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The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun
Rhys Spence Contributor Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization. Last week was a good one for edtech in Europe. GoStudent became Europe’s first edtech unicorn (IPO’d companies aside),…
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Rimac Automobili founder Mate Rimac shares lessons from bootstrapping an EV company
‘We had situations where I can’t even start to explain what we survived’ Kirsten Korosec 7 hours Mate Rimac’s founder story has the makings of automotive folklore. He started Rimac Automobili in his garage in 2009 as a literal one-person operation that has grown to a company with more than…
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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors
The U.K. is gaining in popularity as a great place to start a tech firm. The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. A global health crisis notwithstanding, London remained a…
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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm
Things have been looking up for Belfast since the end of the Troubles. The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen…
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8 investors discuss Stockholm’s maturing startup ecosystem
In the realm of European startup ecosystems, Sweden — largely Stockholm — ranks very close to the behemoths of London, Paris and Berlin. And with 10 million people, the nation certainly punches above its weight, having produced unicorns such as Spotify and Klarna, to name only two. As a result,…
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Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion
We surveyed five investors from the Brussels, Belgium ecosystem, and overall the mood was upbeat. Investors are backing companies in smart living, life sciences (“a really promising sector for Belgium”), B2B, “industry 4.0,” fintech, mobility, health and music tech. Food tech appears “an overcrowded space.” Another says: “COVID confirmed our…
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