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Munich’s Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor maker Blickfeld has announced an extension of their Series A round (first announced in March of this year), now at $31 million. With […] The post LiDAR sensor and detection...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
The Tech.eu Podcast is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the […] The postTuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Healthtech is, simply, the use of technology in healthcare. Yep, it’s that simple. It’s a broad field that has developed over time, stemming originally from a term applied to technologies […] The post A day in the life of...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
There’s a new VC in town, and it’s looking to back European tech startups directly and indirectly through a fund-of-funds strategy. Ok, fair enough, August is not exactly a new […] The post August’s new fund...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
When the pandemic first set in and we were all suddenly hit (forced?) with the realisation that we were about to be spending a lot more time at home (or […] The post Helping bring veterinary clinics into the 21st century,...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Keeping both private and public source code protected, GitGuardian has closed a $44 million Series B round and intends to use the new funding to build upon its secret detection […] The post Parisian cybersecurity startup...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Strasbourg-based digital therapy provider HypnoVR has rased €4.5 million in a Series A funding round. The company uses an individually tailored virtual reality experience in the operating room, thereby reducing […] The post French...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Copenhagen’s real-time automated payroll software platform Pento has raised $35 million in a Series B round co-led by investment powerhouse Tiger Global and Avid Ventures. Pento’s fresh payout is expected […] The post Payroll...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Istanbul-based startup Inooster has raised $700,000 in new funds, as it sets sail for overseas activities at the start of next year. Borrowing from a number of human psychology principles […] The post Boosting corporate...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Tech.eu
Porto-based Infraspeak has raised €10 million in new capital. The startup offers a top-to-bottom facilities maintenance solution that aims to replace legacy systems by bringing all existing assets, IoT devices […] The post...Thursday, December 2, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
The European Commission has given its clearest signal yet that it’s prepared to intervene over weak enforcement of the EU’s data protection rules against big tech. Today the bloc’s executive also had a warning for...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
UK equity crowdfunding business Seedrs – who’s merger with rival Crowdcube was earlier blocked by competition regulators – has been acquired by start-up investing platform Republic in a $100m deal.The move comes after Seedrs...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
It’s just over a year since the European Union’s executive proposed legislation aimed at encouraging widespread sharing and reuse of industrial data and protected public sector data-sets — such as health data,...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Spain’s Jobandtalent, a “workforce marketplace”-cum-digital temping agency which uses AI to match workers to casual labor gigs in sectors like warehousing, ecommerce and logistics, has closed a $500 million Series E...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
With key ESG reporting regulations such as the EU Taxonomy and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) covering more than 75 percent of European companies, across the EU and the UK, the regulatory environment is evolving...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Longer-term energy storage is a drag, and a lot of battery tech has been focusing on “how quickly can we charge these batteries so I can drive my EV for another couple of hundred miles.” That’s a fundamentally different...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Civil society has been poring over the detail of the European Commission’s proposal for a risk-based framework for regulating applications of artificial intelligence which was proposed by the EU’s executive back in April. The...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Abacum, a SaaS maker geared toward upgrading midsized companies’ financial planning and analysis tools, has fast-followed the $7 million seed it raised in April with a $25 million Series A round. The latest funding brings its total...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
In a significant push against Big Tech’s ability to maintain market dominance through sheer buying power, the U.K.’s competition watchdog has ordered Facebook (now Meta) to reverse its acquisition of animated GIF platform...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund, Partech Growth II, managing to raise $750 million. Partech Growth I was a smaller fund with €400 million under management, or $460 million...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
French startup Jump wants to disrupt the industry of umbrella companies, which provide an alternative to traditional freelancing jobs. They can hire workers on permanent contracts so that they get the stability and benefits that come...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
The fleet management industry needs to be able to predict when a truck or a van is about to break down. Not only does this prevent millions in lost revenues, but it also has huge implications for supply chains. “Predictive...Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Meet Upway, a French startup that is building a marketplace for second-hand electric bikes. The startup just raised a $5.7 million (€5 million) seed round from Sequoia Capital and Global Founders Capital. If you’re familiar with the...Monday, November 29, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is facing a potential fine in the UK. It has also been handed a provisional notice to stop further processing of UK citizens’ data and to delete any data it already holds as a...Monday, November 29, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Chegg, the NYSE listed student media learning platform is acquiring Busuu, the online language learning startup established in Europe in 2008, for approximately $436 million (€385 million) in an all-cash transaction. At its exit Busuu...Monday, November 29, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Thought Machine, a 2014 (Xoogler) founded startup that sells cloud-based b2b banking services, has closed a $200 million Series C round and announced that it’s achieved unicorn status (aka, passing a $1BN valuation). The new...Monday, November 29, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Talent Garden is a sort of “European-WeWork-meets-General-Assembly” in that its business model is a combination of co-working spaces (in places like Italy, Austria, Romania, among others) plus online/offline digital courses....Monday, November 29, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
It was only in June that Motorway — a U.K. platform on which professional car dealers can bid in an auction for privately owned cars for sale — raised $67.7 million in a Series B round. It’s now raised a $190 million Series C funding...Friday, November 26, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Riding a scooter in Paris will soon feel incredibly … slow. The City of Paris has announced that scooter sharing services should restrict the maximum top speed to 10 km/h (that’s 6.2 mph). That decision comes following a number of...Friday, November 26, 2021 from TechCrunch » Europe
Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) which has found they did not provide their users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data — in...Thursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Like its predecessors, the latest generation AirPods are glued together, which earns the AirPods Pro a zero repairability ratingThursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Well that's a tad worrying...India confirms its newest nuclear power plant has suffered cyberattackThursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
What crisis? Profit and revenue surge over 20 percent at Zuckerberg's house, despite a torrid yearThursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
With billions of connected devices, IoT will deliver a new data-rich environment. However, will this new space be safe and secure?Thursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Profits and year revenues at Apple slide amid slow iPhone sales, but sales from wearables and services roseThursday, October 31, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that from next month, his platform will ban all political advertisingWednesday, October 30, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Data centre consolidation sees US real estate giant acquire Europe's largest colocation provider, InterxionWednesday, October 30, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
5G is going to be an 'aggressive' push for Apple in 2020, with three smartphones due next yearWednesday, October 30, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
Advertising watchdog: Amazon used misleading payment page to get users to sign up for its Prime subscription serviceWednesday, October 30, 2019 from TechWeekEurope UK
IoT coupled with 5G are the key foundations onto which the smart city will be built. From transport to personalised services, a data-rich environment is taking shape