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PSV Tech closes €56 million Nordic early-stage fund
PSV Tech has closed its second fund at €56 million, attracting new institutional investors to back pre-seed Nordic tech startups before they reach product-market fit.
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Building on Graft and Grit: Finding a co-founder, Equity splits and vesting, First ten hires, Product-market fit, Pricing your product and First sales and outbound.
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Rodinia Generation secures €4 million for Portugal factory
Rodinia Generation raised €4 million led by Vitamin°C to scale its waterless, low-carbon O-factory garment production technology.
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NUSX and UnternehmerTUM Launch Singapore-Munich Innovation Hubs
NUSX is establishing its second global outpost at Munich's Urban Colab in a strategic partnership with UnternehmerTUM.
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Lightspring raises €3.5M to industrialize 3D lithography for optical interfaces
French deeptech startup Lightspring has secured €3.5 million to commercialize its 3D lithography process for building optical interfaces.
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Insurers Shift from Reactive Claims to Proactive Prevention
B2C insurers are moving beyond a reactive claims model, using AI and data to offer proactive risk management and personalized engagement.
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Anthropic outage forces European AI founders to confront single-API risk
A 17-day global shutdown of Anthropic's newest AI models highlights the operational risk for startups built on a single external API.
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BioInnovation Institute invests €8M in six life science and climate tech companies
The BioInnovation Institute has committed an additional €1.3 million each to six life science and climate tech companies.
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EU Startups Neglect IP Protection Due to High Legal Costs
A 2023 EUIPO-EPO study found only 29% of European startups have filed for intellectual property rights, with prohibitive costs creating a major barrier.
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Refurbed co-founder to keynote EU-Startups Summit 2027
Kilian Kaminski, co-founder of the refurbished goods marketplace refurbed, will deliver a keynote on sustainable entrepreneurship at the EU-Startups Summit.
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UK Draft Tipping Code Mandates Staff Consultation
The UK government has released a draft revised Code of Practice on tipping, with new rules expected by the end of 2026.
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How to spot non-obvious verticals for your technology
Founders can get tunnel vision with their technology, yet strong growth often comes from looking beyond the market a startup first built for.
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Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion
Nvidia has confirmed its purchase of the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion.
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British Business Bank commits £46M to Zinc
The British Business Bank pledges up to £46 million to Zinc Capital's fund, backing UK deep tech startups tackling health and environmental issues.
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Home business owners struggle with work-life balance
A Dunster House study finds 58% of entrepreneurs feel their business has taken over their home.