UK’s Connex One bags €105M from GP Bullhound, others; plans to scale global ops
Connex One provides an AI-driven customer engagement platform with omnichannel communication and business automation.
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Can childcare be made accessible with tech? Amsterdam-based Sitly is showing how it's done with its bootstrapped approach
Childcare squeeze became one of the contentious reasons fueling the Great Resignation earlier this year.
Turkish decacorn Getir is reportedly in talks to acquire German grocery delivery unicorn Gorillas
Istanbul-based Getir is in “advanced talks” to acquire Berlin-based on-demand grocery delivery company Gorillas, reports Bloomberg News.
Amsterdam’s online-only supermarket Crisp raises €75M; acquires local food supplier Eetfabriek
Crisp, which claims to have doubled its customer base and number of orders in the past year, also announced the acquisition of local supplier Eetfabriek this month.
UK’s Worn Again Technologies bags €31.4M; to build textile recycling facility in Switzerland
Nottingham, the UK-based Worn Again Technologies, a textile recycling innovator, announced on Friday, October 7, that it has secured £27.6M (approximately €31.4M) in funding from existing partners and primary stakeholders.
Amsterdam’s Hyperion Lab, powered by NVIDIA and EscherCloud, announces 3rd chort of AI innovation programme
Hyperion Lab’s third cohort represents a new breed of startups where accessibility, integrity and combating climate change are at the heart of their mission.
Amazon to invest over €1B across Europe to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040
E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Monday that it plans to invest more than €1B over the next five years to electrify its transportation…
Paris Techstars is now Techstars Sustainability Paris; backs this Dutch biotech startup
Techstars, a global startup accelerator that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced on Thursday, October 6, that it has renamed Techstars…
Amsterdam-based mental health startup OpenUp bags €15M to expand services in Europe
OpenUp says it will use the funds to further innovate its product and help the company enter additional markets in the European region.
Tallinn-based insect farming startup FlyFeed bags €3M; to open first farm in Vietnam
Tallinn-based FlyFeed, an insect farming startup, announced on Friday, October 7, that it has raised $3M (approximately €3M) in a seed…
Dutch-based Laxton Group bags strategic investment from US-based Enlightenment Capital
The Hague-based Laxton Group Limited (Laxton), a company that works with governments and other organisations to provide end-to-end…
Dutch-based FlyWithLucy, Europe’s first all-electric airliner, bags funding from Transavia Ventures
FlyWithLucy says it will accelerate the development and commercialisation of sustainable aviation.