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NFTs could bridge video games and the fashion industry

TechCrunch

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offer new ways for consumers to collect, wear and trade fashion online, and now that most fashion shows have scaled back or gone virtual , they may become an important tool for the industry. In December 2020, NFT startup Enjin partnered with Netherlands-based fashion house The Fabricant on a virtual collection.

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Agritech company Cropin launches its cloud platform to digitize the agricultural industry

TechCrunch

Backed by investors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and CDC Group, Cropin is set on digitizing the agricultural industry. Today, the company announced the launch of Cropin Cloud, a cloud platform with integrated apps. It claims the world’s largest crop knowledge graph of more than 500 crops and 10,000 crop varieties.

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Investors say Eindhoven poised to become Netherlands’ No. 2 tech hub

TechCrunch

Eindhoven might not immediately spring to mind as a high-tech hub, but the Netherlands city is keen to position itself as a center for deep tech in Europe. Over the next five years, one respondent said, “Eindhoven will have evolved to the Netherlands’ second-largest tech ecosystem, behind Amsterdam. Kersten , CEO, PhotonFirst.

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

TechCrunch

Morgan, Gaingels, BMO Technology & Innovation Banking Group and Manulife also participated in the equity investment, along with platform partner and new backer Barclays. After relaunching its accounting platform, FreshBooks has raised another $43 million. versus businesses owned by men,” Epperson said.

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Sweden’s Tink raises $103M as its open banking platform grows to 3,400 banks and 250M customers

TechCrunch

Open banking platforms, where services that might not have previously lived next to each other are now joined up by way of APIs, has been one of the emerging trends of the last couple of years, and today one of the leaders in the space out of Europe has closed a round of funding to expand its business. aggregation platform OpenWrks.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Eindhoven, Netherlands. And this is just one of the many pioneering technologies surfacing out of this mid-sized Southern city of the Netherlands. It’s home to hot startups like leading 3D printing marketplace Shapeways , interactive education service Gynzy and real-time advertising platform Flxone. Pune, India?.

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Squad Mobility eyes shared platforms as target for its compact solar electric quadricycle

TechCrunch

The early-stage Dutch startup, which recently revealed the final design of its quadricycle, is now assembling working prototypes in Breda, the Netherlands. Whether Squad ends up selling fleets to micromobility platforms or car-sharing platforms might depend on the category in which the vehicle ends up.

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