Weekly Digest - chapter 33

Welcome to our weekly conversation starter.?

If there’s a need for something, technology will find a way.?Dive deeper for a handpicked selection of startup investment news, investor resources, and networking events. Together, we can stay on the cutting edge and help European tech strive.?

Primary Market: active opportunities

?????FinTech?|?Ondato?is raising up to €4M Pre-Series A to become the go-to compliance platform for businesses.?

???? FinTech |?Doorway?is raising €3M Series A to enable promising startups and scaleups to access funding.

???? FinTech |?Finloup?is raising €650,000 to enable?people to tech products access with a subscription.

???? HealthTech |?Nuumi?is raising?up to €1.5M round to help people quit smoking and other vices.

???? FinTech |?Pensify?is raising €620,000 to improve pension savings & retirement plans for Europeans.

???? CleanTech |?Soolutions?is raising €2M to scale its home electric vehicles charging marketplace.

?????Climate Fintech |?Planboo?is raising €1M to improve the carbon removal process through biochar and its digital measuring, reporting & verification solution.

?????SportTech?|?Mindset Design?is raising?€550,000?to help young athletes improve their?performance.?

Secondary Market: bulletin board

Since its beta launch, SeedBlink's Secondary Market has been fine-tuned and improved based on valuable user feedback, empowering investors with new features and a more friendly interface.?Check the enhanced version here.

Community events

TIA: Decision-making based on numbers | June 8 from 6PM?

Data-driven investment decisions are a skill that can be nurtured. Learn the key performing metrics for different business models and get an introduction to startup valuation, including how it is determined based on stage, vertical, and prospects.?Register here.

Investors resources pick

Industry overview: Fintech?

The global Fintech industry rebounded in Q1'23, with a 55% quarter-over-quarter funding growth driven by Stripe's $6.5B raise. The startup landscape is counting +400 Fintech unicorns, and nearly 50 entered the market in 2022.?Learn more about the Top investors in Fintech in Europe?and get to know better the vertical.

Why do European startups leave?

Among the top 30 tech firms by market capitalization, only 2 are from Europe. The fragmented market and heavy regulation make it difficult for start-ups to tap into larger and more unified markets, such as the US and Asia. Besides this, European start-ups often leave the continent because of the relatively limited access to late-stage funding.?How can we change that?

InfoSec – a mainstay?

"Even in an economic downturn, security services are some of the most immune to budget cuts—executives will far sooner cut other software services." Information security startups continue to attract significant investment from top VC firms: In Q1 only, 368 application security companies pulled in $13.5Bn across four verticals.?Learn more.

Mini sun-soup shield is tech?

Investing in the digital layer of software on top of existing energy infrastructure is seen as crucial to achieving a balanced grid. The integration of software with hardware solutions is seen as a significant opportunity for impact and investment in the climate tech ecosystem.?Read more.?

Meet us at

???? June 6: Sound of Money, Sofia

???? June 7-8: Techsylvania , Cluj |?Tickets here

???? June 9: Forum by ARIR, Bucharest

???? June 14: TurboCrowd, Italy?

???? June 15: BT Stup, Bucharest?

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