Business

German tech startup ecosystem secures $2.8B funding in H1 2024: Here are the country’s 10 biggest funding rounds of H1

Germany was the sixth highest-funded country in H1 2024, according to the Geo Semi-Annual Report by Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform.

Jul 9, 2024

Business

UK-based fintech NALA raises €37M from Norrsken22, DST Global, others

London-based NALA, a fintech company, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $40M (approximately €37M) in Series A funding led by Lauren Kolodny of Acrew Capital, with participation from DST Global and Amplo, represented by Sheel Tyle.

Jul 9, 2024

Business

Amsterdam’s Findest secures €2.2M to help find new technologies faster using AI

Amsterdam-based Findest, a company specialising in R&D software solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €2.2M in a fresh funding round led by Stockholm-based Partinc, a European investment firm.

Jul 9, 2024

Business

BrightCap Ventures announces first close of new €60M fund to back founders from this region: Know more

Sofia, Bulgaria-based BrightCap Ventures, a venture capitalist, announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first close of its new fund, Fund II, which is…

Jul 9, 2024

Business

Dutch-based LUMO Labs launches new €100M fund: Andy Lürling on investment strategy, regional diversification, and more

Eindhoven-based LUMO Labs, the Dutch fund manager behind impact-driven investment funds in emerging technologies, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new fund…

Jul 9, 2024

Business

Amsterdam’s NLC Health Ventures backs Italian medtech startup StarTric

Milan-based StarTric, a medtech startup, announced on Monday that it has secured funding in a new seed financing round from early-stage investors, including NLC Health Impact Fund, Growth Engine, and Business Angels.

Jul 8, 2024

Business

Iceland’s LAXEY secures €6M to drive sustainable land-based aquaculture

Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland-based company LAXEY, which specialises in aquaculture, announced on Friday, July 5, that it has secured a €6M equity private placement.

Jul 8, 2024

Venture Capital

Speedinvest’s General Partner Mathias Ockenfels quits after seven year-tenure

Vienna-based Speedinvest, Europe’s most active early-stage investors, announced on Friday that its General Partner Mathias Ockenfels is bidding farewell to the company after a seven-year tenure.

Jul 8, 2024

Funding

EQT and Kühne Holding to acquire 35% stake in German travel tech firm Flix, reportedly for around €1B

Munich-based Flix SE, a travel technology company, announced on Thursday that EQT Group and Kühne Holding have acquired a 35 per cent minority stake worth…

Jul 5, 2024

Business

These companies raised the 10 largest European funding rounds in H1 2024: All are hiring right now

In this rapidly evolving world of technology, securing capital can be a crucial factor in determining a company's success or failure.

Jul 5, 2024

Business

Portuguese startup Eneida secures €10.5M to optimise and control low voltage network

Coimbra, Portugal-based Eneida, a company specialised in Neighbourhood Grid Intelligence for Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN), announced on Friday that it…

Jul 5, 2024

Business

Amsterdam-based longform.ai secures funding to extract insights from audio data through GenAI

Amsterdam-based longform.ai, a UvA spin-off, developing a subscription-based AI service, announced on Thursday, July 4, that it has secured €300K from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland.

Jul 5, 2024