Turning waste into wealth

Hey there!

We hope you had a good week! Here comes your weekly dose of European startup stories and a few great opportunities that might be interesting to you:

??? Turning waste into wealth: Earlier today, we introduced our readers to 10 promising European startups tackling the food waste crisis .

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?? AI Funding Boom: Neara , a London-based infrastructure modelling platform that uses AI to create 3D network-wide models for engineering-grade simulations, just raised €9.3 million in additional funding.?Edinburgh-based Continuum Industries , an AI company that accelerates the global energy transition by assisting infrastructure developers in reducing 12-month tasks to just 8 weeks, has secured €9.4 million.?Madrid-based Correcto , the first real-time, AI-based writing tool for Spanish, just raised €6.5 million providing a way to help Spanish speakers communicate better.

?? Circular / Green Startups: Zurich-based Pexapark , an operating system to buy, sell and manage renewable energy has just raised €20 million. Traceless , a bio-economy startup based in Hamburg dedicated to producing natural biomaterials as alternatives to plastic, has announced the completion of a €36.6 million funding round. Also based in Hamburg, Resourcify , a waste management and recycling platform, has secured €14 million with the aim of helping companies dramatically reduce their waste. Kern Tec , an Austrian foodtech company, raised €12 million to transform food waste into valuable and sustainable ingredients. Metergrid , a Stuttgart-based startup, recently raised €2.7 million to provide clean, affordable, and decentralized energy to multi-apartment buildings.

?? VC News / Insights: Dawn Capital , one of Europe's premier B2B software investors, has secured €660 million to support the upcoming generation of global software leaders. This funding will empower the firm to consistently back European B2B software ventures from Series A through to exit. Dutch impact investor Invest-NL announced they have made a €10 million investment in Extantia Capital , a climate-first venture capital firm headquartered in Berlin with local presence throughout Europe.

?? So Fresh and So Clean:?Earlier this week, we introduced you to 10 dental care startups in Europe making your teeth shine bright like a diamond. :)

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That's all we had to share with you this week.?

Greetings from sunny Barcelona,

Your EU-Startups Team