Italy has the fourth largest population in the E.U. and its fourth biggest economy. Ask anyone in the tech industry, however, which countries they’re most excited about this year, and few will…
Lifesum Raises $10m in Funding
Digital health startup Lifesum has raised a $10 million funding round led by Nokia Growth Partners. The Stockholm-based company will use the funds for new staff and product development, as it expands…
Endotronix Secures $32m Series C for Heart Failure Solutions
Endotronix, a medtech company providing solutions for patients with advanced heart failure, has closed a $32 million Series C funding round. BioVentures Investors, SV Life Sciences, Lumira Capital, Aperture Venture Partners and…
Armenia’s TUMO Center Looks Beyond the Caucasus
On a hot day in Yerevan, Armenia’s compact capital, a new generation of tech professionals is being put through its paces at the city’s flagship education center. Some kids are running a…
Codecademy Secures $30m Series C Funding Round
Codecademy, a digital skills education company, has closed a $30 million Series C investment round led by Naspers. Existing investors Union Square Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Index Ventures and Sir Richard Branson…
Tech Open Air Berlin’s Collaborative Spirit Merges Tech with Culture
It has not taken long for Tech Open Air (TOA) to become a big fixture on Europe’s tech events calendar. The show, whose 2016 edition kicks off in Berlin on the July…
Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Grabs $65m Investment Round
Darktrace, a U.K.-based cybersecurity company, has raised a $65 million investment round led by KKR with participation from Softbank Group. Ten Eleven and Summit Partners were also included in the funding round,…
Thrive Market Secures $111m in Funding
Thrive Market, an online marketplace for healthy foods, has raised $111 million in a new round of financing led by Invus. Greycroft Partners, E-Ventures and Cross Culture Ventures, all previous investors in…
Eco-Automaker Riversimple Launches U.K. Hydrogen Car Trial
Welsh eco-friendly carmaker Riversimple has launched a trial of its hydrogen-powered Rasa model in its home country. The firm, which is currently crowdfunding to match a $2.2 million EU grant, will trial…
In Kabul, Three Generations of Startups Make Plans for a Future without Donors
In 2005, when Farshid Ghyasi founded NETLINKS, Afghanistan barely knew IT. The market, he generously says, was “virgin…there were no players.” It doesn’t take a Silicon Valley VC to know that founding…