Back to Business

Hi there,

This week, most EU-Startups team members are?back to work and back to business! You too?

Never mind if you're reading this by the pool or in your office - here comes your latest edition of the EU-Startups Newsletter with some fresh startup stories and opportunities:

? Join AWS Global Fintech Accelerator: Until August 31 is your last chance to apply ! Get technical, business & fundraising support, access to leading VC funds such as Sequoia, Index, Lightspeed, Greylock, and many more across the US, LATAM & EMEA during this equity-free, online program.

?? Startup Jobs:?You just came back from holidays and you're desperately looking forward to the weekend? Quit your boring job now and check out our?EU-Startups Job Board ?with roughly 250 open positions at many of Europe's most promising startups!

?? Join TechFounders: Is your startup ready to collaborate with industry giants? Join the 20-week pilot project program of TechFounders for a chance to collaborate with big corporates and receive €25,000 in funding, tailored coaching from entrepreneurial experts, and a spot to pitch at UnternehmerTUM's Ultimate Demo Day.

?? Founder Interviews: For the latest episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we interviewed Rodolphe Ardant , Co-founder and CEO of Spendesk, a French unicorn revolutionizing the way businesses manage their expenses. Also, we talked to Flip’s co-founder Benedikt Ilg about his entrepreneurial journey and how to bridge?communication gaps in the workplace.

?? Looking for a technical knowledge source? As a digital marketplace specialist, Adevinta’s product and tech teams aim to change the way the world buys and sells online - their blog explains new tools and tech they’ve implemented, how they’re scaling existing solutions and more. Learn from experts and apply their knowledge to your work!

?? VC News / Insights:?London-based The Players Fund wants to consolidate the athlete-investor community with a €47 million fund; we recently interviewed SquareOne’s Federico Wengi and talked about his firm's investment strategy and about his insights about fuelling innovation in Europe, and here is an interesting guest post by Michaela Jeffery-Morrison on how to challenge the female funding gap in the startup space.

?? Circular / Green Startups:?Frankfurt-based leonardo secured €555k to make sustainability data more accessible and affordable,?London-based Kamma raised €4.2 million to achieve Net Zero in UK property sector, German contech Schüttflix scored €45 million to enable a fully circular economy for building materials, and?Rotterdam-based circular platform Valyuu just raised €2.4 million to give a new life to e-waste.

?? AI News:?The Helsinki-based SaaS startup Metroc just secured €2 million to develop AI for construction industry,?London-based edtech YouMakr raised €460k pre-seed to unleash AI that predicts exam questions, and my colleague Antonio published an interesting article about "10 ChatGPT prompts to help you navigate bureaucracy ".

?? Interesting LinkedIn Poll: 3 days ago we asked?our readers: "Do you think in 3 years from now there will be more people working from home than today?" 890 people have already voted .?

That's all we had to share with you today. Have a nice week!

Greetings from Barcelona,

Your EU-Startups Team