Startup News & Insights ??

Hey there!

Here comes your weekly dose of European startup?news & insights:

?? Code First Girls?just landed?€5.2 million to empower more women?to access opportunities in tech.?The UK-based business supports women with coding education and employment for free. Good news & cool project!

?? Opportunity for corporate-startup collaboration:?Ageas INsure, a program launched by the?Portuguese insurance company Grupo Ageas Portugal, aims at exploring corporate-startup partnerships. The company is looking for international startups in data, health & sustainability fields with whom to develop a paid PoC and start a long-lasting business collaboration.?Apply until September 30th!

?? 4th CASSINI Hackathon:?10 locations, 3 challenges, 1 fantastic opportunity! The ‘Space for the Financial World’ hackathon is here - with the goal of advancing the digitalisation & greening of the European financial sector. FinTech enthusiasts & entrepreneurs alike?join the?4th CASSINI Hackathon?on Nov. 4-6 and put your problem-solving skills to the test!

???Mental Health vs. Startups:?Earlier this week we introduced you to 10 European startups which are focused on improving our?mental health and wellbeing. Stay humble, stay foolish, stay healthy!

?? PAKCon 2022:?The?Project A Knowledge Conference?will take place this year on October 7th in Berlin. It’s a one-day on-site event for anyone seeking to deep dive into the world of startups and venture capital. Tickets are now available!

???Startup & Tech Events:?This week, we presented our CLUB members with?10 cool startup & tech events?not to miss this September/October. Also, we just announced that next year's?EU-Startups Summit?will take place on April 20-21 in Barcelona. See you there! :-)

?? Freshsales Suite, the CRM of choice for European startups,?is frequently clubbed with Freshdesk (Support desk) and Freshchat (messaging tool) products to enhance experiences and outcomes.?Learn more and get up to $10,000 in credits!

?? Fresh Funds:?Stockholm’s?Ark Kapital?recently landed a €15 million acceleration round to develop new tech funding model, and?Monaco has just backed London-based?Ocean 14 Capital?with €10 million to supercharge the blue economy.

?? LinkedIn & Video Conferencing:?EU-Startups just reached 60k LinkedIn subscribers! :-) Also, we just did a LinkedIn poll asking "Which is your favorite video conferencing platform?" 1,120 people voted.?Here are the results.

?? Startup Survival Guide:?Are you worried about the economic downturn, inflation, the energy crisis, etc.? Here are some thoughts on?how founders can prepare for crisis.

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

Your EU-Startups Team