Weekly digest - chapter 21

Welcome to our weekly conversation starter.?Here is a curated list of startup investment recommendations, including portfolio news, active opportunities, investor resources picks, and events where we can connect.

Portfolio News

• Druid AI is looking to attract a?$20 million in investment at a $100 million valuation of its startup this year.
• Alcatraz AI to host biometric privacy webinar to help enterprises navigate laws and regulations and ease?user adoption.

Engage on SeedBlink Circle with other investors on:

• Here are the takeaways from?the?Let's talk Trust webinar.
• New?Perks & Discounts ?from our partners community.?

Active & upcoming opportunities

• Authic Labs , a Dutch SaaS wants to make Web3 accessible to all organizations and transform how they interact with their customers.?
• Tripmakery ?is the first platform to automate large group bookings. The Pre-Series A round is backed by trivago’s founders, Zaka VC, and other esteemed investors.
• Productpine ?is a Dutch startup making Direct-to-Consumer sales efficient and sustainable.?
• Biopix-T ?aims to revolutionize molecular diagnostics at the Point-Of-Care and Home-Testing environments. The Pre-Series A round is supported by Metavallon & Eleven VC.

???We plant a tree for every confirmed investment. So far we’ve confirmed over 250, but we aim for 500. Seed with SeedBlink and Act for Tomorrow.Community events

??? Mon, Mar 6: FlatAway Pitch & Q&A

Next on SeedBlink is FlatAway, a PropTech platform that provides professionally managed homes (by a network of franchises) for flexible stays to digital nomads, remote workers, and expats.?Join the conversation. ?

??? Tue, Mar 7: Going Dutch

We are excited to invite you to a new SeedBlink webinar series called Going Dutch, dedicated exclusively to VC-backed Dutch entrepreneurs raising funding through SeedBlink. Learn more about?Productpine & Authic Labs.?Register here. ?

??? Wed, Mar 8: Bonapp Pitch & Q&A

Bonapp.eco is a?startups that takes on the challenge to fight food waste. They Foodtech developed a mobile app that acts like a marketplace connecting users with local food retailers selling food that is approaching its expiration date, at a 50% to 80% discount.?Join the conversation.

Investors resources pick

The Dutch Tech Report 2023

The Dutch?aim to become more technologically independent and to deliver big societal transitions. The Netherlands contains the most successful ecosystem in the EU, but is losing pace with the US and Asia. The Amsterdam-Delta region has surpassed Paris and Berlin as the top ecosystem in the EU, according to Startup Genome.?Read more.

CVCs involved in some of Europe’s largest rounds?

37.3% of all venture deals in Europe involving CVCs were late-stage, and some of the continent's largest rounds involved these corporate investors. The manner that most corporate venture arms are set up may make it easier for them to continue operating during a downturn.?Read the full Pitchbook report.

Czech Republic goes big on AI startups

Czech government offers now?better conditions for AI startups, by?creating a fund of funds worth €55M.?“We, as Europeans, really have quite good AI research like primary university research, but what we really lack is the application and VC investments, in comparison to the US and China,” Jan Klesla, the ministerial advisor responsible for the project, said in an?interview with Sifted .

Meet us at

???? Mar 6: InnovX Networking, Bucharest

???? Mar 10: SeedBlink Press Round Table,?Amsterdam

???? Apr 22: EU-Startups Summit, Barcelona

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