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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

Romanian startup Genezio bags €1.8M to help developers automate app creation

Bucharest-based Genezio, a type-safe serverless platform for modern full-stack developers, announced on Friday that it has secured a $2M (approximately €1.8M)…

Apr 5, 2024

Business

Pophouse, co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, acquires music catalogue, brand name and…

Stockholm-based Pophouse, a global entertainment and music investment firm, on Thursday, April 4, announced the acquisition of the music catalogue, brand name…

Apr 5, 2024

Business

Delft-based Loop Biotech scores €2M in crowdfunding for its mushroom coffin: Know more

Delft-based Loop Biotech, an initiator and builder of the world’s first ‘living’ coffin, a sustainable alternative to the traditional coffin, announced on Thursday that it has raised €2M in funding in 2 weeks through crowdfunding.

Apr 5, 2024

Business

Baker Hughes backs Tallinn-based Elcogen to scale its leading solid oxide technology for…

Tallinn-based Elcogen, a manufacturer of green energy technology, announced on Wednesday that it has raised funding from Baker Hughes in a fresh funding…

Apr 4, 2024

Funding

Paris-based Pigment gets €134M to help businesses plan and make better strategic…

Paris-based Pigment, a business planning platform, announced on Thursday, that it has secured $145M (approximately €134M) in a Series D round of funding led by ICONIQ Growth.

Apr 4, 2024

Business

London’s Prodigi acquires Amsterdam’s Peecho: Here’s why

London-based Prodigi, a global print-on-demand platform, announced on Wednesday, April 3, that it has acquired Peecho, an Amsterdam-based cloud printing solutions provider.

Apr 4, 2024

Business

UK’s Biofidelity secures €22M from Octopus Ventures, others: Know more

Cambridge-based Biofidelity, a commercial-stage genomic technology company, announced on Wednesday, April 3, that it has secured $24M (approximately €22M) in a fresh funding round, bringing the total funding raised to $60M (approximately €55.3M).

Apr 4, 2024

Business

Stockholm-based Telness Tech bags €5M, enters US market: Know more

Stockholm-based Telness Tech, a software company for the telecommunications industry, announced on Wednesday, that it has raised €5M from its two largest shareholders -- Industrifonden and Viltor (JCE Group).

Apr 3, 2024

Business

Luminance secures €37M to advance its proprietary legal Large Language Model: Know more

Cambridge-based Luminance, a legal-grade AI company, announced on Tuesday, April 2, that it has raised $40M (approximately €37M) in a Series B funding round…

Apr 3, 2024

Business

French medical robotics company Quantum Surgical bags €30M from EIB to advance tumour…

Montpellier, France-based Quantum Surgical, a medical robotics company, announced that it has secured €30M loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Apr 3, 2024

Business

Swedish ‘fintech for fintech lenders’ Scayl exits stealth mode with €100M in vault…

Stockholm-based Scayl, a debt financing platform, announced its emergence from stealth on Wednesday.

Apr 3, 2024

Business

Austrian health tech scale-up Xund extends seed round funding to €8M to digitise the…

Vienna-based XUND, a health tech scale-up, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €2M in an extended Seed funding round, bringing the total funding raised to…

Apr 2, 2024