Cambridge, UK-based Sense Biodetection—or Sense—has raised a $15.8 million Series A funding round, as it scales out its portfolio of molecular diagnostics products. The round, led by Cambridge Innovation Capital and Earlybird…
Mapillary CEO and founder Solem: “It never really felt daunting…it just made sense”
Jan Erik Solem is CEO and founder of Mapillary, a Malmö-based street-level imagery platform that that uses computer vision to fix maps. Thus far the company has won almost $25 million in…
London is Europe’s AI King – Will it Protect the Throne Past Brexit?
London is the perfect place to grow a deep-tech startup. But with Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union fast approaching, is there a danger its sprawling, frenetic capital may lose its belt…
AI Translator Unbabel Wins $60m Series C Funding Round
Unbabel, a Lisbon-headquartered “translation-as-a-service” platform that uses artificial intelligence and human translations, has won a $60 million Series C funding round that brings its total backing above $90m. The Portuguese firm, founded…
Acast Shoots for Germany’s Nascent Podcast Market
The popularity of podcasts is soaring. From last year the total number of pods has leapt from 550,000 to 700,000—with over 50% more episodes available this year than last. That equates to…
France’s Macron Heralds $5.5bn Late-stage Investment Pledge
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that he has convinced institutional investors to plough €5 billion ($5.5bn) into late-stage VC funds and asset managers, as the country opens one of its tech…
London Hotel Startup Mews Wins $33m Funding for U.S. Expansion
London property management startup Mews has raised a $33 million Series B funding round, as it plans to export its hotel-focused software solution to the United States. The round, led by Boston’s…
London Proptech firm Residently Wins $8.5m to Build Out Digital Team
Residently, a British proptech startup aiming to streamline rents, has closed a £7 million ($8.5m) seed funding round—and will use the cash to grow its digital team and property portfolio. The London…
Mr Trump Goes to Biarritz: What Does a Dramatic G7 Summit Mean for Tech?
This week’s G7 summit in Biarritz, France, has been jam-packed with all the amateur-dramatics we’ve come to expect from America’s CEO—from an insistence that Vladimir Putin be allowed back to the negotiating…
U.K. Government Ponders Fines for Harmful Online Videos
Britain’s government is considering emboldening its media watchdog, Ofcom, with powers to issue large fines for tech platforms whose video content is deemed “harmful” to youngsters. The proposal, introduced by U.K. politicians…