WMF, Hackathons, TOA - Mark your Calendar!

Hi there,

We hope you had a great week and you're ready for your weekly EU-Startups update. Ready or not, here it comes... :)

?? We Make Future: Want to join us at this year's WMF on June 13-15 in Bologna, Italy? It's one of Europe's biggest International Trade Fairs and focuses on Digital Innovation, AI, and Tech. If you are a founder and investor wanting to join us, you can?apply here for a complementary ticket.

?? Citizen Hackathon Championship: EU-Sparks for Climate calls on citizens and researchers to tackle urgent climate challenges. From May to June 2024, 22 virtual local hackathons will be held, engaging teams of citizens and researchers from all EU member states and six associated countries. No previous experience is needed. More information here .

??? Launch your startup in Malta: The Malta Startup Residence Programme grants a 3-year residence permit, extendable for an additional 5 years. This attractive programme is specifically designed to facilitate the setting up of innovative startups and scale-ups in Malta whilst supporting the immigration process of their founders/co-founders, core employees and respective immediate family members.

?? Berlin’s Tech & Startup Event TOA marks its 10th anniversary this year. Wanna join 4,000+ attendees from June 4-7 to find capital, talent, customers, and inspiration? Explore AI & Advanced Computing, Climate Tech, Web3, Health Tech, and Business Success, or participate in their Startup Pitch Competition and/or this code to get a special discount: COEUStartups10.

??? EU-Startups Podcast:?We just published?episode 69 ?where we're joined Shirley Romig, Chief Accelerator Investment Officer at Techstars, to talk about the future of accelerator programs, the importance of ecosystem development and much more!

?? AI Funding Boom: Cologne-based DeepL just secured €277 million to address the global demand for AI language solutions. London-based Nory raises €14.7 million to spearhead AI across the hospitality industry. Vienna-based robotics startup Silana got €1.5 million to solve the clothing production puzzle, and London-based Haz , an AI social commerce app that connects friends through the things they own, secured €1.2 million.

?? Healthtech Innovators:?London-based LabGenius secured over €40 million to further develop its ML-driven antibody discovery platform. Swiss-based Limula raised over €6.2 million aiming to democratise access to life-saving cell and gene therapies. Paris-based En Carta obtained €1.5 million to advance their early Lyme disease detection platform. Tallinn-based maternity startup CARá Health obtained €620k to expand in the German market.

?? Startup Sourcing: You're a VC or corporate looking for a very specific set of startups? We're happy to support you with our Startups Sourcing service and help you find the needle (or future unicorn) in the haystack.?

?? Edtech Funding Rounds: London-based Zen Educate ?just secured €34 million Series B to connect schools with absent staff to the best available teachers, and London-based Praktika raised €29.9 million to personalise language learning with AI-powered avatar tutors.

?? The Future of Travel: Our sister brand FutureTravel, which focuses on innovation, trends and startups in the travel and hospitality sector, today published the 150th edition of it's weekly newsletter. You're interested in those topics? Subscribe here .

Sunny greetings and a nice weekend!

Your EU-Startups Team