This Monday, as protests against his rule ebbed into an eighth day, embattled Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko’s helicopter touched down at a military truck factory in the capital city, Minsk. Waiting to…
Italian Healthcare Startup InSilicoTrials Wins $3.5m Series A Round
Italian startup InSilicoTrials, which creates cloud-based simulations for clinical trials, has raised $3.5 million (€3m) in Series A funding. The round, led by Milan’s United Ventures with support from Rome-based Pi Campus,…
Exclaimer CEO Heath Davies: “We’re Continually Perfecting Our Products”
Heath Davies is CEO of email signature firm Exclaimer, which is in its 21st year of operation. The company’s onsite and cloud-based solutions are used by over 75 million people in 150…
How Travel App Blacklane Adapted to a Post-Corona World
Based in Berlin, and with hubs located in major cities across Australia, the U.S. and UAE, chauffeur app Blacklane is one of the transport industry’s biggest success stories. The company, which has…
X Shore’s Konrad Bergström: “There is Scope for Positive Impact”
Konrad Bergström is president and founder of X Shore, a Swedish startup building 100% electric-powered boats. A longtime entrepreneur and extreme sports professional, Bergström broke into the tech scene with his previous…
Germany’s Corona Warn App: How Effective is the Country’s Corona-Battler?
It’s been a little under a fortnight since the German government launched its “Corona-Warn” contact tracing app. Thirteen million Germans—16% of the country’s population—have downloaded it so far. For an effective fight…
As Belarus’ Dictator Flails, a Tech Leader Waits
It’s an election year in Belarus, “Europe’s Last Dictatorship,” which means: propaganda, police violence, and political repression. On Thursday Victor Babaryko, the biggest challenger to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, was jailed on tax…
Munich’s Kaia Health Wins $26m Series B Round
Kaia Health, a German startup claiming to “change how digital therapy is designed, deployed and experienced” has secured a $26 million Series B funding round, as it scales up attempts to manage…
Renewables Intelligence Startup ENIAN Wins $1.5m Funding Round
The London-based startup ENIAN, which develops pipeline acceleration software for the renewable energy industry, has secured a $1.5 million pre-seed investment round. The round, which comes just eight days after the firm’s…
Switzerland Develops first Google, Apple Tracing API-based App
Swiss authorities have launched a contact-tracing app it hopes will stymie the spread of Coronavirus – the first to use Google and Apple’s tracing API. “SwissCovid”, currently in its pilot phase, will…