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European, North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021

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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 and HR. Funding and activity were centered in a couple of markets and there were just a few growing companies gaining interest. Rhys Spence.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

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As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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Nutrium app, which links dietitians and patients, raises $4.9M led by Indico Capital

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million seed round led by Indico Capital Partners , alongside the Social Innovation Fund in Portugal (SIF) and previous investors. With this investment round, Nutrium plans to double the team size in the next 24 months in order to focus on platform development and expand global sales in markets like Spain, France, Italy, the U.S.

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Founder Institute doubles down on Europe, now runs 10 startup accelerator programs continent-wide

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The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine). Image credit: Ralph Orlowski / Getty Images.

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Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million

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Mubadala Investment Company is leading the founding round with Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Alpha Wave Global, Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global also participating. That’s why these instant delivery startups have been raising mega rounds of funding. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal and the U.S. “We

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2022 European edtech report: Smaller rounds and fewer deals, but more angel activity

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Rhys Spence Contributor Share on Twitter Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund. For the first time since 2014, venture capital funding to European edtech startups saw a decline year-over-year, with startups raking in $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to $2.5 billion a year earlier.

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European insurtech startup Wefox grabs $650 million at $3 billion valuation

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German startup Wefox has raised a $650 million Series C funding round led by Target Global. Following this funding round, the company has reached a post-money valuation of $3 billion. The company is currently live in five markets right now and is working on expanding to Italy soon. billion valuation.

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