100K EU-Startups Milestone reached

Hey everyone,

Yesterday, we gave all attendees of this year's EU-Startups Summit ?access to our AI-based networking app. If you'd like to join us at the 10-year anniversary of the event on May 9-10, we still have a few tickets available, but you better act fast! :)

And here comes your weekly dose of European startup news and opportunities:

?? LinkedIn Milestone reached: Yesterday morning we crossed the 100,000 followers mark for the EU-Startups page on LinkedIn! Thanks everyone for following us. :)?

?? Exhibition Hall?& Side Events: Earlier this week, we gave our readers a glimpse into the Exhibition Hall of the EU-Startups Summit, and also introduced some of the?Official Side Events ?(make sure to register).?

?? Fresh (VC) Funds:?Swiss venture capital firm 14Peaks ?just closed its inaugural fund of over €28 million to power software startups in fintech, and the Paris-based VC Ternel will invest €120 million in 30 startups dedicated to restoring the planet and promoting its resilience.

???Green Tech Innovators: On Monday of this week was "Earth Day", and we introduced our readers to 10 promising early-stage European startups focused on sustainability . Also:?Copenhagen-based fashion tech Rodinia Generation raised €3 million to combat industry overproduction, Berlin-based Cultimate Foods secured €2.3 million to deliver meaty flavours while cutting down on intensive farming, Paris-based Edonia raised €2 million to produce plant-based ingredients from microalgae, and London-based recycling startup Sorted got €1.9 million aiming to solve the material sorting gap.

??? EU-Startups Podcast:?We just dropped episode 66, featuring the German entrepreneur and investor?Tim Schumacher who introduces the World Fund and his inspirations and advice for entrepreneurs. He also shares the remarkable story of Ecosia, the largest independent European search engine that uses its profits to plant trees.

?? Additional Speakers we announced earlier this week for our upcoming EU-Startups Summit:

• Beth Susanne , global pitch coach icon who has helped her clients reach over $10 billion in funding will be joining us for an educational talk titled “How to craft and deliver a successful pitch.”
• Eoghan O’Neil , Senior Policy Officer at the European Commission, will join us to talk about "The Digital Markets Act and what it means for startups".
• Learn how to gain traction and establish a competitive edge by implementing AI in your business with our “Current state and future opportunities of AI ” Panel Discussion.
• Delve into the transformative trends and investment dynamics within the European VC landscape at our “Current State and Future of Venture Capital in Europe ” panel discussion.
• Learn how to navigate the financial challenges as you expand beyond your home market with our Panel Discussion titled: “How to Avoid Financial Hiccups When Scaling Internationally .”

???AI Funding Boom continues: Berlin-based Parloa bagged €61.7 million to scale and expand its AI-powered customer service platform. Helsinki-based HappySignals raised €12 million aiming to transform IT decision-making with human-centric data and AI. German startup Octomind secured €4.5 million to transform web testing with generative AI. Tallinn-based 10Lines secured €1.5 million to automate line marking operations with AI and robotics. Utrecht-based Beyond Weather landed €250k to improve AI tech for long-range weather forecasts. Tallinn-based Salesforge raised €470k pre-seed to build a future-proof AI co-pilot in B2B Sales.

Have a nice weekend, and hopefully see you soon at the 10-year anniversary of the EU-Startups Summit in sunny Malta! :)

Your EU-Startups Team