The Latest from Mike Butcher
As working out goes virtual, Moxie raises $6.3M seed+ round led by Resolute Ventures
With the pandemic sending the planet indoors to work out, the at-home fitness market has boomed. It was only in October last year that three-year-old Future closed $24 million in Series B and Playbook
Shilling Founders Fund is Portugal’s newest VC, with $35.6M to spend on early-stage startups
Shilling, an early-stage VC in Portugal, has now launched a new €30 million ($35.6 million) early-stage fund called Shilling Founders Fund, which is backed by just over 35 successful tech founders,
Hiro Capital puts $2.3M into team sports tracking platform PlayerData — as does Sir Terry Leahy
Hiro Capital has gradually been making a name for itself as an investor in the area know as “Digital Sports” or DSports for short. It’s now led a $2.3 million funding round in PlayerData
Putting Zagreb on the TechCrunch map — TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cit
Putting Belfast and Derry on the TechCrunch map — TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cit
Put your city on the TC map — TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cit
Collaborative iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by Creandum and a ‘Skyscanner Mafia’
Launched in only November last year, the Craft Docs app — which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative documents — has secured an $8 million Series A round led by Creandum. A
Kaya VC launches its new $80M fund, focusing on Prague, Warsaw and the CEE region
Kaya VC’s new €72 million ($80 million) fund will focus on startups in Prague, Warsaw and the wider CEE region. Previously called Enern, the Central and Eastern European VC — which, historically
Facebook gets a C; startup rates the ‘ethics’ of social media platforms, targets asset managers
By now you’ve probably heard of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) ratings for companies, or ratings for their carbon footprint. Well, now a U.K. company has come up with a way of rating the &#
Intranet startup Staffbase raises $145M in growth round led by General Atlantic
Staffbase, which provides an intranet-style internal communications platform for companies, has raised a $145 million (€122 million) financing round led by General Atlantic, a growth equity firm. Ex
IoT satellite network startup Hiber secures €26M in funding round led by EU’s innovation agency
European satellite and communications startup Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network. The funding comes from the European Innovation Counci
Tutor marketplace GoStudent raises €70M Series B round led by new US investor Coatue
Vienna-based GoStudent, which connects students to tutors on a virtual learning platform, has raised a €70 million Series B funding round led by new U.S. investor Coatue. Coatue has been making R
Men’s health startup Manual raises $30M Series A from US and European investors
Men’s health and well-being startup Manual has raised a $30 million Series A round from U.S.-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors Felix Capital and Cherry V
European branded payments startup Recharge raises $11.8M debt round led by Kreos Capital
Online branded payments now run the gamut of anything from Spotify vouchers, Netflix vouchers, Neosurf, PaySafe cards, and everything in between. Consumers use them to pay for a variety of things. In
Arbolus raises $6M from Fuel Ventures and Plug and Play to apply ML to expert knowledge
Leveraging networks of “experts” online started out as a very manual online business. But it’s rapidly becoming more efficient as machine learning is applied to the whole business model. Indeed,
After its near-death experience, AR pioneer Blippar is back with $5M in funding and a B2B model
Augmented Reality pioneer Blippar – which has had a tortuous history after early investors pulled out and the company had to scramble for new backers – has now closed a $5 million funding
D2C furniture startup Tylko closes $26M Series C growth round led by Pitango and Evli
Polish startup Tylko, a modular furniture company that employs augmented reality as part of its sales cycle, has closed a €22 million ($26 million) investment Series C funding round, led by Israel-b
Insuretech startup Counterpart raises $10M in funding round led by Valor Equity Partners
Insuretech startup Counterpart, has raised $10 million in funding led by Valor Equity Partners. Also participating was Susa Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Counterpart works in the “management li
Aldea Ventures creates ‘hybrid’ European €100M fund to invest both in micro VCs, plus follow-on
The historical trajectory of venture capital has been to move to earlier and earlier finding rounds in order to capture the greatest potential multiple on exit. In the U.S., we’ve seen an explosion
Fraud prevention platform Seon raises a $12M Series A round led by Creandum
Seon, which lets online businesses fight online fraud like fake accounts has raised a $12 million Series A round led by Creandum, with participation from PortfoLion, part of OTP Bank. The funding appe