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Amsterdam-based Fairphone launches 'de-googled' OS smartphone focused on privacy
Based out of Amsterdam, Fairphone is known for making the world's most ethical smartphone.
UK mobile operator Truphone backed by Russian billionaire secures €34.5M to expand across North America & Asia Pacific
Truphone, a London-based mobile tech firm backed by Chelsea owner and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has recently raised $38 million (approx €34.5 million) at a $516 million (approx €470 million) valuation.
Lab-on-a-Chip to measure farm fertility: Amsterdam-based accelerator Rockstart invests in agritech startup Nordetect
Each year, somewhere around €8 billion is wasted on excess fertilizer globally, which is bad news for farmers' wallets and bad news for Mother Earth.
Coronavirus effect: Facebook’s Portal could soon be installed in numerous UK care homes to combat lockdown loneliness
Most countries went into lockdown even before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.
Heard about Silicon Micro-loudspeakers? This German startup just raised €2.6M to develop the revolutionary technology
Arioso Systems GmbH, provider of a new disruptive micro transducer technology has secured €2.6M in its first financing round led by Brandenburg Kapital (Potsdam, Germany), a subsidiary of Brandenburger Förderbank ILB, and supported by High-Tech-Gründerfonds III (Bonn), Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (Dresden) and business angels.
Coronavirus scare: Security guards in China equipped with AI-powered smart glasses to detect feverish folks
While the coronavirus pandemic is spreading fast in some countries, it also seems to be slowing down in some regions.
German battery company TWAICE picks up €11M funding to power electric vehicles
Munich-based battery analytics software company TWAICE has raised an €11 million Series A round led by venture capital firm Creandum.
UK-based startup wants to help blind and visually impaired see clearly with these cool and smart glasses
Vision loss is one of the major health care problems, especially for older people.
Refurbed: Austria-based marketplace for refurbished electronics raises €15.5M funding to promote sustainable consumption
Refurbed, the marketplace for refurbished electronics promoting sustainable consumption, has raised $17 million (approx €15.5 million) in Series A round of equity financing from a group of reputable international investors.
Dutch startup Envision integrates AI to Google Glass to give eyesight to the blind
Based out of the Hague, Envision builds AI-based tools that enable visually impaired people to access visual information around them…
Bristol-based AI chipmaker Graphcore raises €135M at a €1.76B valuation
Based out of Bristol, UK, Graphcore is a semiconductor company that develops accelerators for AI and machine learning.