Spanish VC Seaya Ventures has announced the launch of its third fund, Seaya Ventures III, which will plough €85 million ($100m) into leading-edge deeptech startups. The fund, which has a target of…
Treasure8 Scales its Revolution Against Food Waste
Humans waste around 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year – that’s enough to fill around two-thirds of Lake Eerie. Agriculture contributes almost a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and…
UK’s Kindred Capital Closes $105m Fund
London-based VC outfit Kindred Capital has closed a second fund for £81 million ($105m). It is a small increase on Kindred’s first fund, which closed in 2018 and has invested in 29…
Belarus’ “Telegram Revolution” Hangs in Balance, as Lukashenko Tracks Users
This Monday, as protests against his rule ebbed into an eighth day, embattled Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko’s helicopter touched down at a military truck factory in the capital city, Minsk. Waiting to…
Italian Healthcare Startup InSilicoTrials Wins $3.5m Series A Round
Italian startup InSilicoTrials, which creates cloud-based simulations for clinical trials, has raised $3.5 million (€3m) in Series A funding. The round, led by Milan’s United Ventures with support from Rome-based Pi Campus,…
Exclaimer CEO Heath Davies: “We’re Continually Perfecting Our Products”
Heath Davies is CEO of email signature firm Exclaimer, which is in its 21st year of operation. The company’s onsite and cloud-based solutions are used by over 75 million people in 150…
How Travel App Blacklane Adapted to a Post-Corona World
Based in Berlin, and with hubs located in major cities across Australia, the U.S. and UAE, chauffeur app Blacklane is one of the transport industry’s biggest success stories. The company, which has…
X Shore’s Konrad Bergström: “There is Scope for Positive Impact”
Konrad Bergström is president and founder of X Shore, a Swedish startup building 100% electric-powered boats. A longtime entrepreneur and extreme sports professional, Bergström broke into the tech scene with his previous…
Germany’s Corona Warn App: How Effective is the Country’s Corona-Battler?
It’s been a little under a fortnight since the German government launched its “Corona-Warn” contact tracing app. Thirteen million Germans—16% of the country’s population—have downloaded it so far. For an effective fight…
As Belarus’ Dictator Flails, a Tech Leader Waits
It’s an election year in Belarus, “Europe’s Last Dictatorship,” which means: propaganda, police violence, and political repression. On Thursday Victor Babaryko, the biggest challenger to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, was jailed on tax…