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Hey there!
Did you have a good week? Well, before it ends, here comes your weekly dose of fresh startup insights and interesting opportunities:?
?? Pitch Competition Deadline: On Monday, Feb. 19, we'll close the application phase for this year's big Pitch Competition. The 15 selected finalists will pitch on the main stage at this year's EU-Startups Summit on May 9-10 in Malta and compete for a prize package worth €390k. Apply now !
?? Europe's Rising Stars: This week we took a deep dive into the startup ecosystems in Lithuania , Luxembourg , and?the Netherlands ?to introduce you to 10 of the most promising early-stage startups per country!
?? New Speakers Announced: At the EU-Startups Summit we'll also be joined by?Andrea D’Amico , former Vice President of Booking.com and now CEO at WeRoad (one of Europe's fastest growing travel scale-ups), by?Anthony Rose , the founder & CEO of SeedLegals (THE legaltech platform for startups & investors), and by?Sharon Klaver , Co-Founder & Managing Director at the Rotterdam-based startup studio Builders!
?? Fresh Funds:?Zurich-based pre-seed VC Founderful just raised €78 million to make Swiss startups go international, and?Earlybird Health closed a €173 million fund to focus on healthcare innovations that improve patient outcomes.
?? Startup Love:?Earlier this week, we introduced you to 10 European startups for a cheeky Valentine’s Day . By the way: Until the end of the day, we're still having a Valentine's Deal running for EU-Startups Summit tickets. With the code?VALENTINE15 you'll get 15% off!
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??? EU-Startups Podcast: This week's podcast guest was?Cris Grossmann, Founder & CEO of Beekeeper .?Founded in 2012, Zurich-based Beekeeper aims to solve the challenges faced by frontline workers, and?has raised a total of about €150 million so far to achieve this goal.
?? Beyond VC Funding: Earlier this week, our guest contributor Alex Kulagin shared some essential tips for startups thinking about crowdfunding .
?? AI Insights and Funding: We recently interviewed Freepik's CMO Carlos Cantu about?Redefining creativity in the AI age,?Stockholm-based Xensam just raised €37 million to fuel the next generation of AI-powered Software Asset Management, and?York-based Causa secured a pre-seed 6-figure investment to empower developers with causal AI integration.
?? The Future of the EU: Yesterday, we asked our 90k LinkedIn followers if they think the European Union will be more united and therefore more powerful 10 years from now. About 1k people already voted and/or shared their thoughts. Here are the results .
?? Just 82 days left until we kick off the 10-year anniversary of the EU-Startups Summit , and our exhibition hall is already almost booked out, and the agenda of our 2 stages is filling up fast with exciting talks. Don't forget to secure your tickets soon!
That's it. Have a relaxing weekend!
Your EU-Startups Team
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Congratulations on another successful edition of the EU-Startups Newsletter! ?? It's always exciting to hear about the upcoming deadlines for the pitch competition and the new speaker highlights for the Summit on May 9-10. ?? Founderful, Earlybird Venture Capital, and the podcast guest Cristian G. from Beekeeper sound like fascinating topics. ?? Can't wait to see what's in store for the next edition! #EUStartups #PitchCompetition #Summit #Founderful #AI #Crowdfunding ?? Have a great weekend, everyone! If you want more insightful content, don't forget to check out HiProSUN at https://HiProSUN.com.
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