Weekly digest - chapter 23

Welcome to our weekly conversation starter.?

We start a new week with?a curated list of startup investment recommendations, including portfolio news, active opportunities, investor resources picks, and events where we can connect.

Primary market: active opportunities

?????CupLOOP?is raising €2M to scale its reusable packaging circulation system. Round is supported by founders of Bold and Pipedrive.

?????FieldOS?is raising up to €720,000 to assist companies that own physical assets resolve asset issues more quickly and efficiently.?

?????Authic Labs?is raising €1M to scale its customizable no-code NFT marketplace solution.

?????Tripmakery?is raising up to €2M to automate large group bookings.?

?????Bonapp?is raising €275,000 to combat food waste and create benefits for people, retailers and the planet.?

?????Biopix-T?is raising up to €1.2M to fight longstanding and emerging infectious diseases with fast and reliable point-of-care molecular testing.?

Secondary market: bulletin board

First offers on both buying and selling side are already live for our portfolio companies.?Be one of the first to try it.

Secondary Market Q&A

We're pleased to invite you to a candid conversation on March 28?with Adriana Iordan (Chief Product & Marketing) and Ana Calota (Investor Relation Manager), where we'll talk about how the secondary market works, its key differentiators, and other aspects you are interested in.?Register here.

Investors resources pick

Packaging unwrapped

Can the world innovate its way out of a plastic bag? In Packaging unwrapped: Sustainable food and drink packaging, Sifted shares engaging stories about impact innovators’ journeys; the gains they’ve made in this small — but suddenly vibrant — sector, and the transition pain still to overcome. Coming soon to a shelf — or doorstep?near you.?Dive in.

Scale Cities – ecosystem network effects

The Scale Cities alliance is a network of Europe’s most connected tech startup hubs, spanning across 13 cities in Europe, from Amsterdam to Madrid to Vienna. The ecosystem is now worth €764B, with over?9k+ new startups in?the past 5 years.?This is the power of the ecosystem.?Read a dedicated report.

In February 2020, the European Commission opened its public consultation on what’s become known as the EU AI Act. There's a complex conversation to encourage the responsible deployment of AI systems, which fall into three categories – unacceptable risk, high-risk, and low risk.?Dive deeper?- it's worth it.?

Economy in focus: Estonia

Estonia was placed first in the region for its wealth of talent and business environment in the most recent Emerging Europe IT Competitiveness Index. All while the country had to deal with a disruptive energy crisis and the highest inflation in the eurozone. There's a lot to learn from them.?Dive deeper.

Celebrating women in tech

Women and their contributions to the entrepreneurial ecosystem are?honored in March. We are pleased to provide a?35% discount?for our?SeedBlink Club?with coupon?WOMENMONTH35?in order to encourage even more the women in our community?to explore startup investing. (*until March 31st, ladies only).?

Meet us at

???? Mar 13: IMM Conference by Profit.ro, Bucharest

???? Mar 28-30: 0100 Conference Europe,?Amsterdam

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

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