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Finnish VC Icebreaker launches second fund to continue backing ‘pre-founders’ and pre-seed startups

Icebreaker.vc, the Finnish venture capital firm that backs “pre-founders” and pre-seed to seed-stage startups, has launched a second fund, with a first close of €50 million. That’s

Daily Crunch: Stocks plummet after travel ban

We’ve got a barrage of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Comscore partners with Twitch and the ACLU sues over facial recognition in airports. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March

Speedinvest’s new €190 million seed-stage fund is ‘investing on conviction’

"At this earliest stage, we’re investing on conviction, which is built by our sector-focused teams and our long-standing industry expertise."

Speedinvest raises new €190M fund to continue backing early-stage European tech startups

Speedinvest, the European seed-stage VC that was started from Vienna but has since added offices in London, Berlin, Munich and San Francisco, has raised a new €190 million fund. It brings the firm&#

India’s Open ‘neo-bank’ raises $30 million to help businesses automate their finances

Open, a Bangalore-based startup that operates a “neo-bank” to help businesses automate and run their finances, has bagged $30 million in a new funding round as investors look to replicate a global

Speedinvest x is a new micro VC fund that will invest in European early-stage marketplace startups

A new vertical fund from pan-European VC firm <a target="_blank" href="http://speedinvest.com/">Speedinvest</a> is officially outing today. Dubbed "Speedinvest x" and targeting a final closing of €2

Austria: The up-and-coming early-stage investment capital of Europe

To many, Austria can seem like a country of the past, one whose very charm lies in the fact that its best days are behind it. The Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed almost 100 years ago, and, with it,

Stealthy London Startup Curve Raises $2M From Notable Fintech Backers

Stealthy London-based fintech startup Curve has closed a $2 million seed round from a rather notable list of early backers.

Alternative Investing Startup Wikifolio Raises €6M For International Expansion

Alternative investing startup <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wikifolio.com">Wikifolio</a> has closed a €6 million funding round led by European early stage venture fund Speedinvest. The fresh c

Speedinvest Makes Four Investments In Four Months

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/speedinvest.png" class="shot" />Vienna and San Francisco based Super angel fund <a href="http://Speedinvest.com">Speedinvest</a>, launched ju

Soup.me lands $530,000, lets you aggregate your digital life (or something)

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/soup.png" class="shot2" /> <a href="http://speedinvest.com/">SpeedInvest</a>, an "early-stage super angel fund" headquartered in Austria, has

Guest Post: Can we stop talking about European clone startups now?

<em><img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/BABY.png" class="shot2" />This is a part II in a series of guest posts by <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/erik-bovee">Erik Bove

Guest Post: Can we stop talking about European clone startups now?

<em><img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/BABY.png" class="shot2" />This is a part II in a series of guest posts by <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/erik-bovee">Erik Bove

Vienna-based Speedinvest closes $10m fund to bridge the EU/Valley divide

<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/speedinvest.png" class="shot2" />Slowly, but surely, Vienna is building its own reputation as a startup hotspot and eventually there might be